The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-27

dozen embossed paper boxes. inches BY
lncnes square and inch deep, per
dozen morocco covered boxes, Is inches by
% mcnes square and - inches deep, with
LOCKS, to De in all respects like the sample
at this Office, per dozen
l dozen mahogany rulers, is inches in length
round or fiat, per dozen
oo ! dozen bronze pen racks, per dozen
5000 extra large size white adhesive enyelopes.
very smooth and thick, 81 inches by Al
inches square, per M
TO- 900 long white adhesive envelopes, for letters
very smooth and thick, 81 inches by 81
inches square, per M
10000 long buff adhesive envelopes, for letters,
very smooth and thick, per M
TO- 600 white adhesive letter envelopes, very smooth
and thick, l-5 inches by 81 inches
square, per M
$4,000 white Adhesive letter envelopes, very smooth
and thick, 81 inches by l-5 inches
square, per M
$4,000 buff adhesive letter envelopes, very smooth
and thick, same size, per NJ
5000 white adhesive letter envelopes, with black
border, per M
so 900 large white adhesive note envelopes to suit
the large note paper, per
10000 small white adhesive note envelopes, to suit
the small note paper, per NJ
5,OOo small white note envelopes, with black bor-
der, per M
10000 envelopes, to suit the fancy note paper
per nj
1000 white embossed card envelopes, per M
IU,UOO white plain adhesive card envelopes, per M
l'ooo PLAIN white adhesive card envelopes, with
border, per M
5oo'ooo medium buff envelopes, for documents,
sive, per M
200 pounds best black sand, in pound papers,
per pound.
BY the act approved June II, 1914, the Sec
rotary of the Senate is ssdirected to confine his
purchases exclusively to articles of the growth and
manufacture OF the United States, provided the
same can be procured of such growth and manu-
facture of suitable quality and at prices
upon as good terms as to quality and price as can
be obtained of foreign growth and manufacture %
preference will therefore be given to the produc-
lions OF American industry: and all persons max
ing proposals to supply any article will state whe-
Their the same is of the growth and manufacture
of the United States.
The articles must be delivered at the office of
the Secretary of the Senate at Washington free of
any charge for carriage, on or before the LIST of
October next.
Euery article must be of the uerq best qualitu, unless
an inferior article is called for
The right is expressly reserved, in case it shall
be necessary, to order, upon giving reasonable no
tce, any additional quantity of any or all of said
articles that may be required for the use of the
Senate during the thirty third Congress.
suhc1ent specimen of each article proposed
for (of paper half quire and of envelopes 25) is
to accompany the proposal, and to be marked with
the name OF the proposer and the price of the ar
ticle. The whole of each article specified in the
foregoing list will be deemed class; and the per-
son offering to furnish any such class the lowest
price Quality considered) will receive contract
for the came, on executing a bond, with two or
more sureties, satisfactory the Secretary of the
Senate, for the performance thereof, under a for
feiture of twice the contract price in case OF fail
ure which bond is to be filed lin the Office of the
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals
have been accepted.
If any article contracted for should not be deliy.
cred within the time stipulated or should be infe-
rior in any respect to the sample the bond of the
contractor will be put in suit.
proposals should be endorsed proposals for
Stationery for the Senate and be directed to the
secretary OF the Senate at Washington.
Proposals and specimens must be delivered at
the office free of charge
ASBURY DICKINS,
June o-1aw4w Secretary of the Senate.