New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-15
~ AND OUT OF CONGRESS-
rrTER-CARR1ERs TO BE ALLOWED TO
SELL STAMPS.
, PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED Ely THE SENATE
HOLIDAY RECESS OF The d.
pREME CoURT-RuLEs OF
THE ROAD At SEA-
-, rr,ropApH TO THE TRIDUNE.I


,.,,.o noe 13-An order was issued by the
p,.orrca Denartment to-day which PROVIDES lot oi'7
| ~ the most radical improvements YET mauc III "a.
| ,os.aI system furnishing. in cohl"hc'o" WIN
| bouse-,o-hoiso collection ana delivery s!S'o''
80 ,,r tho conduct OF business with the posioWce
a. home ut least far as ordinary uanH'. ''o"
a. , rho bouse-to-house collection of mail by
VEINS ~ inrenious,y contrived boxes mas airedu9
been adoped and extended TO twenty-five '''' "
the free-deivery system In ofuer ~ '''''
s.amp-selllng feature an envelope mas oec"
and adon,ca bv the Postofice Department II IL SIX
inches long and three and one half inches "ine' MAJ
OF transparent cculoid the edges beihg oou"u WI"
hin sheet Of composite metal. On the back OF each
envolope are printed the Instructions The oruer sup
is made of clouded cellulod. In operation 'he eye
tenn is perfectly simple. ,
LOT I, ne assumed for instance. that Mrs A. IN
San Francisco has written letter 10 her huSo''u !"
New-York. When she goes 10 post Il she ihus '"a'
chic bas no stamp She does not live near the posi-
Office a postage stamp agency or even 'o''''"'''.
drug store and II IA raining hard. MT "o"u
have 10 walt for his letter II the Postonce pepa''
ment did not step CALAMITY forward ana oiier us se
vices in the emergency. MIS-. a. having Pio''''"
herself with a house collection and delivery box oil
the form, specfed by the Department. has one Of the
above described envelopes. and marks In the space
designated the order slip FOR unsiainped matter
cross She makes a similar mark opposite some ohe
~ the quantities OF stamps (perhaps five "twos'D.
and slips the envelope in the collection com
pariment OF her letter-box. The act OF mailing the
etter has raised the carriers signal on the box lie
sees f. on his trip unochs tn" box ana carrie"
the letter and the stampsellng envelope 20 the post
Office He hands both the clerk In charge. ana the
latter takes out the money. inserts the proper num-
her OF sa,nps 20 III the order afxcs the stamp 70
the letter forwards II by the next mall. and on his
mex, trip the carrier returns 20 Mrs. AS letter
box the envelope containing the stamps. M.
removes the stamps and Keeps the envelope nniii she
wishes to order again Perhaps she wants the letter
to be delivered quickly II 50. she Indicates This On
the order Sip in the space provided. by ordering
special-delivery stamp. and adds 10 cents 70 the
amount in tho envelope Then tho special-d"very
stamp would be pu, on FOR her AZ the postof'ce
The system Of collecting mall from houses by
means Of letter boxes has already been proved tire
saver By tests begun under the las, Administration.
as the time saved by having box in which the car
rier can leave mail without having to walt IN
fsldy servant 10 answer his ring at tho door bell
more than compensaes for the time consumed In col
.ec,ing mail Now The Department takes another
sen and proposes 10 sell stamps 20 It's patrons IN
manner which will take moro OF Tho carriers tine
than 20 collect or deliver ordinary letter. II Is ex
pected that this new system OF selling stamps from
house 10 house will largely increase tho sales OF
stamps as soon the system is fairly introduced and
generally understood.
The twenty-five cities 20 which The system OF coll
malls from house 10 NOuSe has been extended
are Allegheny. Penn: Atlanta. Ga; Boston. Buralo.
Cleveland Detroit. Eas; Orange y. J.. indianapolis.
Joliet, H.: Minneapolis. New-Oricans. Portland Ne.
Richmond Va: 81. Adams. VI. 81. Louis. ST. Pau.
San Francisco. Springfield. m Springfield. Mass:
Syracuse, " y. Tacoma. Wash; Toledo. Ohio.
ycksburg. Mss: Washington D. C.: Wheeling.
W. Va
Mr. Tre:oar OF Missouri. introduced Join, resolu-
ton to-day amend the Constitution so that the
terms OF Representatives shall be Increased TO four
years: of Senators eight years. and Of the Priest
dent 10 eight years making the latter ineligible Tor
reelection. In Mr.. TreIoar's opinion the CONNER
clal interests OF the country demand this change
owing 10 the unsetlemont OF business which follows
n Presidential election. and for tho further
tina, two years Is a sufficiently long time for
Representative to famllisrze himself with Congress
ional work Mr. TrelOar hopes that every business
man and voter in the country. regardless OF politics
Will express an opinion on the proposed amendment
He wishes lay those letters before the committee
and desires that they should be short and 10 the point
The recent Popullstc candidate for the Vice-Pres
dency Mr. Watson. Of Georgia. Is expected in Wash
ington Immediately after the rcasscmblng Of Con
eress after the holiday recess 10 be- heard IN con-
test made by him for the Med by M Ba ck
of the Xth Georgia District II was decided to-day
that hearings in the case shoud begin on January
Tho Senate has confirmed the following nomina
lions: United States Consuls-W. H. Barker Of NJ
issipp at Sagua la Grandc. Cuba: Frank u. Ill., Of
Minnesota. at Santos, Brazil; George +. Kedzlc. Of
Mexico at Durango. Mexico Samuel NJ. Simmons. Of
Texas. at Piedras Negras Mexico: Horace l.. Wash.
| ngton Of Texas AT .Nexandreiia. Syria. Paul
Wieske. OF Texas al Managua. Nicaragua.
The American Minister q. RIO do Janciro has
informed the State Department that Brazil has
- may dress as we'll as
| ICA his own good taste judgment
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