Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-04
PROPt,sAIs.
DR0PosALs FOR STATIONERY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE UsrrKp STATES, ,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, UNIrKD STATES
CLERK's OFFICE, Aug. l, 1865.
Sealed Proposals will be received at this Of
fee until FRIDAY, the 18th day Of September,
1850 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:
200 reams white ouarto Post Paper, extra super.
fine, faint lined.
Is reams white ouarto Post Paper, extra super.
60 reams white ausrto Post Paper, extra super.
fine, wide ruled.
400 reams white Commercial Note Paper, extra
superhne, faint ruled.
100 resms white Commercial Note Paper, extra
superhne, wide ruled, on all sides.
100 reams white Commercial Note Paper, extra
superhne plain.
60 reSms fancy Note Paper.
100 realms white Foolscsp Paper extra superhne.
20 reams white Legal Cap Paper, extra super
80 reams white Flat Cap Paper, extra superane.
The above papers must all be Of tho same
quality, finish, and totfgM Of the samples &C
cepted and must sustain a rigid comparison with
samples, by weight and otherwise, or they will
l25 reams thin Manila Paper.
boxes Arnold's Patent lux Absorber, or
other similar manufacture.
1jO, 900 white thick adhesive Envelopes, 5L by
So inches.
2DO,OOO white thick adhesive Envelopes 90 by
81 inches.
5000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, 5H by
21s inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, 81 by
81 inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, So by
SO inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, s3S by
AZ inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, 1913 by
Az inches.
~, 200 Fancy Note Envelopes.
100000 buff adhesive Envelopes, 7ak by "a
inches.
100000 buff Envelopes, 796 by so inches, mot
adhesive.)
100000 bnF Envelopes, 81 by so inches, mot
adhesive.)
Sgross Congress Tie Envelopes.
The adhesive Envelopes must be ertrd ioeil
qummed, and they must all be delivered in good
boxes, containing except the Congress Tie and
nrst three classes named) five hundred Envelopes
each. The first three classes must be delivered
IN boxes OF an extra quality, containing two hun
dred and fifty each. And samples Of all kinds
must be submitted in boxes, as 1t is proposed to
deliver them. They will all be compelled to sus-
tain rigid comparison with samples in regard
to qualify aud ,0eiyh
125 gross Washington Medallion Pens.
10 gross Perry's blue barrel Pens, ine points.
20 gross Perry IS three pointed Pens.
125 gross Leyys Commercial Pens.
20 gross Gllotts Pens, No. ga, broad points.
10 gross Gillott's Pens, No. 40.
- gross Gillott's Black Swan Quill Pens.
gross ne-inch fat glass inkstands
dozen lnkstands, assorted styles.
10 dozen best Black Ink, quarts, pints, and hall
pints.
dozen Blue Ink, David s or Harrison s,quarts
o lbs. Blue Stamping Ink.
gross Rubber Penholders
gross Porcupine and other fancy Penholders.
10 gross Penholders, common qualities, assorted
styles.
80 dozen short Rubber Propelling Pencils
dozen long Rubber Propelhng Pencils.
10 dozen short Rubber Screw Pencils.
10 gross Faber's octagon Lead Pencils, No. q
10 gross Fabsr's round Lead Pencils No. 2
10 dozen Rubber head Pencils, No. ..
20 dozen Faber's Carmine and Blue Pencils
10 dozen Faber's Artists Pencils.
dozen gold mounted Propelling Pencils.
70 boxes Cut Quills, best quality
dozen Diaries for 1868.
dozen Autograph Books.
dozen Scrap Books.
10 dozen Ellis Muciage, four ounce bottels.
10 dozen Ellis Mucilage, eight-Ounce bottles.
100 lbs. DOyell Eary's best Sealing Wax.
dozen Portfolios, assorted styles.
20 dozen ivory and other Folders.
100 spoOls Pink Tape, No. 10
10 dozen Rodgers Pocket Knives, from one to
six blades.
IS dozen Pocket Knives, wostenholm's, Crooks
and American make, various styles aud
grades.
3 dozen pairs Scissors, one dozen each, four,
five and six inch.
10 dozen pair Scissors, nine to twelve inch.
dozen sets of ane Scissors, in cases.
dozen Paper Clasps, various styles.
5dozen 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.
$40 pounds thick Soft Irvine
200 pounds medium Soft Irvine.
80 dozen packs Visiting Cards.
70 dozen Pen w pers.
dozen Newspaper Files.
25 gross Rubber Bands and Rings.
ID pounds Artist Gum.
!, 900 skins Parchment, 10 by % inches.
In the supply Of goods contractors will be
nRidly required 10 furnish articles fully equal t.
sample
Proposals must be accompanied by the name.
OF the sureties intended to be offered.
As required by law, preference will be given ia
the productions Of American industry, If equally
cheap and OF as good quality and all persons
making proposals to supply any class Of articles
will state whether the same are the manufacture
of the United States.
The articles are to DO delivered free Of any
charge for carriage, at the Office of the Clerk Of the
House of Representatives on or before the LIST DAY
of November 1861
Each proposal to be endorsed " Proposals for
Stationery for the House Of Representatives Of the
United States, and addressed to the under
signed
Sufficient specimens of each class Of articles
proposed for must accompany the proposal,
marked with the name Of the bidder.
The person offering to furnish any class Of
articles at the lowest price, quality considered,
shall receive a 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 q for
fixture of twice the contract price in Of fail
ure, which bond must be filed in the Office of the
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
R0POSA FOR COAL.
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL POR THE INSANE
DRPARrMgST % THE INTERIOR,
NEAR WAsHISGTOS, D. C., Sept 2, lS6j
Scaled proposals will be received at the otict
Of this Institution until noon the 18th of Sep.
TENDER, 1865, for the delivery at the hospital
wharf Of 600 tons e $40 lbs to the ton) best run Of
mine Cumberland or BituminOus Coal, and 200
tons Of best White Ash Authrac to Coal, egg
size; or, in place Of the former for the delivery
of 500 tons best White Ash Anthracite Coal, COO
tons to be JWTnHce size and 900 tons egg ste
Bids will be received from the same person for
the delivery Of both the btuminous and the
anthracite coal, or for one kind only Bids will
not be considered unless made by dealers or
miners who can furnish satisfactory evidence OF
ability to ill the contract, and will be held to be
binding for one week afterthCy are received and