Mr. STEVENS. I do not know how anybody but professional men can supervise and superintend the publication of a mere scientific work like thisyone abounding in lates and in scientific terms and researches. '1 here may be very adroit men in the Government Printing Office; among them I know is the Superin tendent of Public Printing. But no man is universally learned. And although a celebrated orator, I remember, did assertthatallbranches of science were bound together by a common bond, he did not mean that every man knew them all, but only that they were themselves connected. New, I think any man who has had an opportunity of examining the specimen of this work must agree that so valuable a publication in the medical and surgical dept has never been iven to the world. The opportunities afforde'd by our great war, the revolution made in the arms of efense and of attack, and the consequent increase and variety of wounds that were indicted, the different applications made by our learned men going on from learning to learning until I think we have as good a surgical staff as the world ever saw; all this has been such that I do not think that even Larrey himself, with all his knowledge, could do it, because he had not the opportunity. I would say, from what little knowledge I could obtain from the examination of the work, that there is more genuine information upon that subject contained in this work than in any recedin publication upon the same subject. nd I thin‘ir the publication of it will be a public benefaction, and also be a high honor to the nation which produces the work. Now, I have no idea of asking individuals to speculate upon a work of this kind. I have no idea of allowing enterprising private individuals to ublish this work as they please, and to peddle it out as they please. So far as I am concerned I should feel mortified if, after a work has been prepared as this has been, it should be thrown into some bookseller’s shop to be published as he pleases, and when he pleases. Sir, I had hoped that this appropriation would meet the unanimous approbation of the House. I am sure that ifgentlemen had examined the matter they would hardl have the heart to reject this reposition. “hile I am willing that this pubiication should be printed at the Government Printing office, I think that the work should be done under the direction of the Surgeon General and his able assts. The amount proposed to be appropriated is very small compared with the sums which other nations have appropriated for scientific publications.