, 1873-11-25


Excess Of isaqes oyer raymcata 2s22es.a
These transactions show increase oyer these n 1871
Of ofass u r seo ct Il ssa IL
the amount of orera pad and Of =, 9io69 Or IL
per cent IN Tho Smo Of fsss 1 rvaT hc
last year was $714, boing $1'1 less than tue average
of tho preceding year TAo ama1l increase IN The fess
June s. 1872 Of tho fec for orors not exceeding SO
ne amount OF tho order ~ to bo attributed to tho sae
snss which ,stiHnatea he nats;hase q small orders
''1 Duplicate money Orders to the number of 14,52l
wcro issued by The Department during tho year. Of
Which 2sS ore IN LEY Of ergnal a erefs s whteh @
cause Of changa Of residence Or imperfect address,
or because not called for, because alleged to have
forty-Aya duplicates wero substituted for orders Which
became invalid because rot presented for naymasns
made Invalid in consequence of having, contrary to
law, moro than one Endorsement; eighty for
ordera utated or DESTROYED while u p9vssaaloa Of
the reltcr payce and two for orders lost by rob-
PORTAL cANps-rnAHK1Ho rn1v7IEor.
An appropriation for the manufacture and doliv0ty
Of postal cards having been secured by tho act Of Jan
g. is73 Immediate atSps were taken to meot tho public
tie preparation Of piatea and tn procuring suitable
stock. but ut lngt all obstacles were 30 far overcome
hets IT delivery on aa tay nx sSn @ On
yorably received. rhoy hayo supplied public want,
md haye mude nsw @ u1a rennneaiyo 1 business sor
From Any to Jullo ,09l, 600
From July to Sept ,2oe, 800
Total for Aro months. ..a! 500 500
Those g1ires Indicate tlat the ostnata Of lUo eU0,
900 for te consumption Of alo first year will be moro
YAs several ac,s for t,,e repeal ( the fsaungrrivs
legs became operative OH the LIST Of July inHt Tho 70"
suits OF tho frt 1aror Of the current year nro highly
satisfactory, aud hayo fully verified the predictions Of
The friends Of tic repea The confusion aud dul"y in
by suddenly throwing, without natse syssen. sn.;
neuao masses Of fseo matter upon imrortant postal
1ye hGn ns m hs o1ss
Publications Of tue clasa heretofore printed and sent
out bv order Of Congress- lRva been almost entroly cut
so,ne ite my 10 formed from e fac that during the
% so n'1 s Tes stg Gses ss sgs sf'
tic baltimore Ohio naroaa ~ bo1-eass indSpena:
Sauy q poanas su of sue publications., II appears
Getrna Of The actual weight thereof taken by tho Com
WIZ nesmsmsion - o. S nsraftsfnta ~,
Gongress under lao ot jan. il, 1871 TINT tho ost oi
ago stVo woaa a ant e annually md \ i
lopcd that they will be doomed sufficient 10 prevent
s most areso,,u bardena upon o poaiai servce
sn sat ssxs T. smEganS Il r. 70 II sx ~
Il NEWSPAPER PORTAGE.
| In my report for 1900 had tho honor to suggest
rAp for tho prepayment Of poalagc newspapers mi
other 1nattor OF tito by weight of packagcs
rather than y tho present SYSTEM, which requires ~
manipulation Of each particular papoE, nnd nlloHs y
of!ce OF delivery. careful revision Of tho snbjoe
confirms mo in tAe opinion that tho rosngo on q
6uch matter should bo collected Ia 9ayancent t!e mai
tpR ptco Collections Rro now 1nauo WITH great dit
Guilty mud there is no provision whatever " which dl
honesty OF negligence DO detoctsd. Mo ssa1npa "
mod Tor the payInent Of such postnga, md ths nt
nart1nent ID compelled to accept III tull aattstaetao
whatever Of money Post1naacFs choose TO cAarA
agaiat thomeoives. So e1ecrahy bal 10 this ayael
tiat postal oica's q high standing have eat'mae
) aga properly chargeahlo l. On :, ,lewsp"lss3l
IL accounted for aud lmtd over. Furthermore dlt
nutea continually arriving etween HoatEaEtera an
ubliHhora to whether he slepta they transmit con
within tho meaning Of Tho term fslrsparsT, and aa
tho number Of thuir boua tide snoscltbors. n u
hopa Of contributing to moro faithful collection
postages tho moro prompt aud efciont trnnAnlaBto
Of newspapers, The saving Of labor iu Post 0ccs, m
the gonoral advantage, we'll Of the Department aa
publishers snd their ratrons respectfully submit y
secoud-elass, and urge ia adoption. Let sll publish
ors, the!r uancaa managers or sgonts, bo require
at te beginning Of every quarter to state undor oat
. That, aftes a!!'Esnt anlu1sy. they ars sasisfs
regular s aubsoribers during The coming qusries NJ
|, moro than - coltos Of tho uuWBraper known aa -
i, -, tgiyinH tho number Of copies and nan
1 Of newspaper, nna let them ho furtloE required
pay In advance tho postage required by law taktt
ihsroto5s aupisats seeoaRs ons cs wa'c aha
ford reasonable opportunity for an increase OF crcs
lation during Tho quarter, Let the oath taken at the
ginninR OF tile uaxt quarter embrace all addition
coples for the laat quarter ~ well % Tue number to