The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-01
BISSELL'S ESTIMATES.
Over $0O,OCO,OOO Wanted by the POST
Office Department Next Year.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-Postmaster-
general Bissell to-day transmitted to the
Secretary of the Treasury the estimates for
the Postoffice Department for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1895. The total amount
is s9O399. 4S5, as against $s40Oi,314 for the
present fiscal year. For the office of the
Postmaster-general $4,000 is estimated.
For the office of the First Assistant Post
mastcr-general, the estimates amount to
81, pa, 1S5. OF this S17,25O,0O0 is for COM
pensation of postmasters, 50, 100000 is for
compensation of postoffice clerks. s1505, 900
for rent, fuel and light of postofices, and
S12, 6S5 for the free delivery system in
Guiding the experiments in small places.
For the office of Second Assistant Postmas-
ter-general S47,054000 is asked. This sum
includes $26,9OO,OOO for transportation of
mail on railroads, 81, 900 for pay of postal
clerks. and $1,67S, 900 for transportation of
foreign mails The amount asked for the
Third Assistant Rostmaster-general's office
is 81, $50. 300 This includes 81 100, 900 for the
manufacture of stamped envelopes. For
Fourth Assistant Postmaster generals Of
flee, the amount asked is 600 including
100000 for the division OF mail depreda-
tons and postoffice inspectors. The sum of
$4,000 is asked for the printing and bind
ing of the. department. exclusive of the
money order office. The postal revenues of
the year are estimated at $751; 74S, and
s the s deficiency in the service funds at So
The annual report of Edward NJ Gads-
den. superintendent of the money order
system, which submitted to the Post
master-generai to-day, shows that the to-
tai number of domestic money orders is
sued during the o year was 13.So9, 49, an In
The total amount of these orders WIS $127,-
576 433. increase of $74. .632. The total
number of domestic money orders paid was
Is, 235 032, amounting 70 $l26, SS5 257. The num-
Der of postal notes issued was 7,753210,
amounting to 12,9O8,O76. This is an increase
in number of 7OS.170, and In amount of ST.
O07.S11. The number of International money
orders issued was 1,O55,999, and the amount
$16.341. S37 This is an increase In issue of
72.523 and in amount of ID, 500. Fees for
40, III; for international money orders, $202,
2Sl, and postal notes. 1928 Ala. The total re-
the expenditures $522, 256 The number of
money order offices in operation June 30
was 1884. and postal note offices, Ill. More
money order offices were established than
in any previous year, the number reaching
6.401. During the year loo claims for reim
pursement on account OF aIeSeu liilproper
ment and fifty-SiX of them found to have
been properly paid.
Commencing Tomorrow: and lasting Tor
twenty-eight days, all mall matter received
in this country and dispatched to other
countries in the postal union will be
weighed b., postal officials and the country
to which mail matter is dispatched advised
of such weights The same action will be
taken in all other countries embraced In
ance with the postal union treaty provid-
ing that all accounts for the carriage of
mails between the different countries should
be settled on q basis Of weights of mails
dispatched and received during a period of
twCnty-eight days taken once in every
three years. The statistics taken during
the next twenty eight days will form the
basis for a settlement of all transit ac-
counts for the years 1892, 1898 and 1894.
More Money Needed to Arm Militia.
A OCT Ilrfer II
W. Flagler, chief of ordnance, has made his
annual report to Secretary Lamont. 1t
shows that the amount of expenditures
during the fiscal year 1893 on account of the
bureau was s. 702, POP, and that the amount
in the treasury TO the credit of the appro-
priations on June 20 was sS4S,54l. Among
the first matters treated in the report is
that relating to the inadequacy of the gen.
eral appropriation for arming and equipping
the militia of the United States. The act
of 1908 fixed this amount annually at 100000
The improved arms, equipments, artillery
and other stores OF the present day cost for
the same number of men more than three
times the cost of the same when the act
was passed, eighty-five years ago. The act
of February, 1887, increased the appropria-
ton, but made Ii also include camp and
garrison equipment and clothing furnished
by the quartermdSter'S department. which,
however, resulted in an actual reduction of
the appropriation for arms and equipment
New Chaplain Of the House.
WASHINGTON. Oct 31-The Demo-
Gratis of the House held caucus tonight
to select a successor to the late Rev.
Samuel ". Haddaway. the House chaplain
On the third ballot, Rev Edward IS. Bag
ley, pastor of the Christian Church, of this
city was selected by vote of 63 against
80 for Rev. Isaac Cantor, of the Mount
Nernon-place Methodist Church. Mr.. Bag
ley successful Ddi0aIe.
nate by Representative Allen, of Misses
sippi' who is himself n Campbellite.