New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-30
Mr.. A.hmun's Bin to Regulate Letter Posl-
ages, and Abolish the FrankinG Privilege.

Cor o. lie lrssn. W.'Hsera' M'ai-y Jia =
While the Clerk 5 taking the Ayes AMI Noes
for tho second time today-this time On the ques
ton whether Nj shall have loive to bring
m bil to arsnt bounty and 70 the soldiers Of i-l2
i VII COPY NJ AsRVrys very important bi
toregu'ste hostages MAY We hope that intelligent
business men. and the friends o. education gener
aly. wiI urge their representations 10 press or
ward thu, great national measure of improvement
this ncw bond OF union in the Republic Improve
the details where necessary. but preserve the
principle Of squtable Postaee iuvolate
VACr 90 Regulate Fosfsse Rates and for Ahoislin.
tie Fraukug Privilege
81 BrH enacted. s. That from and after the / I'll
dsy Of Jly next tue rates of postage upon letters
when prepaid shall be UNIFORM aud all such let
tars passing Though the mails shall he charged b.
weight. as follows VIZ
Letters weighing not moro than halt an ounce
two cents
More than hall an ounce, and not more than
one ounce. four cents
More than AN ounce, AID not mors than a.
ounce and half .iN cents
More than Al ounce and a halt and not more
than two ounces eight cents
And tour cents additional lor every ounce =
greater weight
All letters conveyed bS mai steamers between
Oregon snd Cahbr1ia. ard ports OF other pats oi
the nited States. FIVE timcs the above rates
And ou all letters hich are not prepaid. the
postage shall remain az now established 10y Law.
- That IL shall be the duty # the Postmaster
Genera to provide suitable letter stamps hr the
prepayment OF postage %: the several deuomina
tons Of two cents Dur cents. SIX cents, and eishi
cents and of such other deIOminaclOns as he ma
deem expedicnt aud 70 cause them 10 be furnished
and kept for sae in each OF the Post Offices IN the
ni,ed states and any Deputy Postmaster who
shall fail by his own neglect, b. have the same io
sale to any person applying therefor shall be liable
% n penaitv ol - for every such failure. 81 be re-
covered by the person 50 applying Aud any per
son who shall counterfeit, alter or forge any letter
stamp OF who shall knowingly have IN his posses
SION snv false forged altered letter stamps, with
intent TO use or alter the same, shall be deemed t.
be- guilty OF felony, &c
4 g. IT, by reason Of thist Act, the compensation
o. auy Deputy Postmaster shall DO reduced bcl0.
the present rate the Postmaster General Is hereby
authorized at his discretion 10 increase such com
pensation 40 Tar ss Justice may require having re
gard 70 the amount of labor and tho character o..
the service performed provided, that the whole
auluunt OF compensation Ia any year shall not ~
coed the amount allowed at the same Utice m the
fiscal year ending the lst day July next, and when
ever 2 new POst-Ohcc shall be- established, the
Postmaster General iAay tx the amount OF snnua
compensation OF the Deputy Postmaster at rate
ing the same amount ot service.
g. The FRANEISG PRIVILEGE, except 50 lar a.
!. NAV have been conferred by Congress mon lndl
yiduas H. q mark of respect and honor Is hereby
abolished and the Postage OF all documents pub
shed by either House OF Congress, and All com
nllnicatons TO aud from members Of either House,
mailed during the session. including speeches dc
Iyercd therein. and al communications IA anu
from the offices OF either House upon pubic ser
wee shall be paid out Of the contingent fund oi the
respsctive Houses under such regulations as each
House shall prescribe for ltsef and all commun
cations u and from the General Departments o.
Government, properly chargeable to the puOhc
service. shall be marked as such, and the postage
thereof bc paid ike other contingent expenses oi
the Departments.
N5 Il the receipts OF the Post Office. iucudln2
the amount paid on account 81 the postage oi Ton
sres. and the Departments shall be insufficient 20
ae.ray the expenses OF the Post Otice Department
v ith the present extent ol mai accommodations
and such further extension thereof As may be made
bv Congress or the Pos, Office Department the
deficiency shall be paid ogt OF Any money IN TN
Treasury not otherwise Appropriated Prorideo
That the entire aggregate expenditure OF tHe fost
Ohce Department exclusive OF the ssiafies OF ON
GERS CLERKS and messengers OF the General Post
ORce and the contiugent fund Of the same, -ha
LOT exceed the annual sum OF FIVE millions 81 Col
lars.
Notice has been given O! the above measure
with which ,hs ncwspaper postage reguls'ion J.
mn, mixed I'D think Il IS well tina, the two are
lot blended tocether bat editors should urge TIE
ssn,rate massage Of more equitable uewspspe
pc.rage sw especially for papers sent short d.
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