Mr. WILSON. I agree with the Senfrom Maine entirely; and the object of the committee in reporting this resolution is to have the thing Isproperly done, if done at all. On the 19th of ay, 1864, the Senate passed a resolution “to provide for the printing of of ficial reports O operations of the Army of the U.S. ” Iwill read this resolution, so that Senators may understand precisely what the law now is: "That the SecyWar he and he is directed to furnish h0r9f, the Superintendent of Pu O Printing with copies of all such correspondpnce. by telegraphor otherwise.reports of commapdinp o fli cm and documents of ever descriptionin relation to the existing rebellion. to s found in the archives of his Dept since the 1st do of December. 1860t, of the recenttime and during tof said rebellionn vhich may be in hisopion ioenomntrine upuernce to be published with said correspondence, reports, and documents, which shall be published in their proper chronological order. "Size. 2. Abife: recolved.Thatthe Superintendent of Public and bound (in addition to the usual number) 10,000 copiesof such correspondence reports and documents involumesof not exceeding (as near as maybe) 800 octavo pages each.which shall be distributed by the SecyS as follows, to wit. 500 copiesto the War Dept. one complete copy to each State library of every State in t in Union and 5 completo copicsto public libraries in each congressional district of the U.S., to be designated by the Representative of the present Congress from such district adof the remaining copies 3000 shall be for printing shall causeto beprinted for the useof members o f the present Senate, and 6,000for the use 01 members of the present HoRep. “S50. 3. Abife: resolved. That it shall also be the duty of or to causea the Secretary of complete INDEX of the matter contained in each vol ume to be prepared and inserted therein. “See. 4. Abife: resolved.That all resolutions adopted by either House of Congress.at its present session, directing the printing of any of the correspondence. reports or documents. as above contemplated, be, and the same are hereby. rewinded." This resolution rese inded all the orders made for publishing documents, and made this General provision.