The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-13

Public Statutes a, Large
United States Of America,
from the
organization Of the in 1885, March 1915
Arranged in chronological order,
with
references the of each and to the subsequen
acts on the same subject,
copious notes Of the decisions
| courts Of the United States,
constituting those acts and upon the subjects Of the laws,
/ with
| index to the contents OF each volume,
full general index to the whole work in the concluding
| volume;
/ together with
the Declaration of Independence the articles OF conled
Grafton, and the constitution OF the United States
tables in the last volume containing lists of the
ting TO the jadie larry, imports, and tonnage
/ Edited by
/ Richard Peters, esq,
/ counsellor at-aw,
The rights and OF the United States the
type plates from which this work is printed hereby
Recognised acknowledged, asd declared BY publishers,
according the provisions Of the joint resolution OF Con-
gress, passed March y isaS
Charles 2 i-i'' ,s sd James Brown
Now. sir, Messrs Little 4 Brown were the publishers
understand the Joint resolution TO be TO pay for
index OF this work, three dollars per volume. Here is
general index in the last Of these volumes to the whole
ground that have index for each OF these volumes
and also general index the last volume for the whole
Ct them and venture . say. .ha, i Messrs Little
be only compilation Of all the indexes of the preceding
volumes perhaps somewhat amended by the general in
dex in the sth volume am unwilling TO make any such
book as that pay my respects TO the senator from Mis-
souri, but / recollect perfectly WELL that when was
trying 10 get statistical information from the Patent
Office, some two or three years back he said was not
worth more than old almanac. do think, that after
We have bad three or four indexes to pay for another
which will be nothing but compilation will be TO spend
$1,000 or $4,000 for nothing at all When the index IS
have the volumes to refer TO for the purpose OF examna
ton OF the laws that you want The publishers OF this
index. understand are to be Little Brown. the pub
fishers OF the old work. and that they Tor somebody ese)
are to prepare this new index.
MIR. President have little experience in regard
indexes Of decisions OF appellate courts and statutes at
home, in kentucky and my experience is that unless
you get first rate lawyer to devote himself to
king these indexes and preparing them for you is work
w al bs Amy
really IL 10 me TO be throwing away the "a 900
IS 1000 that this viii cost when we have already double
Mr.. BENTON. Mr.. President, the gentleman seems
still to bear in mind something that said two three
years ago when he wished to gather information from the
out, expunge H. [laugher,l and make all square. And
now wish TO say TO the senator from Kentucky that
Little Brown are 10 compile no index at all that the
Senate and that the whole Of paper lies in the
Secretarys ofceva great pile-and waits 10 be printed
The senator says we have already index TO the laws
Well, sir, cannot recoec how far back il was that
first began to look at laws and law books; but
saw one in my life without index TO IT, little bit Of
thing. not half inch thick with blue cover would
SIR nopca and apbaSeca Ode Sa, eoseSs un n
one head everything that relates 10 subject thing
not TO be found. and entirely different This the first OF
ne Kind we have had holding up The Sy1opca IndeS
see that here you find under head and alphabetically
arranged every law passed upon any one subjec, from
the foundation OF the government 10 that time He will
what the contents OF the law are, what its pro-
visions, and will be able to enghien his mind upon the
whole subject by looking at the index alone That
down 10 1898 What we have done now is, 70 bring
down to the present dsyto the end OF this Congress
when il will be complete II sa thing OF the greatest
venience The work is ready 10 be printed and this is
method OF getting printed, as we can IN no other way
We take the book from him ready printed He prints
from the manuscript which the Secretary OF the Senate
will deliver when the Senate shall order the work to be
DONE
Mr. DOWNS. should like 10 know, before the or.
der Is given, whether the manuscript has been exam
med BY any legal gentleman. accustomed to the OF
IL very likely that this index. like many other such things
may have been, TO great extent copied. have not
amined ALL and rise Tor information upon this point
Brown Is very valuable work bai there are very i'm
portant errors in tsome very nconvenent aod serious
want TO know whether those have been copied
or whether they are corrected in the work which Il is
now proposed to pntl There very important
IN Little Browns work and think IL ought TO he a
lesson TO Congress TO be little cautious before they
give their sanction TO anything else OF the kind One
portant and general that many OF the laws
wrongly marked obsolete Ii is found out however,
by eminent members OF the bar and some of our Judges
although well calculated 10 lead astray courts and mem
ber OF the BAR that many OF these laws marked as obso
eie force, and have been decided by high tr.
bunals. This has been productive OF great difficulty
Some Of criminal laws in force have been mark.
ed Obsolete and il has been found difficult to convince
the court and jury that they still in force, when the
counsel can bring in book, published BY authority Of
Congress- stating that they obsolete In such
il is almost impossible TO find jury who will pronounce
the man guilty Having had some experience in the IN
rsprudence OF the country, my attention has been called
TO it, and the attention OF the Judicial officers OF the
has been called 10 IT, | wish TO know
whether all the contained in that edition are TO be
retained think, therefore, that before this matter is
printed, ought to be submitted to committee of the
body, OF the officers OF the government who can
vouch fer its CORRECTNESS requires legal man. and
perhaps some length OF time TO verify it, should dis
like very much that the in Little Browns edition
should be COPIED II any gentleman can vouch Tor the
correctness Of it. should like very much TO have It
Mr., DICKINSON, remarkng that this debate seemed
ABOUT TO follow the common lot moved that be tempo
raIily ad upon the table until morning, in
day
The motion was agreed to.
y ORDER DAT
Mr.. DCklNSON moved that the Senate proceed 10 the