Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-12-30
THE GLOBE:
Official Paper of Congress,

gan OF communication WIN Inc country.
TO facilitate this important object and
diminish the expense of the people. tbs
Congressional Globe and .RppendiT,
which contain the proceedings OF Con-
cress revised by the members, are hence
forth to he conveyed through the mails
free of postage. AT the late session of
Congress the following Joint Resolution
was passed:
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for
the distribution of the Laws OF Con-
! gress and the Debates thereon.
With view Of the cheap circulation
of the VS. of Congress and the debates
contributing to the true interprelon there
of, and To make Tree the communication
between the representative and constitu-
ent bodies:
BE IL resolced by The Senate and
House of Representative Of the United
States of america in Congress assem-
bied, That from aud after the present
session of Congress. the Congressional
Globe and Appendix, which contain the
laws and the debates thereon, shall pass
free through he mails so long as the
same shall be published by order of Con
gress: Provided, That nothing herein
shall be constructed to authurize the cir
cua.ion of the Daily Globe free OF post
age.
Approved August 6. 1852.
The Globe will now, trust, enter up
on new and more extended career OF
usefulness. Congress, which draws in
To it's focus all the important topics and
events of the times for its discussion,
and acts on them with view 10 The in
terests of the Republic, has provided a
mode through which, without cost fur
the delivery, all this is said and done By
the body which speaks and acts for the
nation, shall be put within the reach OF
The poorest citizen.
The liberality with which Congress
patronizes the work, enables The under
signed TO report the proceedings, and de,
liver full set of both the Congressional
Globe and The Appendix, containing the
proceedings. daily debates, the written
out speeches. the Message of the Presi-
dent of the United States. the Reports
of Heads af Departments. and ali the
Laws passed during The session, for
Three Do!ars--a price barley pays for
the printing the copies subscribed Tor by
the people. Every one who will com
pare the price of this work with any 9th
er, taking into view the amount of matter
and style of publication, viii find that it
is the cheapest circulated from any press
in the world; and il the country places
the true value on its political institutions
On the action of the representative
body which moves and maintains them,
which brings under re- lew, discusses.
and acts on all the interests Of the wide
spread Republic, presenting The people
every event, foreign and domestic, that
can, however remotely, affect the public
INTEREST,", may be called The best, as
well as the cheapest publication IN the
world.
The Congressional Globe and ZIP
Dendir are printed on double royal
sheet in royal quarto form, each number
containing sixteen pages. The Con.
gressonal Globe is made up Of the daily
proceedings Of tae two Houses; and the
Appendix embraces the long speeches
withheld by The speakers for revision,
The Messages of the President OF the Uni
ted States, and the Heads of the Ike
cutive Departments.
The Laws passed during a session, and
an index to them. are printed As soon az
possible after adjournment. and sent II
all subscribers for the Congressional
Globe and Appendix.
TERMS.
For one copy Of the Daily Globe
during The next session. 50 81
For one copy of the Congressional
Globe, Appendix, and Laws, for
the next session. $3 w
The person to whom this sheet is sen
will be allowed ,wenty per cent. on al
the subscriptions they may obtain, which
they may retain out of the money collect.
ed. Fractions of dollar may be remit
ed in post Office stamps. The subscrip
ton monev must accompany the order
else no attention will be paid TO it.
Subscriptions should reach here by
the 18th of December, at furthest, TO in
sure al the nun bers.
| have abont five hundred surplus
copies the Congressional Globe I'm
the last session, which contain, besides
: the proceedings of Congress, all laws and
Joint resolutions passed during the SEES
sion. The proceedings and laws make
1850 pages; and the list of ap2ropria'
sons and index, not yet printed, vii
make about so pages more. | will lie
those who subscribe for the Compression
al Globe and Appendix for the coming
session have them at the following rates
; Price per copy, unbound, Three Dollars
> or bound in three volumes, backs and
corners Russia leather, Five Dollaars.-
They will be delivered TO subscribers a
these prices. sell the bound volumes
> here for Four Dollars volume: the three
volumes bound for Twelve Dollars
Every person who takes any part in tht
politics of his country SHOULD posses:
them. JOHN -. RiNES.
WAsuiNGToN, October 29M 1852.