The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-27

liable Tor 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-
til ten O'Clock, n. M, Monday. the Goth day OF
MAY next lat which time all the proposals will be
opened) for furnishing the articles Of stationery
hereinafter speeified, for the 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
/" 9 300 reams fine blue and white wove letter
paper, ruled
$50 reams superfine white wove letter pa
per, ruled
l50 reams extra-su supcrine white wovc let
ter paper, ruled
$50 reams extra-superiine laid letter paper,
buo and white, ruled
so realms small French leter paper, white
and blue, unruled
% rcams small French letter paper, white
and blue, ruled
|" It's reams extra superiine note paper, gilt,
white, in boxes packages
:" SO rcams middle cream laid note paper
.' 10 80 reams laid letter paper, gilt, large and
small size, ruled
'' ii SO realms eatin finish white fooscap paper,
ruled
' l2 25 reams satin finish white fooscap paper,
unruled
I" IS 400 reains brown envelope paper, Ia by p
inches, fiat
" IA 400 reams brown envelope paper, % by 20
inches
I" Is GOO reams brown envelope paper, 90 by %
" 16 Screams brown envelope paper, 2S by 4S
inches
+" IT 100 dozen 4-blade best pearl, handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and beet
" Is SO dozen 4-bladc best buck handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality
10 100 dozen best 3 blade pearl handle knives,
TO be of tho highest finish and best
quality; 50 dozen with large and
small blade, and so dozen with two
small blades
:" 90 200 cards Perry's 3-pointed pens
2l 200 boxes Gillott's commercial barrel
" % $50 do do eagle pens
% $50 cards assorted metallic pens. elliott,
Perry, and Hayden, makers
"a 25 gross Windlc's bullion pens
20 200 do steel pens, in boxes, assorted
26 20 do double patent pens, on cards
~ so do Perry Is double patent large bar
rel pens, fine points
% do walnut handle pen holders, best
quality
% . do ivory handle pen-hoders, best
80 dozen bronze letter clips
81 do gilt letter clips
33 500 9inch ivory folders, | inch wide,
weighing about 7 OF. TO the dozen
"a 100 9-inch ivory folders, with handles
80 II dozen peariiolders
" 80 400 chequcred ivory handle letter stamps
/" 81 200 plain face ivory handle letter stamps
80 200 pounds medium sized rcd waters, in
I-pound boxes
80 500 pounds white waters, s-inch in diam
eter
40 400 dozen red tape. No. 10
Al 400 do do No. 25
42 100 do half pint bottles black ink
" 43 500 glass inkstands, various patterns
A IL dozen embossed Morocco port folio let
tcr-size steel locke; mono but those Of
the best quality will be examined
45 4 dozen picces best quality Office taste
46 10000 best Opaque quilts, No. so. None but
the best quality Of No. so quilts will
be examined.
a 1000 best clarified quills, No. so do
{" 4S dozen standishes, various patterns
40 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
OF duterent sizes
" 50 $4,000 letter envelopes, best quality, white
" 81 $4,000 do do do brown
+" 81 $4,000 official envelopes do white
So $4,000 do do do brown
/" So 50 dozen memorandum books, small and
5s dozen ivory handle erasers, in cases
81 400 fancy glass weights various sizcs
5S 800 pounds Of black sand, best quality, in
pound packages
SO 25 dozen OF cocoa sand boxes
" 90 10 gross Of best quality black lead pencils
6L do do rcad-lead do
- OS ~ POUNDS Dc6t Dlack scalnB wax
" 63 100000 self scaling letter envelopes, best
quality, white and blue
(" 6t 10000 lf-scaling note cnvclopea, bost quail
ity, white and blue
" 65 800 rcams fat-cap folding paper, whitcD
Dy the act approved June II, 1874, the Clerk of
the House OF Representatives is" directed to con-
fine his purchases exclusively articles the growth
and manufacture Of the United Statos, provided
the same can be procured OF such growth and man
ofacturc of suitable quality and at reasonable
prices, upon good terms rs 20 quality and price
as can be obtained of foreign growth and manu-
facturc." preference will therefore be given 10
the productions Of American industry; and all per-
sons making proposals. to supply any. article will
state whether the same is OF the growth and manu-
facture of the United States.
The articles be delivered at the Office Of the
Clerk on or before the 18th day Of October next,
and TO be paid for ns soon as the Committee on Ac
counts shall audit the bill.
Each bidder, though ho may desire to propose for
the whole Of the articles above enumerated, will be
required 20 make separate aud distinct proposal
for. each class; and proposal paper embracing