Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-26
PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES., us,EEp STATES,

House. OF REPRESENTATIVES, USiRRD STATES,
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1885.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
ofice until FRIDAY, the Esd instant at IL clock
IN for furnishing each Of the following classes
Of Stationery for the use Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States, viz:
50 reams white Letter Paper, extra superhne,
wide ruled.
90 reams Commercial Note Paper, white, extra
30 resms Legal Gap Paper, white, extra super.
Hns.
81 rsams Plat Cap Paper.
1000, 900 buH Speech Envelopes, so by so
inches.
10000 buff adhesive Envelopes, ~ by 81
inches.
100, coo white thick adhesive Envelopes, 81 by
81 inches, -
l0,OOC white thick adhesive Envelopes, So by
!, 600 white thick adhesive Envelopes, ssS by
~ inGhea
10000 white thick adhesive Envelopes, ION by
AZ inches.
4 gross finch fat glass Inkstauds.
! gross square glass lnkstAnds, samples Of
which will be furnished.
I dozen Barometer Iukstands.
Q dozen genuine Arnold's Ink; J dozen, each,
quarts, pInts, aud half piut..
u doten beyt Black Ink dozen, each, quarts
pints, and half .pipts.
8 dozen best He'd lux.
8 dozen Geld and Rubber Propelling Pencils
10 dozen Ivory Propelling Pencils.
10 gross Paber's Lead Pencils, oetagon, No. q
8 dozen Gold Pens and Pencils; gold, silver,
| and gold aud rubber cases.
2do,en Gold Pen Nibs, best quality, medium
| sizes.
Is dozen Mucilsse, s-ounos bottles, hest quality.
8 dozen Paper weights.
y dozen bSTe. Cat Quilts. best qnsllty. -,
Is gross Gillott's Black Swan Quill Pens, sos.
80 gross Gillott's Pens. No. So3.
8 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 aud Rings.
2 dozen Punches.
2doEen Eyelet Gets.
Punches aud Byelet Sets to be separately
10 dozen Pocket Knives, best qualities, Rogers
aud westenholm's.
dozen Scissors; 2 dozen each, e,7, and s-inoh.
2dozen Portfolios; l dozen to be plain leather.
1he Adhesive enyelopta must be extra tosli
gunl,Rad, 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 enyel-
opes. The third item OF envelopes must be de-
liyered in boxes OF an extra quality, neatly put
up, $50 In box the rest 10 boxes OF 500 each.
In the supp y Of goods, contractors will be
rigidly required to farnish articles fully equal
to sample
Proposals must be accompanied by the names
OF the Sureties intended 10 be offered, and bond
In the sum of Sl, 900 that parties will furnish
huCn articles as may DO awarded 70 them.
As required by law, preference will be given
to the productions Of American industry, II
equally oh, ap Apd Of as good quality, and all
persons making proposals 10 supply any class Of
articles will state whether the same are the man
ufacture Of the United States.
Tho articles are to be delivered free Of any
charge for carriage, at the oflce Of the Clerk Of
the House Of Representatives, on or before the
4th day Of April, 1868.
Each proposal to be endorsed proposals. for
Stationery for the House OF Representatives Of
the United states,' aud 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 ar
ttclos at the lowest price, quality considered,
shall receive contract for the same, on exc
cutting bond with two or more suretiss satisfac-
tory to the Clerk Of the house Of Representatives
for the performance Of the same, under u forfeit
uTe Of twice the contract price 10 case OF failure
which bond must be hled In the once Of the said
Clerk within Ave days after the proposals have
been opened and the result declared.
EDWARD MCPHERSON
Clerk OF House Of Representatives.
mhl2.mN United States.