New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-05

npch 10 the coet Of transportation anu "h1h no'
I'D Nv railroad, retari the mall iho difevtos W
III. various railroad companies, wren IcluI,u -
- tb.;r charges point 20 the mil matter con
v.vcd nv tbem amounting IN some ms, anccS 10 tul'
and insist that they do not receive az u".n
for Il as fer ordinary freight. Although M ss'p
,;o, i in nv opinion, unfounde1, il affords pre-
,v IN ~ome Of them for demanding the present eho''
nous r,tes In addition TO this the quantity oi ~,
iaiu.d 10 the printed matter, To when sha. Pv'.I
aude obgss the Department 10 Contract lL r,'y
e,aJ If service than the ordinary mails woud q"",'
and two and fourhOrse coach service have 10 DC SUI
.,ted for horseback. at greatly increased rates u'
has in effect rendered imperative the ie,h section u
IN. Act of March, l-45 which was intended 10 nhuce
The cost of transportation 10y requiring the Postmaster
C.pcrn to select such modes might De necessary I"
nroyide for the due CELEBRITY, certainty ana S''"'t :"
such transportation, without reference 10 any o''''
Ire .econd subject 10 which shall ask your atten'
tim when considering the deficiency IN The fost,OI'
fee relates 70 the ratcs ON printed matter In my 's
annual port deemed il my duty To r''ohhen" 'Io'
IN, Act IL the 3Oth of August, 1852. be nodn'u ny
repealing the cause therein which provides '99i
" when the postage on any newspaper OF PeiIouVui
mid quarterly or yearly in advance one hah ohy oI
th. regular rates hall be charged. i he Sil"t o'
This will be- to secure from this class OF prhcu nla'
The fiu regular rates established by law. For m
stance n sing newspaper or ptii"dcat NOT 'ln
ing over and hall, when circulated III th'
state where published, the postage VIII be hai cent
and when not three ounces IN weight seht 10 any
rart of the United States, one cent EACH whSWa''
under the operation of the present law ON an Punhca-
cn. for wGich'pOsage Is paid quarterly OF !eariy ia
advance one hall these rates Only i ieauAe'1 m,'''
ono Guarter cent each in the one case and one nan
conf in the other. 1t will not affect any o'h't
class of matter, nor the provision by WINCH
NEWSPAPERS 10 subscribers residing IN Tue County
whore published, are allowed To pass nee. Nc
kuowledging fully the importance attached to the
general diffusion of Intelligence through the mcdinu OF
the periodical press, cannot avoid me eohN cto' VI
view If the great and increasing Oulh anu vi w ~
IL, trauz a,.sinu
tb u.rodcal aIrl newspaper mails, that the prcscm
deduction of - per cent for adyaDce payment II Nho
without justification. However entefplsihg anu
worthy particular class IN the various uePalnol.'
of industry can reasonably claim the enactment OF con-
tinusnce Of laws giving them special pfVleges over
oth,rS All are DESTROYS, ii possible OF retaining out
three cent postage rate for letters, or at least tha'
should not be- increased; aud the burden anu eNpche
of the nosial service should not be borne, OF NANNY
sustained from the postage on Letters.
With a view to favor the working vt the law i,qutI
ing prepayment on letters. and to guard asd io' u
pc>tacr also recommend that the Act OF JOth August,
isj2 be further amended by making prepayment ny
postace-stamps compulsory on books, pamphet~ cii-
aulars and ali other kinds OF transient matter al INC
prepaid rates for such matter established ny tue ~
mentioned law On much of this kind OF matter sent
in the mails no postage at all is collected. lhe great
est abuse in this respect pertains to lottery aud patent
medicine circulars and pamphlets, with which NE lr
in every part Of The country are burdehed' III sum
instances 30 10 40 bags of this matter have Detn
received in one day for distribution Mt single once.
have endeaVored far as in my power, to correct
this evil by requiring of Posmaster the rgd 1n,2fee
ment of the law, both in respect to the prohlptl9h
apainst their receiving such matter ee, ana 10 tue
fact that each distinct circular, when there was more
than one upon Sheet should be charged with postage
accordingly. . =,
The expenditure of the Department Tor tn the ,y @aSr
1856 inc uding payne nts tor ioreigh Pos'"S0a WIN P
ably amount 10 S10 l99,O24 to wit:
For transl ortAon including foreign mail route ami local aS
rSr ia to Post1nasers ship steamboat
way Letters wrapping Papef 0iee Y. sa .a
mail depredatons and special agents, postage stamps
apeons psyments 35sljeO
fI Tdr Sy1sc u TO Jnne 5o 1855 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1886
IOI99O2i
mated nt 50 s7S
ON ~ tbe S h of June last az stated by thu Gadtor ~
From this balance should be deducted for bad aud
SSSSts sn for ,ns s credits not lee.
Probably available s37,76i
ieeeipts 7Os9.2
She Act OF March 8 1851 in further payment Of mail ,
services TO the Government '"VVV
Inc ne slrI Jssciep n,sg IIojIa7
Total means for e9MO375
Leaving deficiency to be provided by net OF Con-
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The service on the several United States Mail steam
ship lines during the past year has generally been per-
formed with regularity and in an acceptable manner
The steamers of the Collins Line have made their
trips with great regularity, excepting the half trip lost
by the wreck of the Arctic in September, 1854. A
steamer to take the place of the Arctic il now in
course of construction, and 1t IL understood
will soon be placed upon the line. Ga the
Bremen and Havre Lines the full number OF trips have
been performed. On the line from NewYork to As
pnwall there has been no inegularty; but between
New Orleans and ASpinwal there have been several
failures principally owing, as the contractors allcge,
to the prevalence of yellow fever at Havana and News
Orleans. Between San Francisco and Havana the
mails have been carried with great regularity and dis
patch, and with two exceptions the connections
have been dsly maintained at san Francisco with the
route to Astoria. The trips on the Charleston and
Havana Line have been performed according to con-
tract but a. yet on the New-OTleans and Vera Cruz
route, semnontbly service only has been rendered
have adopted the plan pursued in my last Annual
Report of presenting, in the form OF an appendix the
principal operations and results of the foreign mail
vice during the year, shown i'll the tabular state
ments pref AIRED by the Auditor which accompany this
Report These results stated in the appendix
marked \, and compare, as whole very nvorably
with the operations of the preceding yearto of
the more prominent of which invite your attention.
The aggregate amount of hostages, sea, inland and
foreign on the mails conveyed during the year by the
United States lines of ocean steamers exceeds the
previous year in the Of ss 067 II. This increase
II chiefly confined to the mails conveyed by the Collins
steamers, and was caused by the temporary with
dawa in November, 1854, OF the British mail packets
of the Cunard line, running between New-iork and
Liverpool IN consequence OF which the amount OF
mails conveyed between those ports by the steamers
of the Collins line was largely increased. A. il un-
dersood TO be the purpose of the British Government
to place their steamers again upon this line In the
month OF January next, when they would resume their
regular trips from New-iork on every alternate
Wednesday, the temporary increase of revenue from
fhe line lv heir 1ray will rs