The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-22


Representatives during the thrty-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 wove letter
paper, ruled
Z" $50 reams superfine white wove letter pa
per, ruled
$50 reams extra superfne white wovc let
ter paper, ruled
" $50 reams extra -supcriinc laid letter paper,
blue and white, ruled
6 SO reams small French letter paper, white
and blue, unrued
25 reanis small French letter paper, white
and blue, ruled
" 8 lis reams extra superfine note paper, gilt
white, In boxes or packages
" 50 reans middle cream laid note paper
/" 10 80 reams laid letter paper, gilt, large ano
small size, ruled
" II so reams satin finish white foolscap paper
IL 25 rcams satin finish white foolscap paper
unruled
/" l3 400 reams brown envelope paper, IA by 81
inches, fiat
4" IA 400 rcams brown envelope paper, % by 90
" Is GOO rcams brown envelope paper, 30 by 25
inches
/" l6 so reams brown envelope paper, % by 4S
inches
e II 100 dozen 4-blade best pearl handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and best
quality
&c Is so dozen 4-bladc best buck handle knives,
to be of the highest finish and beet
l9 100 dozen best Q blade, poarl-bandle knives,
TO be of the highest finish andebest
quality; 80 dozen with large and
small blade, and so dozen with two
small bladcs
&c 20 200 cards Perry's 3-pointcd pens
{" 81 200 boxes Gillott's commercial barrel
&c % $50 do do eagle pens
g 23 $50 cards assorted metallic pens. elliott,
Perry, and Hayden, makers
&c "a 25 gross Windle's bullion pens
90 % 200 do steel pens, in boxes, assorted
26 90 do double patent pens, on cards
27 SO do Perry's double patent large bar
rel pens fine points
% 5 do walnut handle pen holders, best
quality
70 do ivory handle pcn-hoders, best
quality
80 dozen bronze letter clips
81 do gilt letter clips
32 Is do alabaster weights, assorted
33 800 9-inch ivory folders, / inch wide,
weighing about oz to the dozen
81 100 9-inch ivory folders, with handles
35 IL dozen pearl folders
" 80 400 chequered ivory handle letter stamps
" 81 200 plain face ivory handle letter stamps
" 3S 200 pounds mcdium-sized rcd waters, in
.-pound boxes
" 80 500 pounds white waters, s-inch in diam
:. :. 20 400 ,oo dozen sa red tape, No. No ls
" 10 100 do half pint bottles black ink
Z" 43 500 glass inkstands, various patterns
F." Al II dozen embossed Morocco portfolio let
ter size steel locks; none but those of
the best quality will be examined
" As dozen pieces best quality office taste
" 46 10000 best Opaque quilts, No So None but
the best quality Of No. so quills will
be examined
" AZ 1000 best clarified quills, No. 80 do
I" IS dozen standishes, various patterns
E" i9 100000 note envelopes, plain and embossed,
of different sizes
80 $4,000 letter envelopes, best quality, white
{" 81 $4,000 official envelopes do white
" 53 10000 do do do brown
" 30 80 dozen memorandum books, small and
medium sine
{" SO dozen ivory. handle erasers, in cases
{" 81 400 fancy glass weights, various sizcs
I" 90 800 pounds of black sand, best quality, in
onc-pound packages
I" SO 25 dozen OF cocoa sand-boxes
" 90 10 gross OF best quality black lead pencils
" 6l do do rcad-lea do
:" 6s 30 pounds best black scaling wax
I" % 100000 self sealing letter envelopes, best
quality, white and blue
/" 6i 90, 900 self sealing note envelopes, beat quail
ity, white and blue
4" 65 800 reams flatcap folding paper, white
BY the act approved June II, 54i, the Clerk of
the House Of Representatives 10 " directed to con-
fine his purchases exclusively TO articles the growth
and manufacture Of the United States, provided
he same can be procured OF such growth and man.
ufacture of suitable quality and at reasonable
prices, upon as good tcrms AS to quality and price
ns can be obtained Of foreign growt and manu-
A preference viii ihereforc be given to
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-
lacturc of the United States.
The articles to be delivered at tho Office OF the
Clerk on or before the 18th day of October next,
and to be paid for as soon the Committee on Ac-
counts shall audit the bill
Each bidder, though he may desire to propose for
the whole OF the articles above enumerated, will be
required to make separate and distinct proposal