Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-02-10
THE GLOBE:
Official Paper of Congress.

| Congress has made the Cf0O6 lis or
gan of communication with the country.
To facilitate this important object and
diminish the expense of the people. tbs
Congressional Globe and .Appendir.
which contain the proceedings of Con,
gress 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:
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for
the distribution OF the Laws of Con-
gress and The Debates thereon.
With view of the cheap circulation
of the laws of Congress and the debates
con,rbu,ing to the true interpre,ion there.
of, and TO make free the communication
between the representative and constitu
ent bodies:
BE IL resolved by The Senate and
House Of Representative Of the United
States of .4merica in Congress assem-
Died, 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 he 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
cula,ioa Of the Daily Globe tree of post.
age.
Approved Angus, 6. 1852.
The Giobewill now, trust, enter up
on new and more extended career Of
usefulness. Congress, which draws in
10 its focus all the important topics and
events of the times for its discussion,
and acts on them with view To The in
leres,s of the Republic, has provided
mode through which, without cost for
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 liberaIi,y with which Congress
paironizes the work, enables ihe under
signed to repor, the proceedings, and de.
liver full set Of both the Congressional
Globe and the Appendix, containing the
proceedings. daily debates. the written
gu, speeches, the Message of the presi-
dent of the United States, the Reports
Of Heads at Departments. and all the
Laws passed during the session, for
Three Do!lars--a price barley pays for
the printing the copies subscribed for by
The people. Every one who will CON-
pare The price OF this work with any 9th
er, taking into view the amount of matter
aud sly lie Of publication, viii find tha.is
is the cheapest circulated from any press
in The world; and if The country places
the true value on its political institutions
lon the action of The representative
/ body which moves and maintains them,
which brings under review, discusses,
and acts on all the interests Of the wide
spread Republic, presenting the people
every event, foreign and domestic, that
can, however remotely, affec! the public
in,erest--i, may be called the best, as
well as the cheapes, 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-
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
culive Departments.
The Laws passed during session, and
an index 10 them, are printed as soon as
possible after adjournment, and sen, to
all subscribers for The Congressional
Globe and Appendix.
TERMS.
For one copy of the Daily Globe
during the next session. % SO
For one copy Of the Congressional
Globe. Appendix, and Laws, for
the next session. 50 90
The person To whom this sheet is sen,
will be allow wed twenty per cent on all
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 subscrp-
lion money must accompany the order,
else no attention will be paid 10 it.
1 CuUcCtipsious SlUuto iCnOu hciC ~
the 18th Of December, at furthest, TO in
sure a the nun bers.
| have abont five hundred surplus
copies # the Congressional Globe for
the last session, which contain, besides
lie proceedings OF Congress, all laws and
joint resolutions passed during the SEES
sion. The proceedings and laws'make
1882 pages; and The list of apfropria-
lions and index, not yet printed. will
make about 80 pages more. will let
those who subscribe for the Congression-
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 at
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 the
politics of his country should possess
them. JOHN u. HIVES.
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