Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-10
a po-r,L GRIEVANCE.

Now that the elections are over. ard
msmbers Of Congress have no more
stump speeches to make. or campaign
documents to furnish for the use OF their
parties, We may reasonably hope that
they will settle down to practical BUSH
ness, and do something for the good OF
the eountry-somsthing for which they
are drawing pay from the nations treas
ury. They have o before them four
great measures. the army and navy APP
preparation bills. the silver bill. and the
bill to repeal the Resumption Act. To
dispose Of these will. Of course, require
some time. hut 1t will not consume the
entire Winter. unless petty hlibustsring
is resorted to by the opponents OF the
proposed bills. Very much practical
work can be done. 10 the members 70
will it-work not Of q partisan nature.
but Of q kind upon which both parties
can meet on q common ground for the
good Of the nation. We send u Rep
rsssntaiives TO Wellington to iegislais
for Us, not to fight our political battles.
and the time Is fast approaching when
the people will demand Of Congress that
IL earn its money by practical work. In
stead Of spending their treasure to fur
thsr the interests Of parties or party
candidates.
There Is one grievance demanding re-
dress, which. We believe has never yet
been brought to the notice OF our Ns-
tioual Legislature. II Is = regulation in
the Post Once Department. A few
days aeo a gentleman Of Gold Hill sent
Dan DE Quills's book. Tho Big
Bonanza" 10 q friend la New York.
He naturally wrote his name on the
fy.leai. with an appropriate dedication.
~ Is customary in presenting a book.
The package was weighed in the once
here and Is cents in staups AFFIXED.
The New York ONCE opsnedthe package.
discovered the writing. and imposed an
additional tax Of 80 IS upon the party
to whom II was addressed. The post
age on that book cost nearly as much as
the price Of the volume itself.
The same gentleman sent to his
friends at homo some stereoscopic views
of Gold Hill. Warned BY his former
experience. he did not even write his
name and enclose II in the package. The
astute officials in New York discovered
that the names Of the pictures were
written on their backs. as they always
are by the photographers. and charged
full letter postage, by weight. the
tar amounting to 81 81. Iu both
these cases il would have been much
cheaper to have sent the package by
express.
Now We respectfully submit to sena'
tor Jones. aud through him to Congress,
tina, a great injustice Ia worked to al
persons who send packages through the
mails. by this regulation Of the Post
Office department. II a letter is en-
closed in u paekass-and letters often
are through the ignorance Of the send
ers regarding the lAw-it 10 right and
proper that the postage Of that letter
should DO paid for at the regular rates,
But il is not right and Prcper-it Is .
grievious wrong-to charge full letter
postage for the entire package. In the
cases above mentioned. il was mani
testify unjust to charge letter postage al
all. Il would have been impossible to
erase the names from the s~tereoscspie
views. without damaging the pictures,
and II the present Law stands. that class
Of matter is practically excluded FROM the
mails.
II Congress will take some action on
this point during the coming session.
the people who are now caught In this
snare daily will have u to thank
their representatives.