The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-30

til ten O'Clock, q. m, on Monday, the 10th day OF
May next. (at which time all the proposals win be
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.
No. $50 reams fine blue and white wove letter
paper unruled
2 300 rcams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, ruled
{" $50 rcams superfine white woye letter pa
per, ruled
$50 reams tra-superflnc white woyc let
ter paper, ruled
$50 reams extra -superfine laid letter paper,
blue and white, ruled
6 so renms small French letter paper, white
and blue, unrulcd
I" 25 reanls small French letter paper, white
and blue, ruled
" 8 It's reams extra superfine note paper, gilt,
white, in boxes packages
!" 9 SO rearns middle cream laid note paper
&c 10 80 rcams laid letter paper, gilt, large and
small size, ruled
:" ii so reans satin finish white fooscap paper,
ruled
/" IL 25 reams satin finish white foolscap paper,
unrued
/" 13 400 reams brown envelope paper, IA by 81
" IA 400 reams brown envelope paper, % by %
inches
/" Is GOO rcams brown envelope paper, 20 by 25
" lG SO 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-blade best buck handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
10 100 dozen best blade, pearl handle knivcs,
to be Of the highest finish and best
quality; SO dozen with largo and
~ small blade, and SO dozen with two
small blades
&c 90 200 cards Perry's 3-pointcd pens
" 81 200 boxes Gillotts commercial barrel
% $50 cards assorted metallic pens. elliott,
Perry, and Hayden, makers
1" "a 25 gross Windle's bullion pens
I" 25 200 do steel pens, in boxes, assorted
:" 26 20 do double patent pens, on cards
" 81 so do Perry's double patent large bar
rel pens, fine points
&c % s do walnut handle pen-holders, best
quality
!" % 2 do ivory-handle pcnholders, best
quality
80 dozen bronze letter clips
81 do gilt letter clips
" 33 800 9-inch ivory folders, IL inch wide,
weighing about Z o. to the dozen
/" 81 100 9-inch ivory folders, with handles
" 35 IL dozen pearl folders
&c 36 400 chequercd ivory handle letter stamps
&c 81 200 plain, face ivory handle letter stamps
3S 200 pounds medium sized red waters, in
,-pound boxes
80 800 pounds white waters, s-inch in diam
eter
40 400 dozen red tape. No. 10
I" al 400 do do No. 25
f" AZ 100 do half pint bottles black ink
" 43 500 glass inkstands, various patterns
" "A IL dozen embossed Morocco PORTFOLIO let
ter size stecl locks; none but those OF
the best quality will be examined
{" IS dozen pieces best quality Office taste
46 10000 best opaque quills, No So None but
the best quality OF No. so quilts will
be examined
" Al 1000 best clarified quills, No. so do
4S dozen standishcs, various patterns
40 100000 noto envelopes, plain and embossed,
of different sizes
so $4,000 letter envelopes best quality, white
81 $4,000 do do do brown
:" s. 5000 official envelopes % white
81 2 gross motto WATERS
/" So SO dozen memorandum books, small and
medium size
" sc dozen ivory handle crascrs, in cases
&c 81 400 fancy glass weights, various sizes
" So 1900 pounds Of black sand, bost quality, in
one-pound packages
50 25 dozen Of cocoa sand-box
60 IS gross of bcst4 duality black lead pencils
6s 20 pounds best black scaling wax
ss 63 100000 self sealing letter envelopes, best
quality, white and blue
64 10000 sclfscaling note envelopes, bostaual-
ity, white and blue
65 800 rearns flat cap folding paper. white.
BY tho act approved juno IL, 1914, the Clerk Of
the House Of Representatives is " directed 70 con-
fine his purchases exclusively to articles the growth
and manufacture of the United States. provided