New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-03

For ransprtsion Of toe malls foreign and inland add for
local agents MAJ! nesssDgec.. $500 10
For con ptb.a'on 70 Posims,isrs mp, ,leanbo.'
sdyeI, isins all bags, bsnks, NAL locks, keys and
ssnp., mail depieostions aud special sgou's,
y.lor,s .. ...........-........ 1913 10
expeuses incidental the service... 10000
"a E fs9s
,G78
The heals available for tn year 1877 are Estimated
at g. SJl ,1y4 10, viz:
Bssnce 10 Of he the Soh June
stated BY The an 49, 50, rs
D.ouot tI unavailable balances and suspended
p,assbe @ysils.e balance SEA 93 ~
Gre Tor 1851, estimated 1885 90
Appropriations apphcablo 10 1884, remaining in
tie Treasury nit 2C5R5O o.
7si IS
Estmai.o deficiency in 1867, t. be provided for by
Coz eT.ss, $tf6, Ss3 -.
ii The Itrnantn 1t annual appropriation of sIOO,O
granted by Congress ti services rendered 10 the Gov
enment / the Transmission and distribution of tree
matte, he embraced in the revenue of each year, the
annual Excess of expenditure over revenue for four
Yeas past, will bt as fol Ow-, viz
Excess exp. nCuIe ending June so 1885, 0f s4 81
Exc.ts expenditure endog June 80 1885,. 500 ~ %
tActss Of expenditure ear ending June w. f? 26>5 80 10
lie o,hcIenc, i'll 1903 var above stated, S!,0i2-
36i u. When cane into the ahmlnisrsdon of the
Department i'll March, 1853, tie habil Of the year
had been chiefly incurred, aad of cOufsc existing
gsgemeLs fully met. In the folio wing year the
Department wss enabled by the practice vi proper
e1Obomy aud by the ncrease vi ts revenue 10 enld 80
its eApeLCues wbtIe The public ser'ice CURED IT. and
at Tie same time considerably to rcdu the deficiency.
But IL the year 1853 the lDcfe Of revenue small
ibc addl -oDal burdens thrown upon the Depart
melt were very large. These were noticed in Oct all IN
my aDLuai report Vi that year, but dee t expcdlent
again I, refer them. considerable Item Of increase
from tie grant Of larger COMMISSIONS 10 pJet
Masters by The OF JuDe o. 1851 which amounted 10
about $3I6, i9S 81 10 which are 10 be Sdded
gIanis 10 mail contractors, amounting ID $4,000 -
ana Ober items ioIning Aggregate Increase of
SAP .bl " in the dehcnncy of 1880. Tue deficiency
OF 1876 is i'll like msDncr enlarged by tue operation Of
tie Act OF June ~ 1897, granting Increased commits
sions posimastcrs, by the greater vi tho ms
vice OH The Mi.ssipp River, and by the rapid extern
OF lie service generally. The additional yeG
station 70 posnastCre III 1896 under tue 4 meutl bned
alone Amounts TO not less than $3.50 co., and w.toout
Regarding t1e inn II cea.c Of service ,hrou boot
20. country since the year 1883 ii will be secn that if
the aoduiopal cUmptn-a'ion clio sed to poetDas,crs
alone BIZ deducted from the expenditures, the whole
Oetcie cy Of the will not exceed that OF 1888
tbsb Sfl4,tCp.
Wine tie deficiency has been thus augmented, the
increase Of service had been very great Ddriug this
ptuod, the railroad service was decreased Z, 9OS ues
in length of rostes at cost Of $50 CO. Th- Increase
OF service b, moses not specified in the different sec-
tons vi the Union IN the sane period, AN Iunted to
H. ~ hi les III length of routes, and 2529ii in
nual trsnspoion, the additional cost of which
SAG 66l There a reduction in coach and steam
boat service owing chiefly TO the construction Of rail-
rUuds, but much higher prccs had 10 paid undcf
new tt,iDgs and although the tables show decrease
of 73l nil both descriptions service durng tue
uIte years. the increase cost amounted TO 1850 1S.
In my last Annual Report, In referring 10 the def
ceLcy in The P,stOihce revenue expres sod my re-
gIet that Congress had not Abolished the frank ing priv
iele when they passed the AT of March s. lSJl
REDUCING the raice If postage Thet Nercnce Of the
last Year has safe fully that this privilege
should be speedily abolished. For months during this
year free matter, by the law, passed through the mai
with the ,spar Transmission Of the correspondence of
the country When this fee matter psss,s from the
r, ads, 1t is almost impracticabe 10 forward by
the ORDINARY ccnyeyanccs. The evil is yearly incress
ing, detracting largely fiom the eSenue OF the Depart
ntnt ana imphiring It's efficiency.
BY tie act VI 1875 the revenue of the Post-Offce
DEPARTMENT was entirely in the control of the Post
ma ter General; the objects OF expenditure beiOg gen
eay left TO his discretion, and be simply require
to pay oil The expenses The extension of the postal
systtm ovar our RAPIDLY growing country T~i1 red e
more thorough Organization which was effected
by the act OF July, 1876. That Act rCqu red sJe
sin of Congress and WHEN appropriation
made it was limited ~ the ageTcg ate sum OF those
Inmates, and there authority 10 exceed then.
The rcpra.sD was made on. OF tbs revenues OF the
Poet Office Department. the theory being tha. the
department should sustain i:olf. The bclefcen. e.
feels of the act btctded 10 secure system Of rig
accountability, have been imp ,ired by various
Aier Estimates have been submitted additional ser
vice, Involving large expenditures, has been required
b! law, without any additional appropriation. The
rsioao service, which has been rapil,y e4tsnjel ia
every seciiop OF The country thougn much moro ad-
vantag lsr more n>ivc Ii IN the old modes
OF service and the iIcTeasod revenue arisio Their from
has not been IN proportion - the inceqsed ou.lay.
he ledueej rates OF postage having largely reduced
TIE revenue, has not been 20 sbe To cuDiue tho cx.
pthduits OF the Department within ia income, al
the Pos GeICfa has b-n complied 20 a,oy 1,
Coneross annually to apwoIriae the deficiency from
the Geneial lroasury. The causes have removed IN
effect, the 5aniory ICstIain: Deosed by the a., o;
ls36, al d LEI; the head Of this DEPARTMENT ia crsa-
degree Uncontrolled in his pen1uics Til. tat of
things shee aid not continue. The laws SHOULD b.
OF revenue - defIsy all proper expenditure L. nv
views regarding tho abolition OF the ankns pgiy L,,o
measure whin would greatly reduce the cxyen5tgrs
OF HE Department be not stopped by Consp=s 4
would recommend toe passage OF law enable. the
DefaliiutRi 10 charge de oG oary rates Of POSTAGE IN
leoIs and pu ted matter which now a. IS DE fhr,r
the msils. IT. in addition 70 his 'be c'-r.s # re ~,
OF 3Olh Auguri Isl. allowing dedaet'cn of % Or
cent newspapers and periodicals. when paid gua,ter
ly or ycsry IN sovanCc, bc abolished e. recommend
IL my last Two spDu rcptr ls, and the Department o.
recvoc ou, the expense UcoEn NAL s'eaalshos sl,I
islLmus service i: Wopl1 win proper ee Jnomy SON
snstsn Itself. The power Of The hest Il this Deo.-t
men oscr lle Treasury w0lli tn b. o9uioel si,lp
proper bnli's, aud the accountability CJa.lnp A,ed 3y
TIE act of 1876 again es'ab'i,h,d.
The operation of the g, which went int, eesct l..
elr leJI fr1sidng pTcpiynCn, Of pos,ae Ie:iors
nom one point 20 anothtT " TIA tSe In-t sA'es hls
proved g. morally very sa'isf,c'cy. Whn1, aIlc Lug
~ oner advaI:a-as i .fors Tho only suro nean- .,
saarcnS 'hs d. pertinent ngaas. iss ron rom 'r.ud
h, o..