The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-08

compare the current busnsss Of his oies with that
Of the quarter Of tho year 1851 and that
unssttld until the end q the yssr that the aggregate
commissions secruipg may be compared with ths COM
The eject Of this in delaying and embarrassing the
settlement Of accounts In the auditors ONCE and in
cressIg the labor Of such settlement ia fully shown in
repeal OF ths provision rqurug this mode Of settle
nen and return the System of uniform rates OF
cur in his both As to the repeal Of the
existing law and the Of commission to be aowsd
AupIros's Osrior ?. D, Nov TO- 1852
SR-It lie found practice that the acts Of Congress
respecting the ao~ance Of additional comm issions to
postmasters are extremely inconvenisnt and burden
to this office The sixth section OF the act entitled
An act to reduce and modify the rates OF postsge 60
approved March Sd 1851. provides rhst to any post
mss,er whose commissiops may be reduced below the
amount allowed 1t his oos for the ending the Both
ofJune 1851 and whose lsbors may be increased the
Postmaster General she'll be authorized in his discretion
just end proper PROVIDED that the whole amount Of
missions aowed such POI during any hscal year
sbs not exceed BY more than centum the amount
OF commissions 1t such office for the year ending the 0th
day OF June, 1851
And the ninth section OF the act entitled "An act to
esablh certain post roads and fer other purposes,
proved August 3lst 1862 provides That the Auditor OF
the Treasury the Post Office Department may undr
regulations trictions the Postmaster e-
neral thsll prescribe ALLOW every postmaster whose
office not established until after LIST day Of July
1880 or whose commissions. In consequence of thein
Of labor and business Of his office shall have
equaled exceeded tho commissions allowed said Of
bce sl the year ending the 3oth day Of June 1851,
such pensstion In addition TO his legal commissions,
will in the judgment Of such Auditor, make tho
pentaon OF such postpaster equal may be- to
iob Of the country whore sbors the his and
who entitled u ADDITIONAL allowance nnder the sixth
ection Of the act entitled an act to reduce and modify
the of postage the United States and for other
purposes approved March Sd 1851 aud under orders Of
the Postmaster General msde in pursuance OF the pro
tions OF the sad ixih section OF the act aforesaid"
as
der there laws. IL. sfactory appear lst That
by their enactment and operation the abors of his Of
foe have been increased and that his COMMISSIONS have
beer reduced below the amount allowed for the
thai ended on the 3oth OF June, 1851 secondly that
his office established until after the lst day of
July 1857 &c. Ii these facts sufficiently shown,
additional mission different rates is according to
the present practice allowed as follows
! Where the commissions Of the postmaster for the
year ending June Both 1851 did not exceed $50 the
same amount Of commissions WITCH allowed for that
year with 20 per cent added thereto is allowed him
= Where they exceed $50, but did not exceed Sl06,
the same amount with IL cent added thereto al
lowed.
Where they exceeded S!0O, but not $500 the same
smount with I2h ger cent added thereto Is allowed.
Where they exceeded $500 the same amount with
10 cent ado ed thereto il allowed but the
fions allowed 70 any postmaster other than at distr
butipg cce) not permitted to exceed this postsges
collected at bis Office during the period for which the
allowance Is mads.
s Where the office was not established until sfer tho
LIST day OF July 1859 &c. su, ii in addition
10 his legal is allowed the postmaster will
make his compensation equal near be to the
atcn Of other posmasters in the section Of
the country SC.
Ihese vsious contneenci and conditions cannot be
decrmined until the accounts for entire dsca year
adjusted COMMISSIONS therefore computed by
posmasters In their quarterly accounts HAnly accord
ing to the old Of and the adjustment of
additional commissions has become 1t were separate
business erxdced to the adjustment OF quarterly
and is devolved exclusively upon this Office
First 1t au0its adjusts the quarterly accounts OF
20 600 postmssters and then the additional
milestone depe for their allowance upon uni
form rule operating equally and applicable alike to ell
but upon che facts Of each particular
IL has, 1t the end Of fiscal year 20 examine those
what proportions 10 faid additional commissions Post
re- aesnwhiie, not knowing what additional allow
aDces may be made them are unable to determine how
much they the department at the end Of each
The close Of the year. Their and
ONCE accounts necessarily dssgree ana by
pay too much others enough ana Others again.
excuse themselves from any payment. Furthermore,
these dsagr ements produce confusion and perplexity
settlem reard collections and require in explains
ton and removal of the dific ntes they
respundeDce beyond the ability Of the Office to conduct
with requisite prcmptnrss snd although the most
strenuous exerons made, with insufficient force,
to meet and esfond to the additional demands thus
made upon the Office po-tmasters complain, aud with
apparent that THAR letters not duly werad
another evil is that the additional labor thus thrown
upon the Office has interrupted and retarded It's
general busn 10 degree that calls for immediate
relief aud have hesitation In saying that it is i'm
prsc icsble 10 continue 10 ADJUST commissions in the
N pres4 required comply with the law The
ouIy .cn. remedy for there evi the adoption OF the
o'd OF uniform rates Of c-ntage the
de Of Ifces d. peno'ng condition or discretion;
vould fully suggest the folio wing a scale
OF rstes that should be sdopteu aDd tried viz
Say for office collecting hostages TO the amount Of
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