Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-11-26

the country, and q reasonable certainty
that the present pr osperity will continue
for some years, will require the appropria-
ton for railway service for The next fsca,
year to be increased to ut least $40 900 600.
and the estimate is accordingly placed at
that sum. The estimate for railway
postothee car service ~ Tor 1881 is
placed ct $f,350,000. The postmaster
general earnestly renews the rocommen-
datlon OF last year for Feclassifca.
ton of employees Of the railway mail GER
vice, as advised by The general supsrin tend.
emf OF that service. Gen. Key reports that
| the operation Of the present lava regulating
| an increase Of compensation for increased
speed and increased frequency of service
upon .sstar rowtes, "a. e.. all those where
On mai,s are transported by horses and or
binary vehicles) results In great loss to The
government and recommends legislation to
enable him to renench in this direction.
Estimates for "star" service for the next
fiscal year contemplate acontinuance of the
present efficient service in other states, and
largely increased mail facilities in the states
of Indiana, Chic, Kentuoky, South Caro-
lima, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia,
Florida, Mississippi end Alabama, The
total amount asked for tstar Service for the
next fiscal year is 81, 1916, 300. The estimates
Tor inland masl service by steamship is
100000.
LILO 1n0 eHOfG DI the
partment to establish fast mail service with
Havana via Cedar Keys and Key West, in
order to meet the demands of commerce,
have failed for several years ON account of
the 1nsufhclency of compensation allowed
by law for such service. If the postmaster
general were authorized to contract for SER
vice between Havana and the United States
ports mentioned at q sufficient rate OF pay
to secure the necessary speed and fire.
quency, the commerce OF the country would
be greatly benefited. believe that gen.
eral law should be passed authorizing con-
tracts for carrying mails between the Uni
ted States and West Indian and South
American points in American-besilt steam
ers carrying the American flag, at fixed
minimum and maximum price, the amount
to &c expended regulate d by annual appro-
priations; or the service might be thrown
open to competition, the same as star SER
vice. The adoption of such service by con-
gress would enable this country to control a,
profitable commerce with South America
and the West Indies, which is now almost
monopolized by Great Britain"
In regard to the use of mails by lottery
companies, the postmaster general suggests
that section 1929 and O4O, revised stat ates-
be amended by striking out the word
f." fraudulent" preceding the word "lot-
terry" in each section, which will make the
legislation more harmonious and effective.
1t would aid the department in the execu-
ton of the intent of the law IL the provision
of section 1889 requiring the return to the
writer's of registered letters addressed to-
such persons were in terms extended to in-
Guide all letters SO addressed. The carriage
by mail of newspapers containing lottery
soliciting violations of postal
laws, renders the successful enforcement Of
the statue now in force still more difficult.