The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-23
NO EXTRA SESSION.
Letter from P0stmaster General Holt ReIa.
tive To the Post Olic. APPROXIMATIONS.
II will be seen from the ollo~ing Ist,er ,na pat,
master General that an extra Congress win nos

Letter from Postmaster General Holt ReIa.
,', ~ 80 ssen s,o a"ss ~ Oes Appropriations.
master General that session OK Congres W n 5,
be convened
WASHINGTON, March 81 1859.
sR-I have just learned thas the oetermira,on OF
the resident NOT 70 call extra OF Congress- and
IN OF this and OF the failure Of the Post Office Aopro
pration b should he glad 70 learn whs course Of ad-
miptraton proposed oy the department for he relief
iemplated for extinguishng is ltolitss whicu have
already matured and pay aole haye Tho honor
70 be, very respectfully, your obedisnt ser gan,,
Superintendent Potomas steambOa. Conpaay.
Hon. JosKrH Hol1, pos,m s,er General.
Posr OFTrcs DEpARruESr, March %. 1859
fRIn answer 10 The mgnir-s contained In your note
just resolved, beg 70 submit ts following s,a,ement
Congress, for the 1rsi time the org OF
the government, has expired wa having apprc-
pFia9ns tor tho OF the Post Office Dspartrnen.
aerine tbs sca year, which will on tn,
lt q July. Had the members u tne Congress been
csc,sa from all tho states, the President nigh, On To,
ih a xaren have called session. ana thus on,,s
eun of the late Cosrcss been thus supplied
Tbs Mas, hossvsr, impossible, without idisiranchspgths
peoIe o. nearly half OF Tie sea Ualon when hal
ncs eiecsd nemesrs A, tn. ists there iftsea
r,aisf New Ilampshre has
elected. hhote Island aud Connecticut win eec: in the
- nn.bs q Aprlli oregon N the Seeieniug Of June;
hama, North Carolina ant rtx,s besnning Of Az
gust t1loina cAfs 10 September; Georgia. Mssssippi
ero n1esot n ihe orgnnng of Ofooer; and louisiana
AMI Mar ana rot unii ibe mrs, M,niay Wednesday
N Novenesr fnis "a mo-t unortnnabe There oasb. 70
vened, snd Dc hoped ina. lnerc never W., DO ons
Lcrssusr.
had the appropriated bill which failed made provision
cny ior lie nscal year gag the or July
nttt taere would 9s.onsiy have necessity for
On ezra sesron Ihe nrss qssreriy ssrvce OF
eDste t1m pay unl the lat of Ostooer; ami oy Tho
terms oi their cnsctshase for railroad routes only
ccsbis te GBsly stilcd, would postpone the
cay 81 Tss merit ui TIE is Of Dosmbor within less than
hs ossmsd avabe Congress mia be cocyeped Tor he
mieds q Novembcr, 10 ample tn,e 70 provide for the
80 seA. q ~hsi ~,n be aas contractors tor the nrst
quarter ssryice Of he next nscA yesr beforo .ll be,
M fact, payable rbs statement u manifest there
tor. ths bad tie appropriations psoposed In tho bill
vhsb fsied osea ntendeo 10 meet oply tho liabilities OK
40 next hscal year, there wod have been sumo snt
sssson ias csns cnuess together before Tie regular
sssh hossyer "a sss The case. rhas bin also provided
that the srm Of - sS- - be- and the same hereby,
.TsToIa Aisd q any money ths treasury no: oer.
whe spsofrsaiss. se supply dch-enres m the reve-
a Se oei uh& Department for The year ending the
Soth suae, lsss tpon eareia and iSves-
tSasou has been asccriaDrd that tins 1ency viii
amount " about the sln u s,8s5 9si ss II ought,
however v be observed tha, after 3oh June next ,hs
MaTct 3, 1912 ana March g. 1851 the inauguration
ana delivery Of iree NAL matter for C,ssrs aud the az
suismsnl q tbs denca ncy Tns wii leave TIE bsass
- be povdsd fof g. es5 2si s3 ~ this Il o. Sst
si ~ The aenclency which exsed IN the quarter ending
Thai 90 lhs quarter ssaag sis, x.cs .issIss 20
la Tor The quarter ending Soin june GIL 25 Oh
Iosl. o. 3s5 2sl p5
The flss al tsbeng the unpaid balance q the quar-
teIa hAoiies csios sisi pscemDer, aud payable 18th
february tan and ~ be fsd By tne department with
n t1sy days from ts date the pas principal
TART o v be made ~ilhfB t1Rty daya Ins enscs OF
tbs w b. 70 divide the cnfre dsdc; Of o. 5sS 2si %
between ,he quarters ending SIT xarrh aId ss,h June
and rayablt STAT Nay and Slst A1sl me sus-
psnsOr ol Iaymrnt pat II th.s indebtedness yin
txced bcyoud fcs dAys, scgoss TIE regular
rtciDg o enErtss On oely ole half 81 the saspen-
sien wa be but foE afsw three msa.hs
grtesous mtiosisns 10 M coDtrant0rs lhsi The
delSttncnt has ben ct wtrout me " dR.sarg-
irg uis oeht a. ~ nativity. un-r eAkuIs ~,nI-
stances, however, ~onn ne n clnTsne con-
eTcss tlms TO meet these Tssgoasislhaes " thout
sHtu@y sxcudng from that body fepfesearyea of
sssoral u tie sewerage sisss ths oeTa,sl Govern
Ineu, me wcra D. . just c4ufe of sero.s coas a,nt
fhe cbotc. " tho ffe~idert las been undsustedly
sbo'ce bssween rea eylr, br, n hs jlismsss, ,as
icfcr EVIL woai BE- ~ wa drnt No. isy u Do
oerlicr, sh-n c1gfsss xa4 b. fsl,.
iee essss due aud 70 become Tho csnr sc,,rs
hesc debts arse have been rute~d pder "a rxrsss
authority q sx.trF Avs Of conrrsss "a aD5rsprist.
upaa CorRF,ss V 70 prov ss Ia e pr,ssInai AMI ia
ieIsr @. The tstlSaa aba. TsEe aesrf al be-tas~s
never car Be Repatriation oi ths By 1rsssrt
tvs OF the stssI pope Aics M smoua. sus 4,
eacl cnrIacior shal have bcsb assert.asd aaJ da.y
achi o. rec,'t asans, ne rnDd s-4is Ia pay mat <
inevitable, aad Il tie co0lrssior desras V bsrro.
sonsy upon the Isnser could have 10 bitter
tecuriiy. Bssiaes, a. caFsss N esl.at Cor
not hsvng made arpropr4ts,n 10 meet tsu seot
woula b. no more uan strr asfcc for thea - pro
vice for sbe Payment af uercsi these asoap frsm
thc time Of thsr Aoal ADJUST by no as0ansns on
of the Department ana snen ~arrsns souIa have
issued for ihsir bad ap,soprs nesn made
This MISUNDERSTANDING ffun shs, the s7sa sal
Ios N ioe course of "a, mcu,, ard sppiy1s
July TO The extirsuishner' q me pses he s7oo 90
for free matter winch alt be theo Assabeehosia csn-
rrsss think proper 10 aior q, would 70 ess than
sltofocs sum noi 10 hc compared xah sre@, dln
cutacf ard smbArrWrmen,s of pubic and prlvsa ma
raocr which woua result from hoisne s,sc4l s<s~su
of Confias 70 gay notnius q tbe sxpsnss that would
necessarily be incurred sytn tloaxh the sncui
receive no additional pay
Ays,em q re,rsnclneu,. far az n uay se rrsrssa-
bic under cxfsrf laws, imperative au'y q Ne
administration of the derartmcni NJ The apuvevsd
June u, lsss, Congress established bsn1rsi nBs
y-fvc ncw post routes, the fcryice of whkb-iacf1dx
lie ~ fsnls and turc souod route, established M<sck,
lsSs but not yet put uto ntccn has BEN esea1sd
would require an annual appropri<toa ron the uassury
of 500 css over and above The lgu spcrunx hsre
from. Not dollar, hovtvsr, tss bcen a4pfo,wsis4 Aw
this rurTosc and, az necsssary rssul, I'M oorrscss
for ese routes, though shcy ben ADVERTISED And
Iropotsls received, canLct he closed p<c~esAfy
isses shall have ben p'os'asa - 'aw '~y rssrsss
TO IpoEeE y.1rors Esq, supsrsssssssrs rossn-s
Steamship Co, washnfsna
1ueslsh sG tue Cssy.