, 1874-11-24
POSTAL MATTERS.
lSpteiat DispatcA Ia I'hs Chieaoo Tribune.

ISptcidt DispatcA Ia 1'te Ehica0o TRIBUNE.
RATES ON NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS.
WASHINGTON, D. o., Nov. 23.-The post-O Once
officalB, who aro making arfangoments TO put
tho now poatago codo in operation, hayo discoV-
cred that tho laclz Of uniformity in tho rates OF
postago on newspapers and periodicals ia likely
to create much confusion, and to giyo publishers
additional labor. The law provides that nowB-
paper mattor ahall bo sent at tho rato Of cents
nor pound, aud pnriodicnl matter at Q cents. It
haa been tho custom Of the publahors who issuo
both magazluos aud newspapers to send ne"s-
papcr and magazine u tho samo wrappor where
one person subscribed for them. This
Ia also tue PRACTICE Of tho iargo nova oompnnias
in sending their bundles to the local doalora.
strict compliance with tho new la~ will neccaBl-
tale tho diHcontinuanco Of this practico, for tho
reason that the Postmaster OF tho place OF publt-
cation will not DO able to compute postage ut dif-
terent rates Oh dlEorons grades OF matter on
efosod in tho samo wrapper. 1t Las been sue-
Eeatod thnt tlis defect in tho law should DO call
Cd to tho attention OF Congress directly upon its
asscmb bling aud that tho ratea should be made
uniform by amendment before tho now Law eau
go into effect. It llaH boon suggested that
uniform rate for all cIasaos Of mal4 matter
should bo fixed at 2 centa,
EARLY NEWSPAPER MAILS.
A question Of very great Importance to tho
newspaper publishers Of ChlcREo is now under
consideration BY tho Foat-otice ,Departmont
Tho question ariBes under n construction OF tho
now Postage law which takes ctroct on Jan: !.
| Tho caao presented to tho Department III
whether tic newspapers Which are required to
leave on tile carly morning traina over the Alohl-
gan Southern the AlioliEau. Contral, ara tue
pittahurs & Fort Wayne Koala must be takoll
to tho poat-Oflico to 10 weighed boforo they are
deposited In the train. committee consisting or
btarr, Cef Clerk Of tho Post Office Department,
NarfI1 Superintendent ol, the Erco Dpl!Yoty Sys-
1 ~ ~ 1knHf EnhF
pointod by tho Postmaster-( General to consider
| tue quoation, aud to frame general instructions
| for tue prepayment Of postage under tho now
law They aro aasistcd III thoir deliberations "
Judge Spence, tho Attorney General Tor tAo
poHt-0 0ateo Department, 1t appeara tlat, owing
to tls early hour at which tho trlina over t9ehe
roada leave the city, tl.cre would not bo suiolons W
| tme for tue publishers to tako their ee1ttona
to tho Poat-0lllce, woigh them, and then
haye them, dispatched to tue aopoas,s o, .,o,ra IL
the law 10 to bo construed to mean that oil nesss
papers under aMoh clrcnnataucoh mnht ha
| weighed ut tho Post 0flca, the consequence VIII
DO that al tho OLioago newspaners will miss the
early Eastern trains, George y. Bun gs, super.
capt. II. L. sIeoratI. of tlo Chicago Post
QNice. haye presented thta ylew ot tho oaae tt
| tho Committee which Is now considering tht
question, md hayo urged upon, tue OonA!lltte;
to Observation-Disclosures by reconstruction OF tls
weighed at tho poat-os,ee. It IL stated thu
Iuigo Hponco incllnes to tho opinion that th'
law should 10 construed to raeau that tho paper
must be Weighed at tho oillco. Itia not know,
what position the Committee will take. Otlo
pnrsoi,a who :haye s4Rminea thu Inv Yer.
earetWlly atato that tho text ct tho Inv onl.
tho poHt-Onlca in tho oity Of mailing. il Ila
boon auggestcf to tbs dopnrtnlppt by Moaarn
l,angu allI 1lcGrath tlat q full compliance will
tic law can bo Ind y mn oiiloia
to wulgll tho newspaper nai,s at tho aiffaren
doposa, u,id TO certify tho wQlghts to tho roat