The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-12-20
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Excess of gross revenue for the :
year, $S~V,l@s -
The appropriations under the 18th
section OF the net ofSd Of March,
i847; remaining in the Treasu-
~ undfpwn exclusive offhe up
preparation for the past year, al
ready noticed, amounted to S26o,555 %
S69i $50 20
Thus showing that the sum OF 1901 ,582 20 re-
main unexpended Of the revenue OF the past
year, including the former appropriations grant.
ed to this Department for the transportation Of
free matter Of The Departments.
Postage on letters the past year $3,sS2,.
1872; on newspapers and pamphlets, $751;
DIG.
II has been said that the newspaper and
pamphlet postage is not in proportion 70 The cost
Of their transportation: but il is MOTTO be there.
fore understood that any increase Of that postage
is proposed. II hnslong been regarded as sound
public policy 10 promote the circulation Of thcse
publications by cheap postage, and it may be
advisable 20 proceed further in this policy, esPe-
cially in promoting their circulation in the Vi
ciniry of their places Of publication, provided no
decided injustice be done TO the Postmaster
within the same vicinity.
Il would be desirable 10 have fixed sum
granted from the Treasury for his public service
as TO free matter and then the postage so redu-
ced and arranged as to provide for the remain
der; bur that course is impracticablc, IS the
money from the Treasury cannot be drawn until
that from postage is frat exhausted; aud there
fore the only safe way is to make reductions OF
postage from time 10 time until justice is produ-
cel. by leaving a balance 10 lie annually drawn
from the Treasury equivalent to the service per.
formed. And no extent ofreduetion which docs
not produce this effect is sufficient, go long as
public service is required 10 be performed free
Of postage.
The mos, prominent feature now in our post
age is the double price, ten cents, obtained on
all single letters carried over 800 miles. The
reduction Of this 10 cent postage, and charging
all single letters cents each, would much SIM
pify the answer Of accounting, and render the
same both more facile and periec,; would re-
move the dissatisfaction arising from the grca,
difference in the postage in different offices, even
in the same vicinity, but separated by this arbi-
the correspondence and intercourse, by mail,
between the most distant parts of the country,
which most need and demand il, in precise pro-
portion as their Other means OF intcrcommuni-
cation are slow and unfrequent.
The following cogent reasoning is used
in favor ofs reduction Of the present rates
ofpoatage:
II is not possible, from any returns our data in
the Department, TO ascertain with mnch precision,
the numbers OF letters passing annually in the
mail under this charge Of ten cents. Even il The
number OF ten cent letters we're actually known
ii would still be impossible 10 determine how
many ofthem were ten cent letters from being
double. Thence arises the great difference 10 the
estimate Of loss Of revenue from such reduction
~ ..xt A<St A. n.af Aufn
General last yea. to wit: &l5,IS1
And that ofthe First Assistant, 300 49,
From a careful examination now made Of The
data in the Department, II is estimated that The
whole number Of charged letters sent through th<
mails the past year, was 60, 600 900, and Of Thu
number, about Is ,000,0O were subjected to To.
ten cent postage, on account Of The distance. II
then, the reduction were 10 bring no more letter.
into the mails, the diminution OF revenue there.
from. the FIRST wear, would be Ss775, 600
II is ALREADY shown that the surplus, on the $
day OF July last, was S69i 682 20, and that on In.
LIST day Of July next, will be &858,7l057, which
will undoubtedly increase in future years, BY
natural accumulation, and increase ofthe number
OF letters arising from This reduction, will, in the
first year occasion no charge on the Treasury, and
/ il is extremely uncertain whether its operation
can ever produce that effect. brieftrial ofthis
experiment will show lis effect. aid lift should
not produce any important draft on the Treasury
then further reductions Of postage should be made
and corresponding provision from the Treasury
adopted until after this has been tested by expert
ence, ia respectfully submitted.
EXPEDITION FOR THE RELIEF or SIR
Jouy FRANKLlN.-Lieut. Lynch, the com
ma nder Of The Dead Sea Expedition, ha.
volunteered to head an expedition to star,
- early as practicable next year, 10 relieve
Sir John franklin. He proposes for III,
Goverument to sanction tho attempt, ant
afford officers and men (sl volun.eers) and
provisions; snd in case there should DO
question as TO the legality Of paving IN,
expense Of an expedition, he thinks hs
could raise sufficient from private source.
TO charter, strengthen and equip sloane
10 carry out the object.-Phu. North Amer
lean
Hoe KILLING IN BURLlxCroN.-Th,
work Of slnughtering Swine goes hravel,
on. Up to. yesterday about 10000 ha,
been killed, in the two large packing estab