The southern press., 1851-05-14

81 4 do gilt do
80 Is do aabaster weights, assorted
=" 80 500 9-inch ivory folders l. inch wide,
weighing about or. to the doz
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
80 200 pounds medium-sized red waters, in
I-pound boxes
80 300 do white waters, s-inch in dia-
40 400 dozen red tape, No. 10
Al 400 do do No. 25
AZ 100 do half pint bottles black ink
AZ 500 glass inksands, various patterns
A IL dozen embossed Morocco port folio
letter-size steel locks; none but
those OF the best qualify will tie
examined
As do pieces best quality oficetasts
as 10000 best Opaque quilts, No. so
Al 1900 do clarified do No. 80
None but the best quality of No. 80
quilts will be examined
48 2dozen standishes, various patterns
40 $1,000 note envelopes, plain and emboss-
ed, of different sizes
50 $4,000 letter envelopes, best quality white
81 $4,000 do do brown
SO $4,000 official envelopes do white
{" SO $4,000 do do do brown
50 2 gros motto waters
Sc IS 50 dozen memorandum books, small and
" Sc A do ivory-handle erasers, in cases
3" 81 400 fancy glass weights, various sizes
So 1880 pounds of black sand, best quail
ty, in one-pound packages
50 % dozen OF cocoa sand-boxes
60 l5gross OLDEST quality black lead pencils
6l S do do read-lead do
" 60 90 POUNDS best black sealing wax
" So 100000 selfsealing letter envelopes, best
quality, white and blue
GA 10000 sef-seaiing note envelopes, best
quality, white and blue
" 65 1880 reams Aat-cap folding paper, white
By the act approved June II, 1874, the Clerk
of the House of Representatives is ''directed to
confne his purchases exclusively to articles the
growth and manufacture of the United States, pro-
vided the same be procured Of such growth
and manufacture of suitable quality and at reason
able prices, upon as good terms as to quality and
price can be obtained Of foreign growth and
manufacture A preference will therefore be
given to the productions of American industry;
and persons making proposals TO supply any
article will state whether the is Of the growth
and manufacture Of the United States.
The articles are to be delivered at the Office of
the clerk on or before the 18th day Of October
next, and to te paid for as soon as the Committee
on Accounts 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 pro-
posaL for each class; and proposal or paper EN-
bracing more than single class will be considered.
Each proposal to be endorsed proposals tor Class
No. 4 of sta,ieaery for Ii. r. U 81" and adj
dressed to the undersigned. They will be free Of
posiaget
Sufficient specimens Of each class topccompany
the proposal marked with the name Of the bidder
and the number of the class, according to the
above advertisement.
The whole Of each article specified in the fore
going list will be deemed class, and the person
offering to furnish any class description of
tcles at the lowest price, quality considered, sha
receive contract for the same, on executing a
bond, with two or more sureiies, satisfactory to
the clerk, for the performance OF the same, under
forfeiture of twice the contract price in case of
failure; which bond must be filed in the office of
said clerk within ten days after the proposals have
been opened and the result declared.
The right is reserved, in il should be
,essary, TO order further supply Of all or any OF
he articles contained in the above list.
The clerk also reserves the right to Judge and
whether the articles offered conform TO
he samples Furnished or not, and may, in his dis
,retion, refuse to receive them, if in his opinion
hey do not answer the purpose for which they
Ire intended.
r. NJ. YOUNG,
Clerk House Of Representatives u. s.
April l5-lawtJulyl