The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-22
Proposals for Stationery.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY or THE SENATE,

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY or THE SENATE, u s.
August Sd, l64S.
atoms for such necessary Objects as have been usually in
Guided the general appropriation bills without authority
other purposes" approved the Goth august 1872 sealed
m on Monday the 4,h of September next for furnishing
the following articles of stationery for le use Senate
each article to be of the best quality and TO be approved
10 white engrossng paper to be Is by 10 inches,
trimmed
Is do white single flat cap paper, smooth surface
Is do white veum cap paper, satin finish faint lined
~ do white velium cap paper, satin finish, plain
90 do white vellum cap paper, satin finish, plain ,
% do white vellum quarto post paper satin hnlsh'
Is do white veum qnarto post paper, satin finish,
50 40 White ysnm mote paper .s sa.n nnlsh S'
u dozen cap portfolios
do post portfolios, with locks
do four blade penknves, pearl handles silver tip
do two.blade penknves, pearl handles
i do four blade penknives, buck handles
do pairs scissors
5000 Clear quilts, No 70
Y dozen ivory folders. inches long, and inch wide
II do ivory-hande wafe r-stsmps ciequered
fitted with cutglass inks and sands, l2inches
square, with a division TOR waters, top for
the same, and division Tor pens
IL gross argc.barrcl steel pens
do smai-barel steel pens
dozen cards lard. PP Perry. t shIee,point pens
do cards Perry's patent penholders with pens to
8 do cards Windle's bullion pens
gross Pra,,s small bright steel pens
do other steel pens
do large barrel pen-handes
10 dozen cloth penwipers
dozen pint jugs black ink
10 do hafplnt Jugs black ink
90 pounds red waters, in Tin canisters
so do do in boxes containing pound each
100 bounds red seany-wax twenty sticks to the pound
nf Tho Uprv Hpaa nutIlfv
10 do black Sc Ealing wax twenty sticks to the pound,
Of the very finest quality
60 boxes fancy sealing-wax
10 10 gross s red red tape No No 10 10
pounds India rubber 40 pieces to the pound
dozen japanned wafer boxes
do Morocco-covered memorandum books
do Morocco covered boxes, to be in all respects
like the sample at this office
10000 long brown envelopes
5U00 long white do
2OOOOO brown envelopes for documents
$4,000 white envelopes for letters
25OOO brown envelopes or letters
5OO00 white envelopes for notes
10000 white envelopes for cards
200 pounds black sand
BY the act approved IT, 1884, the Secretary OF the
Senate is directed conne purchases exclusively to
the growth and manufacture OF the United states,
provided the be procured OF such growth and
of suitable quality and at reasonable prices
good as to quality and price as can be OBJ
tanned OF foreign growth and man1iactue preference
dusty and all making 10, 70 supsy amy
man astli acure Of the United States. - -
The will be delivered at the Office Of the Score
tarY oil the senate at Oh
carriage before the LIST November next, and VIII
be paid Tor delivery. ..f 4H....-
Specimens OF the articles required may be seen al inc
office OF the Secretary of the Senate
Epery articie must be of the psry best quality. >f
sufficient specimen o. each artcIe proposed oI to
paper half qne) is to accompany the proposal ana 70 W
marked win the name OF the pioposer The who'e u
article specified in the foregoing rs, viii be deeea
and the person Offering furnish such class a. e
price (quay consdered) will receive conIac. oa e
came, on executing bond with two or more suios,
factory the Secretary OF the Tor the performances
hereof under forfeiture OF twice the copu kttsS ~
case OF failure which bond be filed In the once OF inc
said Secretary wnln ten days after the proposals hAve
been accepted. - 1.,. RI. ~, Ia s,.7i
Proposals should be end -sed Proposals tor stationery
for ts Senate" and drecte, to the Secretary Of tns
senate AT Washington Postage or carriage oil proposals
n.,d ASBUkY DiCklNS, re-
Aug s--IawAw Secretary oil the Senate.