The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-06
National Notes.

National Notes
wAsHIsGroS, Feb. 5.-rhc Mississippi
river convention assembled this afternoon
Lincoln Hall. The auditorium was di
vided into sections by states rs follows
Wisconsin, Colorado, Arkansas, Illinois
Missouri, Minnesota, Louisiana, Missssip'
ri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Nebras.
kA, Iowa.and West Virginia. Back OF the
stage was stretched large piece OF can,
yass bearing record OF the amount oil
tonnage carried by Mississippi steamers.
followed by the words IF You tell this ia
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-
Queer"
Absut 500 delegates are present. When
| the chairman of the executive committee,
B. Wood, OF Now Orleans, called the con
yention /, order. he said that there was ne
economic question of equal Importance to
tina, now before the convention. They
represented a great population and an
enormous area OF country. They come not
TO command, but to urge IS business men
the conclusions OF The people. and he be-
lisyed those conclusions would be respect
fully entertained. Tho secfet?ry, G.. h..
Wight, then read ths call Tor
tho esnrsLLop. Governor W.. ID.
WsshburpO, OF Ninnesotn, WIS elocted
te1nporarv chairman ana WAS escorted to
The stasn by Governor S;,nsfd, Of Mir
ssuri, ana Judge BlllingP, CT hou!sIsna.
He THANKED tGC cJrysn'ion .ot The honor
bestowed, and delivered 80 aIdresJ setting
forth tns deslrsbili.y aud importance Of
Improvement Of the heslsslppi river lie
aid that Ia no msnucbhau TIA pTovicent
care Of the Creator for an ideal republic
T. A ID NH.. a.. "a tl.F
uis,issipp river The gceG. empire ~ tue
wsst now demanded the fdil improvement
of that river 80 a. not only TO HJst ne
com MERGE ol the country bu' 10 renal. .
bond OF good will and fellowship between
the sections
At the mse ing OF The senate commitie
on privileges AMI elections the iol'ovio
sub committees wtra te''clSl utueI VI.
/, -rmnn resolution: For the Mississippi
board of tn. iuvestiga flOar, Cameron,
1f Wisconsin, Eye 5aulsouIy and Jones.
For zoe virginia brGnCh-Shermsn, Lap
aam aud Vance.
The following memorial was presented
10 the house to-day By. tinsrty G1t REFER,
ed to the committee on post cfices and
post roads.
Office OF the Western Associat. Press, Chicago,
February Isl lSSi-To tho Honorable ) etker
of the house of representatives, Warrington
SIR: At tho annual meeting of members
OF the Western Associated press, recent y
held in Detroit, a resolution WAS unani-
mously adopted to memorable cohgiest
setting forth the injustice OF the present
rate of newspaper postage, and especially
the rate on transient papers. In view OF the
present reduction of letter postage, ana the
law charges for the transmission OF tran
sient newspapers cent each two
ounces weight and cent Tor
any fraction of two ounces; thus a
newspaper exceeding TWO ounces by weight
of wrapper only Is consigned TO the waste
box in tho post-office unless the stamp
thereon Is cents, and in case OF letter, II
the postage happens to be insufficient II is
mailed and the deficiency collected from
the receiver; and as most people suppose,
the same thing is done in regard to news
papers why should 1t not Dep The small
Ter class of newspapers without supple
m ent come within the two.ounce weight, but
nearly all newspapers OF quarto form,
seven columns or more to the page exceed
two ounces in weight when In wrappers
and are subject to double postage. Nearly
all daily papers issue suppismen,s oa.ur,
DAYS or when advertising Is BRISK, or 10
publish true proceedings of conventions
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 haDlt Oh
mailing to personal friends and business
never reach their destination, the postage
being insufficient the papers are coz.
fiscsted. The public ordinarily only put
q cent stamp on newspapers, supposlDg
that enO0gh, but IL the issue consists OF q
double sheet and has two cent stamp at
tached TO IL, It is etill insufficient and the
paper and stamp are constgned TO the
A
an illiberal law, harshly executed.
Moet persona, when travelling,
or absent iron home mail newspapers 10
their friends, which are commonly confs-
Gated by the post-oAice by reason Of slightly
exceeding the proportion OF weight TO
postage. Advertisers are in the habit OF
TO custom ers. but the double postal charge
for fractional overweight reduces
sns thu, hs%'s' iojurss the s'A publisher
as wellas the advertiser. The postage on a
transient newspaper weighing the smallest
fraction over two ounces is more than the
majority OF publishers receive for the
printed sheets, and this is felt to be
an extortionste charge, and personal
grievance when the paper is not
forwarded to iss destination by
reason Of error - judgment Tn not attach:
ing enough postage, but is conhscated
without notice to the senders. Few persons
can tell by MELTING" paper just how
,nncb hostage " requires, and not many
own nost.office scales. The Western
associated press are unanimous In the
opini,,n thai the Law should be amended
~ m ske the rates on transient papers
cen, ior ounces OF fra, ionsl paris there
Of. which would cover neatly all paper
Issues, including supplement-, and