The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-08-12
ERROR CORRECTED

POSTMASTER General, TO the Hon. John Fairfield,
in relation to the fanking privilege under the new
law, which was published in the "Union" few
days since, an error occurred in the manuscript
copy, which was Immediately discoveries; but,
supposng it to have little or no bearing upon
the application of the law at this time, il was
suffered to pass without correction. As the attention
of the department, however, has been called to the
matter, and as the subject is, at all times, one of
some delicacy with postmasters we republish the
letter, with the error in question corrected;
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
appointment office, July %, 1916.
SIR; Yours of the Eth instant, to the Postmaster
General has been referred to this Office with direc-
tons to answer the several inquiries therein made
The law recognises no distinction between sena-
tor and representative in Congress- in relation to the
franking privilege The meeting of the Senate on
the 4th of March last, is not construed to mean a
session of Congress, and coners right except to
nix the senatorial term during which any one "may
transmit, free OF postage, any documents printed by
order of either house of Congress- per regulation
539" Yourself, and the other senators standing
over, authorized TO ''frank written letters from
yourselves without intermsson, until The meeting
Of the merit Congress after the expiration of your
respective terms OF Office, as per regulation $40.
This privilege does not enure to the senators who
first took their seats at the extra session in March
last until within sixty days Of the next session Of
Congress; they standing, in this respect on the same
footing with representative elect.
Senators and representatives "may receive letters
not exceeding two ounces in weight free of postage
during the recess of Congress-" or course this con-
fers no privilege at the present tme-a recess being
construed to mean that period which interyenes be-
tween the sessions of the same Congress, and not
embracing that between two Congresses
All other privileges-whch, you will perceive.
are specifically enumerated in the last clause of
ulatlon 500 Of the printed instructions--are con.
fined to the actual session of Congress. incIudino
thirty days before, and thirty days thereafter.
have the honor TO be, very respectfully, &c.
VIM. MEDlLL
Hon. JoHN FAIRFIELD.
NoTE.-The following are the regulations refer
red to as being contained in the printed instructions
Of the Postmaster General, and now in the hands of
the several postmasters:
$3.50. The Vice President Of the United States the NAV.
bers OF Congress- the delegates from Territories the
tary OF the Senate and Clerk OF the House of
ves may transmit Tree Of postage, any documents printed
by order Of either house If Congress This wban w
the official term They may send and receive free Of n
age, any letter newspaper packet not exceedng o
in weight during the session OF Congrass wv
period OF thirty days before the and tb
days after the termination OF each session S
oip The Vice President and the members of Conqrs,s
themselves during the whole year as now %
oil March 2, 1898, via: from sixty davs befor. ~, 81
Of the session Of Congress 10 the meeting Of
the next Congress" s VI