The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-26

HOUSE, OF REPREsEsrArIvEs,U u. s.,
CLERK's OFFICE, April -. 1851


HousK OF REPRESENTATIVES,. u. s.,
CLERK's OTFIcE, April II, 1851.
I'm pursuance OF the 7th section of the act OF Con-
gress Of the 26th August, 1872. entitled Gan act
and making appropriations for such ne
cesmry objects as have been Slsnally included in
the general appropriation hills without authority of
law, and TO fix and provide for certain incidental
expenses Of the departments and officers of Gov
ernment, and for other purposcs"-which said 18th
section il as follows:
"SEc. II. And be ii further enacied, That all sta
tionery, Of every name and nature, for the use Of
the two houses OF Congress, and all stationery and
job printing, Of every name and nature, for the use
Of the several departments OF Government, and
for the burcaua and Offices in those departments at
Washington, including all stationery, blanks,
wrapping paper, and twine, and mail bags fur
nished the post oficcs and collectors oiccs through
out the United States shall hereafter be furnished
and performed by contract, by the lowest bidder,
follows: The Secretary Of the Senate, the Clerk
Of the House Of Representative, the head of each
Department., and such deputy postmasters in the
Post Office establishment, and such collectors in
the custom house estabishTEpnt MS the Postmaster
General and the Secretary OF the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose, shall re-
spectively advertise once week for at least four
weeks, in one more Of the principal papers pub
lished in the places where such articles are to
be furnished, or such printing done, for sealed
proposals for furnishing such articles, or the
whole or any particular class of articles,
for doing such printing, or the whole or any
specified job thereof, to be done at such place,
specifying in such advertisement the amount,
quantity, and description Of each kind Of articles to
be furnished, and, as may be- the nature,
amount, and kind of printing to be done; and all
such proposals shall be kept sealed until the day
specified in such advertisement for opening the
came, when they shall be opened by or under the
direction of the officer making such ADVERTISEMENT
in the presence Of at least two persons; and the
person offering to furnish any class of such articles
or to perform any specified portion or job OF said
work, and giving satisfactory security for the per-
formance thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in of failure, shall
ceive contract for doing the same; and in case
the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such con-
tract and give such security within reasonable
time, to be fixed in such advertisement, then the
contract shall be given to the next lowest bidder,
who shall enter into such contract and give such
security. And in case of a failure to supply the
articles TO perform the work by the person enter
ing into such contract he and his sureties shall be
liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract
liquidated damages, to be sued for in the name Of
the United States in any court having jurisdiction
thereof"
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
til ten o'clock a. M, on Monday, the goth day of
May next, (at which time all the proposals will be
opened,) for furnishing the articles of stationery
hereinafter specified, for the use of the House of
Representatives during the thirty-second Congress-
each article to be approved by the Clerk. viz:
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
Glasses.
No. / $50 reams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, unruled
300 reams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, ruled
$50 reams superdne white wove letter pa
per, ruled
100 reams extra superfine white wovc let
ter paper, ruled
" 5 $50 reams extra -superfne laid letter paper,
blue and white, ruled
50 reams small French letter paper, white
blue.
25 reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, ruled
l75 reams extra superfine note paper, gilt,
white, In boxes or packages
&" 8 so reams middle cream laid note paper
}" 10 80 reams laid letter paper, gilt, large and
small size, ruled
-" IL so reams satin finish white foolscap paper,
II 25 reams satin finish white foolscap paper,
unruled
F" 13 400 reams brown envelope paper, IA by 81
inches, fiat
/" ii 400 rcams brown envelope paper, % by 80
(" Is 600 reams brown envelope paper, 20 by 25
inches
" l6 so reams brown envelope paper, % by AS
inches
II 100 dozen 4-blade best pearl handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality
" IS so dozen 4 blade best buck. handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
10 100 dozen best g blade, pearl handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality; so dozen with large and
small blade, and so dozen with two
small blades
" 20 200 cards Perry's 3-pointed pens
's 81 200 boxes Gillott's commercial barrel
" % $50 do do eagle pens
% $50 cards assorted metallic pens. elliott
Perry, and Hayden, makers
" "a % gross Windc's bullion pens
" 25 200 do steel pens, in boxes, assorted
" 90 20 do double patent pens, on cards
27 so do Perrys double patent large bar
{" % s do walnuthandle pen holders, best
90 2 do ivory handle pen holders, best
quality
80 dozen bronze letter clips
81 do gilt letter clips
80 10 do aabastcr weights, assorted
I" 33 800 9-inch ivory folders, / inch wide,
weighing about OF. to the dozen
/" "a 100 9-inch ivory folders, with handles
35 IL dozen pearl folders
SO 400 chequercd ivory handle letter stamps
" 81 200 plain face ivory handle letter stamps
" 35 200 pounds medium sized red waters, in
apound boxes
80 500 pounds white waters, s-inch in diam
&c 40 400 dozen red tape, No 10
Z" al 400 do do No. %
" AZ 100 do halfpint bottles black ink
&c 43 500 glass inkstands, various patterns
ID IL dozen embossed Morocco portfolio let
ter size steel locks; none but those OF
the best quality will be examined
" 45 dozen pieces best quality office taste
60 40 10000 best opaque quills No. so. None but
the best quality OF No. 50 quilts will
be examined.
AZ 1000 best clarified quills, No. so do
&c As dozen standishcs, various patterns
I" 49 100, 900 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
of different sizes
" 80 $4,000 letter envelopes, beat quality, white
81 $4,000 do do do brown
's 50 $4,000 official envelopes do white
I" SO $4,000 do do do brown
81 gross motto waters
&c 55 so dozen memorandum books, small and
medium size
=" So dozen ivory handle erasers, in cases
:" 81 400 fancy glass weights, various sizes
5S 500 pounds Of black sand, best quality, in
one-pound packages
50 25 dozen Of cocoa sand boxes
90 10 gross of best quality black lead pencils
4" 81 8 do do read lead do
1s 62 20 pounds best black scalng-wax
SO 100 900 self sealing letter envelopes, best