Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-12-12

years. the United States will be the weakest
nation upon the ocean Of all the great
powers. With an energetic, progressive
business people like ours, penetrating and
forming business relations with every part
OF the known world, navy strong enough
to command the respect Of our nag abroad
!: necessary for the full protection Of their
rights. recommend careful consideration
by Congress Of the recommendations made
by the Secretary Of the Navy.
PosT-oFFIcE DEPARTMENT.
The accompanying report OF the Postmas-
ter General furnishes full and satisfactory
exhibit Of the operations Of the Post Office
Department during the } ear. The ordinary
revenues Of the department for the fhcal
year ending June 30, 1872, amounted to $751;
015, 1851, and the expenditures, $26 $685.
1921. Compared with the previous fiscal
year, the increase of revenue was 81 49,
3SO.95, or 9.37 per cent, and the increase OF
expenditures g ses,o es %, orr go per cent.
nual appropriations Of soc, 600 for free mat
ter, and the amounts paid, In subsidies on
mail steamship lines from special sppropria-
lions, the deficiency paid out of the general
treasury was 1887, 765 94-An excess Of
$3.50, 70 % over the deficiency for the year
ton relating to our rapidly extending postal
service. Is furnished in this report. The to-
tai length Of railroad mail routes on the
Goth Of June, 1872, was N,811 miles, SOFT
additional miles Of such service having been
put into operation during the year; eight
new lines Of railway Post-Offices have been
q ono nil. ~. 49,. ~ ,..t.s. -
changed In IN. nail. v;tp sore;on cnnnt,ss.
was 81. 3Q H0 An increase of o66 5Oo or
20 per cent. over the number In 1871, and the
postage thereon amounts to 8, s7l, PSI .25.
With European conntries exceeded 600 tons.
The cost Of the limited States trans Atlantic
mali stesmshin service was e211 3O1 ~ THE
total cost Of the United States OCEAN steam.
shin service includipr fhe amonnts Maid
to the subsidized lines Of mail steam
ers. was 81 or .CoO.07. The follovinp
are the only steamship lines now receiv-
acts Of Congress The Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company receive $500, 600 per annum
for carrying q monthly mail between San
Francisco, japan and China, which will be
increased to 100000 per annum, and q
semi.monthly mail on and after October 1,
1873. The United States and Brazil Mail
Tteamship Company receive $4,000 per
annum for carrying monthly mail between
NeW iofk ana MO sanelro, brazil, ana the
Caluosnia, oregon an0 Mexico Steamsnip
company recelve sIo,@ per snnum ior
carrying montniy mai between San FRAN
cisco, Honolulu ana Hawaiian !slands-
making the totai amount OF mai steamship
subside: at present e!25,c0o per annum:
Our postal comm9nication with all parts OF
me civinzea VOTE nave e. oeen p.aceu UPON
nn.t.i com.sst,ons A ~ ~ ~. -.
postaI conyentions ana arrangements re-
III y.r 20 r n W. lsAuans IT . -.
a. ~. coun.os =. LuIope anu am snt IHS
me etatnyng stsseMens - MAoe tnat, MI
va. o1nc,usioM VI 800. s t III Snve hao,
~H .! tIsnce, tne ostshs OF ~nicn nav yer =
1Tenniseiy ag.een 70 py tne hes% " ne ne
AppLoval o. ING MinlsteI OF EIn.nce; NV. .a
remains 70 oe accompnsnco ~ treasy !oI
Some Time 20 come, N Iespect 70 reaucti or
OF rate, OF improved laciiitiss LOT Pos'Ai ~
tercourse.
Your favorable consideration IL respect
fully invited to the recommendation made
BY the Postmaster General for an increase
| trips on the mail steamship route to Brazil
for . subsidy, In AID OF the establishment Of
an American line OF steamers between Sar
| francisco. New Zealand and Australia; fol
the establishment OF Post-Omce savings
banks, and for the increase OF the salaries o.
| THE fRANK1Na PRIVILEGE
have heretofore commended the aboli
| ton OF the franking privilege, aud know ne
reason now for Changing nv views on that
subject. It not having been favorably re
garded by Congress, however, / now sug
geet modification OF that privilege, to cor
rect its glazing and costly abuses.
| Iwould recommend. Also. the anno,ntr.n,
Of a Committee or a conm;.sion IT t.Ia ;rte
coneideration the heat method a"r;tshla -
nr;vare cornorstions vho nave ;nye.tsd the, -
lime and emit ii IN tha e.ts h,;shmsrt - tei
c0rsrh I;res ncv - crsratinr srd - 80
/ ~" 80 ss.OAsf ooe "a W.
Of the notion II IL not nrobshis that M.
snh;ect conld receive nrorer con.;aerstI r,.
dnr;no the I;mits ~ hot .e..;nn ~ Co.
oress' Int Il nav he initiated a. that fnrtSs,
sctior NAV he fair To the Governmert on
n nrivate nsrties Concerned There a.. are
the Pacific Mail Stesm.hin Comnanv hs,
tween San Francisco. China ana Japsn ~,ith
| nrovis;on made fnr aem;.mortbiv 80
vvice after Octoh.r 1s-sv +hs
Irnited states AND RI ~, live morthlv srJ
the Csl,fornis Me- Zasiand and An.},.i;s.,
line morthiv nirinr hetw.er ths INIT. =
states and fore,rn nerts and owraS M
1 onerated nnder an, 1sr yasrrsstiv racorr.
i mend that such liberal contrac.e for carry
| ing the mails he authorized with these lines
| as win insure their continuance, IL the ex
| pediencv of extending the Aid Of the Gov.
arument to lines Of steamers which hitherto
| have not received II should Id deemed wor
| thv Of the consideration OF Congress. politi
cal and commercial objects make it adyisa
BILE to bestow such aid on . line, under on,
nag. between Panama and the western
| South American ports. By this mean
much trade, now diverted to otheI
countries, might be brought to the
| United States, to the mutual advantage
| Of this country and those living In that
| quarter Of the Continent OF America. me
report Of the Secretary of the Treasury vii
| show an alarming falling OF in our carryinp