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WASHINGTON D. G.. SATURDAY NOVEMBER y 1916.
New Series OF the Congressional Globe
and Appendix.

New Series Of the Congressional GI0b
and Appendix.
| IHONGRESS, at its last session, through the Join
" Library Committee Of the two Houses, hay
ing authorized a large subscription for the Con
gressional Globe and Appendix, and the Senate, b,
resolution, having directed the mode Of prepsrin,
the reports Of its proceedings, and authorized tn,
Secretary of the Senate to contract with the under
signed, stipulating that the reports when writer
out shall be subject to the revision Of the Speakers
the Congressional Globe and Appendix is now Of
fered to the public, not only an authentic, but a.
an official report Of the proceedings of Congress
made under the eye, and published by authority Of
tn body.
The undersigned originated the mode Of journal
izing the proceedings of Congress, which, thus
adopted, is to be perfected with the aid and under
the supervision Of Congress. Their Publication
the first and only one that gave each successive
step in every measure in both branches of Congress
brief all the debates; every important vote and
an appendix, including at full length all the revised
speeches delivered during the session.
The work, as it is now 10 be conducted by them,
will be found a most perfect political history. The
senators from the States, and the representatives
from every section of the Onion bring with them
into Congress knowledge of the feelings, senti-
ments, and interests of their several constituencies.
Public opinion and the public information it ex-
lists among those they represent, are imbodied by
them; and in the crucible Of Congress the wisdom
of our times is brought TO its test, and there con-
centrated, in directing the political movements of
the whole country. The impulses thus given through
Congress from every quarter, react upon the nation
as whole, and all its component parts are made to
move in cooperation. The press cannot be more
usefully employed than in condensing and again
spreading abroad the intelligence Of free coun
try, tending to such happy results through our al
most miraculousy adjusted State and national inst
tuons.
Having identified ourselves with the plan Of ad-
vancing the usefulness of Congress by publishing
full and impartial reports, and having large mass
of the Congressional Globe and Appendix, issued
during the last twelve years, which would be impair
ed in value to us, and utility to the public if the
work were discontinued, we have double motive
to prompt us to extend it through new series. We
are resolved, fpossbe, to give it permanence, and
to hand it down to successors as q standard work,
worthy Of being maintained and improved. We
shall enter upon our new undertaking without being
distracted burdened by any associate abors Of the
press; and, thus unencumbered shall hope to make
the new series step in advance Of the former in all
points of execution. With view to accomplish
this, we shall be Gone the other) in attendance
on Congress. ~ 5 n s5sa. 1-sfy bias.
We believe every member OF Congress will bear
witness that our reports are full and fair.
h The Congressional Globe is made up of the daily
of the two houses of Congress-, and
printed on superfine doube-royal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonpareiI in quarto form, each
number containing sixteen royal quarto pages. The
speeches of the members, in this first form con-
densedthe full report Of the prepared speeches be-
ing reserved for the Appendix. All resolutions,
motions, and other proceedings, are given in the
form Of the Journal with the yeas and nays on
every important question aEt aa
The Appendix is made up of the Presidents an
nual message the reports of the principal officers Of
the government that accompany it, and all speeches
of members of Congress, written out or revised by
themselves. It is printed in the same form as the
Congressional Globe and usually makes about the
same number ofpages during session.
During the first month or six weeks OF session,
there is rarely more business done than will make
two numbers a week-one Of the Congressional
Globe and one Of the Appendix but during the re-
mander of session, there is usually sufficient mat
ter for two or three numbers of each every week.
The next session will be unusually interesting
therefore, we calculate that the Congressional Globe
and Appendix together will make near 1900 large
quarto pages, printed in small type. We furnish
complete indexes to both at the end of a session.
We have on hand the Congressional Globe and
Appendix for the last fifteen sessions of Congress,
making together fifteen large royal quarto volumes,
which we will sell, unbound, tor S4l; or bound,
with Russia backs and corners, for $50. Those
who want the back volumes should apply for them
Immediately, as they are in demand Congress
subscribed for 34 complete sets during the two last
sessions The proceedings Of Congress for the last
nine wears cannot be procured from any othe,
source-Gales g. Seaton having stopped printing
their Register of Debates in 1887
We will endeavor to PRINT sufficient number o
surplus copies to supply all that may be miscarried
or lost in the nails hut subscribers should be very
particular to file their papers carefully for fear tha
we should not be able to supply all the lost mum
bers
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