Show v a a r POS TAIj L SERVICE WE WF understand that the house of representatives has bus passed a bill repealing the restrictions on the postal service for the territories west of kansas the senate committee to whom it was referred contemplate amending the bill so bo that it will not go into operation until after september at which time the new contract for the carrying of the mails malls will take effect this amendment to the bill is with a view to save gave the present contractors from loss as whenever the restrictions are removed there will doubtless be increase an in the quantity of ma mall mail i I 1 matter car carried ried nied books ac will then come through at the ordinary book postage as they are transmitted by mail in the states east of the western line pf af kan sas sag and band west of the eastern line of california orala in previous articles we behave have endeavored to show how unjustly the people of this and the adjacent territories snave have shave been treated in the levying of letter postage on miscellaneous matter 1 and we are glad that there is some prospect of this obnoxious restriction being removed our delegate hon wm H hooper has interested himself in trying to obtain a repeal of this law and in having our postal service placed on an equality with the other portions of the Republic whether this law shall the passed during the present session of congress or not will make but little difference in yiew view of the speedy completion of the railroad it is confidently anticipated that by the time winter will put an end to labor on the railroad for the season the cars will be running to a point within our borders the carrying of mails malls will ba be greatly i amplified simplified and facilitated by the completion of the railroad |