The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-03-22
THE POsTAL NOTE LAW.
A Description Of the Nefe-Adtnni Of the
Plnn-snperior 90 the BriIi.h PlRn.

The law authorizing the thrCe-Cent postal mote.
directs that itsprnvisons shall be put into operation
by the Postmaster General within six months after
the date of its approval By the President. The
was signed on March }, aud the postal notes must
therefore be ready for the public by September 2
1889 at the latest. The department officials
ready TO state precisely the time at which they
he issued. hut there seems be good reason why
they should not be available at the opening of the
new fiscal year, July !. the law requires lii
tie additional machinery. Some time will b.
sumed in advertising Tor proposals Tor the new
blanks, etc, that are necessary. which however.
are to he furnished by the public printer and the
burran of engraving and printing. il their estimates
are below those received from private persons.
Tue POSTAL NOTE DESCRIBED.
A model of the proposed postal note is printed on
the back Of the reports Of the committees Of both
Houses. IL is about large u gTcrnback. A.
the right band are two columns giving the months
of the year and the dates of II years, beginning
with the present. At the left hand are three col
umns of figures. One, representing dollars. is EuaI
bered up TO four; the second representing dimes, j.
numbered up nine and the third. representing
cents il aso numbered up to Hine. and each srrs,
ends with cipher. The note is for sums less than
Is. The postmaster at the office issuing the not
will punch the month anu the year, the number Of
dollars, the number of dimes and number of cents
in their respective conmn5 thus preventing any a.
postal notes can be issued for any sum, from one
cent up To si99.
No written application. will he necessary rh.,
note will he bought like postage stamp anil will
be payable to the bearer at any time within three
months from the last day Of the month OF issne The
a
il is ssued and the office to which il is sent. When
paid. the person obtaining payment puts his sigma
tnrr upon the note.
SLIGHT DECEEAsE ~ sEGTKTTI.
IL Is not claimed that the poSia! note iufni.hs,
the same element of sccaFity a. the postal order
IN use. where written Application i made and
where the scndrr's name il privately forwarded t.
tn. Office where TIE order j. Dc paid but it To-
rved that its convenience 10 all classes Of people
will he great TO render the decrease in -ecuT
" Of triiing Importance. II u expected that II vii!
take the place Tor transmission Of money through
The mails Of the old fractional currency since that
was withdrawn there has been M safe and agreea-
be way of transmitting email sums except by posi-
age stamps. which are not n sarded with favor o.
currency by the cumbersome process Of the pot
al order.
The postal note system La- been in 49, in Great
Britain just two years, with great popular accept
anre. The last annual report at the British Pos:
master General shows that ii12.gD Of these postal
orders. amounting to q Ob6.9t5. had been issued n
one year. The average tine they were ~ "iF"ulu
ton six days. showing that there no fuuu
dation for the idea that they w"g!d Il, devoted
permanent use rs currency.
srFERIOEfTI OVER THE BRITISH -I-fEu.
The United States postal not. il. hsweycr better
adapted to popular us. IN several RESPECTS than the
British postal note The note, costing three cent?
be issued. already stated. from one cent To-
- 80 while the British E1trs be issd only for
fixed amounts, from shilling 10 - -hiings.
provision being made for intermediate sum.
Our postal note will require only single blank
form, while the British system calls for ten differ
cnt blanks for the grades Of orders The fee for
the lowest British postal note is half penny. for
the highest pence. The fee for United STATES pOs
tai notes will he the same in all up to SIS
cents
The new rate for postal orders. which are To
extent reductions on existing rates are as follows.
For orders not exceeding 80, cents; betwecn elO
and as. 10 cents; between slJ and go. Is cents:
between 80 and go ~ cents; betwesn so and 80.
D cents: between 80 and 80. ~ crnts; between
SO and So d cents: between so and 80 10 cents;
between 80 and sIOO. Is cents. M money order
is to be issued fer greater sum than slOo.-""sh
iRqfon Dispatch 10 " J.. Tribune.