The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-11-07
NEW SERIES OF THE
Congressional Globe and Ap-
pendix.

TONGRESS at its last session, through the
" Joint Library Committee OF the two Houses,
having authorized large subscription for The Con-
GREssIoNAL GLOBE AND APPENDIX; and the
Senate, by resolution, having directed the mode
of preparing the reports OF its proceedings, and
tborized the Secretary of the Senate to contract
with the undersigned, shpulating that the reports
when written out shall be subject to the revision
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OF the Congressional Globe and Appendix, issued
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standard work. worthy of being maintained and
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small type. (brevier and nonpare, in quartoform,
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ges. The speeches of the members, in this first
form, are condensed-the full report Of the pre-
pared speeches being reserved for the Appendix.
All resolutions, motions, and other proceedings,
arc given in the form Of the Journals, with the
yeas and nays on every important question.
The Appendix is made up of the Presidents
Annual Message, the reports Of the principal Off
GERS Of the Government that accompany it, and
all speeches Of members of Congress, written out
or revised by themselves II is printed in the same
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about the same number Of pages during a session.
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sion, there Is rarely more business done than will
make two numbers week; one Of the Congress
sional Globe and one Of the Appendix; but during
the reniainderof session. there is usually suff
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cry week. The next session will be unusually in
teresting; therefore, we calculate that the Con-
gressionaI Globe and Appendix together will make
1900 large quarto pages printed in small typ e.
BREWER; and noDpareil We furnish complete In.
dexes to both at the end of a session. ~,
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Appendix for the last fifteen sessions Of Congrss,