The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-28


opcncd,) for furnishing the articles Of stationery
hereinafter specified for the use of the House of
during the thirty second Congress-;
each article to be approved by the Clerk, viz:
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
No. $50 rcams fine blue and white wovc letter
paper; unruled
2 800 rcans fine blue and white wove letter
paper, ruled
$50 rcams supcrfne white wovc letter pa
per, ruled
$50 rcams extra superline white wovc let
ter paper, ruled
s $50 reams extra-superiine laid letter paper
blue and white, ruled
6 so reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, unruled
Z 30 rcams small French letter papers, hite
and blue, ruled
l75 reams extra superfne note paper, gilt,
white, in boxes or packages
9 SO reams middle cream laid note paper
(" 10 30 reams laid letter paper, gilt, large and
small size, ruled
"s'll so rcams satin finish white ioolscap paper,
ruled
IL 25 rcanls satin finish white fooscap paper,
I" l3 400 realms brown envelope paper, Ia by 81
inches, fiat
" IA 400 rcams brown envelope paper, % by %
inches
" is GOO rcams brown envelope paper, 90 by 25
:" l6 SO reams brown envelope paper, % by 4S
inches :
g II 100 dozen 4-bladc best pearlhandle knives,
TO be of the highest finish and beat
:" Is SO dozen 4-bladc best buck handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality
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 bladcs
on Il. xta q ,sx,in IL nana
81 200 boxes Gillott's commercial barrel
I" % $50 do do eagle pens
20 $50 cards assorted metallic pens. elliott,
Perry, and Hayden, makers
" "a 25 gross Wndle's bullion pens
/" 25 200 do steel pens, i'll boxes, assorted
:" 26 90 do double patent pens, on cards
:" 81 80 do Pcrry's double patent large bar
rel pens, fine points
" % do walnut handle pen holders, best
quality
" 90 2 do ivory handle pen-holders, best
quality
{" 80 4 dozen bronze letter clips
81 4 do gilt letter clips
32 is do alabaster weights, assorted
90 33 800 9-inch ivory folders, / / inch wide,
weighing about OF. to the dozen
I" 81 100 9-inch ivory folders, with handles
ss 35 IL dozen pearl folders
80 400 chcquered ivory handle letter stamps
I" 81 300 plain face ivory handle letter stamps
I" 3S 200 pounds medium-sized red waters, in
,-pound boxes
40 400 400 dozen 5o red "a tape No. No ls j
AZ 100 do half pint bottles black ink
60 43 500 glass inkstands, various patterns
IA IL dozen embossed Morocco portfolio let
teri size steel locks; none but those OF
the best quality will be examined
" 45 dozen pieces best quality office taste
&c 46 10000 best Opaque quilts, No. so. Nome but
the best quality Of No. 80 quils will
be examined.
Z" Al 1000 best clarified quilts, No. 50 do
!" 4S dozen standishes, various patterns
49 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
of different sizes
81 $4,000 do do do brown
i" 81 10000 official envelopes do white
.s SO $4,000 do do do brown
81 gross motto waters
's 55 50 dozen memorandum books, small and
medium size
I" Sc dozen ivory handle erascrs, in cases
:" 81 400 fancy glass weights, various Sizes
So l,50O pounds OF black sand, best quality, in
one e-pound packages
:" 50 25 dozen Of cocoa sand-boxe
" 90 10 gross OF best quality black lead pencils
" o. % rs 90 hos, dT black sea"g.w lau, 'vau 10
'' 63 100000 self scaling letter envelopes, best
quality, white and blue
Z" Ga 10000 sclfscalng note envelopes, beat quail
ity, white and blue
" 65 l,5O0 rearns flat-cap folding paper, white.
BY the act approved June II, is44, the Clerk OF
the House Of Representatives is directed TO con-
fine his purchases exclusively to articles the growth
and manufacture of the United States, provided
the same can be procured Of such growth and man
ufacturc of suitable quality and at reasonable
prices, upon as good terms as TO quality and price
as can be obtained of foreign growth and manu-.
facture." A preference will therefore be given tc
the productions of American industry; and all per-
sons making proposals. 10 supply any article vii
state whether the same is OF the growth and manu-
facturc Of the United States.
The articles are to be delivered at the Office OF th,
Clerk on or before the 10Th day OF October next
and to bc paid for soon as the Committee on Ac
| counts shall audit the bill.
| Each bidder, though he may desire to propose fo
the whole Of tho articles above enumerated, will b
required TO make a separate and distinct proposd