The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-07


Total. 50 s4e,25 4a ss,sle,s57 81
5,Si6,25S 43
Total increase Of 1910 800 48
Or Is $1,000 per cent.
If from the letter postage and stamps sold in each
year the foreign balances be deducted there will appear
an increase t7 per cent while the
Rue from newspapers and pamphlets in 1854 to
have fallen of nearly per cent.
But the gencrt account OF sstanps sold' is
ry so kept TO embrace not only the hotter postage
stamps nd stamped envelopes, but also the cent
blue stamps, which generally used to tran
sient newspapers printed circulars and dropped letters
dence
therefore, to arrive at proper estimate OF the
from printed matter it is necessary to accord
its due proporon of the stamps sold. II admit IS
per cent of the average amount Of the blue stamps Sold
in the last three years. to belong TO The from
printed matter then the condition OF the deriv
cd from that branch in the last four years will be shown
by the following statement
yecr end ycar red Year end Ycar END.
Revenue - sag y.ae 70 iag ,nae iey June sag Jxgc
sss sSey M % So. ~ 81. is s,;. j., , i
al blue stamps None iss'd
Totai. sioa5l3o % So 5as 90 s9nan 30 ss55oos 70
As the act of the 30th August, 1852 fixing the pre-
sent rates Of postage on printed matter took elect
thd LIST October following fair comparison only be
tted between the revenue OF the two last fiscal years,
through the whole of which the existing rates oil post
prevailed This shows that after giving year
the liberal allowance OF hreeiopfths of the cent
stamps sold, the year ending June 30 1851 exceeds the
previous year only 45-io0 per cent.
In this act there is clause which provides that .swhen
the postage upon any newspaper periodical IA parl
quarterly yearly in advance" one-haf only OF the
regular rates shall be charged In view OF tile trivial
increase OF the postage printed matter, and OF the
extremely low rates, particularly for newspapers aud
periodicals. would recommend tina the law b. lar
changed to omit the ciause referred 10, leaving the
department TO fall back upon the act OF 1925, under
which quarterly pay ments in advance newspapers
and periodicals have heretofore always been required
The rropriey OF this recommendation viii be apparent
not only for the above suggested from
the following comparative statements Of facts Under
the act in operation prior and up july 1851, the
postage, Tor instance, weekly newspaper when sent
not over hundred ns, amy distance ia the State
where published, was thirteen cent? ana when seni
hundred miles out OF the state where pub
lisned, nineteen and ail cent, per quarter. By the
act of March 3 1851 tx different rates, according TO
distance, were established. Thus weekly newspa.
Per, for any distance not exceeding fifty miles five cents
quarter; over fifty. and not exceeding three snared
miles, ten cents three hundred and exceed.
ing one Thousand niieS, bitcen cents; over one,
and not exceeding two thousand miles, twenty cents:
over two and not exceeding four thou,and miles.
twenty-five cents over four thousand mikes, tbr-
ty cents quarter; and weekly newspapers 70
subscriber IN the county whore published we're made
free. BY this act the postage, Il will be perceived for
any distance not one Thousand miles, greatly
reduced but owing 20 The diversity cf rses-the too
great reduction or the shorter and too GREAT
lie longer ,iistances-is modification vas at once
called for, and this resulted in tae present law by which
the quarterly rate any weekly newspaper psrod
cal not exceeding three IN weight any dis
lance in the United states, only sixand ahalf cents
On newspapers not exceeding aud halt ounce in
wight when circulated IN the state where published
the quarterly rate Is sl one-af less being only three
ana quarter cents, and weekiy newspapers to sub
fcribers in the county where published 20 FREE
not sy id The conviction that han il been clearly under
stood tat the Art at s2 ymcnt quarterly 10
ads vance regar newspapers 70 Subscribers aud chat
the effect al the cau.e III question would b. ~ reduce
the Postage ~ Tie .fcat bulk III fn,e
exceedingly low. Conqres- Dcvef would have given it
sanction TO ihe measure. II my recommendation BE-
saopt"d the quarterly postage Tor instance woc,lr
rcwsraYer periodical not eNeeeding one aud a,f
ounec, circulated in the STATE wetc publ he'd land Ia
TIE same proportion Tor frequent pubcion viii
lie siN and han cents and when not over iarec ounces
IN weight sent t. any part 81 hc United States thirteen
cents quarter The newspapers 80 subscribers livng
III he county Where published vail continue 20
The expenditures 0f the current year ealBg June 60
1s55. owing to not within The control the de-
raIiment, VII greatly exceed those 81 lie past year.
IN my report OF The ist Drcembsr last had the honor
that the allowed no tuasicrs by
the ,th section If tic net ~ establish certain post roads
Sc approved n March, 1875 haA proved insufficient ~
several os the distributing oce, ~ deiry the expenses
necessary to their efficient administration anil TO re-
inedv state OF things injurious 70 the service then
rermmended the restoration 70 TIE Postmaster
General OF the discretion given him BY the 18th section
o. the Act to reduce and in1fy the rates Of postage
approved March y lsal so thai he mi ht have in his
power to allow ~ the postmaster Al such distributing
Offices The nieans necessary TO defray expenses Al
the same time took occasion to eap that while this
should bc given TO meet the eAgencies of par
tiorlar class OF eases not exceeding twenty NUMBER
fheie were abundant reasons why largpr a n OF the
postages should notle diverted from the general par
poses Of the department. Upon representations ib-se
queny made, IL was deemed expedon 20 ak enlarze
ment of the power above mentioned lar ony al 20
embrace few separating Offices situated at points exact
ing great labor snl oilwiing butt nominal compcnsa
lion 10 the inenmbenR. Careful estimates were made
by tho Auditor Of The increase OF expense necessary
relieve tho few distributing and separating offices which
might uTon investigation, appear to be justly entitled
to aid IRON The department and The conclusion that
tic whole amount could MT exceed si5O0O per
This sum would certainly have been sufficient q
an proper demands for additional aid But the views
OF the department did not prevail and Congress passed
the act of June - 1851, liking ncrcased scale Of
commissions, and sing the aggregate compensation 81
all the postmasters N the United states not bose than
sooooo per snrnm thereby increasing tho expenditure
~ tile depar M that amount instead o $1,000
had been recommended. The expenditures Of she cur
rent year for compensation 10 posmasters, clerks
Tor Offices, &C. win be further increased by the opera
ton Of the it and 5 sections Of the act OF 9Th July
1854, making provision TOR the postal service in the
state Of California aud the Territories Of Oregon and
Washington by Tie 5th section OF the act the Post