Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-07-08

night instead Of the day would effect the gain Of
tire day in these important connexions. On This account
he was directed TO make the change. stipulation in all
mail contracts provides, that when the Postmaster Gene
raj directs change OF schedule increase Of expedition
shall require. Mr. Robinson presented his claim for this
expense, and was not admitted. IL then referred
by mutual consent. to experienced aud honorable men,
both named by me- Tor srbltraion. Their award al
lowed The majority OF the committee condemn the
An impartial public will their decision.
Messs. Avery, Tompkins aud Ssltmarsh, the con-
tractors Tor carrying the mail several routes, among
which the routes constituting the main southern line
between Petersburg. Va. aud Fayetteville, N. c., up
wards OF two hundred miles daily, in four horse post
coaches 1, well known that stage popre,os calculate
passengers Tor considerable proportion OF the
Detsiion Tor their expenses. About ninety miles Of this
road are almost impossible in the winter; aud, very fire.
queny does happen that the badness Of the road
the expedition required such. especially since the
mails are become so heavy, often 10 weigh Than
ton, that the hes, Of coaches broken aud failure Of
the mail is the consequence To prevent these disasters
they required carry the mail in four horse
asto exclude all passengers, and the
travellers. TO run ti weekly line Of coaches, during
three months in the year. Tor which additional allow
ance made Of $500 dollars The mode Of convey
changed by order OF the Department. from what
was specified in their contracts; and the change such
TO require from them the full OF expense Tor
horses aud drivers but deprive them Of all Tor
passengers IL they obtained any thing for passengers
IL was al the additional expense OF running line
was unreasonable that they should receive. least
part OF the expense which the change required? Yet the
majority Of the Committee call IL "extraordnsry allow
ance, aud condemn II as warranted.
They condemn lawful and reasonable allow TO J.
H. BeDne because, they say, he became, after obair-
ing it, The editor OF newspaper, friendly to the adm
shadow OF truth. Mr.. j. Is. Bennett never known,
either as politician editor He owned
printing establishment, nor had any in spa
per- SO far as he or his partner entertained political
aes, they were in favor the late administration, and
opposed TO ths present. He is deceased, and his
brother, who was his partner his successors but what
his political opinions never knew ill informed Of
them by recent communication. The report OF the ho
norable Messrs Grundy Robinson, has fair
l.
cations OF the Committee; and when their report shall
be read, remarks from scarcely necessary.
The majo,ity OF the Committee make a comparison be-
tween the amounts Of expenditure Tor mail transportation
III the State OF New Hampshire and in the State Of YER
mont, as they appear by the official report oil February
1881 showing that there Sl5 6l0 80
in New Hampshire than in Vermont, whilst there were
more postage paid me same year by Vernon, than
by New Hampshire. This exhibit is evidently made
with the view OF charging undue pariay New Hamp
shire Vermont, 10 the mail arrange for the
States might dismiss the stu ject with the remark that
whether be not matter that affect the,
officially otherwise for the mail arrange nj Tor those
States Tor the year 1881 any year prior TO the LIST
January, 1885, not Of my devising IL the work
oil my predecessor. The contracts in the New England
States that in operation late the 3is Deem
Der, 1882 let ia the fall Of 1928 and put operation
in January, 1929, during the administration Of the Hon.
John Mclean. do not believe that the nail sccommo-
daons TO these two States made under the influence
OF any improper preferences in favor Of New Hamp-
SHIRE. IL is apparent that New Hampshire from
her position on The ses-board. in the neiehbor hood
at the great emporium OF New Engsnd. and OF her
large commercial aud manufacturing towns, must re-
qure more frequent nierchsnges Of the mail than Yer
mont; whilst the latter, from her of situation
from the main points Of correspondence must necessarily
pay the higher rates OF postage, provided by law But il
an, shall belle with the COMMITTEES Judge MeLesns
arrangement was exceptionable one, he graft
Tying 10 such 10 be Informed that the evil complained
has been In great measure, removed by the arrange
meDts since adopted, under the present administration OF
the Department. The contracts in force in those
States let in the fall OF 1882 and put in operation
In January, 1888 careful examination has been made
of the amount OF pay and proportion of pay the routes
and parts Of routes, in each State respectively
found that there at this time paid for mail
In New Hampshire, S36 594
Vermont, 1891