New-York tribune., 1876-05-04
POSTAL CONVERSATIONS.

CHANGES MADE BY THE NEW BILL ~ POSrMASTERS'
sALARIEs-MAIL CAR PAY, AND THE SPECIAL
AGENT sERvICE-LsTlMArES CUT DOWN 3d.
7JO.GJ6.
(YRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiDuSEl
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Thc Post-Oliice APP
propriaion bill reported from tho House Committee
few days ago makes many sweeping changes in the
service that it Is thought proper to give tie
bill in full from section ,, rs follows:
sgcIIus 3 Tint the respective compensatons OF post
masters OF the nrst second AMI tid classes sha Dc
annual salaries assigned IN even hundreds OF do;lrN;
and payable In quarterly payments To De asccrhc ah'
liked by the Postmaster cnrTai from thcr respective
quarterly returns To the Auditor of The Treasury for he
Department, copies or duplicates thereof
quarters Immediately preceding Tue adjustment
or BY G1aps M TO stat"d an nor
~ 200 when the boxes supplied ana owned by Inc
nr.tmastrr and wothts OF boX-rcnts and not T.,
exceed III 900 when the boxes are not supplied and
owned by the postmaster, commissions on an otiel
81 300 ut the following rates. namely: ON tno
first 500 per, quarter, 90 per cenl"m; On ~, an
over 800 aud not over SlOO per quarter, 90
per ceitum; aud 80 per centlm on al revenues eX,
cccdug 800 per quarter but tbs aggregate OF The said
commissions not to exceed ~ 1900; and at al offices
where the exceed respectively $1,000 per
enuum there shall be- added the compensation herein
c.uiago Of the gross rrecnucs the following rates.
namely per ccntum all sums over $1,000 ANA not
exceeding $4,000; nine tclths OF per rehtnlh on All
sums over $1,000 aud rot exceeding S2O,OOO; eight
cnihs of per centum ALI sums over S2ooOo anu not
exceed ng $4,000; sx-tenhs Of per centum on all
sums over 10000 and not exceeding 10000; hve-
tenths per all sums over TSoooo and not
exceeding OOO fOurtcnths or per ceutuin on all
sums 10000 and not exceeding S520OOo three,
tcnths OF per centnm on all sums over $500 200 and
not exceeding StilO,OoO; tw0enths of per ceiiln on
all sums TGIOOOO and not exceeding Sl,Zsoooo'
aud onc-tenh of | per ccnuni ON al sums exceeding
81 ,2sO,0OO and In order 10 ascertain the amount
| OF tlb postal receipts OF each office, the Post
mas ~ General may rcqui" postmasters TO furnish
duplicates Of tlcir quarterly returns 10 the Auditor oi
tho Treasury for the POstOfce Department, at sucl
times and for such periods he may deem necessary III
ci case. ITOpided That at offices where tho letter
stem Is may hereafter Do
the boXTcnts In fixing the compensation Of the respective
at such Offices shall be estimated at not less
than ~ 900 per annum but at all such olices thcy sn
be estimated at amount winch, with tne commissions
and percentage hereby allowed, VIII make Tue siief
of the posnasers thcreat not less than T2ooo; ana
DrOrided ulrther, That the maximum salary aud com
pcnsat0n o any postmaster under the PROVISIONS Vi '
act shall not exceed the sum or lOOO except III e Wy
NewYork where the salary and compensation snail Dc
| the sum OF $4,000. and no more. .
| q. That the compensation OF postnllstcrs OF
the fourth class shall bo the boxrents collected at
their offices, aud commissions on other postal revenues
their offices at the following rates. namely Oh to NJ
500 lcss per quarter 90 per ccntuln; Oh all over
800 and not SiOO per quarter, % per cehtuni
and all SiO0 per quarter, 10 pee centrum th'
same To ascertancd and allowed by the Auditor OF tt
Treasury for the PostOfice Department IN the settle
mrnt OF the quarterly accounts or such pOsnaslcrs
prorided That when tho aggregate annual compensation
exclusive OF commissions ON moncy-Order Dusihess o.
any postmaster OF this class shall amount To 0Oo th
SAID Auditor shall report such fact To the Postmaster
General that such postmaster may DC assisnet
10 his proper GLASS; and salary fixed as heretofore pro
yded. .,.., ... -,
parts Of for tho exclusive accommodation OF tot
United States mails aud ths sgens In charge OF saio
mails for what In known postaicar, ronteagent oi
baggage-oa SERVICE shall DO paid at tao uHA