The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-12-05


II to the gross derived from posages and the
other sources embraced In the foregoing statement be
added the permanent annual appropriation of 100000,
granted by the acts Of Sd March, s47 and Sd March
for mail service rendered to the government In the
portaon and delivery Of free matter the entire
OF the year 1856 will amount to $7e20s2l &C. The ex-
pendtures Of the year before stated Slo4o5 1885,
49, TO which s tc be added the Of S3l0A 7s for ac
counts closed by "bad' and compromised debts" less
Ssl2 96 for the amount Of credit balances closed by
pense account leaving tie whole expenditure Of the year
M stated by the Aud Sle407s sos H. Hence IL appears
that the excess expenditures the gross Of
the year -as 81 7s7o46 50.
The act to reduce and modify the OF postage and
for other purposes approved March 3, 1884, went into
operation on the LIST OF July 1851 BY this act the and
10 cent rates for inland letters established by the act
OF ls4 were reduced to cents prepaid and cents
paid for any distance under three thousand miles and
double Tor distances over three thousand miles within
the United States These rates continued until the ls
of April, 1885, when the law requiring prepayment Of
inland letters took effect and established the present
OF aud 10 cents prepaid.
IN the fiscal year which ended June 90 1882 the first
after the adoption Of the reduced rates the
diminished about 20 cent and for the period Of four
years terminating the Both June 1856 the average
nua increase Of from letter postage and stamp
sold, only 33lo0 per cent nearly per cent Of
which average derived from the extraordinary in
in 1884 which exceeded the previous year 81 9OO
per In 1853, 1885, and 1856 the business Of the
country neither seriously depressed embarrassed
and yet the average increase in these years less than
81 per cent from which II is fair to conclude that low
rates Of postage have ceased to stimulate the correspond
Of the country.
" estimated that the expenditures for the year 1857
viii amount to $lo65s5Ts, viz
For transportation Of the mails, foreign and inland
and for local agents, route agents and mail messen-
ss,675ooO
For compensation Of postmasters ship, steam
boat and way-letters; wrapping-paper, Office
furniture, advertising mail bags, blanks,
mail locks keys, and stamps mail depreda-
tons and special agents clerks for Offices,
postsg--stamps and stamped envelopes-... 350s SOC
For various expenses, incidental 70 the ser
100000
For balances payable 10 foreign countries on
postal 2lo1Ts
For lctter-carriers l65OoO
l0,65s,67s
The means available for the year 1857 estimated
39selr04 70, viz;
Balance 10 the credit OF tho account the 3Oh
of June, 1885, stated by the AUDITOR $751; 500 rs
Deduct for unavailable balances and suspended
credit 100000 OO
Probable available balance. $4,000 7s
Gross revenue for 1857 estimated at.....-7 ss96e5 Oo
Appropriations applicable to 1851, remainngin
tbe treasury 2o63 500 90
9,s9l, To4 rs
Estimated deficiency in 1857 to be provided H.
by Congress .ss.. ooodb5 ~
N the permanent annual appropriation Of 100000,
granted by Congress for services rendered TO the govern
uent in the Transmission and distribution OF free matter
be embraced the Of each year the annual excess
expenditure for four years past VIII be as
follows, viz
Excess Of expenditure rear ending
June 30, 1853, S2,042,9e4 81
q 1854, l6s6,224 50
Ell Z" 1855, 2,626,s56 IS
1856, 2,7s7,046 50