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 1216 F IFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 2513. 1907. c,§¤‘€‘;‘g'§,0°,“f, _}f,{y"f§“,, _The Postmaster·General shall cause a record to be kept from J_uly necembei- si, 1907,fO first to December thirty—lirst, nineteen hundred and seven, inclusive, °° km` of the weight in (pounds, res ectively, of first-class, second class, free, paid-at-the-poun rate, andp transient, third-class, and fourth-class matter and all franked and penalty matter and the equipment carried ` in couneielctioudtherelwith. h d h h H d t b W°*¤m¤¤ *°"·*“!’*Y For t irt vs urin suc erio e s a require a recor o e mpmmmm kept of the weight of dgach of the classes above specified dispatched from such post-oflices as he shall determine to be representative for the purpose and have computed thereon, in the most practicable way, the average haul of the mail of the different classes and subclasses as °,§°°°"d °‘ ’°"°““°» hereinbefore set out. For seven days during such period he shall ` cause a record to be kept of the revenue received from each of the classes and subclasses of mail matter hereinbefore specified and a count of the number of pieces of each class and subclass, s owing also for the iirst—class the number of letters, postal cards, and other matter sepa- Bword ¤fc•r1¤¤¤¤- rately, and for thirty consecutive days during such period he shall cause a record to be kept for the purpose of ascertaining the average load of railway post—office cars other than storage cars, the average load of storagle cars, and the average load in compartment cars. nepmwccngrus. Suc record shall be reported to Congress by May first, nineteen hundred and eight, and the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, mA§>¤>r>¤¤¤·>¤ f•>1‘ or so much thereof as ma; be necessary, is hereby appropriated, I out of any money in the reasury not otherwise appro riated, to cover the expense of such weighing and conntin and tihe recording and compilation of the information so acquired, and the rent of necessary rooms in the city of Washington, and the same shall be immediately available. mfrgggggsgg gg That there shall be appointed a joint commission of Congress, contm postal symm.p sisting of three Senators to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and three members of the House of Representatives to be Sc'-‘P°· appointed by the Speaker of the House, whose duty it shall be to make an investigation into the entire business system of the Post-Office Department and the postal service, including the methods of accounting and expenditure in force in such Department and service, with a view to determining what changes or improvements should be instituted in the organization and conduct thereof, and whether a system may not be devised for dealing with the revenues and expenditures of the Post·OlHce Department and the postal service so that the operating expenses thereof may be se rated and assigned to the various classes of mail matter transported  that service in such manner as to show the true cost of the transportation, handling, and deliver of each class of mail matter and of the various subdivisions of such clyasses, as well as the true cost of each of the special services rendered the . Government and the public by the postal service. m*§;f’°"· °‘°·» “°*”'* Such commission is authorized to employ expert and professional service, including statisticians, accountants, auditors, and persons experienced in tiafilc management, to aid in the work of inquiry and °m°°”- examination; also to emplo a secretary, disbursing officer, clerks, stenographers, and such other assistance as may be necessary, said _ experts, secretaxéy, clerks, and emplovees to be paid such compensamR;f{f‘*"'°m D°¥""" tion as the said commission may deem just and reasonable. The Postmaster—General shall detail, from time to time, such officers and Employees as may be requested by said commission in its investigaion. fcegmgftg? ***1* Said commission is authorized to send for persons, books, papers, and documents, and, through its chairman or acting chairman or the chairman of any subcommittee thereof, to administer oaths and to examine witnesses and books, pa rs, and documents respecting all matters pertaining to the duties oiltsaid commission and to sit during
 * ’~°P°**- the recess of Congress. Said commission shall, as soon as practicable