The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-17

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

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES., U. s.,
CLERK's OTrIce, April -, 1851.
TN pursuance Of the 18th section Of the act Of Con-
i gress of the 26th August, 1872, entitled "An act
lcgalizing and making appropriations for such ne
cessary objects ns have been usually included in
the general appropriation bills without authority of
law, and to hx and provide for certain incidental
expenses of the departments and officers of Gov
ernment, and for other purposes'--which said l7th
section is as follows:
"SEc. IL. And be IL further enacted, That all sta
tionery, Of every and nature, for the of
the two houses Of Congress, aud all stationery and
job printing, OF every name and nature for the
Of the several departments OF Goveqpment, and
for the bureaus and offices in those departments at
Warrington, including aA stationery, blanks,
wrapping-pap and twine, and mail bags fur
nished the post offices and collectors offices through
out the United States, shall hereafter be furnished
az follows: The Secretary Of the Senate, the Clerk
Of the House of Representatives. the head of each
Department, and such deputy postlnasters in the
Post Office establishment, end such collectors in
General and the Secretary of the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose shall re-
| spectvely advertise once week for at least four
weeks, in one or 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 any
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specifying in such advertisement the amount,
quantity, and description of each kind of articles to
be furnished. and, as near 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
same, 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-
twice the contract price in Of failure shall
ceive q contract for doing the same; and in case
the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such
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 failure to supply the
articles or to perform the work by the person enter
ing into such contract, he and hs 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 un-
Ill ten O'Clock, M, on Monday, the 26th day OF
May next, (at which time all the proposals will be
opened,) for furnishing the articles Of stationery
hereinafter specified, for the of the House of
Representatives during the thirty Congress;
each article to be approved by the Clerk; viz:
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
No. l $50 reams fine blue and white wove letter
| paper, unruled
300 reams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, ruled
$50 reams superfine white wove letter pa
| per, ruled
$50 reams extra superfine white wove let
ter paper, ruled
l50 reams extra-superfine laid letter paper,
| blue and white, ruled
so reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, unruled
| &c 25 rcams small French letter paper, white
| md ru1 cd
It's reams extra superhnc note paper, gilt,
| white, in boxes or packages
so reams middle cream laid note paper
/" 10 80 reams laid letter paper, gilt, large and
small size, ruled
II so reams satin finish white foolscap paper,
| ruled
:" l2 25 reams satin finish white fooscap paper,
unrulcd
l3 400 reams brown envelope paper, IA by 81
inches, fiat
IA 400 renms brown envelope paper, % by 90
inches
Is GOO reams brown envelope paper, 20 by 25
IL 80 reams brown envelope paper, % by 4S
| inches
{" II 100 dozen 4-blade best pearl handle knives,
to be Of the highest finish and best
" IS so dozen % 4.5lade best buck. handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality
+" I9 100 dozen best q 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
4" 30 200 cards Perry's 3-pointed pens
2l 200 boxes Gilotts commercial barrel
| " % $50 do do eagle pens
% $50 cards assorted metallic pens, elliott,
Perry, and Hayden, makers
% % gross Windle's bullion pens
&" 25 200 do steel pens, in boxes, assorted
" 26 90 do double patent pens, on cards
q SO do Perry's double patent large bar
roI fpar 0inta
2S do walnut-handl pen-holders, best
quality
+" 20 do ivory handle pen-holders, best
" 80 dozen bronze letter clips
81 do gilt letter clips
" 81 Is do alabaster weights, assorted
+" 80 800 9-inch ivory folders, l. inch wide,
weighing about Z OF. to the dozen
T" "a 100 9inch ivory folders, with handles
&c 35 IL dozen pearl folders
' 36 400 chequercd ivory handle letter stamps
" 81 200 plain face ivory handle letter stamps
3s 200 pounds medium sized red waters, in
.pound boxes
" 80 500 pounds white waters, s-inch in diam
eter
/" 40 400 dozen red tape. No. 10
I" AZ 100 do half pint bottles black ink
4s 500 glass inkstands, various patterns
{" "a IL dozen embossed Morocco port folio let
ter-size steel locks; none but those of
the best quality will be examined
Z" 45 dozen pieces best quality Office taste
't 46 10000 best opaque quilts, No. So None but
the best quality Of No. so guile will
be examined.
4" ~ 1000 best clarified quilts, No. so do
" 4S dozen standishes, various patterns
/" 49 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
of different sizes
" so $4,000 letter envelopes, best quality, white
" 81 $1,000 do do do brown
I" 81 $4,000 official envelopes do white
SO $4,000 do do do brown
" 81 gross motto waters
90 55 so dozen memorandum books, small and
medium size
{" Sc 4 dozen ivory handle erasers, in cascs
81 400 fancy glass weights, various sizes
Z" 5S l,500 pounds Of black sand, bcst quality, in
one-pound packages
90 SO % dozen of cocoa sand boxes
{" 50 10 gross of best quality black lead pencils
:" 81 do do read-lead do
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