The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-11-17
THE LETTERS MAILED
Business Of the Postoffce
Department
FOB THE YEAR ENDED JUNE so.

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issPsessasst - The Service.
wAsHixosos. November la.--first Az.
sistant Possmasses-t General Frank Jones
has submitted his annual report to the
Postnastes-G General. II u . review oi
the work In the department under his
charge for the year ended June 30, 1884,
and contains his Recommendation Cot
improvement Of the service. M. Jones
recommends legislation 70 protect the
post marking stamp in uss u poslofiices,
as the stamp 10 NOS being used Tor an.
lawful pasposes. He reviews his recon-.
lnsndations Tor legislation to prevent the
uoycotting Of postmastsss by mailing oil
letters At places other than the Office.
which results in reducing the salaries oil
tho poetmssters boycosssd. lie calls
espeeisi attention 10 tho misuse OF tho
tfanklng privilege. lie says;
" There scems 10 hs some snisspprc.
hehslon among members Of Congress -
10 Tho scope 81 ths trAaking privilege,
which has resulted IN soms posssHasi~ss
declining 10 s~nd speeches OF other
matter pscs-ntsd fos mailing. This de.
pafimeht has been called utrou 10 give
special instructions In such matssrp.
Instead ot the name bring wsitlrn OF
placed on tbs cassiops b. ills hand
stamp II has been in some insIApc-s i'm.
properly printed thereon the sp~rrhe,
ihrs-in contained have horne ndvvsti.e-
mrnts of shs printer, which formed no
part ot the congressional record, and
therefore sSe subj ret 10 postage a. third.
class matter. In addition 10 this some
Of the tAekaSes sent by mail under the
frank OF Tho memtrs hare been toand
after delivery To contain prinse.i matter
oassadr Ut the congressional record and
pablo documents aud therefore moi
frsSkAblr under the lass stase aao,rsi.
The litrfasafe bsans sSnt undsS s~si, tho
department 10 ot cosusc unable 10 detect
every violation. Th~sv 10 no penalty II.
tAeh~d 10 the misuss al the irsnking
psivtlesui hence NJ action ran bv taken
by me further shaa 10 call tbs attention
81 the m~aih~s To the matter. A. this
department. 10 required 10 carry without
one crns Of fvseaus hundreds VI tons ol
fsaak-a matter. additional limitations
stsoald hr PLACED On the usr al The frank
OF . praaity oi sosas Kind imposed Zoe
lie nniasial U.S.. aud r~sp~-tiuily sus-
g~~t that the asi~utton OF Coo6svss Dc
eais.si 10 this matter tos susA artion -
/, shoald de~m psopesss
Mr., Jo.s~s svcomnneusls tegisialios. a..
lowing tho susp~nssoa without pay. not
10 eaored tan day., a empsoyes violating
shs postal suiss: also that disAi,ssA esu.
pioyss NAV b~ granted leavss ot absence
with cuniinu~d pay aiso sosnc changes
in Ihs slAsssheAtsons 81 sslasscs vhich
xssv h~svsoforv cnsnmsndsd. The report
gives details ot ths diffrfvnt divisions Il
ihr fiss, Assistants otsc~. IL 10 sho~n
that ihsr~ asw itg hwi-elAss otsacrs. eco
s~coud class and 2 .bs7 thifd.class. The
ssgp~ra;1 sAlaSiss 81 these vas "a. zoo. 100
and The aggregate f~ccipts tSs. eist GA.
Tho follo~lns estimates sfr made fos
salaries oi posimastrss, ciesks. ETC.. fos
tho neat ycaf:
rosz F~ssssssa IL psssszssssss ---.-. titJss5Js no
&c de tn esssa1ess ----..s.-ss--ssszs- - teI $40
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ESnuas % ssox~lirs szsrAtsss se.sc
The revenue u The fustofssce prrAri.
msns fof tho year ending Junr %. ls,t.
shows falling of. While the ~pprndi.
tstes have insfsased. The defcicne. !os
The fiscal year Of iss5 was Is .o-s. ia.
while the deficiency tos iset 10 ", s81.n y5.
The Decrease ot rs<vipss was isle, "a.
apd Tho increase al expenditures wAs
o.. 80. 500. The total cst eudl,ufvs for
Al A 81 Al 81. IA fc.a 1.