The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-30
Proposals for Stationery.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY or THE SENA1

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY or THE SENATE U. s..
August Sd, lo48.
TN pursuance OF the act legazng and making appropr
atoms Tor such objects as have been usually
cuded in the general appropriation bills without authority
law and fix and provide for certain Incidental
of the departments and offices Of the government and for
other purposes approved the 18th OF August 1872 sealed
proposals will be received this Office until 10 o'clock,
m, Monday, the 4h of September next for furnishing
the following articles of stationery for the OF the Senate
each article TO DC Of me gerry best qualify and to be approved
10 white engrossing paper be rs by 10 inches
100 do cartridge paper
25 do white single fiat cap paper, smooth surface
Is do white velum cap paper, satin finish, faint lined
70 do white veInm cap paper satin fin finish plain
Is do white velum quaro post paper, satin finish,
Is do wAE;s ' ve'um quarso pos, paper satin finish,
faint lined, gilt
50 do white yellum note paper, satin finish, gilt
70 do blue vel!um note paper, satin hnsh gilt
IL dozen cap portfolios
do post portfolios, with locks
do tour-bade penknves pearl handles, silver tip
do twpblade penknives, pearl handles
/ do iour.bade penknves, buck handles
do pairs scissors
3 gross black-lead pencils t
5000 Clear quilts, No. 70
II dozen ivory folders, inches long, and inch wide
do ebony standishes. inches long, and wide,
a,,sd with ;cp'gsss inks h, and sands l,inoh 9
the same, and division for pens.
do fancy inkstands
= do snall-barre steel pens
dozen cards Perry's three-pont pens
do cards Perry's five point pens
3 do cards Perry's patent penholders, with pens to
do '" cards wndle's bullion pens
gross Pratl's small bright steel pens
4 do other steel pens
do larSe-barrel PEN handles
10 dozen cloth pen-wpers
dozen pint jugs black ink
10 do half-Pnt Jugs black ink
60 pounds red waters, in tin canisters
50 do do in boxes containing pound each
100 pounds red seaingw twenty sticks to the pound,
N 10 ,a Of The very finest qualify 70 III. nound
of the very finest quality
go boxes fancy seang-wax
10 gross red tape, No. 10
50 do red tape, No. 10
pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the pound
do Morocco covered memorandum books
do Morocco covered boxes, to be in all respects
like the sample at this office
10000 long brown envelopes
5000 long white do
2OOOOO brown envelopes for documents
6OO0O white envelopes for letters
5000 brown envelopes for letters
10000 white envelopes tor cards
2OO pounds black sand
BY approved Juns IT, lsl the Secretary OF the
Senate is directed to confne his purchases exclusively to
articles the growth and manufacture OF the United States
of suitable quality and reasonable prices
upon good terms quality and price as can be OBJ
will therefore be given the productions OF American in
dusy and all persons making proposals TO supply any
article, will whether the same is OF the growth and
manufacture OF the United States
The articles will be delivered at the office of the Sece
tary of the Senate Washington free OF any charge for
carriage, before the LIST OF November next and will
be paid for delivery 5
Specimens of the articles required may be at the
office of the Secretary OF the Senate.
Epery article must be of the psry best quality.
sufficient specimen o. each article proposed for of
half qulre) accompany the proposal and be
marked with OF e ioposer The whoie of each
article specified in the foregoing list will be deemed Glass;
person Offering furnish any such class the low
price Quality condered) will contract for the
same executing bond with two more suretles
factory Secretary OF the Senate for the performance
hereoi under forfeiture OF twice prlee in
OF failure which bond is DE filed in Office of the
said Secretary 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 Washington. Postage carriage of proposals
and specimens, when they exceed ounces, must be
paid ASBURY DlCKINS,
Aug. ?-law4w Secretary Of the Senate.