New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-07

-" :, he MEASURE. II my recommendation De
sdop,ed. the quarterly po.e,se, for instance, on
weekly newspaper or ,,eriodtcsl no, ehceed,us ~
"a half ounce e. ulsted in the state wnere Pao
Ebd and in n. came proportion for more trsqusue
ratification sill be six and hall cents anu 81
moi over three ounces in weight, cent % ay P' rha
the United States thirteen cen's tu. vbsra
Newspapers sent 10 subscribers III tne 0'u"''
pahlished viii continue to 60 Free ,,,;,o, lima
The e1pepdtures OF the curreot year enuluS - -
40 1855 owing 10 causes not within tue c'n'o "
Department will greatly exceed those OF Tue The
In INV report of the lst December last, l hal tue
honor 10 state that the commissions allowed 10 Po
asters by the 9th section OF the act 70 ee'so ~
tain posi-roads &c, approved 50 March loyS,
proved insufficient al severa OF ae - ,hs;r sfi
pfces 10 defray the expenses necessary 70 tns.I e
;en. Administration: and TO remedy state OF tnins
an iriurious 10 the service, IN. recommendee 'ue
resto, alton 10 the Postmaster General OF me uiscre
ton given him by the 9th secnon oil Tue Ae' :"
.duee and mocify the rates Of postage approved
Nsrrb 3 1851 so that he might have u II nus power
t. slow TO the postmasters at such olstrou'ng I
IN. means necessary to defray expenses AZ w
same time took occasion 10 say anr .ar.iss y,
power should be given 20 meet the e3lgenc'es VI
narticnlnr class of cases, not exceedln? t"euy ~
number there were abundant reasons why ID &C.
share of the hostages should not he diverted rol e
general purposes of the Department pun eno
sentstions subsequently, made, II was deemed eAPe
dent 70 ask an enlargement of the power ABOVE M
TONED so far only as 10 embrace rev separo'D5
Offices situated at points exactlng great iaocI our
sffurdiDg but nominal compensation ~ iuo -.
bepts Careful estimates were m1de oy the Auut.vl
Of the increase Of expense ssary 10 relieve tue e"
distributing and separating offices when might upon
invess ation appear 10 be justly entitled 10 au 'y
the Depe' tment, and the CONCLUSION Wds tna' VIC
whole amount could not exceed si5, 600 per annum
This sum would certainly have been sufficient 10
cov,r all proper demands for additional aid. But the
views of the Department cid not prevail, ana Con'
ertss passed the act Of June 22 1894 nx,hg al lh-
creased scale of commissions and raising the aggre
gate CONDENSATION of all the pos,mssters OF tue
United States not less than $500 600 per amman,
thereby increasing the expenditures OF tue Depatr
nept TO that amount instead OF OOO as had oeeh
recommended. The expenditures of the current year
for compensation to postmasiers, CLERKS Tor OIL
"fces" &c will be further Increased by inc opera
ton of the fourth and fifth sections OF the act OF 2'
July 1854 making provision for the postal service ID
the ATE of C.lifornia and the Territories OF Oregon
ard Washington By the fifth section of the act the
Postmaster General s authorized and directed 10 Ut
low in the statement of the accounts OF postmasters
in California ana Oregon, originating previous 10 the
3Otb June 1853 ." all Just and reasonable expenses
rcurrtd by them in and about the business of Their
Irrespective Offices and the discharge of their oihca
duties: provided, that no allo vance shail De hels
whereby the United States shall be charged win
"any debtedDess whatsoever Inc o4isnces uu9
the Territories of Oregon and Washington SnDye't
10 the operation of the fourth and ht1 seen hs oi he
act lust mentioned amounted on the 3Oth June, leof
10 sl6il4i A. of whicA SUN 1t IS estlmated tnat not
less than $50 900 must be Cancelled under the pro-
visions of the 5h section, and carried into the gener-
al accounts of the Department as expenditures OF the
current year. .
NJ the ID, partment by the general Increase OK the
compeIsaton of POstmasters and the special egIs'a-
ton for ibose in California, Oregon AMI w a-nng on
TeIriiories the cost Of transporting the mals VIII Do
gre atty ased in the present year by putting ne"
postroutes in operation, by the enhanced prices de-
handed in the very large section let to contract from
the Let July last and by important Improvements In
the grades Of service generally.
Wble shall take care that the expenditures OF ,he
Department are not unnecessarily increased, and that
il sba draw from the general Treasury only as mlcn
as its absolute wsns require, which, lear, II must
necessarily do for years, under the present raves
of postage il would be neither wise expedlent to
deprive or keep from people the mail facilities
which they require. The principle adopted IN the
infancy of our Republic, that the Post. Office Depart
ment should sustain itself from its Own revenues,
was in my opinion most wise and silutary. post
sse was then lao sufficient to meet the wants OF the
service; and under this system each citizen paid tue
expenses Of the transportation Of his own letters ana
Others were taxed for his benefit as they must be
when sums have to be drawn from the general Treas
ury to meet deficiencies in the Post'Ofice revenues.
Having thus briefly advered to some of the causes
of increase in the expenditures IN the current year,
proceed TO show hat those expenditures will proba-
bly, be, and what ans the Department Will have TO
meet them.
It's estimated that the expenditures for the year
1855 exclusive Of payments for foreign hostages ac-
cruDg within the year, will be about s9Sil,9@l 49,
viz
s.n I'm mails. on the soti June 1854 s55l7s2 90
To the coat ofuansport,tion in 1854 add the in
crease in the current sssI which viii be oeea
! tract, commenced LIST July lsst in the North
Western, Western, and South Western States
son By the extension and improvement Of the
service therein, and by improvements in other ~ o o.,
sections about. o"V W
Total for transportation in 1885, s6lsI sl2 90
For computation 70 postmaster. clerks for Of
fees ship, steamboat. and way letters wrap
ping paper advertising, office furn ure mail.
bsss, blsnLs. nail locks. teys and stamps mail
detiseaton' and 'rs cal ssent. postage .r .amps
etsotous s5n2 90
So 1854, which will be paid In 1885, amount - -. -.
iopto' ID
50 sa s2 s.
The means for the year 1855 will probably amount
| TO Is, 9e9, ga 30.
The balance stated by the Auditor as at the credit
of The revenue account on the Soth Jaae last -. .
R,om The shove balance the following deduction.
should be made. VIZ:
/ Doubtful and unavailable balances
due By late postnDssters, originating
| prior TO June lSo4......;,.. sIia45' .
California accounts estimated st.. 5000 10
Balances Que frt IN foreign postage Sc
2s2l 81
Aval.bls for 1855 47l5s Is
The sIoss revenue Of the year. exclusive Of bal
srees resulting from the foreign postage &C. - .
counts, 10 estm.ted Observation-Disclosures. 6,7l3 32i %
drs1n IN 500 900 90
yesr s made BY the oct Of August lsSt. ASA si 90
TOt. % $40 s,4 IS
Estimated expenditures Of lsS5......... s.sAs2l 81
E.tiU.ied .urplu. June 80 Iss5......... sl480s %
During The three years which commenced on the
let July, 1851 and ended the 30th June 1884, the
Department issued loo l26, All postage stamps, aud
25,076 t56 stamped envelops, amounting in the az
gregate to Is 507 O22 90. of which 5000 3ol 70
were cold, being about 92i per cent. OF the whole