The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-21

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the next fiscal year by ihe adoption OF uniform hreecen
rate loi otionaa Of szs4 goo beyond The re
letrr postage 10 and from Oregon and California
hall the present rates.
present letter postage 10 and from California and Osegon
eel my duty to state hat the great expense OF
lines, ana he extraordinary cost OF the
is'hmns and IN Clionio not only Justly but require
creased rate OF postage these long Unless this
feature OF the bill is changed, shall have post
age from New Yoik and New Orleans Cuba, I2b cents
70 Images ~ cen's g Panama, 80 cents snd TO Caliio
ma ana oregon Notwithstanding the greatly increased dis
tance) only cens.s
Further authority should be given the department
make arrangements for the transportation OF the mail
Places la foreign tries by transient vessels other
wise aud Tor that purpose to employ consus speca
| agents
Great commercial advantages might result from
rnngenent Tor the uansportion OF the mails from Chagres
and Panama along the Atlantic and Pacific OF Sou
America, which might, perhaps be accomplished by
silent vessels or Otherwise al moderate through the
agency oi our consus
The pfopriey Of liking uniform OF postage
was reeifed TO IN the annual report from this department
and 10 The suggestions there made you Respectfully
ferred Tue different rates established aons
numerous aud complicated with and without
inland postage added No rates OF postage established
To many points to which would bs desirable make
rangemen,s to sed our nails while established
70 ponis oil less importance sometimes In the vicinity
Instance the act OF March 3D. si5 establishes OF
sea postage between any ports oi the United States and
e ports OF England or France, other foreign port
not less than three thousand miles dis,aA" but
ansh s ss"r @ a,s @ T. Gssa ports not no, three
shes the rates between the ports OF the United
States and any Of the West India Islands islands the
ul OF Mexico but establishes rates OF postage 10 Mex
lean ports Or the main land adjoining that Cult
It's proper so to remark that the first secton as it now
stands, probably aboshes the flanking privilege OF all
members OF Congress- officers OF the government, and 9th
ers IT ALL letters are 70 be charged with postage, the priv
tege Of tranking letters must necessarily
The provision in regard 10 the of postmas.
provision present would difficult not i'm pos
sibe 1t certainly intended give their
full commissions precisely as though all The letters herea
ter sent through the mails charged with postage at the
old rates; for in the number otle would
cor nj IA pfl1p
To fix the COMPENSATION sation OF last
or wear wood not accord with The rue
on OF the acl for there is natural increase in the
OF letters OF Iom en fifteen per cent. per year Nor
would be ns, 10 fix their nensa,ion NJ he comn.nsa
ton the offices present year for the bust
all the offices subject ucuation, and
thousand offices will probably be established during
the present near Nor does this provision afford remedy
the whole dihcoy. There offices re
law and wbe re the have heretofore been paid tana
generally very beray paid) OF the surplus left
posasers salary These office, all important to The
service and spensaby necessary that due provis.
employed in them The bettsv mode Of meeting the whole
difficulty would be authorize the Postma sef
General (peihars for the fiscal year only unuI
Congress shall ohsr. e ofdeD to increase the conmis-
sions now allowed 10 posnas,ers to enable him 10 make
tons c,ons may prese by Congress OF
the Postmaster General These should then
be dbufsed and acc ouned for un Ter exis,ing Laws
The of postage printed mater, and pee tally
bound books, least or great distances fixed Dy
House bin are too low for the ,neres of the dsnarment
There Tear that the large of printed
produced by this b W Ill overburden als, and
more than auadrupe tile failures and les now 80
much complained oil. aud which are 10 a great extent
caused by ght OF printed Gree
and chsrgrable) sent by mail Ii there
perhaps be antc pated the horse
back service numerous mail routes will be required
raised twoborse coach service, ana four
horse coach service thus requiring enormous
| Of our expenditures Tor transportation.
II the department Is 70 assume the business OF express
companies and other common carriers. should be allowed
graduate Its prices al least in respect 10 distance
will at once be perceived that win the uniform rate fixed
by this act, the department VIII only be allowed to
long expensive toate when pflvats
probably do the post oice Ffom Houiton,
in the State OF Maine, To Santa re, IN New Mex.co-rom
ST. Paul. in Minnesota, 10 San francisco, In California
the Post Oihce Department must carry reprints oil novels
hieen cents pound, wie no piisae express. wosd IN
dertake hs same In parcels OF oae hundred pounds
al hye tunes ha. rate. - !,
Prepaid magazines tand what VIII not be magazine u
this bill passes are H be carried ut seven and bal cents
less pound from Pun idepha to San Francisco while
the private expresses cbarRe sky cents per pound or
packages oil one hundred pounds from New YORK to san
Francisco lle department pays rom eighteen 10 twenty
pound i1 the cost OF the transportation OF thu matter
across the isthnn sione and alter allowing the my per
cent commissions 70 the pos'masefs pet' ou hee ana
theeourth cents per pouno io carrying u e Whoie uIs
lance IRON fhihdeiphn, by tue way OF Ne" YORK. 10 san
| Francisco
from the Adantic to the Pacific w Is believed soon ex
ceed ten thousand pounds IN weight or more tnah tWen
thousand pounds month and their weight under tAis b
VIII depend 10 great extent upon toe quantity ~ oooks anu
other printed weighing than 'hi.y ounces
osch, which The oookehef sbd dealers OF o'n
car sell al me reduced pces ney can pu on ue'"
carried IA tne ns al one o''h Tue "
The pfoyslonsof OF The second section would seem 70 e.
oace Pftheu uHoui1' au 'oo"Oe 'ue Pos'"6o " - :,
three cents prepaid 70 one cent without regatu 70 prepay
nent III there 10 TO be any such edncuon ~ won be oet
ter to make u ony when al eat nVe nunaIeo are Po "a m