Mr. RAYMOND. I think the Gentfrom Pennsylvania [Mr. Scot In].n] is mistoken,inasmuch as it is required, when adver tised letters are called for, that the fact that they have been advertised shall be stated by the persons calling for them. Mr. SLOAN. 1 hope this entire section will, be stricken out, for as I understand the law as i it now stands, the PostMGenl has all the discretion that is necessary. If the paper having the largest circulation will not publish the list of letters at the rate prescribed y law, the PostMGenl is authorized to have it published in the paper having the next largest circulation; and so on down until he obtains its publication in some newspaper and if the papers all refuse to publish tii: ist, then he may, as the Gentfrom NewYork [Mr. Rnnoxn] has stated, have printed lists to be posted in the 0st office building. Therefore he has now all) the power that is necessary and the only object. which this section, if it becomes a law, can accomplish will be to allow the PostMGenl to select the newspaper, irrespective of the amount of its circulation any newspaper which he may choose and the giving out of the advertising of this letter list will be made a matterof mere partisan favoritism, instead of the PostMGenl being required, as he is now by law, to give it to the paper having the largest circulation. I believe the law as it. now stands confers ample power upon the PostMGenl to have the list published in any newspaper that will publish it at the rates fixed bylaw. for one am decidedly opposed to allowing the PostMGenl to give this advertising to any paperhe pleases as a reward for its partisan and political services. By the law, as it now stands, that matter was expressly taken out of the hands of the PostMGenl; because, as we all know, if the power exists on the part of any public officer to do so, these matters are always given to political favorites asarcivard for artisan services. It is far better for the public and I suppose it. would be far better for the PostMGenl himself, to have this matter fixed by law, without requiring him to exercise his ise retion at all.