The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-12-12
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,PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, }
November 80. 1850. (

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Improvement, system, economy, .aDdieiliciency
would be sooner introduced, if Congress
should authorize the Postmaster General to
send temporarily to the Pacific coast an Off
Ger oil the greatest knowledge and experience
IN mail arrangements and in the principles
aud rules OF the Department governing the
m KING oil contracts, Tor the purpose of being
there associated with the local agent in or
CANNING the service at the outset and placing
IL ON Il proper basis for the future charge and
manage ment oil such agent. Ii the local
agent is to be continued in charge OF the ser
vice. his salary should be Increased to al
ainount better corresponding with the high
prices prevailing in California.
/ In view OF tie time required 10 commnni-
cate with Oregon and cur newly acquired
Territories, The following modification oI the
post Office laws is urgently recommended.
L. That the contract and fiscal year for the
Post Office Department in respect to The ser
wee III California, Oregon. New Mexico, and
Utah, be changed, ana that it commence aud
end three months earlier than. Ior the rest of
TIE Union. so that the returns, accounts, and
all other statements for The last quarter oi the
fiscal year in that portion OF the Union can be
made 10 the General Post Office in Washing
ton. in time after being duly audited to be
embraced in the annual reports submitted at
the opening Of Congress.
z. That authority be given to the special
agent IN that country, 10 open at San Fran
Cisco, the dead letters retained IRON the OLD
ces in California and Oregon, aud there dis
pose OF them, as Is now done at the General
Post Office. under such regulate las and re-
s'ric'ions as the Postmaster General may pre-
scribe. For this purpose clerk, or clerks,
with suitable salaries, should be allowed to
the special agent.
A considerable reduction of Letter postage.
and the adoption OF a uniform miami rate -
desired By large portion OF the people OF the
United States. Interesting and atle reports,
recommending different degrees OF reduction.
were made, bat not acted upon. al the last
session of Congress. The subject will DOUBT
less again engage the attention Of Congress
at lis approaching session; aud with an ear
nest desire that our rates OF postage may be
reduced to tie lowest point that is practical
bic, without calling for a contribution from
The Treasury beyond what should be paid,lor
the transmission and delivery of the official
and public correspondence, recommend lhat
the inland letter postage be reduced ID three
cents The single letter, when prepaid, and he
fixed at the uniform rate ii cents wher, Dot
prepaid; and also that the Postmaster Gen-
eral be required to reduce this prepaid rate
10 two cents the single letter, Whenever il
shall be ascertaiaed that the revenues Of HE
Department, after the reductions no.y recon-
mcnded, shall have exceeded it's expenditures
by more than I've per cent. for two cousceu-
tive fiscal years. | also recommend that HE
postage TO California and Oregon be greatly
reduced. and that the postage CHARGED on
other sea going letters be made more sisnple
and uniform.
Win The numerous rates now charged :
some with. and some without the addition of
the inland rates--coniuson and mistakes arr.
frequent ana unavoidable. | therefore re-
commend that twenty cents the single letter
be charged on all correspondents, 10 and from
the Pacific Coast. South America. the East
ern Continent and lis islands aud points be-
yond either; and ten cents the single letter.
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peraddItion OF Inland postage, la am case, ex-
coping however all eases where's such sea
Posiages have been or shall BE- atusie,i -
different rates, by postal tre;a pltady
clujed, or hereafter 10 BE- end, sliy
should be given 10 the Pos m,s,er S,ntr,A I
by and with tue advice aud consent OF ;hc
President oi the United States. TO reduce OF
enlarge The sea rates, with the view of maki;I,
better postal arrangements with other gov
ernineiits: or counicrtciing any adverse meas
ures affecting our postal intercourse with 9TH
or countries.
ais recommend HAT the provision which
imposes an additional hall cent postage upoa
newspapers, sent more Than one Hundred
miles and ont OF the State where thev are
mailed, be repealed, 50 as 10 leave Uniform
iiilhd postage on newspapers sent 10 sub
SonOerS IRON The oilice vi publication, at one
cent each.
The postage upon pamphlets periodicals
ana other printed matter, (eXcepl ucwspa-
perS.) may be simplsicd and somewhat re-
duced. with advantage 10 the Department.
Two cents lIr tie pamphlet or periodical Of
The weight OF two ounces or less, aud one cen,
Tor every additional ounce or Il fraction q, an
ounce, is recommended as the inland rate up-
on all pamphlets, periodicals. AID other Orl,,.
ted matter instead OF The present cate uf' two
ana hall cents Tor the fret OUNCE. and one.
cent Tor every additional ounce. or fraction Of
an ounce. For Tie sea going charge on such
matter, anI on newspapers. iw.ce The inIind
rate 10 ana from the points which AZ is proDos-
ed that the letter postage shall be ten cents
aud iour times the inland rtIe where the let !
Ter rate Is twenty cents. is deemed q lust and
proper rate. Ills would. in some eases ia !
crease the postage on printed matter SEM To
the Iacihc coast, and by our other sea lines /
where the postage is Ect uircad, Fixed by
postal arrangement; bot the postare TO Cii !
Norma, as above p. opo,e.. would hardly b..
lhe price now charged b. private expresses
Tor tue conveyance OF The same wei.Fhi. in
pacAageS OF less than one hundred pounds To
San Francisco.
1t viii he perceived that the reduction pro-
posed In The postage upon printed mailer IS
not large. The reason Tor nc rreater re-
dociion OF letter postage isSpnd IN the fac,
ina. The rates oil postage upon printed matter
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