The southern press., 1851-05-28
90 dozen small boxes fancy wax
3 do pieces of taste, assorted siTes

~ dozen small boxes fancy wax
do pieces of taste, assorted siTes
gross red tape, No. %
5do red tape, No. IS
100 do red tape, No. Is
5pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the pound.
IL dozen memorandum books, octave size, mo-
rocco covers
do memorandum books, very small size. do
$50 letter files
~ dozen embossed paper boxes, like the SAM
pie at this office
do japanned sandsifters
10000 long brown envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
10000 long white envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
800 900 medium brown envelopes, for documents,
very thick, smooth, and tough, par
adhesive
5000 extra large size white letter adhesive en-
velopes, very smooth and very thick
1000 arge-size white letter adhesive envelopes
10000 sma-sizs white letter adhesive envelopes
$4,000 Iarge-size brown letter adhesive envelopes
30 900 large-size white note adhesive envelopes
$4,000 sma-size white note adhesive envelopes
$4,000 envelopes, to suit the fancy, note paper
5000 fancy card envelores
$4,000 plain white card envelopes
$500 white letter envelopes, with black border
$500 white note envelopes, with black border
1000 white card envelopes, with black border
5000 extra-large size white envelopes, very
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300 pounds black sand in ID. papers
BY the act approved June II, 1874, the Secie-
tary Of the Senate is directed to confne his pur-
chases exclusively to articles of the growth and
manufacture of the United States, provided the
can be procured Of such growth and manu-
facture of suitable quality and at reasonable prices,
upon as good terms as to quality and price as can
be obtained of foreign growth and manufacture"
A preference will therefore be given to the pro-
auctions of American industry; and all persons
making proposals to supply any article will state
whether the same is of the growth and manufac-
ture Of the United States.
The articles must be delivered at the Office Of
the Secretary of the Senate at Washington, free of
any charge for carriage, on or before the hrst OF
October next.
Every article must be Of the pery best quality, pn-
less al, inferior article is called for.
A sufficient specimen Of each article proposed
for (of paper half quire, and of envelopes 25)
is to accompany the proposal, and to be marked
with the name Of the proposer, and the price of
the article. 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 Quality considered) will receive
contract for the same, on executing bond, with
two or more suretes satisfactory to the Secretary
Of the Senate, for the performance thereof, under
forfeiture of twice the contract price In case o
failure which bond is to be filed in the Office of the
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals
have been accepted.
If any article contracted for should not be de-
livered within the time stipulated, or should be
inferior in any respect to the sample, the bond
of the contractor will be put in suit
Proposals SHOULD be endorsed " Proposals for
Stationery for the Senate,' and be directed 10 the
Secretary of the Senate at Washington.
Proposals and specimens must bedeivered at
the Office free of charge.
ASBURY DICKENS,
APP 24-td Secretary of the Senate.