The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-06

sealed proposals win be received at this Office until
10 O'Clock. a. m, on Monday, the 26th OF May
next, for furnishing the following articles Of sta
tionery for the use Of the Senate each article TO be
Of the very best quality and to be approved by the
Secretary, viz:
$50 reams cartridge paper
SO do white quadruple cap paper, smooth
surface, for envelopes
$50 do white single Hat cap paper, smooth
surface, for envelopes
20 do white velum cap paper, satin finish
plain
20 do white vellum cap paper, satin finish,
100 do white veum quarto post paper, satin
finish, feint lined
50 do white vellum quarto post paper satin
70 do white note paper, satin finish
10 do fancy tinted note paper
2 do blotting paper
IL dozen cap portfolios
do post portfolio q
gross black-lead pencils
dozen red-lead pencils.
7 do fOur-alade penknives, pearl handles,
do four-blade penknives, of smaller size
do do do buck handles
5000 clear quilts, No. 80
1000 opaque quilts, No. 80
ladossn vOry,handlsd wafer stamps ch chez;
~ 10 ivory ioiders, . inches long ana men
10 gross large barrel steel pens
10 do small barrel do
10 do Windle's bullion pens
40 cards Perry's three-point pens
"a do do fat-spring do
5gross Gillot's Peruvian pens
l do small pen handles
do large do
2 do half.pint jugs black ink
l dozen ounce bottles red ink
75 pounds red waters, in canisters
dozen boxes transparent waters
100 pounds red sealing-wax, ten sticks to the
100 pounds red sealing-wax, twenty to the
10 pounds black sealng-wax
10 do colored wax, various colors, in
boxes
dozen ebony standishes, 7 inches long and
and wide, fifteen with cut-glass inks and
sands Il inch square, with division
for waters, and a top for the same, and
division for pens
dozen cut-glass inkstands
50 gross red tape, No. Is
4 pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the
pound
IL dozen japanned wafer boxes
do do sand sifters
6 ivory-handled erasers
By the act approved June II, 1874, the Secretary
Of the Senate is directed to conne his purchases
exclusively to articles the growth and manufacture
Of the United States, provided the same be pro-
cured Of such growth and manufacture Of suitable
quality, and at reasonable prices, upon as good
terms as to quality and price can be obtained of
foreign growth and manufacture" A preference
will therefore be given to the productions of Amer
lean industry; and all persons making proposals to
supply any article will state whether the same is of
the growth and manufacture of the United States.
The articles will be delivered at the Office of the
Secretary of the Senate at Washington, free of any
charge for carriage on before the 9th of August
next, and will be paid for on delivery.
Specimens Of the articles required may be seen at
he Office of the Secretary of the Senate. Every
article must be Of the very best quality.
A sufficient specimen Of each article proposed for
(of paper half quire) is to accompany the pro-
posal, and TO be marked with the name Of the pro-
poser. The whole Of each article specified in the
foregoing list will be deemed class and the per.
son offering to furnish any such class at the lowest
price Quality considered will receive contract for
the same, on executing bond, with two or more
sureties satisfactory to the Secretary Of the Senate
for the performance thereof, under forfeiture of
twice the contract price in case Of failure, which
bond is to be fled in the Office of the said Sec
rotary within ten days after the proposals have been
accepted.
Proposals should be endorsed proposals for
Stationery for the Senate" and be directed TO the
Secretary of the Senate at Washington
ASBURY DICKINS,
Secretary of the Senate.
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