The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-12

awaiting events, but the Senate is not
inclined to take any action whatever on
Louisiana matters during the present
executive session.
Post Office Technicslittes.
1t is held by the Poss~9ffice Depart
ment that the recent decision Of the
Attorney General that double postage
should not be collected at the office Of
delivery on the unpaid portions Oh let
ters partly prepaid, by at at least one
full rate, does not apply to mailable
matter OF the third class-nsmely, pam.
phlets, occasional publications, mags-
znes, unsesled circulars, books, manu>
scripts, &c. By the act o. January 9,
1873, all msilable matter Of the third
class must be fully prepaid by stamps
at the office Of mailing and if not thus
fully prepaid should be held for postage
and not forwarded to its destination. II,
however, through the inadvertence OF
the Postmaster at the mailing office,
such matter should be mailed without
such full prepayment, by section l52 OF
the Postal Code, the Postmaster at the
Office OF delivery must charge and COL
Iect double the prepaid rates.
The Poet Office Department in cir
cular requires Postmasters to carefully
observe the following Instructions, based
on the amendments to the l33d section
of the new Postal law Packages Of
seeds, roots, bulbs and scions not ex-
ceeding four pounds in weight, are to
be mailed at prepaid postage Of one
cent Tor each two ounces or traction OF
an ounce First Said packages must
be put up 80 that the contents can be
readily examined without destroying the
wrappers. Second. Sealed bags made
OF material sufficiently transparent to
show the contt nts clearly without
opening, may be used for such matter.
Third. This, as we'll as all other third
class mail matter, must be fully pre-
paid by postage stamps affixed, other
wise the same shall not be forwarded
Drain on the Treasury for the "Bsck
Pay
The vote of the late session of the
Forty second Congress, giving five thou
ssnd dollars back pay to members OF
Congress, proves serious drain on the
national cash box. The Secretary OF
the Treasury has found extreme en-
harrisment in providing funds for this
suddend demand. Mr.. Ordway, the
Serge at Arms Of the House has not
yet received the money neces sary to
pay members 1t is now considered
almos: certain that the Secretary will
he obliged to sell gold or draw on the
reserve to meet ihe obligations thus
imposed upon him. The currency bal.
ancs in the Treasury was only three
aud one-half millions, whilst the im-
mediate demands, including the back
pay of members loot up several millions
in excess OF that amount.
COncerntng Mileage.
1t should be stated in regard to the
back pay that the mileage paid men,
bers for the session must be deducted
they only receiving the balance. The
object Of the measuce was to equalize
the pay OF members, particularly with
reference to those who receive large
mileage. This is done away with under
the present bill. The following inter
esting facts from official sources gives
the mileage allowed for the last Con-
gress to Senators and Members from
The more remote States; From Cali
fornia, 81 ,029 60; Oregon, $6,492 80;
Nevada, 1881 6O; Texas, $4,000;
Louisiana, 1851; Arkansas, 400;
Minnesota, 50 AIS; Kansas, 1858 20;
Nebraska, 81 14S %; Mississippi, 81. l60
TIE total amount OF mileage was 1910
600 When il is considered that in all
probability most OF these persons have
passes, it will be seen that mileage is a
considerable item. 1t is apparent that
between the Senator from Delaware, re-
ctivirg about 5000, and that from Ore
god, IS, 492 60, there is wide disparity.
By the proposed plan it is presumed
the pay ard allowances will be more
salts 'actorlly equalized, and a member
OF Congress, no matter from what part
Of the country he halls, as ar as actual
il come is concerned, will have the same
pay. This will account for the support
which the measure has bad from some
Of the best men in Congress.
The President sent the following
nominations among others to the Senate
to-day:
Collectors Of Internal Revenue. Ed.
ward Scull, 9Th district OF Pennsylvania;
James Fishhack, 10th district OF II.
linois; G, F. Valentine, Sth district OF
Pennsylvania; John R. Bowen, 18th
district Of Pennsylvania.
James Lockey. OF Minnesota, Deputy
Commissioner of Pensions; Charles G.
Benris, Supervising Inspector OF s;eam>
boats for the lst district; N, B Sieven-
son Assistant Surgeon in the navy.
Receivers OF public money! A
ChaI'ont, independence, Missouri.
Pension sgents-T. Foot, Grand
Rapids Michigan S. Poet, Detroit,
Mich gan; l. H Moore, Springfield,
Illinois; s. A Norris, Columbus, Ohio