Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-29
From Washington.
NEW POSTAL LAW.


WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Collamers
postal bill empowers the post master general
to appoint all postmasterS whose annual saa-
ny is less than 1000 dollars; requires post
masters mail agents and persons employed i'll
the general post office to make oath to their
fidelity and loyalty, and awards compensation
in five classes; the first between $1,000 and
and S3O00 the second between $1,000 and
$1,000, the third between $1,000 and $1,000, the
fourth between $1,000 and 500, the fifth less
than 500; the salaries to be assigned by the
postmaster general, these salaries to take eff
feet in July next. In the offices of the first
and second classes it is proposed to allow
lust and reasonable sum for the cost of rent,
fuel, lights, clerks, &C., and also to the offices
of other classes which are distributing
offices for clerk hire, all box rents
and other perquisites to be accounted for by
the postmaster; the box rents and postage al
ways to be prepaid, letter carriers to be APP
pointed, and receiving offices and boxes to be
established and provision made for carrying
local newspapers and small packages at the
rate of half ounce letters three cents, drop
lettc9s two cents, and no carriers fee allowed,
registered letters to pay fee Of twenty cents,
newspaper postage on weeklies per quarter
five cents, sem-weekies ten cents, tri-week-
lies fifteen cents, dailies six issues thirty
cents, four ounces to be the standard weight
periodicals, small papers sent in package to
one address charged at the same rate.
NEW MILITARY BILL.
Senator WILSON'S bill from the military
committee for the encouragement of re-en-
listments and enrolling and drafting the mill
TIA, and other purposes, provides
First, that such OF the volunteers and mill
tia now In the service of the United States as
may re-enllSt for one year after the exDiration
OF the present term of service shall be enti-
tied TO a bounty of fifty dollars. one half of
which will be paid on such REIMBURSEMENT and
the balance at the expiration of the fern of
re-enlistment; to such as may re-enlist for
two. years after the expiration of their present
term of enlistment shall be paid one half of
the bounty for enlistment provided by the 9Th
section of the act approved July 22d, 1861.
Second, The president shall make all pro-
per rules and regulations for enrolling and
drafting the militia Of the United States, and
otherwise putting this act into execution and
the enrolment of the militia, shall in all
cases include all abe-bodied male citizens
between the ages OF Is and 10 years except
such as may be exempt theretrom by the eX-
listing laws of the United States and further
exemption from physical disability shall only
be made after the completion of the draft.
Third, Whenever the president shall call
for the militia of the states and territories to
be employed in the service of the United
States, he shall specify in his call the period
for which said service may be required, not
exceeding two years, and the militia SO called
shall be mustered in and continue to serve for
and during the term so specified unless Soon-
er discharged.
Fourth, Every person who shall, IN pur-