Evening star., 1925-01-02
Bill Would Be Effective April
Is and Terminate February
IS of Next Year.
RATE INCREASE HEARING
TO BE HELD IN INTERIM
Second Glass Matter Will Be
Charged Less Under New Scale
Than Originally Proposed.

The Senate post Office committee
approved today the administration bill
providing for increases in postal SAL
aries and rates.
Rate increases recommended by the
Post Office Department, however,
we're reapportioned SO that second
class mail will be charged consid-
erably less than originally proposed.
The bill would be effective on April
10 this year and terminate February
10, 1875. 1t provides, however, for
creation OF joint congressional
committee to conduct hearings on
the rate increases and report to Con-
gress by the first week of the next
regular session.
Department Rate Cut.
The new measure provides for a fla,
z cent pound rate on all second
class mail devoted to reading matter
lnsetad OF cents. as proposed by the
fostoffice Department. The present
rate is Il cents on all matter excep,
that devoted to religious. educational
or non-proft material, which Is now
charged IL cents a pound
The eight zones for mail with ad-
vertising matter are grouped under
the new bill into three divisions. with
rates OF cents a pound in the first
three zones, 6 cents a pound in the
fourth. fifth and sixth zones and 8
cents a pound in last two zones.
Ihis results in a slight increase on
the first two zone rates over the
present law and a reduction in the
last three zones from the present
law and is less on the later zones
than proposed by the Post once De-
partment.
Private Cards Advanced.
The proposed increase of half a
cent on drop letters and postal cards
is eliminated. but private mailing
cards and souvenir postal cards ad-
vanced from one to two cents.
The limit on weight of third class
mail is reduced from eight to four
ounces and the rate increases in this
class proposed by the department are
retained.
Extra Service Charge.
No change in the present parcel
post rates would be made except for
addition of "a service charge of :
cents and slight additional charge
for packages weighing more than
five pounds.
A new parcel post expedition serv-
ice Is created with a charge of rs
cents. 1t would provide for fast
ndnQilnS Oh dTllclcS INC poiiI
of origin to delivery, with special
routing, dispatching and handling.
Raises Same Revenue.
Senator Moses, Republican, New
Hampshire, who prepared the revised
rate schedules, estimated the same
amount of revenue would be raised
as under the Post Once Department
plan, or s6s.0oO,o00. This sum is de-
clared necessary to meet the cost Of
proposed salary increases.
Provisions for salary increases In
the measure are the same as in the
bill passed by Congress last session
and vetoed by President Coolidge.
Some minor administrative amend
ments were made in this section of
the bill, it was said.
senator Moses expects to present the
new bill to the Senate imm ediately
thus bringing ii before that body
when 1t takes up consideration or
Monday of the veto of the salary in
crease measure. On the strength OF
the new bill providing for rate in
creases to meet the cost of the salary
advances, administration leaders hope
to sustain the veto.