New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-07
ISGJ. 1866.
1867.

Ias eat ana constant increase from year to year IN
It's utility safe. convenient, and expeditions
mod OI making small rcmittaHces and shows that ~ is
-ady increasing IN favor with the public us practical
o. rlieuce demonstrates advantages ! regard II as
t1,uuay established, and recommend It's universal
by ne people wherever practicable.
Wth view otis iurnor efficiency respectfully rec
OurHd additional legislation 10 authorize It's extension
stations, subpOstoiCes, IN the large cities
D.talled regulations Tor tne execution OF the
tp 81 October - 1861 for exchange OF postal orders
hct"ce the United states snd switzerland were finally
0-r-gd upon and signed al Washington July O. 1862 BY
;h' Postmaster General, uuder the authority given by
va att of july ~ 1865, aud az Beruo the Goth July
49,. 10y chief 81 the f~erl post department OF Swift
rud. IEis first attempt 10 establish international
Operation, hy mutual agreement the lst September
lsj, and notwithstanding frequent and considerable huc
tlIOns 90 iho value OF currency II has been conducted
WoUut dcuIy, aid titus lar LAS worked satisfactorily
- ID lis details Tho number Of offices at present
EOlHed 10 Issue ORDERS foF sums to be RENTED to
D zer d. ad 10 pay orders for sums RENTED from
is country Switzerland from the LIST September
the 10th October sGl0 Co. gold value. equivalent
aad tie amount Of orders during the
Ga United States was S39 in gold, $500 40 in cur
regulations aud Of the Instructions relative to the in
toruaoid Eysten Issued TO pOstasers by this depart
Ia NJ, MI br found 10 the appendix
rHE fRAAKiAG r!dvILEGE.
The frat objection that presents Itself Is that u Is
spccid privilege granted TO favored class the
Use Of thc many To Ills IL Is 30 sufficient answer 20
that II Is exercised solely an the interest Of Govern
Dent Government has 10 right 10 appropriate itself
H. pant OF In Wlioic the benefits Of trust the Hdnuis
taton oi which has been committed 70 for the ndvant
OF ohers; and 10 show that not singular in this
opinion. Introduce the following from the admirable
fcl"f dated December 1893, Of my distinguished prede
Ih.s moe WY Department through
A "haclofa sboUi perform lh
Tse "TsF gratutouy The
~ AAl' ana fAirOs0 companies Of the c0aHty should lrau
St ne Top "g1eas Of corporation
NhA sh DC TIE Character phnte
ioadd on behalf 81 the Government safeguards
s.li' s,u ar Questions whose solution belongs exclusively Coa
Ea Hhd ~bih 10 Hot prtsvut
sasas Sny Toe proposition uhsber thr wea and
Pfttd uster be great snail u Ls dispatched the name And
ltsfci OF the OSFerumeut
abe s0OHh b. charged
yosAse uhh uOud subjected le trrsr5 \,
IIts' ufrn he sRAnx Preee accorded
tbs conflict tbtsr Of n. eT,,.
Had this department Ike the Others placed a eLrsr
tte 'he ra anu we're u poes fundamentally aBd
ale p~riF u be Esiioh WOgh he inoorgHouA dsd
ioT lie the GassBent E+ s
bat this ts aetas a,
soee Be oDd ia political authority establishing Dc.
tks Cos precisely those u tie private This
As ben i11ty N the several permanently apprcpa
nBg hIsu for thc transpOran Of Zee nae Tbs
not The aueusge snir Of the 1879 provision made for
tee hon the Pahl and H. rs specific oonPsSSa
fs Tor r transmission ~ the dcsmeIts
ptLk the EiDBrtraio1 Of the GOyFrHBtDt"
But much be said IN favor Of extrpang this
evil The OF Stree matter has been increasing
from year to year. until at last 10 weighs down the
department into continuous insolvency. The additional
iDili,as while there Is provided TO meet only the
s'abiiBg annual appropriation ofE0c0o IL stated
Ten years that the department ectuhlly expended
that lime, In the performance Of the duties which the
unhking privilege imposed little II thing short OF
t500fa0 Since that Inc the expense has largely
ENORMOUS Of 100000, Of which about One-haf IL
pad on fraudulent matter That this IL NOT exaggera
moi Will appear frOm examination Of the weight OF
3is IRller sent sDd received at the Washington CITY