Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-01-27
THE GLOBE:
Official Paper Of Congress,

gan of communication with the country
To facilitate this important object ant
diminish the expense of the people, tbs
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: ...
JOINT RESOLUTION providing for
the distribution of the Laws of Con.
gress and the Debates thereon.
With a view of the cheap circulation
of the laws of Congress and the debates
contributing to the true interpre,ion there.
of. and to make free the communication
between the representative and cons.itu
ent bodies: IT'D. s.... -... H..
BE IL resolved by the Senate and
House of Representative of the United
States of america in Congress assem-.
bled, That from and after the presen,
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: Procided, That nothing herein
shall be constructed to authorize the cir
cula,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 its focus all the important topics and
events of The times for its discussion,
and acts on them with view to the in
teres,s of the Republic, has provided a
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 liberality with which Congress
psironizes the work, enables The under
signed to report the proceedings, and de-
liver fnll 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 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
and style OF publication, will find that
is the cheapes, circulated from any press
in the world; and if 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 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, affect The public
inlerest--it may be called the best, as
well as the cheapest publication in the
world.
The Congressional Globe and Zip.
Dendir arc printed on double royal
sheet in royal quar.o 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
cu,ive Departments.
The Laws passed during session, and
an index TO them, are printed as soon as
possible after adjournment. and sent TO
all subscribers for the Congressional
Globe and Appendix.
TERMS.
For one copy of the Daily Globe
during the next session. 50 SO
For one copy of the Congressional
Globe, Appendix, and Laws, for
the next session. So W
The person 10 whom this sheet is sent
will be allowed 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 pos, office stamps. The snbscrip.
ton money must accompany the order,
else no attention will be paid to il.
Subscriptions should reach here by
the 18th of December, at furlhest, TO in
sure al the nun bers.
have abont five hundred surplus
copies Of the Congressional Globe for
the last session, which contain, besides
The proceedings Of Congress, all laws and
joint resolutions passed during the ses-
sion. The proceedings and laws make
1852 pages; and the list of apPropria-
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 DOLLARS
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 q. RIVES.
WASHINGTON, October 29th 1852.
Middle River Tavern