Mr. WILSON, of Iowa. The Gentfrom Massachusetts [Mr. ALLEY] says that but about 25%. of the advertised letters are called for. I apprehend that. arises from the fact that the advertised letters are not deliv ered unless the parties to whom they are addressed call for them and state when they do so that the letters are advertised. A letter may be in a list advertised today; the party to whom it is addressed may call at the postoffice tomorrow for letters, but not having seen the advertised list he does not call for an advertised letter, and thus fails to receive it. i All that diilieulty could be obviated by requiring the postmaster to examine both his adver tised list; and the other letters, so that whoever calls for letters may receive all there may be in the office for him. Iap reheud if that were the practice instead of t ic practice now in force. nearl all the advertised letters would be deliveredv. The difficulty is that parties do not see the advertised list, and are therefore not apprised that it is necessary for the"! W call for an advertised letter. Now, sir, with reference to the economy of the section as embraced in this bill, and also in connection with the amendment of the Gentfrom Pennsylvania, let me say that if the gentleman proposes to have these lists printed and posted up in the postoffices he will adthat the expense of that will be greater than to pay one or 2 cents for advertising each letter in a newspaper. There will be no advantage so far as economy is concerned. Again, sir, ifthe long lists of advertised letters in the city postoffices are to be preared and posted up in manuscript it will cost aImost as much as the one or 2 cents perletter that would be paid for advertising them; and a manuscript list would be so cumbrous that scarcely any person would ever examine it. I think that the best method to be pursued is the one now adopted, that the paperhaving the largest circulation, no matter what its character may be, shall publish these lists at a reasonable rate. People ought to have this information in reference to letters not called for; and in the case of every person calling for letters, the postmaster should be required to examine the packages ofletters una vertised, as well as advertised. In this way most of the advertised letters will be taken out., Now, sir, let me make one further remark: the whole tendency on the part of the postoffice Dept for the last 3 or 4 years has been to withdraw itself from the people, and the amendments of the postal Iiiws have all tended to withdrww from the people, particularly of the newer sections of the country, the benefits of the postoffice system. So, in the amendment which was incorporated into the law concerning the compensation of postmasters, ample provision was made for all those in the older sections of the country, but as to those in the newer portions of the country, where the business, t ough not large, is constantly increasin, the compensation is in many cases totally inadequate. Yet, for the sake of economy, regardless of the value of the service rendered, and regardless of the convenience of the people, the postoffice Dept has been clinging like a leech almost to the letter of the law; and it is very nearly impossible to secure an revision of the rates of compensation provied by the Dept. Now, sir, I think that we had better let the present law with regard to advertised letters stand as it is; while we should provide for additional compensation to postmasters in the newer sections of the count, and we should adept a requirement that when a person inquires for letters, the postmaster shall examine all letters. whether advertised or not.