The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-09-12
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
orr,eE OF sEeRIrARr OF SENATE or U,

August 10, lS46.
1 pursuance of the " act legslizing and making
Il appropriations for such necessary objects a.
have been usually Included in the general appropr-
alton bills without authority of law, and 10 fix and
provide for certain Incidental expenses OF the depart
ments and Offices Of the government, and for other
purposes" approved the 26th OF August, l842, seal
ed proposals will be received this Office until 10
o'clock, a. m, on Tuesday, the 18Th Of September
next for furnishing the following articles Of station
cry for the Of the Senate each article TO be Of The
Usy best qualify, and TO be approved by the secretary
viz
so reams cartridge paper
200 do do do Of two kinds, speci-
mems Of which are 10 be seen at this Office
100 rsams white single hai-cap paper, smooth
surface, for envelopes
81 reams white velum cap paper, satin finish,
so reams white yelum cap paper, satin finish
50 reams white ysllum quarto post paper, satin
finish, fsint lined
50 rsama white vellum quaro post paper, satin,
gilt
so rsams white ysllum note paper, satin finish,
Is reams blue yellum note paper, satin finish,
10 reams tinted note paper, satin finish, gilt
8 dozen cap portfolios, without locks
do four-blade penkniyes, pearl handles
silyerIipped
3 dozen two-blads penkniVes, pearl handles,
Of smaller size
! dozen buck handle knives
gross black lead pencils
5000 clear quilts, No. 80
1900 clear quilts, No. 70
dozen pair scissors
6 DO f'Ory-handls ~afer,stAmPs, ehequered
do do do plain
II do ivory folders, . inches long and inch
dozen ebony standishes, 7 inches long and
4wide, fitted with eut-glass inks and sands
II inches square, with a division for wa
fers and a TOP for the same, and division
for pens
3 dozen eut-glass inkstands
10 gross large-baTel steel pens
8 do small-barrel three-point pens
7 do Windle's bullion pens
8 dozen cards Perry's three point pens
5 do do Peny's hne-point pens
8 gross other small steel pens
dozen pint jugs black ink
10 do half-pnt jugs black ink
40 pounds red waters In canisters
80 do do in quarter pound boxes
dozen boxes transparent waters
so pounds red sealing-wax, twenty sticks to
the pound
IL dozen boxes fancy wax
gross red tape, No. %
20 do do No. -
pounds India rubber, forty pieces TO the
pound
dozen japanned wafer-boxes
300 pounds hemp twine
100 do black sand
5000 long white envelopes
10, 600 long brown envelopes
100000 brown enyelops for documents
10000 brown envelopes for letters
10000 white envelopes for notes
5000 white envelopes for cards
so moroccO-cOyered borea N he in all nesneefs
like the sample at this Office
SO memorandum books, to be in all respects
like the sample at this Office
BY the act approved June II, 1874, the Secretary
Of the Senate is directed to confnc his purchases
exclusively to articles the growth and manufacture
Of the United States, provided the same can be pro-
cured Of such growth and manufacture of suitable
quality and at reasonable prices, upon good terms
as 10 quality and price as be obtained Of for
eign growth and manufacture" preference will,
therefore, be given to the productions Of American
industry; and all persons making proposals to sup
ply any article will state whether the same is of the
grow with and manufacture Of the United States.
The articles to be delivered at the Office of the
secretary of the Senate at Washington, free of any
charge for carriage, before the 23d of Novem-
Der next, and will be paid for on delivery. Speci-
mems of the articles required may be seen at the
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 proposal
and to be marked with the name of the proposer.
The whole of each article specified in the foregoing
list will be deemed class; and the person offering
to furnish any such class at the lowest price, (qual
ty considered, will receive contract for the same,
on executing a bond, with two or more sureties
to the secretary Of the Senate for the
performance thereof under forfeiture of twice the
contract price in of failure, which is to be filed
in the office of the said secretary within ten days af-
ter the proposals have been accepted
Proposals should be endorsed proposals for sta
onery for the Senate" and be directed to the secre-
tary Of the Senate, at Washington.
ASBURY DlCKINS,
Secretary of the Senate.
Aug ls-law4w Intel.