Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-09
Tha s0uthera POSTAGE Act.

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The Most important action of-the Southern
Congress. on1thn 2lth Instant, was the renoy.
al of secrecy from the following report and
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Mr., Chilton from the Committee on Postal
| Affairs, made the following report: r
The Committee on Postal Affairs having
E.consdered,of the duties assigned them. have
Elnstrncted me to submit the following report
and the bill accompanying the sane
4. Tho Committee have mainly directed their
inquiries tie the question whctber without
material inconycpicneo to Tho public, tho Post
! Othce Department of this Guufcderacy can be
made scltrsustaining. ,.t. =. rs =.
y" Ihc Committee fnds from the latest and
most reliabIe means of informatiun of which
they have beer able to- avail themsclf, That
the excess of expenditure over the RECEIPTS Of
this Department in the six States coninromi.
sing this Vmfcdolacy, for the fiscal year end
ing Both Jupc1 1859, was $1,660, SOC So
They haSc,nut been able to obtain the report
of slch-receipts and expenditures for the last
hschl year, but they presume the above FUR
gIsilles an ,approNhnation sufficiently accurate
I for the predicate of our present action.
TO provide for this deficit, yonr Committee
would suggest that the ratesof postage may
DE incrcdsed,' as proposed by Che acnoo, r5aiS.
ing bill BY this bill they estimate IN IL.
crease of receipts approS oSinatng S57S.STI SO.
They believe thit g sayine can be effect a
by a change in tlie mode of letting out mail
contracts, itdaptfng what Is usually called
q the, sthr-bfd 'sy8tenisn ePfoviding all due
safc-guards for the ,cclerify certainty, and Sc.
cntity of the noilS bilt without other restric-
ttons aB-to tho node of Transformation. = In
this wdy your Committee are sotisfcd that the
Expense Of niail trahsro may be reduced,
.s6I9,083 's''s{,9' ~ -, y 2 -
9'Keyhro further df opinion that There shotla
be a discohtjnuupce Of numerous routes. the
cost Of which is greatly Aforementioned to
their convcniencey and tho recaipts of,tTe nost
Offices 18iipphotf by Fh;inf' In this &av <tboy
bei!GfEe y sqyingof l-ITHfthc present cost Of
tqnsnortati6n may be attained, sny S208,,344
Z Pic service upon tuihy OF the routes may,
without material detriment be changed, daily
fdGtes reduced to- tri weekly &c, at ain csti.
mated reduction say S206844: $3.50 -
FhcY won ulddlso recommend the abolishtng
a .pnnlbor Of minor post Offices, which occa.
sion Considerable expense without CORRESPOND.
ing profit OF Convenience In this waV sfi,
:viGg te the, DepaHtl66ht might be readily
scared to the ahGouat I, siy $50. .000 4 :.
These sums added, ss ~ IN - ~. 5@
efe'lsod receipts by raising s.. f1.,'.F@t,
postage rates - - g5fS. .87 / se:l
by saving, ds. above, iRdtcdtcd,
{. totql ~, .l,... ,.~.s> Ies112f.oo
, sTotaI-F'E ( ~ = 5>,lSf ~ $50 s05 On
Present exeess Of expenditures tF@'l ri 4
over receipts %,,. p ~ 1860, 5O:5.S3
Ypaf Committee nfe Of opinion thatst95s
shopht be Immediately taken to procure post !
age. stimps of the deneali6atiop' of two fge
aud twenty cents tfst thrSe staiGps vii wiisS ,S,,
Sufficient to meet the wahts OF the DFpaft-
bieht for the present ~ ,..@i.f, {. ttk
y They would forth Acy sqGg gese thas im6iediaFo
be taken for btncufing n SUP Il
ply. Of locks and keys f5f5fbe' tr,af. setyiee
sndfoTPogt Y osiiee bipnksi Spctf rs are 'tog
= They would if1rt6srret6Stbisdd tbat aFftbe !
tnail 'ceatrsets Within .this E66f%d6racy be u
let at as carly a day ms pr5cti8bI6, ana anffi /
they are let the existing eoptta8ts felnafii
Of force, sl(is ;sogeratneiit beooiDifg rosp6nsi I
bes tc sdeh contractors ffom tle stu DAY of /
Bebrdagy, 1861 g'Ha''2r IT. faei Esg 7
y Your Goubmittce are iiuable to stiSgest aIfy
IslaH alitIB fartaee 'aFfangoments sh6!ii have !
been 1Iad f6r4he s6ansBissjont 6f mad mat I
ter to nid ffdga pffief g6yeFufBeAyss TRey |
beltcSs, Ae&syef. lha9 6dgl iSose,E fr6atses
en- ~ siatle iients ajfsfIla Stoft tiSs nc:
of flle f'aostel viii ifeadiIy ssveaSt