The republic., 1851-04-17
Proposals Fon STATIONERY.
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES,, u. s.
Ctrux,s Oprtce AnriI 10 IQ


TN pursuance Of the nth section Of the act Of Con-
~ gress of the Goth August, l642, entitled can act
legalizing and making appropriations for such
the general appropriation hills without authority of
law, and 10 fix and provide for certain incidental
expenses OF the departments and officers of Gov
ernment, and for other purposcs"--which said l7th
ssSrc IL. Aad be Il further enacted, That all sta
tionery, Of every name and nature, for the use of
the two houses Of Congress- and all stationery and
job printing, OF every name and nature for the
Of the several departments Of Government, and
for the bureaus and Offices in those departments at
Washington. including all stationery. blanks,
wrapping paper, and twine, and mail bags fur
nished the post offices and collectors offices through
out the United States, shall hereafter be furnished
and performed by contract, by the lowest bidder,
as follows: The Secretary Of the Senate, the Clerk
of the House Of Representatives, the bead of each
Department, and such deputy postmasters in the
Post Office establishment, and such collectors in
the custom house establishment the Postmaster
General and the Secretary of the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose, shall re-
spectively advertise once week for at least four
weeks in one or more of the principal papers pub
iished in the places where such articles are to
be furnished, or such printing done, for sealed
proposals for furnishing such articles, the
whole or any particular class OF articles, or
for doing such printing. or the whole or any
| specified job thereof, to be done at such place,
specifying in such advertisement the amount,
quantity, and description Of each kind ofartices to
be furnished, and, 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-
formance thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in Of failure, shall
ceive 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
articlesor TO perform the work by the person enter
! ing into such contract he and his surees shall be
liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract as
liqudated damages, to be sued for in the name OF
thercof'' G
Sealed proposals will be received at this office un-
til ten o'clock, a. m, on Tuesday, the fret day OF
July next, Cat which time all the proposals win be
opencd,) for furnishing the articles Of stationery
hereinafter specified for the use of the House of
Representatives during the thirtysccond Congress;
each article to be approved by the Clerk, viz
| DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES.
| No. $50 reams fine blue and white wovo letter
l paper, unrued
300 rcams fine blue and white wove letter
/ paper, ruled
I" $50 rcams superfine white wove letter pa
per- ruled
I" 4 $50 reams extra, superfine white wove let
Il ter paper, ruled fh
100 reams extra-superfine laid letter paper,
blue and white, ruled
80 reams small French letter paper, white
| and blue, unrulcd
% reams small French letter paper, white
| aud blue, ruled
I" It's reams extra superfinc note paper, gilt
/ SO white, in boxes packages
l. &c 9 so reams middle cream laid note paper
az 10 20 laid letter Gilt. la n N
/ small size, ruled
" IL so rcams satin finish white foolscap paper
!" IL 25 reams satin finish white foolscap paper
I" ID 400 reams brown envelope paper, ID by 81
| inches, fiat ie
:" IA 400 reams brown envelope paper, ., by 2s
l. " l5 GOO rcams brown envelope paper, 90 by 25
II inches s .a
l6 so reams brown envelope paper, 2s by As
inches
% II 100 dozen 4-blade best pearl handle knives,
to be OF the highest finish and beat
quality
to be Of the highest finish and best
I" l9 100 dozen best 2-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
t" 90 200 cards Perry's 3pointed pens
" 81 200 boxes Gillott's commercial barrel
:" % $50 do do eagle pens
:" % $50 cards assorted metallic pens. elliott,
/ Perry, and Hayden, makers
" "a 25 gross Windle's bullion pens ~.
90 25 200 do steel pens, in boxes, assorted
:" 26 20 do double patent pens, on cards
:" 81 go do Perry's double patent large bar
i 4 rel pens, fine points
{" % do walnut handle pen holders, best
M quality
" 20 do ivory handle pen-holders, best
i quality
90 30 dozen bronze letter clips
| " 81 4 do gilt letter clips
f" 81 is do aiabaster weights, assorted
" 80 800 9-inch ivory folders, inch wide,
Il weighing about Z OF. to the dozen
'' "a 100 9-inch ivory folders, with handles
| " 35 IL dozen pearl folders
90 SO 400 chequered ivory handle letter stamps
!" 81 200 plain face ivory handle letter stamps
ss 80 200 pounds mcdium-siz red waters, in
s-pound boxes
SO 800 pounds white waters, s-inch in diam
/" 40 400 dozen red tape. No. 10
" !. q y 400 400 do ., do No: No; p =.
I" 43 500 glass inkstands, various patterns
&c "A ~ dozen embossed Morocco port folio let
| ter size steel locke; none but those Of
the best quality will be examined
" As dozen pieces best quality Office taste
46 10000 best opaque quilts, No. 80 None but
the best quality Of No. so quilts will
be examined. EtEtl
% AZ 1000 beat clarified quilts, No. so do
:" 4S 2 dozen standishes, various patterns
4s 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
of different sizes
" so $4,000 letter envelopes, best quality, white
" 81 $4,000 do do do brown
" 81 $4,000 oflicinl envelopes do white
" SO $4,000 do do do brown
" 81 2 gross motto waters
% 55 80 dozen memorandum books, small and
medium sise
" 56 4 dozen ivory. handle erasers, in cases
" 81 400 fancy glass weights, various sizes
" SO 800 pounds of black sand, beat quality, in
one pound packages
" SO 20 dozen of cocoa sand-box Ia
" 90 10 gross of best quality black lead pencils
I" 81 do do read lead do
&C 62 20 pounds best black sealing
I" 90 100000 self sealing letter envelopes, best
quality, white and blue
" Ga 10000 sofscaling note envelopes, boat quail
ity, white and blue
" 65 800 reans flat-cap folding paper, white.
BY the act approved June II, 1874, the Clerk Of
the House Of Representative is directed to con-