The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-20
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in Congress some years back. used to
frank his laundry home every week and
have 1t done up by the family washer
woman, and then have 1t franked back
to him, thus escaping exorbitant city
laundry bills. 1t Is reported also that
an Indiana member OF Congress some
years ago tried to frank COW through
the malls, but was held up.
1t was discovered yesterday that n
member Of Congress from Southern
State had actually ranked from Wash
ington to his home large bookcase.
The fact was brought out, and he went
to the department and paid the postage,
which amounted to few cents more than
s72. Hereafter he will probably patronize
the express companies more freely.
1t should be stated however that
members and senators are in the main
very conscientious In the use OF the priv
ilege which allows them the free use of
the malls. Public documents and letters
concerning the public business are UNI
stamped but private communications
almost always bear the ordinary postage.
Honest Man or Crook.
ofclals OF the Treasury Department
are In doubt whether they have dlscov
States or great big crook who Is wait
ing for chance to make heavy haul.
a letter was received at the department
to- day from a man In Union, S. c.. who
did not sign any name. inclosing the sum
of four cents. which. he said. he had
stolen from the government four years
ago, and that the theft had caused him
SO much mental anguish that he felt
constrained to make it good. The four
cents went to the conscience fund. This
fund is added to nearly every day.
About a year ago the clerk opening de-
partment mail nearly tainted when he
slit open one envelope and took there
from a roll of bills, big enough to choke
a cow as he expressed 1t.
The letter contained note addressed
to the Secretary of the Treasury saying
the writer had suffered such torture by
reason of violation of conscience In haV-
ing stolen the sum that he desired to
pay back all he had taken. But four
cents is the smallest sum that has ever
been refunded the government.
Rural Delivery Decision.
Representative Lamb has just gotten
from the Postoftlce Department a de-
cision on a peculiar case, involving in
terpretatlon of the postal laws as APP
1t seems that man near Tunstalls s, in
New Kent county, wishing to commu
nicate with a neighbor, wrote him q let
ter and dropped 1t in his rural delivery
box, which was some distance from his
house. The carrier came along and took
up the letter, and left it with the post
master at the office from which the
route started. This official notified the
addressee that the letter was being held
for the payment of two cents postage.
The man to whom the letter was written,
protested that he should not be required
to pay as the letter was put into his
own box by the writer and that the car
rier had no right to take it up
But the Department held that every
letter when placed in a rural delivery
box is mail matter and comes within the
law requiring the prepayment of post
age. The action of the carrier in taking
| 1t from the box and of the postmaster in
holding 1t for the payment of postage
are upheld. The practice of dropping
notes to rursl people in their delivery
boxes is said 10 be quite common. They
should be stamped, or they will be held
by the proper postmaster until the posi-
age is paid.
Mr.. l.. d. Robinson, of King William
county. an old friend of Capt. Lambs.
has written him, indorsing the Represen-
tdtlNeS recent declaration In favor of
the use of the hickory as a preventive
of hazing. II thank you for recommends
Ing the hickory switch for boys he
says. 1T has been great comfort to
me and now am safe, as my wife Will
not chide me for using it."
Virginians AS Orators.
Senator Daniel and Representatives.
| Lamb and Jones went to Baltimore to-
/ day IN response to an invitation from
| the Maryland Society of Confederate Sol
| diers and Sailors, to be It's guests at the
| annual dinner. given In celebration of
| the anniversary of the birth of General
| Lee. The Senator and the two Represcn-
| tatiyes were to make addresses. Repre-
/ sentative Rixey and Senator Blackburn
| of kentucky, went to I4eesburg to-day.
| Where they attended dinner given By
the Confederate camp of that place in
honor of the birth of General Lee. Mr.
Rlxey and Representative Champ Clark,
as we'll as Senator Blackburn, are the
| guests of the Alexandria veterans at
! their Celebration tonight
b. w, Andrews, of I.linenburg county,
has written Senator Daniel, asking him
to aid MIN in securing payment for a
| horse taken from him by General Sher-
mans army In the summer of 1861. Mr..
| Andrews had surrendered at Appomat-
| toS, and was working his farm when
|, the army came through on It's way
| from the South to Washington for dis
| bandment Mr.. Andrews wants to be
| paid SIPS The chances are he will not
receive u penny
I DECnDNH re- I5JncTrN I'M