The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-19
DAILY.
pRoPosALs FOR srATIoNERY.
HOUSE OF REPREsENrArvEs,U ". s.,
-t Ctcpx,s 0rrIc.E Anril 10 1871

pursuance Of the l7th section OF the act Of Con-
gress Of the 26ih August, 1872. entitled "An act
cessary objects as have been usually included in
the general appropriation bills without authority of
law, and to nix and provide for certain incidental
| expenses of the departments and officers Of Gov
ernment, and for other purposes said 18th
section is as follows:
s'SRc. IT. And be it 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 ut
Washington, including all stationery, blanks,
wrapping-paper, and twine, and mail bags fur
nishcd the post Offices and collectors offices through
out the United States, shall hereafter be furnished
as follows: The Secretary Of tie Senate, the Clerk
of the House Of Representatives, the head of each
Department, and such deputy postmasters in the
| the custom house establishment as the Postmaster
General and the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
respectively designate for that purpose, shall re-
spectivcy advertise once week for at least four
weeks, in one more Of the principal papers pub
| lished in the places where such articles are to
| be furnished, such printing done, for sealed
! proposals for furnishing such articles, or the
| whole any particular class of articles,
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 of articles to
be furnished, and, as near 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 br 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-
formancc thereof, under forfeiture not exceeding
twice the contract price in Of failure, shall re-
ceive contract for doing the same; and in case
the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such
| tract and such geCuritV within a 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 failufe TO supply the
articlcsor 10 perform the work by The person enter
ing into such contract he and his suretics shall be
liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract
liqu dated damages, to be sued fer in the name of
the United States, in any court hating jurisdiction
| thereof"
Sealed proposals will be received At this office un-
dl ten o'clock, a.m on Tuesday, the first day Of
July next, (at which time all tho proposals. win be
opened,) for furnishing the artces of stationery
Hereinafter specified, 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 rcams fine blue and white wove letter
| paper, unruled
/" 2 800 reams fine blue and white wovc letter
| paper, ruled
4" $50 reams superfine white vove letter pa
4" l50 rcams extra superinc white wove let
ter paper, ruled
\" l5O reams extra -superfne lmd letter paper,
i fr blue and white, ruled
\" so reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, unrueu
1" 25 reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, ruled
/" s It's reams extra superfinc note paper, gilt,
| white, in boxes or packages
g 8 so reams middle cream laid note paper
10 80 realms laid letter paper, gilt, large ane
i nall aize r,,od
I" IL so rearns satin finish white foolscap paper
ruled
/" - 25 reams satin finish white foolscap paper
f unruled
" l3 400 reams brown envelope paper, II by q
inches, fiat
" Ia 400 reams brown envelope paper, % by 2s
inches
" Is 600 reams brown envelope paper, 30 by 2s
{" l6 so reams brown envelope paper, % by As
inches
+" II 100 dozen 4-blade best pearl. handle knives
to be of the highest finish and bes
quality
IS so dozen 4-blade best buck handle knives
a' to be of the highest finish and bes
6" 10 100 dozen best 2 blade pearl handle knives
to be OF the highest finish and bes
quality; so dozen with large and
small blade, and so dozen with two
small blades
+" 20 200 cards Perry's 3-pointed pens
q 200 boxes Gillotts commercial barrel
/ " ~ Z5O DO 90 eagle pens
I" % $50 cards assorted metallic pens. elliott
Perry, and Hayden, makers
:" "a % gross Windle's bullion pens
25 200 do steel pens, in boxes, assorted
" &c 20 do double patent pens, on cards
" 81 so do Perrys double patent large bar
rel pens fine points
:" % do walnuthan pen-holders, bes
2s do ivory handle pen n-holdcrs, bes
+" 80 dozen bronze letter clips
81 4 do gilt letter clips
, +" 80 Is do alabaser weights, assorted
&" SO 500 9-inch ivory folders, !. inch wide
weighing about I o. to the dozen
{" "a 100 9.inch ivory folders with handles
&c SO IL dozen pearl folders
" 36 400 chequcrcd ivory handle letter stamps
(" 81 200 plain face ivory handle letter stamps
" 3s 200 pounds medium sized red waters, in
spound boxes
/" 39 800 pounds white waters, s-inch in diam
e 40 400 dozen red tape. No. l9
/" al 400 do do No. 25
/" 40 100 do hall. pint bottles black ink
I" 43 500 glass inkstands, various patterns
(" A 10 dozen embossed Morocco portfolio let
ter size steel locks; none but those Of
the best quality will be examined
+" IS 4 dozen pieces beat quality office taste
/" 46 10000 best opaque quilts, No. so. None but
the best quality of No. so quills will
| be examined.
| &c ~ 1000 best clarified quills No. so do
&c 4s dozen standishes, various patterns
" 40 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
| of different sizcs
+" so $4,000 letter envelopes, best quality, white
| {" 81 75,VtW do do do brown
52 $4,000 official envelopes do white
| +" SO $4,000 do do do brown
4" 81 gross motto waters
| I" 55 so dozen memorandum books, small and
| medium sisc
" SO dozen ivory handle crascrs, in cases
| |" 81 400 fancy glass weights, various sizes
IS I 500 pounds of black sand, best quality, in
| one pound packages m
| s' SO IS dozen Of cocoa sand boxes
+" 60 Is gross Of best quality black lead pencils
| I" 81 do do read-lead do
!" 62 30 pounds best black sealingwax
63 100000 self sealing letter envelopes best
| quality, white and blue
81 10000 self sealing note envelopes, beat quail
| ity, white and blue
!" 65 500 reams fiat-cap folding paper, white.
BY the act approved June IL, 1874, the Clerk of
the House of Representatives is " directed to con-
fine his purchases exclusively to articles the growth
| md .aaanufact,arc the Limited Staics. nrayidcd