, 1880-01-15
rur "sTapn posrhL SERVICE.

THE "STAR" POSTAL SERVICE.
Tho so-ca!tgtl "stnr routes" IN the postal
service are Included In tho delivery OF tho
L,u,il In those districts outside tho railway
N,nl regular steamboat packet routes. They
exist mainly In tho extreme West, the Terri
tories amt thu Southern States. Tlso lastan-
nuul appropriation for this branch OF the
service amounted to S5,!D0,000; tile fppro-
mtotion asked tlits year Is increased to
s7,:}r;. .o00, It IL explained TINT the item WIS
enlarged last year In urtter 10 secure tile ne
tuicsce,,cu Ut the Southern mclaDrrs OF Coli
arcss IN tho appropriations necessary to
lnaIutain tic proper railway service; this
year the 0stmastcr-Gellerhl states III sls le@
port that "1hc estimates for tho star services
fur the noxt fiscal year coi'teFlpl'lEa h'FHe.s-
Increased ,nall facilities III tile S'ates VI III
diana, Ohio, Kentucky, SOUTH caro.al"''
North CnrOlina, Te''nessee' tieofE1", t"'-
i.ta, Mississippi, MIL Alt!''a'lla." IL u 1liAs
mntlc evident That the p1rlk'se IS TO fstrther
propltlnte thu Southern tselcBatlolls I'LL Co'17
grcss.
The investigation now proceeding Ms to tho
management uf these star rulltcs, nlll coll
,1urtrl ly n subcommittee OF tt1e rpg,,lar
Apur,printiuns Coin,nltee, will probably
cut SHIRT this policy Of Precipitation, which
seems tt, b.. expected by tho Southern Ca,l-
nressuen UPON MI occasions Tho attention
Of Congress md of TIM country las been mr.
rested by tbs announcement TINT, nj tho
nrcsent rate of cnutrncts there will he n de-
fcicncy If sa0o00o In this single branch Of
tlle scryca Mt tho end of tho present fiscal
vcnr and Congrcys llas been asked to mike
. se.s'' M" ", nS.anoo ,v Y,eo,,s ~ snccial
t.is so,a ~. =. ,,as hoo, o ,mry ,y.s.tv co,,.
"ppt"p' M .,,rn,,,.,, ;,vou,tentIn,,
c'""'1 ~ '''s ~, t,,,, ..et,r rn,,tos,,
i''to ''le nnsv'..'". . y. I'm ~ onroo.
nc'pto sot4ns s"o sw ~ H. ,,ax1 Hr.
ing u tnc p'ol'os't. ''''te"'e r.:
ea' se"i'
The Second ASSISTANT ost''as1es-''eller'',
'Ihontas ~ bl''us' "as npp'.en's '.,' .Hse. .,,
supreme eo'htut osei tao o'a1 se' ,sl,...'ss .
llaS l'Foceeoe" '.7 t"' w D'o'. .'".'.ts.,.s
sooo" ose1 n'" "po'o t.tu appl ~. .'s,of
wittlaelt S9 'nue'i ~ c".'"Mnk ~ .",'' ~.
evidence OF th's IL 1o1u ~ 'Ao iaet "'"s ...o
foslhlastc1-''cner'''' III l.ls .''n"sA ., ,.1 .or
ihaae no lclefe'cs "l''o'.. ~ us ',s,as
.lhE uetese''es, ''"us.'' 'ets n"o'n n.' -.
Alr. Hfsdy, hls assSt""t' e""u, e".ie' ~
congress Win it'o ieH"eHs ''4ts4 40
be approved aila Ss'o"''ooo 'o.ca ~ n"e' ~ :"
carry thotn OIL II s'sose "o'o no us4'o' ". WI
1ectlonap'o feature u t''S cs'se t"n'. n''
brattys lshofihe ol n's S"p'i"' "i!e p'o.
ccet!ing 10 eSpcna Vass sums u il'o"cs ~
excess OF tllo apptoPi1"lsoAo' '''"s "'o''o ~,
wouM seem tn 10 snlllelen1 feasol1 tof "'s-
penslnE Will alr' bFadss seF'lees III .,io i"''.
Oifce Department aila securing 1'.oSe VI
somebody elso VINO "otia leeos''tho tl'o
suborttnatlon and responsibility a1tacnea ~
tho position l'e h"l''a.
Sir. Brady Inns appeared peioro ta'o III
vcsslsntinE Committee mil adlh!tteo tiln1' oh
basis OF ST, 100 ooo appropriated ior INC stat
service during tic entire year, no has TX
pended 81, zoo, 900 within tho ilrst nix months
from July !, ls7'', to Jun. !, ls'o)' OF at III