ABSTRACT-Continued. W. H. Jones, Office rent, $125; wood, $31 50; candles, oil, &c. $12 50, Theo. Bailey, Office rent, $1,000; fuel, wood and coal, $80; candles and oil, $65, Stationary, $75; extra printing, labels, accounts, &c. $3 25; office lamp, $7 22, Extra printing, blanks, &c. $11 50; lodging for two clerks having charge of office at night, $50, J. R. Bailey, clerk, $1,000; Anthony Wiley, clerk, $1,000; J. S. Reynolds, clerk, $1,000, New Orleans, Louisiana, T. B. Johnson, Office rent, $720; fuel, $24; candles, ink, sand, paper, quills, brushes, &c. $150, Petersburg, Virginia, Thomas Shore, Office rent, $200; John Butts, clerk for six months, $150, 350 00 W. O. Gee, four months, $62 50; Lewis Lansford, four months, $50, 112 50 W. Holdcroft, six months, $155; James Blanks, three months, $37 50, 192 50 Board for two clerks, $450; board for one clerk, four months, $67; washing for three clerks, $58, Office rent, $1,200; services of porter, $200; fuel, $150; stationary, $115, Watching at the office, $28 50; quills, $8; candles, $32 27; stationary, $7 50, Candles, $64 36; oil, $15; Peter Morgan, for salary, $412 50, 1,665 00 76 27 491 86 F. C. Dumling, clerk, $1,200; Hugh Newman, clerk, $831 25; J. Bewley, clerk, $500, 2,531 25 J. C. Dumling, $500; John Sutter, $500; John Talbert, clerk, $263 89, 1,263 89 A. D. Bache, $400; surplus to the credit of the General Post Office, $12 36, Office rent, $200; wood, $15; coal, 81; oil, 88; stationary, 812, Office rent, $110; fuel, wood, and bark, $20; candles, $26; sundries, $39, Office rent, $75; wood, $30; candles and oil, $19 50; stationary, $19 25, C. B. Penrose, clerk, $87 50; J. S. Conway, $30; sundries, 869 97, Washington, Kentucky, William Murphy, Office rent, $100; wood, $36; candles, $26; sundries; $15, Washington City, Thomas Munroe, George Sweeny, clerk, $1,500; Edward Dyer, clerk, $1,400, nights, and before daylight of mornings; together, John Goldin, porter, $400; fuel, 300 bushels coal, and 15 cords wood, $232 50, Repairs, and various work in and about office, including porch and steps at letter window, east end Office rent, $50; fuel, $15; candles, $15; stationary, $9, Winchester, Virginia, William Davison, W. Murphy, clerk, $227 50; E. J. Davison, $100; W. Wrerm, $22 50, 89 00 1,144 02 439 00 705 02 Wilmington, N. Carolina, C. Dudley, Jun., Office rent, $100; fuel, $10; candles, $3; letter paper, $4 50; quills and wafers, $6, Servant as porter, $10 50; L. A. D. Dorsey, clerk, $300, 123 50 310 50 1,118 82 434 00 684 82 Post Offices. Postmasters. ABSTRACT-Continued. Clerk hire and other expenses. $510 00 Fayetteville, N. Carolina, John McRae, Office rent, $350; candles and oil, $90; wood, $30; porter $40, A. H. McRae, clerk, $400; Duncan McRae, clerk, $200; Owen Kenain, $100, 700 00 $3,038 84 1,210 00 $1,828 84 Fuel, $10; candles, $16, 26 00 Clerk, N. J. Neily, aged 26 years, who remained until some time in August last; salary and boarding at the rate of $450 per annum, say ten months, 375 00 971 44 401 00 570 44 Fredericksburg, Virginia, W. T. Gray, Office rent, $75; fuel, $21 60; oil, $9; candles, $10 50, Clerk, Lewis Timberlake, $450; stationary, brushes, and making fires, $18 45, 116 10 468 45 1,084 55 584 55 500 00 Norfolk, Virginia, A. J. McConnico, Office rent, $93 33; fuel, $20; candles, $5; making fires, &c., $50, Clerk, F. C. Fontaine, $600, from September 1, 1819, to September 30, 1820, 168 33 600 00 1,912 92 768 33 1,144 59 Statement of the receipts and disbursements of sundry Postmasters, made in conformity to the 41st section of the Post Office law, for the year ending September 30, 1820. NOTE.-The above, with those heretofore sent to the committee, embrace all the statements required under the 41st section of the Post Office law. 17th CONGRESS.] No. 47. [2d SESSION. PROPOSITION TO EXEMPT STATE LAWS FROM POSTAGE. COMMUNICATED TO THE SENATE, FEBRUARY 28, 1823. Mr. VAN DYKE, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, having under consideration a resolution of the Senate of the 8th of January, directing them to "inquire into the expediency of authorizing an interchange of the laws of the several States, by mail, free of postage," reported: That, owing to the many settlements lately made in the new States and Territories, the number of mail routes has been greatly increased in the course of a few years past, and the expense of the Post Office Department has been so much augmented as to exceed the income; and that many new post routes are established at every session of Congress, whilst very few of the old routes are discontinued. In consequence of which, the expense of transporting the mails is likely to become a serious charge to the Government; and that, authorizing the interchange of the laws of the States, free of postage, would greatly encumber those concerned in carrying the mails, without any adequate benefit. The committee, therefore, recommend the adoption of the following resolution, to wit: Resolved, That it is inexpedient, at this time, to authorize the interchange of the laws of the several States, by mail, free of postage. 17th CONGRESS.] No. 48. [2d SESSION. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEARS 1821 AND 1822. COMMUNICATED TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE EXPENDITURES OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, FEBRUARY 28, 1823. GENERAL POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, February 4, 1823. SIR: I have the honor to enclose the several statements which you have requested, viz: No. 1. A table of the Post Office establishment, showing the number of Post Offices, the amount of postages collected by the several Postmasters, the amount of their several compensations, the amount of incidental expenses, the expense of transporting the mail, the balance against the Department, and the extent in miles on the post roads, in the years 1821 and 1822. No. 2. A statement of the actual receipts and expenditures of the General Post Office, for the years 1820, 1821, and 1822. No. 3 Contains a statement of the incidental expenses of the Department for the year 1822. It will be seen, by statement No. 1, that the produce of the Post Office Department fell short of the expenses in the year 1821, by the sum of $126,265, and that of 1822 fell short $28,843. These deficiencies were made up by pressing the collection of old balances. Further collections will be made this year, but it is difficult to conjecture whether they will more than balance those which arise from new delinquencies; but having communicated with the Committee on the Post Office Department on this subject, it will be unnecessary for me to extend my remarks. I am, very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant, R. J. MEIGS, JUN. Table of the Post Office Establishment, showing its produce and expenditure for the years 1821 and 1822. The difference between this and the report of last year is in consequence of the 4th quarter being then estimated, and now brought in as it actually stands on the books. †The product for the 4th quarter is estimated, as also the expense for the transportation of the mail for the same quarter. No. 2. Statement of the amount of the annual receipts and expenditures of the General Post Office from 1820 to 1822, inclusive, with the amount paid into the Treasury in each year. January 1, 1820, Cash on hand, Amount of receipts in 1820, $57,381 74 841,712 50 899,094 24 |