New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-06

refsv che expenses Necessary {, their ELI
ni.trs-on; aud u y medg s'i'e "t tllnS'
ga iriurou- 20 he service, MN rec IN nehlel tl5
zion to he Posiml-c7G neral o. the di.'r'-
-; oivfn him b, toe 6th section OF the act - -
.. drce en6 mocifg the rates Of cottage approves
March i-'l % that he m gtt tave II 4 ms power
T. tlow 10 tie p,stmas'es ct -uch ois'rou''ht -
,bs ,,ssrs necessary 10 deiray exposes. AZ ths
tsge time took OCCASION 10 say, that wAls tait
r,over should be given 20 meet the e1isencies OF
tsrticulsr class Of cases, not exceeding t"eny II
1n,rber there vere abundant reasons why lager
Is,a ~ the hostages should lot he diverted from The
| general rurf ose. Of the Department. Upon repre-
s,p,sions subsequently, made, II was deemed eIpe-
dent to ask en- enlar nent Of the over above ol-n
toned go ffr only es 20 embrace few seprahcs
Offices situsied at points eXscting great labor and
tfording but nomin9 compensation 10 ID, IN eum-
benis Careful estimates we're msde by the Addltor
of the increase Of eXpenss necessary 20 relieve tue Ie"
distributing ard separating Offices which might upon
nvesiis alton appear TO be justly entitled to aid from
the Depg tmeDt. and rhe conclu-iOn was thh 'he
whole amount could not exceed s45 600 per annum.
ThiA sum would certainly haze been sufficient 70
all proper demands for additional aid Duc 'ne
views Of the Department cid not prevail, ana Con-
grets passed the act of JUICE %, 1884 hxng al IN
creased scale Of commissions and raising the 1Zgre-
gate condensation Of all the pos.mssters OF Tue
United States not less than $500 600 per snnun'
thereby increasing the expenditures of the Depart
mept 10 that amount instead of SO 900, a. had oeen
recommended The expenditures OF me cusIe1. yeat
for compensation to Postmesters @ rs i onara
tiop of the fourth snd fifth sections OF the act OF Z'h
July 1854 making provision for the postal service "a
the State Of California and the Territories oil oregon
and Washington. by the fifth section oil the act tue
Postmaster General is authorized and directed to al
low in the statement of tide accounts OF postmasters
in California Oregon, originating previous 10 inc
3Oth June 1853 4" all just and reasouapls expenses
CURED BY them in and about the business OF Iheir
respective Offices and the discharge OF their Official
duties: provided, that no alo vance shau be male
whereby the United States shall be charged with
"any iLdtbtt dBess whatsoever Inc balances que
from late end present possmasers in California ana
The Territories of Oregon and Washington. subject
TO the operason of the fourth and NTH secu)ns OF we
act just mentioned, amounted on The 1otn ane soi
TO Sl64l IL. of which SUN II Is estlmated that not
less than $50 900 must be cancei.d under The pro-
visions of the 9Th section and carried into the gener
al accounts of the department a. expenditures oil the
current year.
In ADDITION TO the burdens thrown upon the revenue
of The Department by the general increase OF the
cOmpeI saion of POsmasters and the special legsla-
ton for those in California Oregon and Washington
Trit0rit the cost of TRANSPORTING the mails will be
greatly increased in the present year by putting new
posI' utes ia operation by the enhanced prices de-
manded in the very large section let to contract from
the lst July last and by important improvements IN
the grades of service generally.
Wbie shall take care that the expenditures of the
Department are not essary increased, and that
il shal draw from the general treasury only rs mdcn
as its absolute wants require, which, fear, 1t must
necessarily do for some years under the presen rates
Of postage, il would lie neither wise uor expedent 10
deprive or keep from our people the mail laculles
Which they require. TIE principle adopted in the
infancy OF our Republic, that the Post Office Depart
ment should susian Itself from Its own revenues,
was In my opinion, most wise aud stlutary. a post
NJ was then ai1 sufficient TO meet the wants OF the
service ard under this system each citizen paid the
expenses of the transportation of his own letters aud
Others were not taxed for his benefit "a they must be
when sums have to be drawn from the general Treas
ury 10 meet deficiencies in the Post Office revenues
Having thus briefly adveTted to some OF the causes
of increase in the Expenditures in the current year,
proceed 10 show what those expenditures viii proOa-
by be- and what mt ans the Department VIII have to
! meet them
II il estimated that the expenditures for the year
1855 exclusive Of payments for foreign hostages ac-
orUiIg within the year, will be about S9,sil o2l 49,
viz:
| The rate ofcc.t # transportation, including for .
elan mails the SOth June, 1884 s55752 70
| To the cot O nsDsportiriob 10 1854 add the in
crease in The current SeaI which wli be oees
aseD e g i l.S July ..t in H. SOf6
| WeHeID, Western, ana sou.h Western States
LDd TerTitoIiss including California and Ore
gon b, tie extension and improvement OF the
| soSce therein, and By improvements in other . .
sections o@'V u
To,l for t.u.por.'ion in 1865 ...... ssisI lll 90
For conPerssIion 10 Po'H ss'ers, clerks for Of
Eat P,EsT 'sysIt.9s .ts' fqr.i u5s mail mall
! depIeosons ard fps eia sseuts postage stamps
essreea s5nl9 90
80, 1854 which viii be paid 10 1879, 4mOAt
hg lo't' %
20 81 9sI s.
The means for the year 1888 VIII probably amount
10 60 9s9,e4i 90.
Of he revenue account on the s0th June last
F~S n: ;,: S,.s:: n: .ssc;o; s0' o.
| d ubtfu AID unavailable balance.
due b, lat pe.'ns,ier' originating ....o.
California accounts, eslmsted at..... s. 900 %
sss ss' Sp i 70 IdS 0,e!sn Roas' &C. ,,n
SASH 81
Avsiasls for iss'. 47Isd 81
/ The EIoss revenue of the year exclusive of bal
e.,is.ed - 80 s7n sal 90
dis1 in s5......... ..'.............. 500 900 60
/ The appropriation to upply Deficiencies IN TIE
year eoo mace by the act OF August ls5L. 23Hbi 10
Total 80 ogs ga &C
Esumaeo expenditures Of ssA g2e 50
Estimated surplus June 80 Is5s............ siaas %
Eurlng the three years which commenced on the
let July, 1851 and eDded on the Goth June 1884 the
Department issued loo l26, AZ postage stamps and
25,O16 t5j stamped envelops, amounting in the az
aggregate To s. 507 022 03. Of which 1922 30l -
were sold being about 92i per cent. OF the whole
amount Issued.
Having ascertsined that the mode of examining
ard checking the quarterly returns of postmlsters
was radically defective took occasion 10 invite az
teston to the subject 10 my report of las. year. and
sgan advert 10 it because su0seq aent Investigation
and experience have convinced me that thorough
check Of the accounts under the present system is
wholly impracticable. Such a check is indispensa-
bic to the safety Of the revenue and can in be
effected certainly, at 20 little cost, and with 80
much advantage 10 the service, by adopting pre-
payment Of postage in all cases not coming within
our postal arrangements with foreign countries.
This plan connected with well.digested system
for the REGISTRATION oftters to which shall present
ly alluce, would quicken correspondence while il
would facilitate expedite the operations Of the
post-Oces il mailing and delivering letter., and in
Confluence In The Denariment q safa naana of