American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-05-07


Difference, 1929 %
| Amount of outstanding debit balan-
lces debts due the Department
April l, 1914, 246e68 90
| Amount of do. do. do. JAM /, 1892. 424462 OF
Leaving for increase of do do. from
| April l. 1914, to January l, 1922, i774o4oO
Average amount of postage collect.
ed in one quarter Of year. $4,000 90
Excess of quarters postage,
over amount of debts accrung from
| April l, 1914, TO Jan. l. 1922. e25o7 90
From the data above it appears that the increase Of de
balances or amount OF debts accrng under the adm
nsationio j. Meigs jr, is 177 494 dollars which b.,
small traction over per cent Oh the amount of postage
during the same period of tins sum, viz 177 494 pa
lis due by late posmasters, whose accounts are now ~
sua part by late postmasters, whose accounts sen
out for coecton-and larger proportion by postmaster
now in Office who are daily making payments by deposits
lin bank, by remittances, and drafts issued by the de
paitment.
1t will also be that the amount of postages collected
under H. j. Melgs r exceeds the total amount collected
previous to his administration, in the of 1893 2o8 dol
lars and that the total amount of debit balances accrn
under his administration is less than the amount of one
quarters postage in the sum OF 92,S07 dollars
The amount OF losses cannot be accurately stated but is
to be very SMALL and sbelieved to be less than
one tenth OF one per the amount of postage
The increase OF post offices since April l. 1914 is about
two thousand
The amount in suit is stated at about one hundred
thousand dollars.
The amount paid by R. ]. Megs If into the treasury Of
the United States three hundred and eighty five thousand
leigt hundred and seventy eight dollars twenty cents
The yearly amount now paid for the transportation of
the mail s eight hundred and fourteen thousand nine hum
dred and ninety eight dollars, six cents
The total amount of advances balances due by con-
tractors whose contracts have EXPIRED from April 1914
oJanuary 1921 IS four thousand and nine dollars, ninety
live CENTS which is less than twelfth part of per
centum on the amount paid for mail transportation. No
loss ascertaned to have arisen from these advances.
MIR. +. johnson laid on the table the following
resolutions, and gave notice that he should call for
the consideration of the same on Saturday next
Resolved, That the practice which has obtained
IN the public offices IN this city, (of not attending to
business until nine or ten O'Clock in the morning,
and closing them at three in the EVENING" is incon-
yenlent to those who have business to transact IN
them; is not such reasonable attention to the public
service as should be given nor such attention as
1.-THE salaries allowed by law are entitled TO command
- and that The said practice ought TO be abolished
\ Resolved That the president of the United States
be requested to cause the respective secretaries OF
and OF The treasury, OF and of the navy and
1.-THE postmaster general, to report to this house, ON
the second day OF the next session of congress- the
number of active and well qualified clerks and ac-
eountants that will be necessary to perform the du.
ties OF their respective Offices and departments by
requiring reasonable, constant and dgent atten-
| ton to business.
1 AZ
men OF the navy of the United States ought to be
limited by law and that the number of neither
should exceed SO many as can be actively and use.
fully employed in the public service.
ReSofOrd, That the president of the United States
be requested to to be laid before this House
on the second day of The next session Of congress-
plan for peace establishment of the navy of the
United States, IN conformity to the principles de-
care'l IN the foregoing resolutions.
I May 2d-The following message was received
from the president OF the United States:
i 10 THE HOUSE OF qEPREsENrATIyEs OF rHR
UNITED srArEs.-ln the message to both houses
loi congress at the commencement of their present
session, II was mentioned that the government of
Norway had issued an ordinance for ADMITTING the
vessels OF the United States and their cargoes into
1.-THE ports OF that kingdom upon the payment of no
other or higher duties than are paid by Norwegian
lvessels, OF whatever articles the said carpoes NAV
consist and from whatever ports the vessels laden
1 with them may come. In communicating this or
dlnance to the government of the United States that
of Norway has requested the benefit of a similar
and reciprocal provision for the vessels of Norway
and their cagoes which may enter the ports of the
/ United States This provision being within the
competency only of the legislative authority of con-
i ress communicate to them herewith, COPIES of
the communications received from the Norwegian
government in relation to the subject, and recon.
mend the same to their consideration.
Washington LIST May 1929.
JAMES MUNROE.
The message with the accompanying documents,
were referred to the committee on commerce.