Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-02

vet been made for tho remaining 8lbb,.
227 81, and THIS balance viii enlarge a.
the work further progresses
After tho passage of the readiustment
act Of l S8, postmastor-Goncral Gresham
himself u jurlst of high rank, decided
substantially, TINT lts correct lnterprota
ton requires OF the department simply u
review the salaries IN question aud pro
coed bionnially 10 roadjust them prospcc'
lively, Ia those cases In which II failed Of
being done, In the same manner and upon
the same rules by which the adjustment
should have been made from time 70 time
under authority Of the former laws Tbs
attorney general, Hon, II II. Brewster, In
written opinion given IN February, 1884
sustained this construction, and Il has
boon the rule OF the department. Ia admin
lstntiun OF the act Of 1898
An urgent appeal, pressed with mucl
persistence and argument, has been adj
dressed 10 me IN behalf Of claimants "a
ndop, difercnt Interpretation, II being
commended, In substance, that any post
muster who could show by his quarterly
returns for any quarter that his oompen,
satlon under the act Of 1864 WAS 10 pen
cent. less chan II would have been under
the former net OF 1894 II entitled 10 have
his salary reviewed and rcadiurtcd, io
take effect nt the beginning oi Tho next
quarter. Even II had entered upon the
unnecessary inquiry, however, the settled
decision which had become q rule Of The
administration could not lmyo been right
fully changed aud establishments have
proceeded accordingly.
Another demand from the same claim.
ants has beon presented "a mo, TO direct
payment OF the unpaid amounts found duo
to former postmnstors 20 he mndc fIom
the uncxpepded balance OF the regular np.
preparation for compensation 10 postmds.
ters DURING The past yenr THIS was also
denied, because that appropriation 8he
not made for that purpose, but FOR Use
service Of the year, and because II appears
clearly 20 have been the design 81 the
congress, manifested by IL having twice
made special grants 70 tho eXtunt ot the
unpaid amounts adjusted 10 the time. and
by the debates aud proceedings nccon'
phpying tbelr passage, to reserve the op-
pOftnnlty 70 further Ecrutin2e iheAH clni1lH
upon report Of the Establishments made
by by the department before their pay
mcnt. Unless, therefore, another dircG.
ton shall bo given by The legislature, u
viii be- the rule OF the department go pay
20 money on this account until m express
appropriation of " fOy the purpose shall
haye been made
IHE sHcoND AAaIgTANp rosTAiAsTili-
GISEiAI
If charged With The duty Ui providing and
governing the transportation Of on domes-
tie mails and adjusting thc accounts iof
tie cost u ibis service.
The expenditures mndc through bis
Office exceed those Of any other, aud near
" cquth all The Other Offices,
The disptOporiloDau incfOnse 0i dis.
bnfsemcnts for mllway service during thr
past year has becn mentioned. u ~ ag-
counted for IA bis report ~ tho fact mt,
~ The Gl0se Of eoch Of The lhIfe preceding
years, there remained large uDadl usted
baiance ~ Liabilities Ia this service
for The year, Tho cost Of which was
not counted ~ tide report Of expenses
While during the pasi year special ehOr
has bean made 70 adjust aud settle all
these accounts, aud lirie leaYr The qBsd.
iustca liabilities at The minimum sum
possible. That this has been largely ~
fected will appear BY q comparison oi the
estimated outstanding liabilities shown
by the auditors report for the past year,
with the Ike estimates IN previous years.
the total amount 81 all being but e2s5 0O0
now, as against sS77,l7l.ol year ago,
aud 67T5,0O two years ago, differences
chiefly due 20 this Item. The effect II 10
enlarge the apparent showing ~ expepdi-
turn for The year. rewciRlins " the
malls ON tie two fast mall lines FROM Chi
cago 10 the West aud The Northwest, re-.
qulfcd by their contracts, added also the
sum 81 $4,000 b. the cost Of tranapOria-
ton tbls year. Allowing for these cir
cumnianccs, he ratio Of increase daring