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THE GLoBE-TmE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS

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OF
THE GLOBE-THE CONGRESSIONAL NEWS
PiPEk.
HE approach of Congress calls for the renewal
OF my proposals and preparations to spread its
debates before the public. The success which has
hitherto attended this undertaking it is hoped will
continue, and enable me to perpetuate the full
history of the proceedings and discussions of the
body on which the destiny of the Republic de-
ponds.
The adoption Of Congress has given the GLOBE
an official character as the reporter of all that is
said and done in the body. This sanction has
been voted at every successive session for many
years, and by members Of all parties. The press,
too, of all parties has borne testimony to the fdel
ity with which the duty thus cOn6ded has been
performed. The annexed notices, taken at ran
dom from the general expression in favor Of the
work, are submitted in proof of its fulness, fair
ness, and usefulness. | am compelled to omit,
for want OF room, page of notices which in
typea
The great celebrity with which the letter-writers
for the distant press circulate through the teIe-
graph their hurried accounts and views of the
debates Of Congress, renders more important than
the full and exact official reports of the Con-
GREssIoNAL GLOBE. The hasty, and in many
instances &c pate, relations by telegraph Of what
occurs in Congress supersede, for the most part
the exact reports taken down bv reporters, and
which formerly, IN shape more or less abbre-
waited, went the rounds Of the press. Now the
telegraph accounts, with all their imperfections
and variety chickering's, take the run of the coun-
try, and no press but the official Of Congress
publishes the full debate with the proceedings of
both Houses unmutilated. Indeed, no newspaper
can give them, and have room for advertisements
and the miscellaneous matter essential to their
istence. While, therefore, the telegraph admins
ters to the enger appetite ofthe public for Congress-
news, and meets the necessities of the political
L. g.
suited to the taste of its patrons, perfect informa
ton Of what passes in Congress 10 greatly dimin-
ished. The circulation of the official reports has
been, to some extent, cut off by the crude and
diversified accounts which, Aging along the electric
wires, satisfies curiosity, and it is almost in vain
that truth puts on his boots to follow. Still there
are ngreat many men of leisure and thought who
like to what is actually said and done in Con-
gress, and to judge for themselves, rather than to
receive Impressions altogether from galvanic bat
teries. There are others, too, who, for the sake
of the future, willingly patronize work which
moving and controlling power of the Republic.
The undersigned has made preparations COM
mensuratA with the increased Importance Of the
dl1t1n has undertaken as the only reporter and
pdblikher of the complete debates and proceedings
Of both Houses of Congress. The coming ses-
sion will probably be extended nine months, and
the reports will not be comprised in less than $500
royal quarto pages Of BREWER and nonpare type
making volumes Of near 800 pages EACH
The reports for the last long session made 1896
royal quarto pages, and were bound in four vol
umes, averaging 974 royal qunrto pages each.
will publish in the APPENDIX for the next SEES
sion all laws that may be passed during the
sion, which has not been done heretofore. AL
though this will increase in no small degree the
expense Of the publication, the subscription price
will be the same that it has been for several years
past.
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session u superfine double royal sheet. Ii will
contain the debates AS taken down by the report
ers and as sltered by the speakers, whenever they
make any alterations; the current news of the
day, and miscellaneous matter. The main object
for publishing the daily paper is, to enable Mem
bers to their remarks in it, and alter them they
shall think proper before they are published in the
Conversational GLoBE and APPENDIX.
The CONGRESSIONAL GLonE is made up Of the
daily proceedings of the two Houses of Congress,
and printed on double royal paper, with small
type, (brevier and nonpareil) in quarto form,
each number containing sixteen royal quarto
pages. The speeches Of the Members, in this first
form, are sometime condensed--the full report Of
the prepared speeches being reserved for the AP-
pENDIx All resolutions, motions, and other pro-
ceedings are given in the form Of the Journals,
with the yeas and nays on every important ques-
ton.
The APPENDIX is made up Of the President $
Officers 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 form as the CONGRESSIONAL GLoBE, and
usually makes about the same number OF pages
during session.
During the first month or six weeks Of a ses-
sion, there is rarely more business done than Will
make two numbers week-oDe of the CONGRESS
sIoEAL GLOBE and one Of the Appendix; but our
ing the remainder Of session, there is usually
sufficient matter for two three numbers OF each
every week The next session will be unusually
interesting therefore we calculate that the Con-
| OCCASIONAL GLOBE and APPENDIX togesher will
make Mt least $500 large quarto pages, printed in
small tvpe-brevier and nonpareil. We furnish
complete Indexes to both at the end OF a session.
| we will endeavor to print sufficient number o
surplus copies supply all that may be miscarred,
or lost in the mails but subscribers should be
very particular to file their papers carefully, for
fear that should not be able to supply all the
lost numbers.
If subscribers shall not be satisfied with the
work, the money paid by them for it will be re-
funded TO them whenever they return the numbers
which have been received by them. ] will give
the subscription price for any previous volumes OF
the CoNcxEssIoNAL GLonE or the ArrENDIx, and
will thank any person who will let me have them
have few copies of the back volumes OF the
CoNcREss,oNAL GLoBE and APPENDIX for sale at
As a volume bound, which it is probable will be
disposed Of soon ; and when they are, they will
then, no doubt, command at least SO volume,
as they cannot be reprinted for less than that sum-
There are 25 back volumes.
TERMS. N h't-~
For one copy of the DAILY GLOBE during the SEES
| SION w. w
For one copy of the CoNcREssrosAL GLosK
| during the session 3W
For one copy Of the APPENDIX during the /.
session 300
The money may be RENTED by mail atmy risk
| Bank notes current where subscriber resides vii
be received at par. Subscriptions should reac'
here by the 18th December, at furthest, TO insur
all the numbers.
The prices for these papers are so low that
cannot afford to credit them out therefore n
person need order them unless the money accom-
panes the oruer JOHN G.. RIVES
Isl. $3.50 .fHfaA.
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