The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-21


bills without authority Of law, and to fix and nro
vide for certain incidental expenses of the depart
ments and Offices of the government, and for obe,
approved the Goth of August, 1870
sealed proposals viii be received at this Office uni,
10 o'clock, a. M, on Monday, the Goth Of Nav
next, for furnishing the following articles of sta
tonery for the use of the Senate each article TO b.
of the very best quality, and TO be approved by III,
viz: - astsl.
$50 reams cartridge paper
50 do white quadruple cap paper, smooth
surface, for envelopes
$50 do white single fiat cap paper, smootl
surface, for envelopes
10 do white vellum cap paper, satin finish
plain E
20 do white velum cap paper, satin finish
feint lined
100 do white vellum quarto post paper, satir
finish, feint lined A'4sr
so do white vellum quarto post paper, satir
IS do white note paper, satin finish
10 do fancy tinted note paper
2 do blotting paper
IL dozen cap portfolios
do post portfolio 90
3gross black-lead pencils
3 dozen red-lead pencils
do four-olade penknives, pearl handles
silver tipped
3 do four-blade penknives, Of smaller size
IA 40 :, do DO buck handles
5000 clear quilts, No. 80
1000 opaque quilts, No. 80
s % DO DO plain !
y do ivory folders, inches long and inch
10 gross large barrel steel pens
10 do small barrel do N
10 do Windle's bullion pens
100 cards Perrys three,point pens
"a do do hat-spring do
gross Gillot's Peruvian pens
! do small pen handles
do large do
2 do haffpint jugs black ink
] dozen ounce bottles red ink
rs pounds red waters, in canisters
4 dozen boxes transparent waters
100 pounds red sealing wax, ten sticks to the
pound A @
100 pounds red sealing-wax, twenty to the
pound tie
10 pounds black sealing-wax
III do colored wax, various colors, in
boxes "a a
dozen ebony standishes, 7 inches long and
and 4 wide, fifteen with cutglass inks and
sands II inch square, with a division
for waters, and top for the same, and a
division for pens
dozen cut-glass inkstands
50 gross red tape, No. Is
pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the
IL dozen japanned wafer boxes
3 do do sand sifters
6 ivory-handled erasers
by the act approved June II, 1874, the Secretary
# the Senate is Corrected to confne his purchases
xclusively to articles the growth and manufacture
# the United States, provided the same can be pro-
ured of such growth and manufacture of suitable
Iuality, and at reasonable prices, upon as good
erms as to quality and price as can be obtained of
oreign growth and manufacture" A preference
will therefore be given to the productions of Amer
can industry; and all persons making proposals to
upply any article will state whether the same is Of
he growth and manufacture Of the United States.
The articles will be delivered at the Office Of the
barge for carriage on or before the 9th Of August
lext, 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
rticle must be of the very best quality.
A sufficient specimen of each article proposed for
of paper half quire) is to accompany the pro-
'osal, and to be marked with the name Of the pro-
loser. The whole of each article specified in the
oregoing list will be deemed Glass; and the per-
on offering to furnish any such class at the lowest
rice Equality consdered) will receive contract for
ne same, on executing bond, with two or more
ureties satisfactory to the Secretary of the Senate
or the performance thereof, under forfeiture of
vice the contract price in of failure, which
ond is to be fled in the Office Of the said Sec
eary within ten days after the proposals have been
ccepted N, 800. \.
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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