The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-14
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Miscellaneous Washington News Items.


WASHINGTON, April l3,-The new law for
the adjustment of salaries of postmasters,
taken in connection with the forthcoming
reduction of letter postage from 8 TO cents,
wi! affect material change in the
nav OF post-maSters in all small
offices as well as in the amount OF revenue
derived from such offices by government.
Its estimated that under the law and
mon tie present volume of business the
aggregate revenue of the post-otiice depart
meut from the sale of postage stamps
0f all kinds will be reduced
20 per cent Upon basis of this estimate
the prOportionate receipts OF the govern
meLt aud postmasters, respectively, will lie
changed as follows: In postotfices, where
the annual revenue from stamps amounts
10 so, the postmaster now receiving
$50 and the government $50, under the new
law, for like amount OF business, the post
master will receive $40 and the government
nothing. Similar proportionate changes
will be made Ill receipts of the government
and postmasters, according to the amount
of business done, until offices are reached
which have a gross revenue from stamps
over $3.50 per annum. In this class OF
offices the postmaster now receives
$50 per annum and the
government 500. Under the new
law the former will receive 500 and the
latter nothing. In offices where the rev.
enue exceeds that of the class last men
toned, the government begins to derive
revenue For instance, in post-once
where the income from sale of stamps
amounts to 500 year, the post
master now receives $40 and
the government $lG0. Under the new
law the postmaster gets 1912 and the gov
ernment $4S. In post-oifices with an an
nuaI revenue OF 5000, postmasters are now
paid $40 and the government receives
$3.50. Under the new law the postmaster
will receive 1868 and the government $3l2.
An ol.ice with all annual income Of
$500 under the present law paws
the postmaster $40, the government $500.
Under the new law the same office will pay
the postmaster $i60 and the government
500 In post-oiiices where the revenue
reaches $1,000 the pay of the post
masters, under the present and
new law, is the same, 500,
but under the present law the government
receives $3.50, while under the new il gets
on.y 800, and for offices which have an
annual income of 81 800 the new law will
from 500 to $500, and the receipts of
the government from $3.50 to $40
In offices with an annual income of $1,000
the pay of the postmasters will be reduced
from $500 to $780, and the receipts OF the
government from $500 to 5000. In offices
where the pay OF the postmasters is derived
from sale of stamps reaching $500 the in
come from rent of boxes is usually enough
to make compensation TO the postmaster
500 a year and when it reaches that
amount the office is la ei in
The third class, and the postmaster is then
commissioned by the president with spec
lied salary, and his pay is no longer deter
mined by the amount OF stamps he cancels.
Capital Miscellany.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-Postmaster-
General Gresham to-day placed up
on the fraud list the Industrial Works, of
New Philadelphia, Ohio, and the Union
Trust Company of st. Louis.
Postmaster.General Gresham to-day ap.
proved the design for thu new two-cent pos
tage stamp. The stamp contains tablet
Oh which is profile of Washington similar
10 That IN the present three-cent
stamps and surrounding the profile
is an oval band on the upper
part of the band are the words, UNITED
states Postage" beneath the band large
=, AT the extreme bottom OF the table
are the words "2 Cents" The design will
be returned to New York for engraving.
The color of the design approved is green.
Secretary Folger made the ruling that the
portion Of the act of February s, 1875,
which imposes the duty on tin cans con-
tanning fish thct are entitled to free admis.
SION under the Washington treaty with
Great Britain, remains in force, notwith-
standing the fact that it was not incorpor.
ated in the new tariff act, He decided
that this ruling is also sppli-
cable to grain bags OF foreign
manufacture, exported filled with Ameri-
can wheat, and which retnrn empty, free
entry tor which is allowed under the act of
1910. The new tariff act makes no refer
ence to this subject.
=, II is stated at the department of Justice
mat appropriations 10. witness and Jurors
lees Tor the present fiscal
year are short, because of
the unusual demands made against
them up TO this date. The appropriations
ior Jurors are usually exhausted by July
Isl, This year the fund had been exhausted
carrier, because of the long continued SEES.
SONS OF several courts in different parts of
we country. Most of the marshals through
lne country, however, have already re-
celved from the current year appropriations
sUlcient to cover expenses of conducting
courts nm IN tha Of "a Iulu