The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-07

should not be endangered by the spread oil
pleuo pneumonis; that disease was here
aud unless the Federal power did some
thing to stamp 10 out II was here TO stay.
The committee rose and the house ad.
journed.
National Notes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The Mississippi
river convention assembled this afternoon
Lincoln Hall. The auditorium was di
vlded into sections by states as follows:
Wisconsin, Colorado, Arkansas, Illinois,
Missouri, Minnesota, Louisiana, Mississip-
ri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Nebras
ks, Iowa.and West Virginia. Back of the
stage was stretched large piece of can,
vass bearing u record OF the amount OF
tonnage carried nv Mississippi steamers
followed by the words: "If you tell this to
congress be sure to add, that with an i'm.
proved channel this record OF work will be
increased 40 per cent. without increase of
expense. This means benefit to the pro-
ducer."
About 500 delegates are present. When
the chairman Of the executive committee,
b. Wood. OF New Orleans, called the con-
veution +, order. he said that there was no
economic question of equal Importance to
that now before the convention. They
represented q great population, and an
enormous area OF country. They como not
20 command, but to urge as business men
the conclusions of the people. and he be-
loved those illusions would be respect
inliy entertained. The secretary, G. l..
Wright then read the call for
~ convention; Governor W., ID;
Temporal 80 airman and was escorted to
the stage by Governor Stanard, OF Mis-.
sonri, and JudgN Billings, of Louisiana.
He THANKED the Convention for the honor
bestowed, and delivered al address setting
forth the desirability and Importance Of
improvement. f the Mississippi river. He
said that in no manner had the provident
been so manifested as in the location OF the
Mississippi river. The great empire in the
west now demanded the full improvement
of that river, so as not only to float the
commerce of the country but to remain a
bond of good will and fellowship between
the sections.
At the meeting OF the senate committee
on privileges and elections the following
sub committees were selected under The
Herman resolution: For the Mississippi
board of the neutrality-suspicious., Cameron,
of Wisconsin, Frye. Salisbury ana Jones.
For the Virginia branch-Sherman, Lap
ham and Vance.
The following memorial Was presented
to the house to-day by Finerty and REFER:
ed 10 the COMMITTEES Oh post offices and
DOS. roads:
Office of the Western Associated Press. Chicago.
February lSt, lSSt-To tho HOuOr2 bic 'eAker
of the house of r representatives, Washington,
Sir: At the annual meeting Of members
OF the Western Associated press, recently
held in Detroit, u resolution was unani-
mously adopted to Elem0raiizs congress
setting forth the injustice of the present
rate Of newspaper postage. and especially
the rate on transient papsr3. In view OF he
present reduction OF lever postage, and the
law charges for tho transmission OF tran
silent newspapers l cent each two
ounces weight and cent for
any fraction of two ounces; thus ii
newspaper exceeding TWO ounces BY weight
of wrapper only is Consigned 10 the waste
box in the postoffice unless the stamp
thereon is 2 cents, and in case OF Q letter, u
the postage happens to be insufficient it is
mailed and the deficiency collected from
the receiver; and as most people sup pose,
the same thing is done in regard to news
papers why should it not be? The small
Ter class OF newspapers without supple.
ment come within thetwo.ounce weight, but
nearly all newspapers OF quarto form,
seven columns or more to the page exceed
two ounces in weight when in wrappers
aud are subject to double postage. Nearly
all daily papers issue supplements Satur'
days or when advertising Is brisk, or to
publish true proceedings of nventions
and important public documents
In all these cases the paper exceeds two
ounces and subjects the sender to double
transit rates, and those are the very copies
which the people are most in the habit OF
mailing to personal friends ana business
acquaintance, and as general thing they
never reach their destination, the postage
being insufficient the papers are con.
fiscated. The public ordinarily only put
l cent stamp on newspapers, surprising
that enough, but if the issue consists of d
double sheet and has two cent stamp at
tached to it. it is still insufficient and the
waste paper box. A million copies are thus
lost through the. operation Of
an illlberal law, harshiy executed.
Most persons, when travelling,
or absent from home mail newspapers 10
their friends, which are commonly confis-
Gated by the post-office by reason OF slightly
exceeding the proportion OF weight to
buying extra copies of newspapers to mail
to customers. but the double postal charge
for fractional overweight reduces
and thus Injuries the publisher
as we'll as the advertiser. The postage on
transient newspaper weighing the smallest
fraction over two ounces is more than the
printed sheets, and this is felt to be
an extortionste charge, and personal
forwarded to its destination BY
reason Of error in judgment tn not attach:
ing enough postage, but Is confiscated
without notice to the senders. Few persons
can tell by "heiting' a paper just how
much postage 1t requires, and not many
own post.office scales. The Western
associated pres3 are unanimous in the
opinion that the law should be amended
to make the rates on transient papers l
cent for ounces or fractional parts there
Of, which would cover nearly all paper
issues, including supplement-, and
put stop to the loss
Of millions of copies now
wasted which are not forwarded by the post
office department, out seized and sold as
waste paper, TO the serious damage and anS
nor ance of the people. In his last annual
report, the postmaster general speaking on
his subject, says: THE postage on third
GLASS matter, embracing newspapers is cent
per two ounces, while most of the large |
papers weigh more than two ounces. There |
seems to be popular Impression that l
cent per copy is the uniform rate for all
Many people deposit in the
post.office newspS pers weighing more than
Two .oYfces Nth a l cent ,, stamp
reed nj hostage on !
Apthers /
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