Evening star., 1928-05-27
POSTAGE REVISION
MEETS AGREEMENT
Senate and House Adopt
, Conference Report on
$16,2S5,O00 Cut.
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Congress completed legislative actor
yesterday on a measure 10 reduce posta
rates on most classes of mail to the 1921
hsSiS. thereby Slasl1ing Sl6,2sS 900 from
the mail costs Of the Nation, to take
effect on nvxt July /.
The end OF the bills legislative
journey came with the adoption by both
the Senate and the House of a con
ference report smoothing over differ
ences in the legislation as approved by
the two bodies, The measure now goes
TO the President
The conference agreement was adopt
ed by both houses without record votes
and Chairman GrieSt Of the House post
Office committee. author Of the measure,
predicted that it would meet the ap-
prevail OF President Coolidge.
: Proposed 1891 Rates.
The biz as first passed by the House
proposed reduction OF $4,000. 900 in
postal revenues by re-eSta bliShiflg en-
tirely the 1921 basis of postal rates
The Senate materially revised the
measure and incorporated the 1920
rates as the basis for the charges on
some classes Of mail. which was eSti-
mated as likely 10 incur a loss in postal
revenues OF S3l 100000
newspapers and magazines receive
large benefit from the measure in re-
olced mail costs. which are estimated
10 create a saving Of $4,000 600 a year.
! ne reduced rates include a return to
the 1920 basis for the mailing of ad-
reTnSing reading matter by the pub
lssherS provision inserted in the bill
oy the Senate and approved by the
House confeTees. Other provisions IN
clude:
Restoration of the one-cent postal
card
Reduction to the 1921 basis Of most
matter falling under the second. third
snd fourth classes of mail
The creation of a new postal service
n the form Of acceptance of business
reply cards and letters in business reply
envelopes for transmission without pre-
payment OF postage This is estimated
70 cause an increase in postal revenues
pf s4ooo,ooo.
Provides for Penalty.
The collection Of cent additional
ar ounce on flrst-ciass matter when
mailed with deficient postage.
Reduction Of bulk pound rates on
tnlro-claSs matter. causing a decrease
In rates of S1o.5O0 000
Reduction Of rates to distant zones on
fourth-class matter, a decrease of
e. 200 900.
A minimum charge per piece on Sec
cnd-claSs matter when there are 81
pisces or more 10 the pound
The provision o. special delivery
stamps In denominations of TO- Is, 20,
25 and IS cents with the service ex-
tended to all classes of mail. estimated
70 cause an increased postal revenue Of
$80o. .O0c
The TeG9ction IN the second-class
rates which Effect the mail charges on
advertising pol ions OF newspapers and
magazines woulo place the first -four
zones under the 1920 rate basis and
the remaining four zones at a midway
point between the 1920 and 1921
charges
The new rates proposed in the bill |
would be q reduction from 10 II5 |
cents per pound in the first and second /
zones from 20 2 cents ia the third |
zone; from 6 cents new existing for |
tne fourth fifth and sixth zones TO |
3. 4 and cents for these respective !
zones and from Q TO 6 cents in the
seventh zone and from 70 cents in
the eighth zone and between the Philip
pine Islands and the United States.