The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-12-12

And that the postage newspapers be adjusted
to approach more nearly the cost OF transportation and
delivery, and be made more equal and iust between
the publishers This may be accomplished without any
material interference with the policy OF disseminating in
!egence among the people by their general circulation
When this policy first adopted newspapers few
in number, and published in the principal cities, and low
hostages seemed necessary TO secure the object; and the
rates were fixed without much regard TO the size,
weight or the distance they Were 10 be transported
whilst the letter postage was made high so as to cover
the expense OF the transportation OF 10th The upon
which this policy was founded have, in measure,
ceased Newspapers now published in the principal
villages throughout the Unon and furnish the means OF
information 10 almost every nelgborhood The injustice
to written correspondence, by taxing II with the anspOr
m4on oil newspapers has been partially removed by the
reduction OF the rates OF letter postage From this act OF
justice, injury has resulted to the community at large,
BY transferring the cost OF transporting newspapers upon
the general revenues No satisfactory reason now ex-
lists why those who buy and sell newspapers should have
the cost OF transportation paid out of the col
lected from the great body of the people.
The low hostages on papers, without regard to size,
weight the distance be taken, operate unfairly be-
tween the publishers themselves, by enabling those pa
pers published in large commercial cities to compete with
the village press for circulation in their respective local
Ites whilst the sending papers free for thirty miles from
the place OF publication cOunteracts To extent this
acknowledgement like unjust to the other, and both un
just 10 the community, as the burden OF both is thrown
upon the treasury.
A. an act of Justice between the publishers themselves
the OF postage should be regulated according the
size weight OF the paper, and the distance to be car
pcrs mail routes out OF the mails and act OF
justice to the community these rates should be high
to any deficiency which the reduced rates OF post
age on letters may make to render the income OF
the department equal to its expenditures.
Transient newspapers, those sent by others than
the publishers the subscribers they usually sent
lieu OF letters, should be rated higher than other news
papers. "
All printed matter passing through the mails should be
prepaid, and all letters be prepaid, rated with double
postage Some such amendments OF the late law be-
eved to be necessary to give the cheap postage system
fair trial by TO the department It's legitimate
enues and if adopted by Congress it is confidently be-
eyed from the reductions which have been made in the
two sections already let to contract and anticipated st
wings in the other two sections with proper economy
in the other branches of the service that there will be no
need of calling upon the treasury for further aid after the
first OF july S4S, when the whole service will be placed
under the law
Table exhibits the expenditures quarterly under the
appropriate heads From this IT will be that the an
na average expenditure from the first Of July, 1896, 10
the Both OF june 49, amounted to Sl,490,jJ3 IS
And the expenditure for the year ending
the 3Oth of June lei6-the first year
under the new law--tO the sum of 4Oo4,2 97 %