New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-05

RArE % POSTAGE.
u seems ong - hkvs been the received pTinc
PIE in ,his Department. that re expenses should
20 always kept within TOO Income furnished by
pC-:..e, and ell ASerr'c.s =: .Se tmDToyemen. .nd
-Atenson o; the service SIC 70 DO limited t., snG
all within such receipss TIE opinion Of ina com
uunity, without the Department, i, believed 10 be,
rhs! .he General St hice, be ng for the dissent
nation Of intelligence and Edvsrcsment Of buii'
ets IL not proper sghje-l OF taxston--thss %
burden Tor pu'lic service should lean upon IL, and
.5st TIE rate of postage should Gully be tuch "a
Eii pay The ez penss Of the care, conveyance, and
delivery n the matter on which the postage "a
isid. These views are In no way Incompatible
and may both be successfully regarded, provided
reasonable compensation be made to ths Depart
for he service itpert0 Las, by those for whose
5en eft such service 70 required,
liz must be quits Obyi sus thar there can be no
practicable method Of sscertsining the expense ct
Dsi service on each particular letter or pAper, As
il Ictustes with the cost IN each different section
y the country but what is the proper proportion
Of zach Glass Il service may 30 ses.isd With .
good degree ~ justice IT, when afcertsined, It Is
70 besr its fair proportion, and that only
The classes OF service now required are three
the care trans poF; alton and delivery; hrst OF let
lcr= second, Of Newspapers and pamphlets ;
third, matter carried without compensation IL q,
,y postage on the two first classes Of service thai
sustained.
Tn, whole number Of letters charged with
postage passing through the mails the pas. year
-eckoned on the postage received, asFeeabiy 20
oss's heretofore approved, amounted ~ siksy-two
uluous.
On All these letters, the postage collected wss
81 ss2762i on newspapers and pamphlets ssls''
DC Itiswel known, that the postage on news
papers aud pamphlets, In proportion TO their
peight and numbers, Is, 10 very great degree
cas- Ii an the letter postage 30 that they DO not
1ay their proportion Of the expense Of the service
Il therefore follows, that the letter postsge pays
rot only tor its own cost, bur AisO tor what the
paper postage falls short Of its proportion, and
/, 90 for the other operations aud services OF the
Department, including the sIPoLEs OF all the mat
.er carried Tor the public without pay from Govern
ment. This brings us To inquire what IL the ex-
cot Of thi. class Of seryies rendered without pay
rom the employers.
First, what 10 the nature aud amount oil THIS
ranked mattsri
TIE Heads Of the different Departments frank
all TIVE m all matter sent from their respective De-
osrtments and receive free all 20 than directed.
Z nder the act OF lss3, account wa kept by the
Pos,- OAice ofthe City Of Washington. OF all iaeh
matter received by the Departments for the year
.nding June 30 1876, bar 20 tcc1uut Of the matter
,entlrOm them. TIE postage on thstreceivsd atthe
PRESENT rate vas s25O 3s3 &c. and the amount So
then estimated a. the Treasury the matter sen,
-o1ld De -ully squs 90 that tn- same thea smooted
70 e5O0767 CO; Ex. Dec e., ID 5ess. 29,h Cong !
In lsi7 Ehia mode o. payment vas soslishei, GEd
rs on,y provision sincs Tor tnis service rendered
- the Executive Departments Il a. appropriation
Of 1900 900 per snrr=. IL IL always 20 De Fecoi-
sc,ed that 10 amoan: Of appropriation, however
arss to pay fo- ranked matter viii ever IN any
iosrse relieve the letter o. paper postage 90 long
a. such postage actually pays The whole expense
/ the Department, whereby sneh sPProPra'
zion remains as ssfplos 1iIhdra"a lsom ina
rfen7ry.
Bu, the principal par. Of the trS0ssd matter Tor
Ehch nc psyme.. q made 70 tia Department
,on.sa 10 me letters, psPers Enf coeamsrts
ranked ey toe members Of the Senste and House
Z ReprsEsntstiges. The sDcgnt Ct tbs ~ after
,supot % s.-ert.loec viz sb,1r6 tcczrecy, ~
a .rh Is for zsrded Ofg ca 20 sccoal. q kept
3ys report from the clerks oEce u the Ho5'e o.
asprssea,efiyss, 1. ,2psars tbs, during tue Two
sessions OF trs thrtieIh CoEsress ending IN Aarcs
set TIE exrs n1moer O. pcoic Gocum- c.: Tor 2 y
-ribatioo was $40 $50 ana their ~eign, vss fsl,-
75s ias printed speeches. a!ded FOR members =
.ranh, seq, 20 500 which are estimated :. S.s
3aAc= esco, Al, 53l lbs. The one ball % ma
shc==.ss saau.i sn-1at u This mAt.sg ilVn Toe
use q Representatives the $40 past yeans -
RMS does net ircsde TIE --'tsen corre'.-o1Necee
d loo --1e~Fs. Or the nail q sster BY thee rs-
c-iv.5 10 s-por. direct iTOcc to- Senate . -
s.Irsd Bot ~ ! report from the Pos,-o3cs IL LIZ
10y, IL appears that d1ri7g tee year eoc-ns saae
30;h, ls4s,
IA. .anbeE q fres Ws.s:ss =za na:.sE i-st
g.s - "a
R-csiFe1
x..,,, SO5 SOC
Pdnled senate sFe@cnss .------...----Sst'eSt
D. 10. dDSai1snts- ..-.--..----l4-''4' .s.a.x
sc Jfo
Eo1se dos 1nsnta- -
Total .---..----.--------.-- 49, - , - o.
-as i...sr y0s.zs and pamphlet Pcat&ss 20
which this natter Woad rave been seo. -ei, :. -~'
naked, is con 2u.ed b. that report a. s'I4'V'.
It,boald be recaslsctsd that he Peat otss De
o.r,n,ns 3. tonly reqaired % Ali AID transport
rni. matter. oftso requiring tue nre OF ad91son.i
caches and teams Dat 10 40 saolee. 20 the act
al u.vnen. Of money contributed entirely oy the
i.t.sr postage In this manner BY 1vi tSo csrts
sach "a a!lossd eye-y Postmaster Tot The delivery
r free latter or package, Il his iseCEs does Dot
ICED s,oOJ per LnHaln The proportion Of these
rec papers GsliEerea y Fostnsstsrs o s2.So1
,acouse vii nos exceed oae-sentb. Too cents
each on ne foregoing Bsnbsr dsda-tins oae-,spth
sS5 l6i vech 70 sctzsliy paid 70 Pos-s1
for delivering ;sis tree mater, -, Of mo-ey &c
n -.