Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-01-13
THE GLOBE:
Official Paper of Congress.

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/ To facilitate this important ohject anG
diminish the expense of the people. his
congressional Globe and Appendir.
which contain the proceedings of Con,
eress revised by the members, are hence
forth to be conveyed through the mails
free of postage. At the late session OF
Congress the following Joint Resolution
was passed: .n sag 4
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for
the distribution OF the Laws of Con
| gress aad The Debates thereon. rs.,
With a view of the cheap circulation
of the laws of Congress and the debates
contributing to the true interprelion there
of. aud to make Tree the communication
between the representative and conslitu.
ent bodies: -. ...
BE IL resolred by the Senate and
House of Representative of the United
STATES of america Ia Congress assem-
j 6ied, That from and after the present
session of Congress, the Congressional
Globe and Appendix. which, contain the
laws and the debates thereon, shall pass
free through The mails so long as the
same shall be published by order of Con-
gress: Provided. That nothing herein
shall be constructed to authorize the cir
culalion of the Daily Globe free of post
age. Ia
Approved August e. 1852.
The Globe will now, trust. enter up
on a new and more extended career of
usefulness. Congress, which draws in.
To its focus all the important topics and
events of the times Tor its discussion.
and acts on them with view 10 the in
lerests of the Republic, has provided
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 liberaliiy with which Congress
patronizrs the work, enables The under
signed 10 report the proceedings, and de
liver full set of both the Congress sional
Cube 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 all the
Laws passed during the session, for
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the people. Every one who will com.
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Ter, taking into view the amount of matter
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can, however remotely, affecl The public
/ interest--it may be called the best. as
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The Congressional Globe and ZIP
Dendir are printed on a double roy al
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containing sixteen pages. The Gun
gressional Globe is made up of The daily
proceedings of the 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 Exc
cuiive Departments.
The Laws passed during session, and
an index to them. are printed as soon as
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TERMS.
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have abont five hundred surplus
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the last session, which contain, besides
The proceedings of Congress, all laws and
joint resolutions passed during the SEES
sian. The proceedings and laws make
2 552 pages; and the list Of ap?ropria-
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volumes bound for Twelve Dollars.--
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politics Of his country should possess
Them. JOHN T.. RfVES.
WAsMINGToN, October 29fh 1852.
Middle River Tavern