New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-06
Post Once Appropriation BIZ.

The bill appropriates and provides as follows
Fortrnsportaton of the mails including the service in
California and Oregon, 50 476,b00.
For transportation OF the malls 10 two steamships from
New-York, by Southampton, TO Bremen, al SiOOOCO for
SSion Company Of Ne~YOri, transportation by
two Ships under the same contract from New-York to
Havre at $4,000 each, In addition to unexpended bal
ance offormer appropriation $4,000
For transportation of the mails across the lshnus Of
Panama $4,000
For compeDs ation to postmasters l,S75OOO.
For ship steamboat and way-leuers, $4,000
For wrapping paper. $4,000.
For Office hTbtnre S9,oO0; advertising, $4,000.
For mail bags $4,000; blanks $4,000
For mail depredahons and special agents S35 900.
For clerks 10 the Offices Of Postmasters, $425OOO.
Formlceaneous Items, $4,000
For new mall locks and keys S25 900.
For maps OF post routes, 5000.
For incidental expenses OF Offices In California from
the dses respectively Of their establishment to the SOh OF
june 1851 $4,000; much thereof as may be neces
cary addition TO the commissions a. ow ed by aw TO fos
masters 10 be expended such Office In such proportions
and updsr such regulations as the Postmaster General may
direct, and to be accounted for as commissions
SEc , And be IL further enacted, That the Post
master General shall be, and he Is hereby au'
thorsed 10 appoint letter carriers for the delivery
of letters from any Post Office in California or Ore
-,u. and to allow the letter carriers who may 90
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sPPOin' =. any sucn rost. Office TO demand and
receive such sum for all letters, newspapers, or
other maiable matter delivered by them, as may
be recommended by the Postmaster for whose Of
fee such lettercarrier may be appointed; not ex-
ceedDg FIVE cents for every letter. two cents for
every newspaper, and two cents for every ounce
of other mAilable matter and the Postmaster
General shall be, and he is hereby, authorised to
empower the special agents of the Post Office De-
partment in California and Oregon to appoint such
iettercarrers in their districts peotivey and to
fix the Of their compensation within the limits
aforesaid subject TO, and until the final action Of
the Postm aster General thereon. And such ap-
pointments may be made, and rates of compen.
sation modified, from time to time, as may be
deemed expedient and the rates Of compensa
ton may be fixed and graduated in respect to the
distance Of the place of delivery from the Post
Office for which such carriers are appointed; but
the rate of compensation Of any such letter car
rier shall not be changed after his appointment,
except by the order OF the Postmaster General;
and such lettercarrier shall be subject to the pro-
visions OF the forty first section Of the act en-
titled IAN act to change the organization OF the
Post. Office Department, and 70 provide more ef
ectually for the settlement of the accounts there
Of approved July second, eighteen hundred and
thirty six, except in cases otherwise provided FOR
in this act
SEC. 3. And be 1t further enacted, That in all
cases Of fine, penalty, forfeiture, sor disability, or
alleged liability for any sum or sums OF money BY
Wav of damages or otherwise, under any provision
of law relating to the Post Office Department, or
the officers operations, or business thereof, the
Postmaster General shall be, and he is hereby,
authorized to prescribe such general rules and
mode of proceeding as shall to him appear expe
dent for the government of the Auditor Of the
Post Office Department, In ascertaining the facts
in each case in which it shall be certified to him
by such Auditor that the interests Of the De-
pArtment probably require the exercise OF the
power conferred by this act and upon the facts
being ascertained as aforesaid the said Auditor
shall have power, with the written consent Of
the Postmaster General, to mitigate or remit
such fine, penalty, or forfeiture, remove such
disability, and to compromise, release and dig
charge such claims for such sum or sums OF
money and damages, on such terms as the said
Auditor shall deem just and expedent; and in all
cases where judgment shall have been obtained
for a debt or damages due the Post Office Depart.
ment, and 1t shall satisfactorily appear, by the re-
turn Of execution or otherwise, that such judg.
ment, or so much thereof az remains unpaid, can.
not be collected by due process Of law, the said
Auditor shall be, and he is hereby authorized, with
the written consent Of the Postm aster- General 10
compromise such Judgment, and accept, in satis-
faction thereof less than the amount OF such judg.
ment Pror1ded, That the power conferred by this
section shall not extend 10 any cases Of fine pen
atty, forfeiture, disability alleged liability or claim
which shall be incurred accrue, or arise, subse-
queDt to the passage Of this act or 10 any judg.
meDt obtained after the passage thereof
SIC. 4. And be Il further enacted, That the
Postmaster General lie hereby authorized to al
low hereafter 70 the special agents of the Post
Office Department the annual salary of sixteen
hundred dollars PROVIDED, That 20 more shall be