The Constitution of the United States Documentary History of the Constitution of the United States of America, 1786-1870. Issued by the Dept. of State. 1894-1900. 3 vols. (56th Cong., 2d sess., H. Doc. 529; serial 4184-1186.) Vols. I and II were published in 1894, and Vol. III in 1900. Two additional vols. (IV and V) were issued in the Dept. of State edition, in 1905. The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis and Interpretation, Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952. Prepared by the Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress. 1953. 1,361 p. (82d Cong., 2d sess., S. Doc. 170; serial 11592.) The annotated text of the Constitution end its amendments are also contained in the House and Senate manuals. The Laws of the United States United States Statutes at Large. [1789- .] Although the statutes had been published earlier, citations are commonly made to the 3d edition, of which Vols. 1-17, covering the first 42 Congresses (1789-1873), were published by Little, Brown, and Co.; Vol. 18, covering the 3d Congress (1873-75), and succeeding volumes were published by the Government. Vols. 1-49 cover varying periods, but beginning with. Vol. 50 (1937) each volume usually contains laws enacted at a single session. Volumes are often issued in 2 or more parts. United States Code, 1952 Edition. 1953. 6 vols. Contains a consolidation and codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States in force on Jan. 2, 1953. Curulative supplements are issued following each session of Congress. Supp. V (in 3 vols.) contains laws enacted during the 83d and 81th Congresses and the 85th Congress, 1st session. A Synoptical Index to the Laws and Treaties of the United States of America, From March 1, 1789, to March 3, 1851. Prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate. Boston, Little and Brown, 1852 747 p. This index contains citations to laws relating to specific localities, temporary statutes, and private acts, as well as to public laws• [Scott and Beaman] Index Analysis of the Federal Statutes. 2 vols. 1908-11. Vol. I, This is an index to only the general and permanent laws. by George W. Scott and Middleton G. Deaman, covers 1873-1907. The 2d vol., unnumbered, by Middleton G. Beaman and A. K. clia ara, covers 1789-1873. Index to the Federal Statutes, 1871-1931. By Walter H. McClenon and A revision of the Scott and Beaman Index Analysis. How to Find the Law; a Comprehensive Treatment of the Problems of Legal Research With Illustrations From Various Publications, Together With a Legal Bibliography for Each State and the Federal Government. By Carlton B. Putnam. 4th ed. St. Paul, 1919. xviii, 740 p. A legal reference handbook. Manuals, Precedents, and Rules of the House and the Senate Hinds' Precedents of the House of Representatives of the United States. By Asher C. Hinds. 1907-8. 8 vols. (59th Cong., 2d sess., H. Doc. 355; serial 5182-5188.) Vols. I-V, published in 1907, contain the text, and Vols. VI-VIII, published in 1908, contain an index-digest. Cannon's Precedents of the House of Representatives of the United States. By Clarence Cannon. 1935-41. 6 vols. Vols. VI-VIII, published in 1935, cover the period 1907-35, ccntinuing Hinds' Precedents, Vols. I-V, which were reprinted in 1935 from the original plates. Vols. IX-XI, published in 191, are an index-digest to the complete work, superseding Vols. VI-VIIJ of Hinds' Precedents. Cannon's Procedure in the House of Representatives. 1953. 505 p. (82d Cong., 2d sess., H. Doc. 562; serial 11612.) An abbreviated manual. 1953. Constitution, Jefferson's anual, and Rules of the House of Representa- Senate Manual Containing the Standing Rules, Orders, Laws, and Resclutions Affecting the Business of the United States Senate. Prepared by W. F. Bookwalter and Darrell St. Claire. 1953. 732 p. (83d Cong., 1st sess., S. Doc. 10; serial 11669.) Rules and Orders for Conducting Business in the House of Representatives of the United States, January 7, 1802, appear in the House Journal for the 7th Cong., 1st sess. (p. 38-42). A few years later it became House practice to print its contemporary rules in the appendix to the Journal for each session. Individual Members of the House and Senate Official Congressional Directory. Generally issued for each session of Congress. A list of early directcries, from 1809 to 1909, is given in the Checklist of United States Public Documents, p. 1616-1621. Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949. 1950. 2,057 p. (81st Cong., 2d sess., H. Doc. 607; serial 11414.) A Historical and Legal Digest of All the Contested Election Cases in the House of Representatives of the United States From the 1st to the 56th Congress, 1789-1901. By Chester H. Rowell. 1901. 864 p. (56th Cong., 2d sess., H. Doc. 510; serial 4172.) This review of cases was continued under the same title for the 57th through the 64th Congress, 1901-17. Collated by Merrill Moores. 1917. 133 p. (64th Cong., 2d sess., H. Doc. 2052; serial 7240.) Records of Congress in Published Form Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States. Journals of the first 13 Congresses (1789-1815) reprinted in 9 vols. by Gales and Seaton, 1826, are the only copies generally available for those Congresses. For later years there is, as a rule, a separate volume of the journal for each session. Journal of the Senate of the United States. Journals of the first 13 Congresses (1789-1815) reprinted in 5 vols. by Gales and Seaton, 1820-21, are the only copies generally available for these Congresses. For later years there is, as a rule, a separate volume of the journal for each session. Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States. 1828- • Executive proceedings are not included in the Senate Journal, but are held until the injunction of secrecy has been removed by order of the Senate. Vols cover varying periods of time. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, From 1789-1856. By [Thomas Hart Benton J. New York [etc.] 1857-61. 16 vols. The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States. From 1st Cong., to 18th Cong., 1st sess., 1789-1824. This series is generally known as the Annals of Congress, following the halftitle. Register of Debates in Congress. Washington, Gales and Seaton, 1825-37• 1 vols. in 29. From 18th Cong., 2d sess., to 25th Cong., 1st sess., 1824-37. The Congressional Globe. Washington, printed at the Globe office for the editors [etc.] 1834-73. 46 vols. in lll. From 23d to 42d Cong., 1833-73. Published continuously beginning with 43d Cong., 1873. In the permanent bound Record, proceedings for each session generally constitute a numbered volume, which is divided into parts of approximately equal size. The index for each session (or volume) generally forms a separate part, although it may be bound with the appendix. American State Papers. Selected and edited under the authority of Congress. Washington, Gales and Seaton, 1832-61. 38 vols. Serial 01-038. In 10 classes: Class I, Foreign Relations, 1789-1828, 6 vols.; Class II, Indian Affairs, 1789-1827, 2 vols.; Class III, Finance, 1789-1828, 5 vols.; Class IV, Commerce and Navigation, 1789-1823, 2 vols.; Class V, Military Affairs, 1789-1838, 7 vols.; Class VI, Naval Affairs, 1794-1836, 4 vols.; Class VII, Post Office Department, 1790-1833, 1 vol.; Class VIII, Public Lands, 1789-1837, 8 vols.; Class IX, Claims, 1790-1823, 1 vol.; Class X, Miscellaneous, 17891823, 2 vols. Finding Aids Checklist of United States Public Documents, 1789-1909. Compiled under direction of the Superintendent of Documents. 3d ed., rev. and enl. 1911. xxi, 1,707 p. The introduction, p. vii-xxi, provides background information concerning congressional publications. Committee publications issued before 1910 are listed by committee, p. 1532-1652. 1885. A Descriptive Catalog of the Government Publications of the United States, September 5, 1774-March 4, 1881. Compiled by Ben Perley Poore. 1,392 p. (48th Cong., 2d sess., S. Misc. Doc. 67; serial 2268.) Comprehensive Index to the Publications of the United States Government, 1881-93. By John G. Ames. 1905. 2 vols. (58th Cong., 2d sess•, H. Doc. 754; serial 4745-4746• ) Catalog of the Public Documents. Prepared under supervision of the Each volume covers an entire Congress from the 53d to the 76th, Issued by the A volume index has been issued since the end of the first year. Later vols cover varying periods. General Index of the Journals of Congress, From the First to the Tenth Congress Inclusive [1789-1809]. By Albert Ordway. 1880. 151 p. (46th Cong., 2d sess., H. Rept. 1776; serial 1939.) General Index of the Journals of Congress, From the Eleventh to the Sixteenth Congress Inclusive [1809-1821]. By Albert Ordway. 1883. 11.8 p. (47th Cong., 1st sess., H. Rept. 1559; serial 2071.) General Personal Index of the Journals of Congress, From the First to the Eighth Congress Inclusive [1789-1805]. 1885. 134 p. (1,8th Cong., 2d sess., H. Rept. 2692; serial 2331.) General Personal Index of the Journals of Congress, From the Ninth to the Sixteenth Congress Inclusive [1805-1821]. 1887. 191 p. (49th Cong., 1st sess., H. Rept. 3475; serial 2116.) Index to the Executive Communications Made to the House of Representatives From the Commencement of the Present Form of Government Until the End of the Fourteenth Congress, Inclusive; Also, an Index to All the Printed Committee Reports, Alphabetically Arranged. Washington, Gales and Seaton, 182. 129 p. (18th Cong., 1st sess., H. Doc. 163; serial 104.) Public Documents of the First 1 Congresses, 1789-1817. Prepared by Gen. A. W. Greely. 1900. 903 p. (56th Cong., 1st sess., S. Doc. 428; serial 3879.) A supplement was published in the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for 1903, Vol. I. 1904. p. 343-406. (58th Cong., 2d sess., H. Doc. 745; serial 1735.) Tables of and Annotated Index to the Congressional Series of United States Public Documents. Issued by the Superintendent of Documents. 1902 769 p. Generally known as Tables and Index, this publication is a guide to the documents of the 15th to 52d Congresses, 1817-93. Index to Reports and Documents• Compiled under direction of the Superintendent of Documents. 1897-1933. 43 vols. Generally referred to as the Document Index, this publication covers 54th-72d Congresses, 1895-1933. A volume was usually issued for each session of Congress. Numerical Lists and Schedules of Volumes of the Reports and Documents. Compiled under direction of the Superintendent of Documents. 1934First issue covers 73d Cong., 1933-34. Volumes are usually issued for each session of Congress. Index of Minutes; Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, 64th-82d Congress (1916-1952). 1952. 383 p. (82d Cong., 2d sess•, committee print.) |