New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-09
uousr oE RE-, CONSERVATIVES.

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| Mr.. BURCH lad. DEM, Cal. introduced bll,
which was referred TO the cmmittee GA lltary Al
fairs proyiong for the pawn ent OF the expenses at
tending the suppression of the indian hostltes in Cal
| ifornia.
| MIR. BURCH offered res, 1ution which was
adopted insructing the Judicia y Committee TO To-
quire and report whether any eg is1on IS e5sary
and be adopted consistently wit the CONSTITUTION
TO facilitate the organization OF the ose !" ,h
its order and regulate its proceedings previous 10 the
election Of a Speaker. ~
MI KELLOGG Rep, Ill., introduced abll granting
lands to actual settlers in tbs Territories ana providing
hat the inbabtant may elect all the Terrt 'ra ocefs.
Referred to the Committee on Territories.
Dir JOHN C0CHRANE lad. Dem, n. III intro
duoed bill to amend the act limiting the u ABILITIES OF
ship and tor other purposes Refer ed 10 the
Committee Oh Con meTce.
Mr.. GURLEY rep, o. made a uuanimou report
from the Committee Printing in the form o. DILL
providing for the public printing, bndiDg, ana htno-
graz hing. lie said IL proposed radical reform ne
would not enter INTO a statement respecting the
multitude of evils OF the present system, which was
condemned by both the House and the puOc az La rge
Recent developments at the other end of the apl-
tol show the uses mace OF the profits, which hive
served TO deepen the impression on the minds of all
paties thar some plan should be adopted whereby the
Government may have its work faithfully and expo-
ditiously executed free from speculation, fraud AMI
corruption.
been fully and fairly tested and has failed to meet the
expectations Of Congress- while the Government has
been thoroughly heeced by the contract system Why
sboud not the Government have the work done by its
own authorized agent The present system 10 immoral
and has disguised the entire country.
The remeoy is an established Government Printing
Office. which would effect a saving Of from $50, 900 to
SlLOClO ler wear.
Mr. HOUSTON lad. Dem, Ala desired to knew at
what time the bull would 20 into operation.
MIR. GURLEY replied, Immediately, 80 far as The
printing of Executive ocuments was concerned.
Mr.. BOU SION wanted to know how the bill wo0ld
feet binding
Mr.. GURLEY replied the bill would lexplain.
The bill was referred to the Committee OF the Wbole
on the Sts to Of the Union.
Mr. HASKIN "a. L. Dem, n. Y offered resohl-
ton authorizing the Committee on Pa bic Expenditures
to employ o clerk and stenographer.
MH. BCRNETr Dem, Ky asked to know the
reason Of this. That Committee had never met before
the present session.
Mr.. HASKIN replied that the Committee
charged with investigation into the Public Printing
TO inquire into the abuses and for the purposes of re-
foIm A stenoerapber is already employed. The
Con mittee hope to complete their business this week.
Mr.. BURNETT desired to offer an amendment to
investigate the manner OF giving out the public bind
irg Ii the gentleman vented TO ferret out all cor
ruptioDs let him aso investigate that subject, and not
shrink from 1t.
Mr.. HASKIN replied be did not shrink but he did
not want a mere motion OF Formally TO give rise to
new sui iec. He insisted on the previc question:
under the operation Of which the resolution was
adopted by large majority.
Mr.. COLFAX Rep, Ind submitted the following
report and bill which referred to the Committee
of the Whole on the State OF the Union:
REPORT:
That the constantly increasing expenses Of the Pos0ce De-
partme the heavy charge thus annually imposed upon the
Treasury b.ve compelled Committee in the performance Of
their duties examine these expenses and to consider whether
they could net be materially reduced without impang the eff
cheney the service Passing other PENS Of expense for
the present they recommend the adopn Of the following re-
trenchmeats among the officers ofthe Department:
o. DEPUTY PosTMAsrERs.
lBi1, the al
lowed under the old rates Of high postage were
90 per cent on the 100 collected any Post Offices % per
cen. on the $780, 20 per cent the next - OoO and
per cent On the h Of March s47 however,
COnses having pevio9, reduced the s'ei postage
Is expedent increase the percentage to
Posnaste lcows; Oh any sum not exceeding OOPtry
81 per al e2O l2t cent and
Letters received oI dtriouton per cent (see Statutes at
Again on The "a Of March, 1885, having previously
s fur duced thu Of Letter postage to three pre-
paid unpaid for all distances under three thousand
. and double mat AMOUNT iS5 eI
adding section to the post route bill of that year which en-
exceeeipg PER gnaey INSTEAD year heetofoe
90 per but when the mails arrived regularly ia the Might
90 allowed the next 300 quarter ~ per
cet the 42tcO per quarter IS all
10 per cent i Sta'ues at large, vol TO- page 255.
his continued till June ~ s5i-bu little over soge
per the first sCo quarter and 20 cent here the
all arrived regularly night 90 per cent on the next @ ~
per the next 5000 IS cent on all over per
quarter and ~ per cent letters received at distribution
office for distribution which are the present rates by all the
Under the operation these laws the comiohs paid TO Post
have increased from Sl728 in 1884 to e38 in
expansion years of nearly 80 per in the
egse while the amount postase collected has Increased but
These steady advances in the rate. Of commission based
on the Argument that under the reduction Of the rates OF post
creased nun Der of letters mailed and delivered by them And
' But in turn little over year after the last increase was
ado ped the sbo Postmasers deeaset by the al option
Of the compuloy prepay law which went into force
1855 This with the system Of stamps and stamped envelopes
very materially htened the labors Of a. all letters
being prepaid are delivered now as soon the man opened
without having collect the postage and make change Tor their
oo,iop 81 be oabe Of Stamps and envelopes relieves the Post
much of their former labor of receiving the postage
The arrived in the opinion of the Committee, when
.oe Ietrenchment at ls can be effected ia the IS %
pubic service In the smallest offices; which are gener,y held
by their Monuments accommodation to the neghoohood
than for their remunerationwe allude to PostOces
yielding less then 300 pei year-he Committee propose no
change in the present compensation which b sixty per cent and
ten cent extra II the mail arrives regularly at night But on
oil so:ye that STANDARD they poPo,e rsGaioa fan, brrdss
dtar quarter namely the offices where the receipts do not
oWed On the Re es ss co.. Teep. per cent Instead Of 90
On all ~ 400 nte III cent instead OF Is and on
The effect this adopted would be to leave offices yielding
bot c worth Of Letter PGssss peg & ~, e name @
per from $40 commssonst 2O AMI those collecting
sharp competition which generally prevails f' tbs appointment
to offices yielding annually b.weeg 800 and -ScOc Letter post
impaired by hi, change which the decreae Of 5or by the
compulsory system ustes sud which restores the
soou The under the Of 1885, and
The cuanen; thus Effected would saye # is estimated nearly
$201 TOO year the Department. and possibly still larger
amount.
ROUTE AGENrs
The Route Agents npoyed by the Department to ssso
and deliver mails 10 the offices the railroad aud steam
beat lines TO take charge Of the through mails number i3 And
Committee believe that cuTt1ent In their nnuber
both practicable and exPeden On some railroads where the
OF the malrl does not exceed 10 twelve hours
four employ ed enabling each of them
to BE- on duty week that he performs service
and thus requiring Of thm but thirty hours labor
per week. Your Committee believe that the longest routes
within twelve fifteen hour service dsy relaxation of
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