The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-12-09

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N happens that . money. order morn than
dive yearss old h presented for payment II
deemed expcdient. a The interest 81 payees
u money-or,lers. longer period ~ *
ample seven o. ten years.. might be nxcd ~
conxrss.: during Which tns AZ smcun; q any
y thereof. and beyond which the amount
q ~ orders unpaid would accrue . the
United states.
n Although The money order ful0lls every
reasonable expectation Of RENTER and payco
where The amount sent y considerable.
strong snd srosi1g demand h.. .rissn ,inss
circulation for some device by which
amounts under 1--WE dollars could be transs
mitted BY mail u less cost than ~ present
desire 10 call special attention 20 the plan
proposed BY the superintendent for the
transmission 81 sums less than i've dollars
y mean: Of e. order q new FORM ~, . ns
ten application and the advice. which q the
chief element Of expense ~ we'll - q se-
curity, arc % be dispensed with, 20 that
these orders may be issued more expcdi-
tiously aud q cheaper rates than money
orlers.n
THE sTAR-RoUTE SERVICE. ETC.
that "ihs country has reached 4 that stage in
the progress Of IL material development
where An effort ought to be made 20 bring
the credit and debit sides Of the Depart-
ment's balance sheet nearer together. All
or nearly All the long and expensive Star.
routes have been superseded BY railroad
therefore, 70 rapidly decrease In the Vest
ern States and Territories. A careful and
impartial examination OF the Star-service
made during the past summer satisfied the
Department that large reductions could be
made without causing any inconvcnience %
the actions Of country supplied thereby"
"a minute Investigation into alleged
abuses Ia the Star-r0ute service " ~ insfi-
tuted BY direction Of the late President,
and Is still being prosecuted. The Po<t-
Office Department has co-opcrated, and Will
continue 20 cooperate, with the DEPART
ment Of Justice In this investigation. No
one who has not been directly concerned in
the matter can fully appreciate the magni-.
tude Of the undertaking. the mass q record
evidence examined. the difficulties Of per-
sonal investigation In sparsely-settled terri
tories, and the results attained by the pa
tient and intelligent lab0rs Of the Inspectors
Of this Department. There can be no doubt
from the facts already asccrtained, that the
existing statutes leave the way open togrcat
for asking . Judicial investigation Of the
transactions Of the last few years
the one serio,,. dificnIfv n the vav Of
bringing back the Department 10 SELF
sustaining basis Is the constantly increasing
cost Of the railway mail service. This in
crease during the past fiscal year was S4S5,-
SO. regret TO say that there u . deficiency
Of <47S. l55 for this branch Or the service for
the fiscal year ended June 81. 1881, which
must De provided for, and also that there
must be an increased appropriation for the
same service Of II u95 ,3I9 for the fiscal year
ending June 81, 1851 The estimate TOR the
fiscal year ending June ~. ISIS. Tor the rail-
way service Il <1o,6'o ooo. there "a. re.
Gently been an unprecedented growth q
enormous Increase OF the cost o. the railway
service
The actual payment for the railway mall
service during the year was <il,fIlsi3tv'
The cost for the current n<cAl year Will be
<lz,v6,61l. and the estimates Tor 1853 are
<I5. Isl ,Vi. The enormous growth o. rail- J
roads IN lssj and ISL, and their anticipated
increase Of mileage in the near future. VIII
account for great portion Of the augmented
cost for the service.
There were 461 arrests made during the
year for violation Of the Postal laws. ~
this number - cases were prosecuted IN
the United States Courts, and thirty-seyen
10 the courts Of the several States ID which
the arrests were made Of the former, ~
persons were convicted, twenty-six were
acquitted, three escaped. nve forfeited bail,
twenty-four proceedings were dismissed.
one was killed while resisting arrest. and
IL await trial; thirty hignwaymen were ar
rested and prosecuted In United States
Courts.
THE cIvrL-sERvIcE QUESTION.
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