The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-05


frn ihe treasury ef The nation fur.berancs Of whose
interests this sxta led aAd ssrvos 10 psrormsd
This system, 90 fully maintained B illustration
alike Of justice and Of eaghssned ssatcamansAp whose
AsssDxEn OF POSTAL LAVE
Al tho isst sssaen Of Goa sress bills ssodeoed 10
various nOdiscsaoas. ws,oh ,essar. y ho,s vi =
made u our postal laws 81 a. early day Although sne
measures therein proposed have been reconmshdea oy
he department. In special mmurioasons 70 the Post
Ose Com nisee Of the House, deem proper here 70
refer 30 them and 10 briefly some Of me rea
sons submitted IN support Of their passase
| 1t proposed 70 az uniform rate Of dve cents for
ship ktiers, whether delivered 1t The port OF arrival
Of sSsrairs ak cents whsn ssiiSsrea a. the por.
Of arrival and only i've cents whom forwarded as re-
Two cent, the Dosar,men. win receive The Uniform rate
l Of three cents ~ Its share Of the postage
10 saAd ssAiast loss % The postal revenue from tho
transmission Of mail matter outside Of the maj by
sesDthips running on mail lines, 10 recommended THAI
The ordinary rate o. postage with two cents added (he
captain Mel Dc charged On al Letters - carried, In
Upon all letters To foreign countries with which we
is considered very sdvsaole % have uaiorm rats Of
ten cents psiesd Of charging - ~ ten twenty
cens, according 10 distance. is often dinBculs
tcriary for poesn asrs IN she interior 70 deter mine
distance letters 70 DO transmitted, and this leads
rresuArity and complaint In some instances nsufn
Client postage TAKEN and tho letter has 70 be returned
for fun prepay Dept, while sthe much collected.
Much the greater part Of this correspondence
within the twenty ave hundred miles
proposed 70 permit regular dealers In newspapers
and periodicals 70 receive By mail ouch qusntee Of either
~ they nay require and 70 pay the postage receipt a.
toDs Tho object and proprety Il thh VIII DO readily
perceived.
on rollers or in paper covers, phonOsraph,c paper,
letter envelopes and books, bound or unbound, Il
y recemusnded shan be allowed 70 be sent Ia
the mail charged with postage by the weight OF the
package, not 70 exceed four pounds, al cent
ounce, TO any place In she United States under fifteen
hundred miles, and two oents fifteen hon.
dred niles. u proposed, aso 10 apply the same rates
10 cards. blank printed when put up packages OF 81
uot exceeding eight weight Many Of the above
enumerated articles are now entirely withheld from
mails owing their being subject 20 letter postage
BY reducing the rate upon them much desired accom-
nodatou will be secured 70 The public the revenues
Of the DEPARTMENT increased
Under the cot Of 1850 The domestic rate OF postage
letters ID three cents under three thousand miles,
and ten cents whom the distance exceeds three
the higher upon all letters transmitrd 70 and nom
the Pcifc states But since the establishment Of The
overland NAL The distance nom the valley Of the Aisss
eippi 70 California being less than three thousand miles,
much Of this pays ony the lower rate Of
three cents and In order the original par
pose Of the law, recommended that said act be so
modified TO require the ten nj rate DO prepaid
ali letters conveyed 10 the mail rom any point In the
or Territory on the Pacific rice psa In view Of oe
expensive character Of The mail service 70 the Pacac this
rate snineien,y low. From lsAs 70 1851 was forty
Drop letter. Ike all other domestic letters n ia Cd
vsed shoud be subject 70 the rule Of compulsory
prepayment BY postage stamps.
nAmIASDoua
The ground now occupied by the Post Once IN New
edince VIII b 10 s disensoss ssd ARM eements anal
BE- with the wants OF the service The price
agreed to DO pss s2os GO, xsics 'esves Of the
tion Of the building. Tho title 70 the property has
been examined and dstem ned 70 DO perfect BY the
Attorney General, and the ascent Of the Lessaius OF
New York alone required 70 mate the purchase
So this shall nave been obtained, plan win be
adopted, and proposals. invited for the erection Of the
The Commissioners have also ii length succeeded IN
procuring site in every way desirable for the new Post
temptation 70 build In The city Of Philadelphia The cost
Of the property, however, has 20 r exhausted the ap
but sI5s o7 40 This sum win probably Be- insuf1ciert
fer the erection Of the ssfcs, which should, In IL sc,
correspond with sDs prevailing srohisso.uIs q The ci.
and future exigeDces Of lie posial administration.
The architect Of the government s now engaged
ING, Sd should his estimate Of ~ COS. exceed Os
NE sAarce Of The appropriation remaoing uneIpended
thai tho depArtmsns DO authorized 70 proceed ~
Although The asoal year ended soh June i.ss emboe
one Of ihoae periods, recurring quadreDniAy, durrg
which there demand FOR call bags In
Of the vastly increased amount OF printed matter
transmitted through the mails there . reduction Of
twenty I've per r the expense Of all the mail bags
purchased and repaired Tor the servoe during thai
TIE licked bags Of All Kinds (assd of The Transmission
OF er purcia,ed and put Into service during the u.s.
cal tnded S0th June last number 100 and ooet
SIS 2es &C. being thirty per cent less In number
and NY eiEh, per cent less In cost than 80 Oh
purchased and pus into during tbs preceding
Inc cost Of which $50 $50 06
The ssehf usco for the OF print
ed matter purchased aad INTO service during The rs
cai year ended 8oh June last number "a o00 aud cost
Sal es6 being about three per in number and
twenty -four per cent IN COST than such pur.
chased and put Into yce during the preceding year
under . prior contract and OF an ipferior quality.
The mall bags Of AL kinds purchased during
the fscal year ended s0lh June last number,
In the aggregate, $500, and cost t3I 200 %;
being per cent less In sunber aud thirty per
lees In cost than 40 h ~ purchased and PIT
srvce during The preceding me cost Of whica
was s5s,4el 70.
The repairs Of ran bags during the fiscal year esssd
Soth OF June last ooet s12 o2 about fvs per cont
more Than during TIE precedng year.
ne Total expense for the purchase And repairs Of mall
bsgs Of every description, during the asca yeaI ended
Sosh Of June last amounted 70 s4s sos co. ele $50
les than the expenditure for NE objects during Inc
preceding year.
ne sss (sss no ss) sassd IN asoshsr psos sxpsadsd
for mail bags during the last nso year, includes pay
ner 70 The amount Of ~ III % Dadc FOR na bsgs pur
chased and pat no service during hs presiding ysar
ended lune 30, 1sSo
have NE honor 70 DO, very respectfully, yeur eseAlsns
servant, j. HOLT
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