Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-12-08

Tho total rscsipts for tho year were ella,
6laN lees thai those Of the preceding year,
: sHs S..iss''ls'" '''' 'A'n tho estimates
rosTAox-srAxP~, STAMPED ExvKIoPxs, AND
| POSTAL CARDS IssUKD.
Tho number Of ordinary stamps issued 1
Ing tho past 6scal year was'
Gao, 5s0, 67O, valued At. ....,.. Sis, ISL, $1,000
Newspaper and periodical stamps,
stamped envelopes, plain,
~, 286, 7OO... .............,,. 2,2Si, 67a.ll
Stamped envelopes, request,
"a, 374, 500 ..............,...,, zoos, 99565
Newspaper.wrsppers,
posssi.c.rds 'iiiio,oi6, 5so... i,7SS 1880
Official postage stamps
1857, l4o... ...... ..e..... 6h, lO7.20
Official stamped envelopes and
Wrappers A.75o, 445....".... Ai2,a6i.li
Aggregating, ,O6O, 1853, sl9. s26, 625, s36.47
PROPOSED CHANGE IN RATES OF NEWSPAPER
POSTAGE.
think II may be taken AZ settled by Con.
gress that regular, legitimate, printed periodi-
Gals, issued ut stated intervals from known
Office Of publication, shall pass through the |
mails ut privileged rates Of postage; that Ia, at |
less than the cost Of their transportation. |
think II may also DO taken az settled that |
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rate Of postage, and ! do not recommend any
change OF either Of these rates. The great
difficulty Ia TO determine what periodicals. are
entitled to privileged ratios and what are not
Tho boundsry-line between them IL by no
means distinct nor easily ascertained, and tho
and controversies In regard to II. The fifteenth
section Of the act Of Congress approved July IL,
1873, provides that transient newspapers and
regular publications, designed pri-
marily for advertising purposes, shall be
admitted to and transmitted in the mails at the
tional part thereof" Irregular publications,
designed primarily for advertising PURPOSES"
assume tho shape OF regular periodicals ~
completely o. may be- 80 az to avoid the higher
ate Of postage, II possible, and obtain the ad.
iantage Of the regular newspaper pound rates.
Il ID important to escape these dificulties as
veil ~ may DO, and hence have requested Mr..
l. II. Bssell, who has for some time been con-
,ected with the Office OF the assistant attorney
general for this department, and has had much
o do with these questions, to investigate and
eport the best method Of carrying ont thu ex-
'ressed will Of Congress In respect to this
natter. He has done 80 ably and faith.
las conferred with some Of our ablest I
nd most experienced postmasters who
ave been almost constantly required to
eal with questions arising under this law,
md they approve his plan for perfecting the 1
NV. His plan Is to include publications OF all !
N office of publication. or sent by individuals, 6
n the second class of msil matter, and to | .
ave one rate for matter registered for trans
lission through the mails. and another rate /
or transient and miscellaneous matter. A |
gpeal Of section fifteen of the act OF July 10,
$40, relative to classification Of printed matter
nd the rates OF postage thereon, and the en-
ctment Of statute chasing together printed =
Of all kinds, whether regular or
'ansient and miscellaneous the rate for the
,rner to be uniform at two cents per pound n
hen registered for transmission through the
tails and for the latter one cent for every e
yo ounces -, or fraction thereof, o. recon- l
Dry far toward obviating existing difficulties, y
nd better secure the collection Of the postal
venues to which the government Is entitled ~
4 printed publications.