Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-24

The Postmastcr.Generars Report.
WASHINGTON, November 23d.-The annual
report of the Postmaster General presents a
large amount of statistical information con-
corning the operations of the Department.
which has already been published i'll abstracts
of the reports of his subordinate officers. At.
tention is invited to the statement of Assist
ant Postmaster General Brady respecting the
star service transportation and last years
deficiency as worthy of careful considera-
ton" To have restricted the postal service to
the meager appropriation for 1879 would have
rendered it entirely inadequate to the wants
of the people. He has carefully reviewed the
estimates of General Brady for the next
fiscal wears mail transportation in all its
branches, and approves all as being in &C.
cordance with the probable requirements of
the service. An appropriation is recon-.
mended for the continuance of special mail
facilities on railroads, suchas extra trains with
mails only, and the acceleration of regular
trains carrying mails, etc, which the people
have enjoyed for several years past.
The Postmaster-General continues: 1t is
not doubted that regular ard frequent mail
steamship communication with Mexican,
Central American, South American and
trans-Pacifc ports would prove important
auxiliaries to American commerce, and l also
think it would be a wise measure of public
policy to encourage, by appropriate legisla-
ton, the establishment, by our own re-
sources. of American lines of steamers to
such of said ports as will, in the Judgment of
Congress, promote our commercial interests.
| think it would be wise measure to so
amend the general law on the subject as to
authorize the payment, by the Postmaster
General, of Just and reasonable compensa-
ton, within prescribed maximum limit and
commensurate with the Importance of the
services performed, to such lines of American
steamers as may be employed under contract
with this Department in transporting mails
Of the United States to Mexican, Central
American, South American and traps-Paclic
ports. The money order system continues to
grow in popular favor. The Superintendent of
the money order system suggests plan for a
reduction of fees which seems entirely FEAST
BILE, and which is commended to the atten-
ton of Congress. His plan is to reduce the
fee for money orders not exceeding So to five
cents to extend the maximum limit of an
order from $50 to 500, so that the increased
commissions received for large orders may
offset the loss resulting from the reduced fees
for small orders. The foreign money-order
business and letter-carrier system is in a
highly satisfactory condition. He thinks
dutiable goods coming through the mails from
abroad should be more numerous instead of
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matter. He strongly commends the plan
of establishing postal savings system
like that of Great Britain and Can
ada, where it is successful and a
source of actual profit to the country.
1t would be even more advantageous here.
1t would require but little more work and be
great boon to the people. He had, while
abroad, examined the postal telegraph sys.
tenn. It has been perfected, extended and
cheapened largely since taken from private
hands, and yields profit to the royal treas
ury. Is it not time TO question whether this
system should not be taken from private
corporations, whose managers seek only per-
sonal gain, and not the convenience of the pub
lie? He unhesitstingly indorses Keys war
on lotteries, and recommends decisive legisla.
ton against them. SO far as the use of the
mails is concerned, in accordance with the Su-
preme Court decisions. He also urges legisla-
ten to deprive of benefits of the mails those
newspapers which publish lottery advertise
ments.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA, November 23d. The following
through passengers were on to-day's train,
leaving at 12:15 P. NJ, to arrive in Sacra-
mento November 18th: II. G.. Dow, wife and
child, NJ. Greenwood, Mrs. Greenwood, Miss
Jennie Greenwood, San Francisco; D. B.
Finch and wife, Puget Sound j. 4. Phelps
and wife, Vermont; NJ. a. Eastman and