The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-11-12
From WASHING ION.
OF POSTAL AFFAIRS
What tho service Costs tho Country.
Resort on tho Indian Question.
Jouett Sent to tho isthmus.
smith Sworn In-More
POstmasters Named.

WAsHISGToY, Nov. l0.-FlrEt AS
sl-tant P0Slmaster-G0neral A. IL.
SiephenSos has submitted TO the post
ma,ler.genarai his snnuai roport on
the operations OF his buraau for tho
fiscal year euded June 80, 1855. From
tue repor6i 70 npp9ars thas the mum
Der Of postollicss established during
tte year waa 2,l2l and tho number
discontinued S55, making tho whole
number OF post Offices Mt the end OF the
fiscal year 57l ,252, net increase of !, ,235
during tho year. Tho number of OIL
ces subject 20 appointment by
Tho president, presidential grade,
subject 70 appointment by the
ostmastar.general. fourth-class, was
40.0lD. The whole number OF appoint
menus during the year was II, ,2O3,mede
up as follows:
On reslgnat!ons aud com mmisSions
expired, 6,204: removals and suspen-
slnns, $40; changes OF names anu sites,
201; deaths or po5tmgster', Az; iestab-
lishmeut of now offices, 222. rhe in
crease in the number of postoflices was
distributed as follows:
New England States, 4Sj Middle
States and District of Columbia, Ill;
Southern States aud Indian Territory,
63S; tho 10 States and six Territories of
the Wes5 aud Northwest, 375; the thrse
Dtates and Territories of the Pacific
slope, 60. The greatest increase in any
> ate or Territory was 100 iu Virginia.
The increase in Dakota for tho year
Was Il, aud III Mississippi, 50. The
only decrease was in Nevada.
TnS totnl number of money. order
Offices was 6,9o2, IA increase OF 7i9
over tho precsding year. The npmber
OF chAuKes IN postuesGsrs during the
year vas less than The preceding year,
snG the largo decrease in
the number az cases acted
upon during tho year az
due Gays General Stevenson, 10 the
fact iha5 verv few changes were made
IN those otiiced during tho winter
months.
UaGer the head of tree delivery sys-
tenn, the report states that the number
OF iroe delivery offices al the close of
the year wRS l7S, an increase OF 10, and
the number OF carriers 1858, an increase
of 48S.
The entire cost of the service Was
$3 0S5,952, lesyingJ an uueXpended bal
nnoe cf SO 047.
1'Iie s0ryice has now been extended
TO nearly ull cities having population
OF 20. .000 Inhabitants, o. returning $40,
GOD gross recaip.s per aunuul, and its
further excursion must, under ths Law,
await the grown OF he cities to tho
requirements above noted, or
the qualifications musJ be low
eged by legislation. The fret
aBsiStaub p.stma6Ler general
warrants tho recommendation that
authority be conferred by LEGISLATION
for It's extension tO places Of 10000 in
hahitants, or having II gross revenue
oi Sl0oO0.
rho rsport briefly ssatee tho advap-
tsges thEt hav5 resulted from ths con-
g0l;dstiOn Of large free delivery
the aamo policy bo applied
10 non.frse delivery offices,
SD rs togiyo them the benefit of free
GelivetN. IT, Is believed thas this con.
soitdaslon would reduce the labor at
examining clerks by cutting down tho
aumbar OF separatH postotlicesr aud
would result in Creator harmony in
the servlce.
Under The hsad OF salary and ALLOW
ance it Is stated that tho totsl amount
allowed for. clsrk hire IN post
Offices was $492i $685.; for rent,
fuel sua light of psstollicss, S46S,930,
TOR salsrlee az p0stGlSsters, $2i,345; ad
iusiad dErins tho year, S3,16L6Vo
tons tor revleT OF salaries OF !
under tho acb OF March |
3, 1888, were recsiyed and fled. The |
eu,nbsr rcceivsd and rsadj usted was |
1881, and $3.50 applications were III !
lowed involving the additional |
for compensation on
back uay OF pOatmGsters |
Of 1878 922. As result Of the auaual |
Of salaries, II Offices were
added to tho presidential ligt, aud 13i !
Offices were rel3gated TO tho fourth
class.
Tno grand total og gross rereip, q,
c1ices for the four qaar
ters GUIDED March 81, 1885, amount Z .o
s3l ,T92,220, aud the aggregate sdl,r!a} |
Of eosJraastera VIII absorb 1l42 o! Tbs |
revenues. The postal receipts, saws
General STEVENSON, forming the bag
OF ths asiarias OF presidential pos,mA
tGrs, fiucEuata with tho favorable or |
condition of tGe
business of tho country.
At tho present tim9 reports show thAG
the country is entering upon IN ora Of
and plenty, and therefore,
nos less than So, 100000 will se required
TO psy tho salaries of presidential post
masters for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1887.
Tho amount OF conpensstion for
CLERK hire required l;ufiag the same
period Is estimated aS S5, 10000, mak
ing The total estimates tor this branch
Of the service, including allowances
for fuel, rent, furniture and miscel-
lansous Items, 50, $4,000.
The first assistant postmaster gen
era in conclusion calls attention TO
the allure of Congress to provide for
tho payment by the government OF
reut at th,ra-class postofficeS. He
renews tho recommendation
tbat provision bo made
To- tha payment of rent
To- Offices of that class, and for the
pay ment OF eXpapses for fuel, light,
and mia isceilaEeous Items for
thqse of11ces. It recommended thai
Jauuary, 1887, be fixed as limit Tor the
lre entailon of applications for read
ustmsnt of salaries under the act OF
darch 3, 1888.
Cannot Interfere.
WAsHISSToN, Nov. l0.-Major Ed
nund Manet, of this city, the we'll
Known worker in the French caus5 in
he United Stateg, and an intimate