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

a. the act Of the 3Oth August ls52, ixiug the pre-.
sent rates OF postage on printed matter, took effect
the LIT October following far comparison can DOLLY
be instituted between the revenue of the two last.
sC al years, through The whole of which the existing
rates OF postage prevailed. This shows that after
giving TO each year the liberal allowance of three
fourihs Of the cent stamps sold the year ending
June 80 1854 exceeds the previous year only i5loo
per cent.
In this act there is clause which provides that
when the postage upon anY newspaper or periodical
is paid quarterly or yearly in advaoce," one-h If
only of the regular rates shall be charged. In vieg
OF the trivial increase of the postage printed mat.
ter, and of the extremely low rates particularly for
newspapers and periodicals, / would recommend that
the law be so far changed as to omit the clause
fered to- leaving the Department to fall back upon
The act of ls25, under which quarterly payments in
advance on newspapers aAd periodicals. have hereto
fore always been required. The proprety of this re-
will be apparent not ouly for the reasons
above suggested, but also from the following com.
p0ratve statements of facts Under the act 10 opera
ton prior and up to July J. 1851 the postage for iu
stance, on weekly newspaper, when sent not over
hundred miles, any distance ia the State where
published, was thirteen cents, and when sent over
ore hundred miles, or cut of the State where pub.
lshed, nineteen aDd.a'haf ce1ts a quarter. By the
act of March 3, 1851 six different rates according 70
distance, were established. Thus, on weekly news.
paper for any distance not exceeding fifty miles i've
cents quarter; for over fifty and no. exceeding
three hundred miles, ten cents three hundred,
over one, and no, ding two thousand miles
twenty cents; two, and not exceeding four thou
sand miles, twenty-five ceIts; over four thousaad
miles thirty cents quarter; and weekly newspapers
TO subscribers in the county where published were
made free. BY this act the postage. It will be per
eeivtd, for any distance not over one thousand miles
was greatly reduced; but osiog to the diversity Of
ratesthe too great reduction for the shorter and too
great increase for the longer distanceslts modfci-
ZION was at once called for and this resulted in tbs
present law, by which the quarterly rate on any
weekly newspaper periodical, not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent any distance in
ne United States, is only six and half cents.
TN newspapers not exceeding one-and a-hslf
ounces IN weight, when circulated in the
state where published the quarterly rate is still one
hall less, being only three and quarter cents: and
weekly newspapers to subscribers, in the county
where published go free. cannot avoid the convic-
ton that had 1t been clearly understood that the act
Of ls25 required payment quarterly in advance on
newspapers 10 subscribers and that the effect of tha
clause in question would be to reduce ths p,stage on
the great bulk Of printed matter to rates 40 eTsssd
ugly low, Congress never woud have given H. sanc
ton ID the measure. Ii my recomn endation he
adopted, the quarterly postage, for instance on a
weekly newspaper or periodical not exceeding ons
ard half ounce circulated in the State where npb.
shed, and in the proportion for more freauen,
publications. will be six and half cents and rnen
not three ounces in weight sent to any part Of
the United States, thirteen cents a quarter The
newspapers sent TO subscribers in the county where
Published will continue 10 70 free.
Ihe expenditures Of the current year ending June