Daily national Republican., 1866-03-17
pRoPosALs FOR STATIONERY.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, UNiERD STATES,
WASHINGTON, March 10, lss6.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
Office unt!l FRLDAT, the 23d instant at l2 clock
m for furnishing each Of the following classes
Of Stationery for the use Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States, viz:
so reams white Letter Paper, extra superhne,
wide ruled.
80 reams Commercial Note Paper, white, extra
supernne, wide ruled.
SO reams Legal Cap Paper, white, extra super
fine.
25 reams Plat Cap Paper.
inches
$1,000 buff adhesive Envelopes, TX by so
inches.
100, 600 white thick adhesive Envelopes, 6s1 by
81 inches.
i5,OOO Whit. thick adhesive Envelopes, s1S by
S16 inches.
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, lO96 by
AZ inches.
gross square glass lnkstands, samples Of
| which will be furnished
| 4 dozen Barometer Inkstands.
| 8 dozen genuine Arnold's Ink; dozen, each,
quarts pints, and lf-pint'.
| l2 dozen best Black Ink 1 dozen, each, quarts,
pints, and half. .pints.
| Q dozen best Red Ink.
dozen Gold and Rubber Propelling Pencils.
| 10 dozen Ivory Propelling Pencils.
| 10 gross Faber's Lead Pencils, octagon, No. q
dozen Gold Pens and Pencils; gold, silver,
and gold aud rubber cases.
2dozen Gold Pen Nibs, best quality, medium
| sizes.
10 dozen Mueilage, S-ounce bottles, best quality.
| Q dozen Paper weight
l2 dozen boxes Cut auills, best quality. -,
| Is gross GillOtt's Black Swan Quill Pens, sos
81 gross Gillott's Pens. No, 3OS.
| 0 dozen Pocket books, best quality.
| Is dozen Visiting Cards.
100 pounds Sealing Wax, best quality.
| 10 dozen Folders, Ivory and other.
20 dozen Memorandums and small Blank and
| Manuscript Books.
| % gross Rubber Bands and Rings.
| 2 dozen Punches.
| 2 dozen Eyelet Sets.
| Punches and Eyelet Sets to be separats)
10 dozen Pocket Knives, best qualities, Rogers
and WestenhOlm's.
dozen Scissors dozen each, Q, 7, and s-inch.
| 2doEen Portfolios l dozen to be plain leather.
| The adhesive enyeloped must be eItrd L1ell
| gUmBlGd, and will be rejected II they are not,
They must all be delivered in strong bOxes, sam
pies OF which must be submitted with the envel-
| Opes. The third item of envelopes must be de-
| livered In boxes OF IN extra quality, neatly put
up, $50 in Il box the rest in boxes OF 900 each.
| In the supply Of goods, contractors will be
rigidly required to furnish articles fully equal
| 10 sample
Proposals must be accompanied by the names
Of the sureties intended to be offered, and Il bond
| in the sum Of ", 100 that parties will furnish
such articles as may be awarded to them.
to the productions of American Industry, u
equally cheap and Of as good quality, and all
persons making proposals to supply any class o
articles will state whether the same are the man
ufacture Of the United States.
The articles are to be delivered free Of an,
charge for carriage at the office Of the Clerk Q
the House Os Representatives, on or before th
4th day Of April, ls6G
Each proposal to be endorsed proposals 70
Stationery for the House Of Representatives {
the United States, and addressed to the under
signed
Sufficient specimens Of each class Of article
proposed for must accompany the proposal
marked with tho name Of the bidder.
The person Offering to furnish any class OF al
ticles at the lowest price, quality considered
shall receive a contract for the same, on exc
cutting bond with two or more sureties satisfat
tory TO the Clerk of the House Of Representative
for the performance Of the same, under forfeit
ure Of twice the contract price In case OF failur
which bond must be fled In the Office Of the sal
Clerk within nye days after the proposals hay
been opened aud the result declared.
EDWARD MCPHERSON,
Clerk Of House Of Representatives.
mhl2-mit United States.