The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-07
OrrIcE OF THE sEcasrAaY OF THE SENATE.

~ 90 Wnltc hatn post paper, 0lG0ly gl0zc0,
and hard calendercd, gilt
and hard calendcred. gift. faint.
lined
IA and hard calendcred, gilt, faint
lined
do white 4to post paper. satin finish.
with black border
100 do large size white note paper, satin fin
ish, gilt
100 do small size white note paper. satin fin.
ish, gilt -.
so do fancy ;y nG 9s; of different kinds
5 do white .note-paper, satin finish, with
black border
do blotting paper
IL dozen 4to portfolios, with locks
do cap portfolios, with locks
6 do cap portfolios, without locks
IL do four blade penknives, pearl handles,
IL do small two. blade penknives. pearl han
dies. silver tipped
do four-blade pcnknives, buck handles,
. do ivory handle erasers
10 do pair scissors
Is do pearl folders
rs do ivory folders. 9 inches long and l inch
wide, and TO weigh not less than
ounces to the dozen
Is do ivory handle wafer stamps, chcquered
20 do small seals for notes
Is do paper weights
10 pounds wax tapers
gross black-lcad pencils, Fabers No. and
2, or others of like quality
y dozen standishes or pump insktands
do large glass ipstands
do cut-glass inkstands, IL inches square,
for desks, with hinge tops
do cut-glass sand stands, sinches square.
for desks
10 do small size cut glass or fancy inkstands
2 do bronze other spring-top instands
5000 clear quilts, No. so
5000 opaque quills, No. 80
5000 clear quilts, No. 10
hn ,xo oil siir
400 do small barrel steel pens, do
800 cards Perry's threc-point steel pens, or 9TH
ers of like make and quality
200 do Perry's fine point steel pens, or others
Of like make and quality
100 do Perry's elastic fountain steel pens,
others Of like mako and quality
ITO dozen long point steel pens
$50 do bullion pens
100 do Phineas's bank steel pens, or others of
like make and quality
gross other steel pens Aa,v
do small barrel pen handles, rosewood
4 do small pen handles
10 dozen fancy pen handles
"a do cloth pen wipers
do pint jugs of black ink, of the very best
IS do haifpins jug. of black ink, of the very
do bottles red ink, of the very best quality
60 pounds red waters. for letters, in square or
obloqg boxes, containing ounces
each t5f
"a dozen boxes snall.size transparent waters
"a do boxes fancy motto waters
40 pounds red wax, of the very best quality, 10
sticks to the pound
100 do red wax, of the very best quality, 20
sticks to the pound, in l pound boxes
80 do black wax, of the very best quality. 20
sticks to the pound, in pound boxes
do black waters
20 dozen small boxes fancy wax
do pieces Of taste, assorted sizes
25 gross red tape, No. %
do red tape, No 10
100 do red tape, No. ID
pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the pound
Is dozen memorandum books, octave size, mo-
do memorandum books, very small size,
morocco covers .
$50 letter files
IL dozen embossed paper boxes, like the sam
pie at this office
do japanned sand sifters
40, 900 long brown envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
10000 long white envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
900, 900 medium brown envelopes, for documents,
very thick, smooth, and tough, part
5000 extra large-szc white letter adhesive enyc-
lopcs, very smooth and very thick
40 900 large. size white letter adhesive envelopes
10000 small size white letter adhesive envelopes
65, 900 large-size brown letter adhesive envelopes
80, 600 large-sise white note adhesive envelopes
As, 900 small size white note adhesive envelopes
900 envelopes, to suit the fancy note paper
5000 fancy card envelopes
%, 900 plain white card envelopes 1ja
$500 white letter envelopes, with black border
$500 white note envelopes, with black border
1000 white card envelopes, with black border
5000 extrn-largo size white envelopes. very
smooth and thick, 81 by d inches
300 pounds black sand in ID. papers.
BY the act approved June II, 1874, the Secretary
of the Senate is "dirccted to connc his purchases
exclusively to articles of the growth and manufac-
ture of the United States, provided the same can
be procured of such growth and manufacture of
a,ifa hla v nj rea ahle Dricea. A
good terms as TO quality and price as can be OBJ
tanned Of foreign growth and manufacture"
preference will therefore be given to the produc-
tions of American industry; and oil persons max
ing proposals to supply any article will state
whether the same is of the growth and manulac-
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 LIST oil DC
tober next.
Eosry article musbe Of the rery best quality unless
an inferior article is called for
sufficient specimen of each article proposed
for (of paper half quirc, and of envelopes 25) s
to accompany the proposal, and to be marked with
the name Of the proposcr, and the price Of the ar
ticlc. The whole of each article specified in the
foregoing list will be deemed class; and the per-
offering to furnish any such class at the lowest
price Quality considercd) will receive contract
for the same, executing bond, with two or
more surcties satisfactory to the Secretary of the
Senate, for the performance thereof, under for
fixture of twice tho contract price in case OF failure,
which bond Is to be filed in the ofhce 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 in
ferior in any rcspcct TO the sample, the bond OF the
contractor will BIO put in suit.
Proposals should he endorsed "Proposals for Sta
tionery for the Senate" and be directed to the
Secretary Of the Senate at Warrington.
Proposals and specimens must be delivered at
the Office free of charge.
ASBURY DICKINS,
April 24-law4w Secretary Of the Senate.
DUTTMANN's GREEK GRAMMAR, for the
I'D use Of High Schools and Universities. transla-
ted from the German by Edward Robinson; vol.
3 vo
Nature and Blcssedness of Christian Purity, by
Rev. r. S. Foster; vol. Portrait.
Memorials Of Capt. Obadiah Cougar, by Rev. H.
II. Chccver: vol.