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Congressional Globe and Appendix.

We issue this Prospectus TO apprise the pupiic
renewed preparations on our part TO publish the
Co NGREssIoNAL GLOBE and APPENDIX ior the
approaching session, and to invite subscriptions
The two Houses having contracted with US Tor the
work, on such terms as enable US no,c to make
complete reports to multiply and issue the mum.
bers in quicker succession than heretofore, and
without increasing the price TO subscrloers' we
hope to make good return for the liberality ana
high official sanction thus bestowed on the publ
cation. We shall increase the volume atleast one
third beyond their ordinary bulk, and endeavor to
add to its usefulness by extending still farther its
large circulation.
This last is not the least important point in the
view of Congress. Faithful and durable reports OF
the debates OF the body are of value in proportion
to the extent of their circulation among the peo-
Pile. 1t IS in this way that Congress IS bro't INTO
the presence of its remote cons.iuents-hat IT OBJ
tains easy access and holds communication with
them from day to day, and renders the government
really representative
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strongest mark OF appreciation & confidence in the
liberal meansand permanent contract voted to on
tnue the work, we shall not be found wanting in
the impartiality and industry necessary to the due
fuiilment of the engagement On our part. The
next session will task to the utmost the best efforts
of those connected with the undertaking IL will
be distinguished by discussions of extraordinary in
interest and results OF abiding concern. The war,
its origin and conduct by officers in the cabinet and
in the field, will furnish subjects Of profound in
quiry and consideration The terms ofpeace, the
disposition to be made of conquests, the conse'
quences to be drawn from all that has been done,
as affecting parties in this country, and especially
as bearing on the approaching presidential election,
will open up novel and powerfully operating dis
sentions rendering the councils at Washington dl-
ring the next year as pregnant of good or evil to
this continent as those of Rome were to the Old
World in the days of her early energy. Such
field for deliberaton and action was never presen-
ted to any previous Congress All that has trans
pired or may hereafter anspre before the close of
the approaching session of Congress, in New Mex
leo, California, in the capitol uf Mexico and the
provinces still dependant on it, will come under
the consideration of the next Congress. Its debates
will contain the history of the war, and its action
determine lis results, whether they be decided
by arms or diplomacy. And whatever IS devel-
oped concerning this vast and interesting matter
on the floor of Congress or in the Executive mes
sages, will be found recorded in the Congression-
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ly proceedings OF the two Houses of Congress,
and printed on supertine double royal paper, with
small type (brevier and nonpareil) in quartz form
each number containing sixteen royal quarto pages.
The speaches of the members in this first form are
condensed the full reports Of the prepared speech
es being reserved for the APPENDIX. All resolu-
ions, motions and other proceedings, are given in
the form of the Journals, with the yeas and nays
on every important question.
Every member will have the opportunity to read
his remarks before they arc put to press, and alter
our reports if he shall think it Incorrect.
The APPENDIX is made up ofthe Presidents an
,t pni,,
of the government that accompany it and all speech
es of members of Congress, written or revised by
themselves. 1t is printed in the same form as the
Congressional Globe, and usually makes about the
same number of pages during session.
During the first month or six weeks OF session,
there is rarely more business done than will make
two numbers week--one of the Congressional
Globe, and one of the Appendix; but during the
remainder ofsession, there is usually sufficient mat
ter for two or three members of each every week.
The next session will be unusually interesting;
therefore, we calculate the Congressona Globe
and Applendix together will make near 600 large
quarto pages, printed in small type-brevier and
nonparel. We furnish complete Indexes to both
at the end OF n session.
We will endeavor to print a sufficient number
of surplus copies to supply all that may be miscar-
ried, or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
very particular to file their papers carefully, for
tear that we should not be able to supply diI the
lost numbers.
We have few surplus copies of the Congress
sonal Globe far the last session of Congress, which
we will sell for the original subscription price--$l
a copy We will have no surplus copies of the Ap-
plendix for that session.
TERMS.
For one copy Of the Congressional Globe $500
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cannot afford Ia credit them out. Therefore no
person need consume time in writing for them,
unless the money accompanies the order.
Subscriptions should be here by the 18th of De-
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Washington, Oct 4, 1917.
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