The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-17
NO DUTY ON BROOD STOCK
DELIVERY OF REGISTERED MAIL.
MADE EASIER.

Washington, Feb. 13.-Third Assist
ant Postmaster General Madden has
issued a manual of instructions for
the conduct of registry business III
the rural free delivery service. The
most important innovation provides
for the registration of letters and
parcels left in the rural mail boxes
the carrier leaving the sender's re-
ceipt in the box. Formerly it was
necessary for the sender to meet the
carrier on the route.
Rural carriers are also required to
accept for registration mail matter
properly prepaid and offered by any
one that meets them while on duty,
whether a patron of the rural free
delivery service or not.
Store keepers on rural routes GUS
tomarily receive the mail matters Of
their patrons, delivering it to them
J at the first opportunity. Registered
mail has not been delivered in this
manner in the past, but it is now
provided that on the written order
which the addresses are required
to leave for the delivery of their mail
tc the store keeper mail also will be
by the senders deliver to addressee
only"
The house committee on revision
of laws has favorably reported with
some amendments, the bill to revise
and modify the criminal laws of the
United States. One amendment pro-
hibits any member of congress or any
officer or employe of the government
from soliciting subscriptions for any
political purpose from any officer or
clerk of the government, as recon-
mended by the code commission.
Another prescribes a maximum per-
atty of 20 years imprisonment for
any person who goes aboard any rail
road train, car or locomotive with
any intent to commit murder, robbery
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trainmen, express agent, mail messen-
gers or passengers.
Brazil Makes Apologies.
The failure of the Brazilian -ortress
De Barca to salute the cruiser De-
troit recently has been officially ex-
planned as having beer due to the
absence of the commander of the fort.
The Washington government, it is I'M
derstood, regards the incident as
closed.
Must Return Mail Sacks.
Postmaster General Payne has or
dered a modification of the postal
law regarding the use of the mail
sacks of the government by senators,
representatives and Others. The pos
tai authorities have discovered that
large numbers Of sacks have been kept
for a long period. In n instance
600 were found in the barn of a former
representative. BY the amended regu-
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within three days.
Brazil Acclaims Two Presidents.
Advices have reached the state de-
partment from Rio Janiero of a cele-
bration there on February 5 com
memorating the eighth anniversary
of the arbitration of the Brazilian
Argentine boundary dispute, which
was decided at Washington by Presi-
dent Cleveland in favor of Brazil. The
day was a holiday in the Brazilian
capital and speeches were made IN
praise of Rio Blanco, the minister for
foreign, affairs, who represented Bra
zil in the matter. There were many
cries of "Long live Cleveland and
Roosevelt"
Favors Free Brood Animals.
The house committee on ways and
has favorably reported the bill
providing that all registered brood
animals be admitted duty free, Wheth-
err to be retained as the property
of the importer or sold. The report
EXPLAINS that under a recent decision
of the board of general appraisers
it is held that such animals imported