The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-02-12
UNCLE SAM, PUBLISHER.
Two Important Documents Issued
by the Government.
The Congressional Directory and the Com
Rressionsi Record-How Biographical
Sketches Of Senators and Repre-
sentatives Are Secured.
Especial Washington Letter.l

Especial Washington letter.
The two most important documents
Issued by the government printing Of
flee are the Congressional Directory and
the Congressional Record.
The congressional directory is issued
Immediately upon the assemblage of
congress and is as complete as it can be
made at that time. 1t contains the in
dividual history of every member of
congress, and these histories are auto
biographies They are arranged by
states alphabetically. commencing with
the state of Alabama. The names and
state residences of the two senators, to-
gether with an epitome of their lives,
appears at the commencement of each
state directory, followed by similar epit-
ONES of each member of congress by
districts. The directory also contains
the lists of committees OF both the sem
ate and house, with the names of the
chairmen and members Of each commit
tee. The employees Of the house are
given in regular order according to
their Importance, the list Of newspaper
correspondents entitled to the privilege
OF the press galleries, the names "A
ministers plenipotentiary and ENJOYS
extraordinary and consuls Of the United
States to the various countries of the
world are also given. The names of
the officials in charge Of the executive
departments, the various divisions
and subdivisions, rs well rs brief his
tory Of the duties of each Office and
officer, are given. The directory closes
with an alphabetical list of senators
and representatives, giving also their
residences in this city.
The Congressional Record Is read
every morning by the statesmen most
interested and it not infrequently occurs
that when congress has convened at
noon corrections are made by gentle
men so that their remarks as quoted in
the record may be made to express
their ideas more clearly than in the
original report. The congressional d.
rectory, however, is not merely read in
the morning, but it is in use almost
every hour out of the twenty-four by
the senators, representatives, society
leaders, wives and daughters Of states
men, visiting constituents who are
anxious to find their representatives,
lobbyists who have axes to grind and
are anxious to find the men who may
turn their grindstones for them, COM
pliers of state blue books, authors of
almanacs, and in fact all manner Of
men and women constantly peruse this
important publication. 1t is to be
found upon the desk of every hotel
Office, in every drug store, at all Of the
news-stands, in all of the club rooms,
and in nearly all of the prominent
business houses of this city. When
Invitations are sent from the white
house or members of the cabinet, the
congressional directory is used. It is q
valuable book which ought to be placed
in the hands of all Of the reading men
and women Of the country.
The first Congressional Directory is
sued was in 1897, and consisted of only
twenty-four pages, about as large as an
ordinary pocket diary. 1t contained the
names of thirty-four senators and one
hundred and ten representatives. 1t did