Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-01-11

Itbe Falls Of Ohio, at Jacksonville, with
leave TO report by bill or otherwise.
The committee was ordered to con-
sist of FIVE.
On motion of Mr.. Cook, the House
took up the following joint resolution, Of
fered by him during the last session:
Rescued, by the Senate and House
of Representatives oil The United States
in Congress assembled, That the seve-
raj states which have been admitted into
the Union, under any compact prohibits
ing such states from levyine and coll
lecting tax on land for Ave years next
succeeding the sale of such land by the
United States, be, and they are hereby,
seyeraIy authorized, whenever they may
deem it expedicnt, to subject all lands
hereafter sold by the United States,
within their respective limits, to the
same tax that they may levy and collect
on lands not subject to the provisions OF
such compacts.
On motion OF Mr.. Cook, the above
Joint resolution was then referred to the
committee on The public lands.
The following is list OF the commit
tee appointed in pursuance Of the reso-
luton offered this day by Mr.. Jennings.
Messrs. Jennings, Cook, Test, Ross
and Campbell.
DENTS MESSAGE
Rehort ofthe Postmaster General.
The Postmaster General to the President of
the United States
Posi- OFEIcE DEPARTMENT.
3oM November, 1924.
SIR: have the honor to submit to you
the following report respecting the trans
actions OF this Department;
The expenditures of the
Department from the LIST
OF April, 1923, were,as stat
ed in my report Of Nov.
last, Sl,l69,885 81
The receipts for post
age during the same Pc
Rod, were l,ll4,345 l2
$3.50 SO
Leaving an expenditure o, fifty .hve
thousand FIVE hundred and forty doiara
and thirty-nine cents more than the cur.
rent receipts.
The expenditures from
the LIST April, 1922, TO the
LIST April, 1924, we're, Sl,l7o,l44eS
Receipts tor postage du-
ring the same time,
amounted to l,l53,845 "a
l6,2999l
Leaving an expenditure, beyond The
receipts, of sixteen thousand two hun
dred and ninety-eight dollars and ninety-
one cents.
A comparison OF the receipts for post
age, for the three quarters, preceding
the 3Oth June last, with the correspond
ing quarters of the previous year, will
show considerable increase OF receipts.
Postage received from
Oct. LIST, TO the 3lst Dec.
1925, amount TO S277,833 Ia
In the corresponding
quarter Of 1922; there was
received 26l,74l64
1921 40
Making an increase for this quer,er,
OF sixteen thousand ninety-one dollars
and forty.six cents.
Postage received from
LIST January, 1924, to the
3lst March ensuing, S3o9,755 50
In the corresponding
quarters Of the year 1928, aso,l44Sp
1851 40
Making an increase for this quarter
OF twenty three thousand six hundred
and eleven dollars and forty cents.
Postage received from
the Isl April to the 3oth
June, 1924, S29l,275 81
There was received for
the corresponding quarter
OF The year 1923, 288,2ll 26
1904 %
Making an in increase for ,hls quar-
ter, CT three thousand and slx,y.tour doll
lars and twenty-eight cents.
The total increase ofre-
ceipis for the three quar-
ters specified, is S42,767 Ia
The accounts rendered for Tue qt.srier
ending on the 3oth of September last,
have not been all examined, but ii is cal