, 1877-12-04

heinz Il 81 cent lcss tbau the average OF tho pre-
~. t,,1,,rno .,o,oucpt x,owinp thu revcnuc
,s cut,,c, y, amc.sic nonssorier trans
~ncn 1ret, W ~ n.ani vcnr el;tIed Ina no.
Isl, S has BEEN been reported by tthc Auditor:
Fees received on aoHes''e n'oHes"of uepa -As NJ
p,smsum. Is,s 'ssaes ar Go. Il
A'0' .----
Commissions and clerk.
hIro. o.....,... .......... Sa34. 57g.12
Incidental expenscs.."" "2. % n1a % 70
Ds1 dchta. 1S. 5ln.4:s
Net rcvenuo'... .''.''"'' oo, o9l. ~ saoa Am m
:. ...x,.,. ,.,.., az .e,na..Io
Ihe amount ~, q oo acvenuo e .tom !ae uomss.s
uus!"ess - p'e.one'. neto" ...aI ~ e sno ta.'"
Seas. oclng las o,i a. meas 70 ~ 1T ,thrr, ssE,
e Rross nueef o. aan1 au ~ rnar gas
5'En9 aG'ouns;n1 so S!s ls4 issii;S AMI liza
1'ss nn,nssr M pail xas ~ .ssGs umountpr @ TO 10
ssh9S3on - .r o,.on,,o, - n mat.
desire esreeiay 10 ca. aitens.on t 70 ..n ,nI IT,
Ter "nae nn nus ,nca PIT nrsesyssors a t
tnsst, 30 lucy w. apnM ~ ni,.,;,,r to
sAtAR'zs OF fosrMAsIsns sssn At fooaFn'chAss
In this clas. arc embraced AZ on!ecs 10 when
appointment - not ffesidentlal, or ,nolc lnat.
" per cent q the woe na'oGt, so tna. t,'n ast
enecs affecting the management Of to.lrth-elass
offices m4st DO potent ai,u laffGaslt!lK ~ tiGif
elects. uhder existing law. tosttnastcFa 10
charge o. lhs sass cass t o. ocss ucfvc c
}cntage on thcir saiGb oi pos1ge-S1alnps, wniie
Tho salaries of Pres'ucntlal olileca. HAVING ONO
been aalussca aeeor1lng To law, feinaln at,-
changed until . ne" adjustment 10 ofuefea;
fostmasteEa OF tle lest lfse e'asses "ppetsu 11s
W tho tscssuent, fcccNluE n1Ga eala1!cs " lIon
$l,uO 70 s4ouu e4cept Ely tostu,as.cl ~ W ~"
m asspne WnosS "o bf item At tcr iseo vae and
ot an immsnse number ot stamps nos almln,t,. d.
ed BY tho failure y soii any . whether .ee sates
oDur &loo0o0, the Government receives tic
el.tre amount.
bu>with Offices OF the fourth class
Apo.tmaas.r r. al ~ fourii,ela.s oilicu receives 90
IN each quarter ,,t to s100; III I'LL over 8l0O a1d
not over t3D per quarter, 50 yer ccut, aud On all
over 500 per quarter, 40 per cent, until tho
amount reaches 81 90 or over, When the o!llco
becomes Presidential snd has liked salary
law. II a Postmaster OF tho fourth c!ass sells
quarterly $10J worth OF stamps, or $4U0 All
nualIy. ho rsceiyes Of the proceeoa se5o. md thu
Government $lto. II he sells sJoD quarterly,
or sl,aN worth year, the Postmaster would
receive sts0 and tho Government sIt,J,
lie may 10 further, aE1, In addition
IL the amount stated. may sell annually
will Ge s.5s. nnd that OF tho Government *537.
That IL, u,ltler existing law, twenty-five out OF
every twenty fostiuasters may sell annually,
tu Quarterly installMcnta, p1Atagp-stalnps IL
thu amount Ut ts,U91, of which each viii r.
teive Syys. and tl!s Government &l,07, while
in oniy onu otllce out ot every twrnty-six Dc
the cutire proceeds from tho sacs OF stanps ae.
cruc 10 tho benefit Of tho Government,
It thus plainly appears that the law now 10
force haA created
. u,uEcr AHrauoStau
between the Interest of tho Government md
lnat ri nj 1er ctnt nj the ,rtat n,natrr. Ths
fntnn.ierA Of the fourth ri,ss zrs il.
tesesteI In selling ~ nany stamps
~ possible, but Tic larger thek saIyu
become, tbv smajic, III uronurtton sro thc reye.
hues of the Department: una Oh TIC cuutrufy,
thr greater The sales by trrsj,Icut{d Offices MT
Eicater the REVENUES of tho Ucbartae fur the
country can only use d vgftaAi amount Ui
stamts, and an increase ot satcs Ut f0urtll-class
Oiliyrs NECESSARILY eaukrs a ukclea8o Of tho rs.
cclpts from, Prcafdrntal ofiacss.
Wbca the GoYernll.unt thu. Offers premium
to tts officers fpr dofrauuiie it, IcyeniIes II ia
nut surprising that the temptation 10 1ncc,1Ia-
tlJl,s ut Its expense proves, In mupy cases, tuo
es.uly to be resisted. Many tustiuasters urc
Fulail 1uetchanls, and are accustomed 70 nav ia
part Or hully for EGtsls with Uustayc $ lam ijs
Complaints arr frequently nude 10 the Uepari.
1Dunt BY PustnlRs,ers u cities that they srl uu
stamps to Wilu'rsaiu merchants, anil tla 1uer:
chshts III M1lly Instances have frankly admitted
that they ubt alurd tIl.ay stat ta from thcr c,lIl
try retail customers. Tl[s, however. il L1t =
stngie lusta,,c.s of tue pro,ortlous to which tba
exsslleut opnortvn,iies aii,sr,ind Ly iii. iaw
nAr hot rsrabxI lbs attenttoi, of TINT
ci4s. VI pefsY,is who aro nlways ready
" turn all l.v,est uenpy At lbs ernrn.,.
o. tic GuyvrllucIit, and tnry ilayn snar,.i I,t,
ciIort. to tietnorulize those Fo.ttpastyrs WHO