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PROSPECTUS
FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE.
AND APPENDIX.

AND APPENDIX.
THESE works have such a wide circulation, en'
i have been so universally approved and sou2h;
after by the public, that we deem 1t necessary or.(
IN this prospectus 10 say that they vii Le ccntinuei
at the next session Of Congress-; and 10 state, ct.
cinc,ly, their contents, the form in which they wi!j.
printed, and the prices for them.
The Congressional Globe is made ND OF the da..t'
proceedings Of the two Hoisee of Congress. 1i.-
speeches o!,he members arc conden. ell 10 bring ,heia
into a readable length. All the resolutions offer .
or motions made, are given in the mover>' own words.
and the yeas and nays on all the importan, questions.
II Is printed with small 'ype--brever and nonrars.--
On a doubie.rcval sheet, in quarto form each nuu.
ter containing lG royal qnarlo pages. 1t is prno'
as fast as The business done in Congress flrn.sle.
matter enough for a number, The first fUtr wee,s &:
a session usually furnish matter enough for one nur.
Der a week and the balance Of the session enou.s
for Two Or three nuinl .es a week. The approachi..S
session Of Congress will lie a long one, aud will f,.
Lish matter enough, We suppose, icT hiiy or Blk
numbers.
The appendix is made TIP of the Presidents ANNA:
mes age, the reports Of the principal differs OF tbs
Government, that accompany ii, and ell, the lon;
speeches OF members OF Congress, written ont or RS
vised lyihem' elves. 1t is prin cdin the some form rs
he Congre sional GloIe e, and usually makes sLo,.
the anne NUM- er Of pages. There are not 50 man"
NUM- es put Ii. he'd, the fir week. # a session. n.
there are nun' ers Of the Congressional Globe, te-
cause the members are slow In WIRING ont the
speeches; but, towards the close Of a session, TIA
NUM- ers are Published more freq lently than the Goa
gre>sio0al Glul.e.
Id'H VI tHc>e WuThs Is complete m II eli hui II ia
necessary for every suis Grille who de.ire a FIJI
knowledge OF the proceedings Of Congress, 10 ha-.s
ioh lecaise, then, lthere should e any ambigut-
" In the synopsis Of he sneech, or any denial Of "a
correctness, as pulls he'd IN The Congressional Gloic,
The reader may turn to the Appendix TO zee the speech
at length, corrected by the meml er himself.
Now, there is no source II, the Congressional Glo'v
and Appenltx, from which a person can obtain a fl.
history of the prodeeiin:s Of Congress. GALES d
SEhToN's Regiier ofDeha'e., which con'aineI a hi :
tory, was suspended in The year 1897, and has nti
.,-,~ 4 ,~. n.,InaAI , - .- -. - .,--t
for a session a. the Congressional Glole AMI Apren-
d X, and did not contain an eq ial aino INT Of mater, 4
great portion ofihe current proceedings Icing omi;el-
Compete indexes to loth the Congressional Glol II
and the Appendix are printed at the close Of each ses.
son, and sent 10 all Subscribers for them.
The reports oitae Congressional Globe and Appe5.
dix are not in The least degree lcciel by the part.
bias pflhe Ed tors. They are given precisely a. wri..
ten ou! ~ the Reporters and the Member. themselveD
and are suhjec! 10 The revision and correction .. thu
speakers.
.'lole and Appendix for their committee rooms, anu
for the .Ibraries ofConsreSs. So confident are We
that all who Subscribe Tor these WORKS will lie pleased
with them, that we hereby pledge our, el ves'o take
them lac and refund the money 10 al WAC may lie
dissatisfied.
The approach of Congress which will discuss FER
the AIgercan people all the most important question
ever entertained hy the national councils, and ne''
and extraordinary neasart never before fully ven,ur.
ed upon, has induced The publishers OF the G!ote TO
make greater and Letter preparation Than heretofore
for reporting and publishing the speeches and pro-
ceilings Of the next session. A stronger corps O. re
porler>, new type, and finer paper, will be provided, ~
present, IN the best manner, the debates ana doingsc!
the representation OF the Union which assemblies IN.
der exciting circumstances, very widely differing from
the state oil things encountered by any previous Con
eresS. The executive power is at war with both In"
great parties that compose the Congress; and one Of
these VIII have The ascendency in the Senate, waile
the other holds the power in the recently CHOSEN Pop"
ular branch. In this attitude Congress will meet, 10
deal with mot interesting topics " hich have everin.
vokedits wisdom. II will find the whole revenues Of
The country IN the hands Of irresponsible tlnctIona.
rie>, IN whom no party confdes. II vii! find an OPP
pres,lve iarii robblng the great mass ofti. people and
the Government. II will find a mons;rous moneyed
and specializing interest struggling TO build Up anoth-
er independent taxing power in an incorporated es-
MISUNDERSTANDING as a ve>,ed right, to certain class
Is, authority 10 counterfeit, for the nation a currency
ioriHddIn by the Constitution. 1t will find politica.
agitaiors IN Congress to work for presidential a>pi-
rants, urging Redistribution Of the national domain,
aud the assumption OF State debts, as n means Of en-
listing IN their political designs all the clrsse, who
look TO distribution as perpe;latins an excessive tar
III, 10 assumption As approaching their stocks and
creating a naiionai debi-opening a new field Of spec
uialIon, OF which a national hank is considered ne'es-
sary, as The grand >trnula tor. With all these vasiis.
sue VIII lie involved the question of The next Pre>i.
nency, on whIch II l., supposed every result will de-.
pend.
IN such a cri>is,it i proper that The people Of eve
ry district IN the Union sholld e we'll informed Of
the course pursued y its particular representative,
AMI oil the caring Of all the discussions in Congress,
and OF all l> proceedings. The important topics
opened mp IN Congress, will, we have no doubt, great
ly protract The session, ami consequently increase tho
volume Q! our reports. The Congressional Globe OF
me ia>t long session (nlade up of the proceedings, in
chdln2 the votes and a synopsis ofthe discis>pnl ex-
lendel to almost aihonsand quarto pages, small rflns
The Appendix o. speeche>, revised or written on, by
the speakers, con,is;ei also Of abont one thousand
qlarto RACES. These volumes were furnished for 81
each. The same amount Of ma,ler reported AMI nrin.
ted az The usual prices, could NOT le afforded for less
IMAM SlO per volume. The matter eng prerareI for
orr newspaper, we wereenab.ello transfer it and con-
vert II INTO the BOOK form, and sell II ut the reduced
subscription price. Bui The volume ofthe repor,s, IN.
creased by The long session Of Cuncres>, made the cost
OF he paper alone nearly equal the price at which The
volume was sold. The publishers made no. hing on
their work. Anticipating hat the approachinp ses-
SION will not he shorter than the long one Of The 27lh
Congre>'. we had determined 10 raite the price ofths
Congressional Globe and Appendix 10 So each; and,
10 justly this enhanced price, incurred new exper IS
10 add 10 the value ofthe work. But, heihg impres,-
Ell with the importance Of spreading information
among the people, on The eve Of an election iraugh,
win 1,lch consequences 10 heconniry as that OF the
next Presidency, we have resolved to adhere TO tho
od rrIce Of 81 for the Congressional Glole, and 81
for he Appendix q speeches, to all sulscrll ers M 10
the 1T Of January next. After ,ha, day, the price
viii lie SO for each.
As some persons who may receive this prosrec,u.
may wi'h to sllscril elor our regular papers, we will
here state that we pul iish a Dali paper al, $40; a
Semi-weekly paper at IS aud a Week v paper, with
a complete index tot, Il. % a year, payable in id.
vance.
TERMS.
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For the Appendix , 81 per copy.
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ior 90; 'we've copies for So; and 20 on in proper.
ZION Tor n Srta'er number.
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