Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-19

PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.


HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES, UNITED STATES
CLERK's OFFICE, Aug. !, 1855. !
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Of
Ace until FRIDAY, the Goth day Of September,
1865, at IL clock, m, for furnishing each Of the
following classes Of Stationery for the use Of the
House OF Representatives Of the United States,
viz:
300 reams white ouarto Post Paper, extra super.
hne, faint lined.
% reams white ouarto Post Paper, extra super
hne, plain.
60 resms white auarto Post Paper, extra super.
fine, wide ruled.
400 reams white Commercial Note Paper, extra
superhne, faint ruled.
100 reams white Commercial Note Paper, extra
superhne, wide ruled, on all sides.
100 reams white Commercial Note Paper, extra
superhne, plain.
80 reams fancy Note Paper.
100 reams white FoolsCap Paper, extra superfne.
rs reams white Legal Cap Paper, extra super
fine. .... .
80 reams white Flat Cap Paper, extra superane.
The above papers must all be Of the same
quality, finish, and IoeigM OF the samples ac-
copied, and must sustain rigid comparison with
samples, by weight and otherwise, or they will
be rejected.
1875 reams thin Manila Paper
boxes ArnOld's Patent lux Absorber, or
other similar manufacture.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, OK by
9sE inches.
900, 900 white thick adhesive Envelopes, on by
81 inches.
5000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, ~ by
AZ inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, SS1 by
81 inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, So by
3H inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, s5s by
~ inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, ION by
AZ inches.
5000 Fancy Note Envelopes
100000 buff adhesive Envelopes, 7% by 81
inches.
100000 baG Envelopes, IN by 81 inches, (nO,
adhesive.)
100000 buff Envelopes, 81 by SO inches, (nOI
adhesive.)
gross Congress Tie Envelopes.
The adhesive Envelopes must be Extra loel
gummed, and they must all be delivered In good
boxes, containing Except the Congress Tie aud
nrst three classes namely Ave hundred Envelopes
| In boxes Of au extra quality, containing two hun
dred and fifty each. Aud samples Of all kind
must be submitted In boxes, as II is proposed t.
deliver them. They will all be compelled to sus
tain rigid comparison with samples, In regar'
| to quality and t0si0M.
l2j gross Washington Medallion Pens.
| 10 gross Perry's blue barrel Pens, fine points.
70 gross Perry's three pointed Pens.
| l21 gross Levy's Commercial Pens.
| 70 gross Gillott's Pens, No. 29i, broad points.
| ~ gross Gillott's Pens, No. 40.
% gross Gillotts Black Swan Quill Pens.
1gross four Finch lat glass inkstauds.
/
10 dozen best Black Ink, quarts, pints, and hal
dozen Carmine Ink, small bottles.
2 dozen Blue Ink, David scr Harrison 's,quarts
| lbs Blue Stamping Ink
| 2 gross Rubber penhOlders
2grOss Porrupine and other fancy Penholders
ID gross PenhOlders, common qualities, assorted
| styles.
80 dozen short Rubber Propelling Pencils.
dozen long Rubber Propelling Pencils.
| 10 dozen short Rubber Screw Pencils
10 gross Faber's octagou Lead Pencils, No. 2.
10 gross Faber's round Lead Pencils, No. 2.
10 dozen Rubber. head Pencils, No. O.
20 dozen Faber's Carmine and Blue Pencils
10 dozen Faber's Artists Pencils.
dozen gold mounted Propelling Pencils.
rs boxes Cut Quilts, best quality.
| dozen Diaries for 1866.
dozen Autograph Books.
2dOzen Scrap Books.
10 dozen Ellis Mucilage, four-ouuc bottels.
Is dozen Ellis Mucilage, eight-Ounoe bottles.
100 lbs. Doyell Early's best Sealing Wax.
dozen Portfolios, assorted styles.
20 dozen ivory and other Folders.
40 spOols Pink Tape, No. 10.
10 dozen Rodgers Pocket Knives, from one t
IS dozen Pocket Knives, wostenholm' s, Crooks
and American make, various styles an
| grades.
dozen pairs Scissors, one dozen EACH four
Ave and siX-inch.
10 dozen pair Scissors, nine to twelve-inch.
2dozen sets Of fine Scissors, In cases.
2dozen Paper Clasps, various styles.
5doZeu Paper Weights.
dozen Pencil Sharpeners
dozen Ready Reference Files.
dozen Eyelet Punches.
dozen Erasing kniZes
400 small boxes or papers Of Black Sand.
dozen Portemonnaies, finest styles.
dozen Rulers, various styles.
dozen Pen racks.
800 pounds thick Soft Irvine.
300 pounds medium Soft Irvine.
30 dozen packs Visiting Cards.
~ dozen Pen wipers.
| . dozen Newspaper Files.
81 gross Rubber Bands and Rings.
10 pounds Artists Gum.
| !, 900 skins Parchment, 10 by % Inches.
In the supply Of goods contractors will b
rigidly required to furnish articles fully equal /
Proposals must be accompanied by the name
Of the sureties intended TO be offered.
| AsrcuuiTed by law, preference will be given /
the productions Of American industry, II equal,
cheap aud Of AS good quality; aud all person
making proposals to supply any class OF article
will state whether the same are the manufactur
| Of the United States.
The articles are to be delivered free Of an,
charge for carriage at the ce OF the Clerk Of tn
House Of Representative, ON or before the LIST da
| Of November, 1865.
| Zach proposal to be endorsed proposals 70
Stationery for the House of Representatives of tn
United States" and addressed to the under
| signed.
Sufficient specimens OF each class of article
proposed for must accompany the proposal
| marked with the name Of the bidder
The person offering to furnish any class G
articles at the lowest price, quality considered
shall receive contract for the same, on execut
ing bond, with two or more sureties, satisfac
tory to the Clerk Of the House Of Representatives
for the performance Of the same, under a for
feiture OF twice the contract price In case OF fail
uTe, which bond must be hled In the Office Of tn
said Clerk within ten days after the proposal
have been opened aud the result declared.
EDWARD MCPHERSON,
Clerk OF the House Of Representatives OF the Uni
ted States au2S-w4w
DLUMBING, GAS AND STEAM FIT
l. TlNG.-All kinds Of the above work execu
ted with promptuess, and at the lowest rates.
Sole agent for the celebrated Knicksrbocke
Range, which has given more general sRtisfaC
| ton than any other one In use In this city.
Hot air furnaces, brick and portable, put mp
short notice. Persons introducing water int
dwellings are invited to call and examine GU
stock before giving their order
ALEX. Il. SHEPHERD,
| $50 Pennsylvania avenue.
| seps.6t Successor to J. W. Thompson 4 Co,