, 1880-11-26

SLtuCI Ul WHICH VIZ llNfG AHhkSo
several recommendations which aro Of
practical character, most Of which have here
tofore been repeatedly urged upon Congress
by TmE TkinUSE, and which certainly ought
10 ba adopted by Congress.
Ona of those recommendations is tho cl1-
fnrgcment Of tho present tnoncy-ordcr sys-
TEN, md n reduction OF the fees, Tic pres
ent fees are excessive and altogether out Ut
proportion to tho service performed. The
lostmastcr-t;encrs.i recommends tint MI Or
tier fur s. be hereafter issued ut cost Of five
cents, and tllnt tho fees ,e decreased III pro-
purtion to tho a,n0liitbf the order, which llo
limits at s1DO rliis reform Is most commend
able. but II will bc Incomplete II 1t Ito t,ot III
elutto the Issue Of orders f0r ono
or two dollars at n cnst Of two
or three cents. At present ono mid two
dollar bills are essential, principally, for re-
mfttnnccs by mnl1. If postal orders were
Issued at rnte that would be at ill rraso,i-
anso t!upy would he adopted I'll prcfercnce To
the bills. No ,nonry-orlcr system will be
perfect, nor u,ect tho public wants, which
st,all, by IN excessive charge, prevent tho
transmission nf sums untor five dollars. a
fec ut two or three ce,ts In addition to tho
jmstage Ii ample compensation for tlle service
rendered. y
Another recommendation made by tho
pOstmaster-General is tint merchandise, III
linlitcl quantities, be- received from foreign
countries through tic mails, the articles to
bc appraised Mt thu custon-llouscs, and tic
letter stamped with the amount of duty,
which Is to be collected by tllo cnr-
rers, under proper regulations to prt%
vent frauds on tho revGnue. This provision
being in tho Interest OF public convenience
nn.l facility III tho receipt alut delivery of
gUotls, might we'll be atloptetl. II Is only ex-
tending to foreign mails n regulation already
lii force In the domestic service, and which
llus proved to DO Of such general convenience
md henc1t.
Tho third recommendation Is one which
has been repeatedly discussed anu advocated
In THE TRIBUNE. 1t Is tile establishment Of
system OF postnf sayings-banks. Tlc Eli.
g1sll system las been 50 lnaturcl That Mt
present It permits tho deposit OF even ono
penny. When twclvcpcnce hive been IT.
celyel tho tlcposIt0r is credited with n
shilling, by which ILLS account begins. The
success Inns been wonderful. Tho money thus
accumulated bears interest until 1t reaches
$50, when tho .dcposttor Is ut liberty to
receive for It a Government bond for that
amount. Daring the term the Money Is nc
culnaiating the deposits ar1 Invested i'll tho
funds. Tho rostlnastcr.t.eneral thinks this
SYSTEM viii DO given greater utility in this
country. wllero the population Is scattered
over n greater extent Of territory and where
the 1,laccs OF deposit are comparatively 50
| few, Tho pnsi-ofIice Is within reach ut all,
| Nv" n'u "e.".s " 1!; u.'os..."s T., ~ s""s Va
tc'p.u ~ eso.S "s.stoo'i1oa' tio ta",.. 1.s"a.
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p''''"ts 'io .,b"s ~ ""'e eAo'A "ep"'''. .
transferred 10 t1elF he" sesl'le'ce III ease ot
| a removal.
Another recommendation il thus stated:
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s,..,.o,,, oa.,,n."teo,,s roa,ons,,in - nn1,n,, =
norii,, ~ n,,i,tt, nnrtcu -nrI p,uccd ,,n1nr I'm
r",,,r'l ~ In rn""rnmo~t r,ho fu,sf,,ess hns
,,,crnns s,I ,norr ma tho cost ~ .on.1,rr rms.
a,". ,ns l,,,,, ior,olr roi,,oo1 and i'm sorrIoo
~ nnrTn-.nna T., inua ttna T. ,rnid no.cr hnrs
roa,ha, ,,,,to. ~ ,on,,n,os, e,l,,,,,s =, mi.
.t@ e.'ta"aas, ~, s",,,o t,,no :. v,a,d. =
,,,"r,<t,, ~ ,,,r,t tn tn 1,v"l ,rr.nsmry ia i,
,,,,t finn rr ,,a r. ropc,v I'm jnnI,Irv ,y,hor II
is ,vlso to leavo this important instrument ol
correspondence In chargo ot corporations whost
primary object IS gain 70 tho '"nnasoss ast
stsHknolaoss ana tao ce"'on''nco u 'ne 'ap9''
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i!'!s Is la.se Question a1o must III TINT
'e,.t ~ Na'.oa"i a'sg''ss'o'' h''A "ec's'o':
w 1oK.a. t'1'1' sl'o os''as.et.s'c''v1n1 =, iIs
"e"kol,ea nlc senefal iolco ol .ts ao'n1s"o''
report oy p1es' 1or u SYSTEM u no'o1h1'e''
SAos'"'cs 10 oceah s'e"'l's't'ts' 1Ae SasS'
it's not doubted tnat rcau'ar and froquon
ma, ons " .n. s'ssp sas1" a"m.n .aena,, w.
trens.t,n,o nor,a so,,,,l rsoyo ""tII
arIes tb A,noricun oouuerco, md think 1t w.n,t
; bun w,sc ,ncasureuf blIopo,Icy to encourage b.
appropriate lrgls'nt'on tho establishment by OH
citizens ot American !!nes OF stoat'ers 10 sue
u. saa pot.s as w ~ anu 'nas'en. ot euus.cs ",
soul% %o wtsc m,cas.,rs IN % .a oncnd ,nn ,n .o,'