, 1879-01-09
NATIONAL SURVEYS.
The Proposition to Consolidate Them
under the Interior Department.
Arguments Urged by Those WHO Arc In
Fa5or of tllc Measure.
The HOW Plan Recommended by the
National Acaaon,y OF Scienoe.


FINN our osrn tnrr,srondtns.
WAfutsG1oN, u. e., .Tstl. t,-Therc nrc Two
rides to Tic tr,,posItlou 10 runtot,Inar tho sur
vcye, Tic ar11,lnlcut ,,ac,l ty tho u..yorntes OF
the change is rot f,,rtl, In tho interview which
follows, lad viii, unc OF ahc persons active In
support OF the consultations:
'tTho subject of tho consolidation and trans
fer nf the ras1ons National Surveys Under tho
auspices Of the Government" he said has
ucen before the Committee on Appropriations
since the beginning Of Congress, This subject
Eas referred bY the House Of Representatives
TO the National Academy Of Science, at the
close Of the last session, With tho request thas
report he rnnde and plan submitted for tho
future management Of all surveys OF scientific
character connected with tile Government. The
Committee received the report OF the Academy,
mud has prepared a number OF clauses wbcf, nre
10 te embraced In the Legislative Appropriation
hill, covering the entire subject. aa recommend
ed by the National Academy of Science.
THE COAST sunvEr
will be. According to this bill, transferred from
tn, Treasury ncnartmept Il, ths Dcn.rt,nent Mt
.'- i,orto- .na rri, he o,,tho+,,e,1 In na,ltt;or
the in.esol' ano sn "".ad us ~, -. !, -, a'u
cuto all iuteritr surveYt, such - ecodet'c and
tonooraph,cal. and measurements for tie needs
y, ~. n,,,T,a ,,r,ta ~ ha ,,t.noscd ~ h, III.
.,,.",ou. - ."s pa Th, rso,1ctfc VAR vii, h. the
dovernment' 1he eeoue.sc "otR WIN NC the
establishment Of principal points netwec'l the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, across The Con-
+,,snt from wh,.l, TIM reolop]ra) surveys. ard
~" s,,.r.r. ~ ,ha nsncrni lnni. .f}f,c-, viii
fno s"fse5suA t"e e'u.'N' VIA
take their tnittal or staftlnE Folat. ,.
''Dut IL not new office created by the billf"
VA United States theological Ofiice, or
No., =. ~ ,o .,1ob,,,hrd uh,c,, vii mt.
OHECuHs ~ \" w eS'AD''"ttSes ""'Ns ".'' "'E'''@
gil geoloeeai' H'''ele"'os'ea'' WIZ uIns1 sp'e'tr
legations necessary 10 determine oil tho pract1'
chi md sctcutifc features Of tho country. The
Inn nrpylt1cs for tho nboIishncpt Of the
um. ~. p"rsa Ga,,.ai ~ ~ .ha rvs, ond 1a,orfo-
TuE'e!o'h,ue"e'n,' Us l"o eo.ns "na '"te' W.
Survey VIII hereafter assume tue auties hereto
fore performed by she surveyors, General. TIC
' o. .ns h, ~,
"Hi i...',4 '''0 poe'.'o. =. St..,,s".
ucs "'A oc eonn.ca ~ Lug 0a'e "na a's%'eiio"
cf public lands, and tho keeping OF TccoFds
and titles Of the same. The officer 10 be placed
in cnar0r of Tic tjcodettc SURVEYS will bu at,-
asn.a!s ~, a.. p,o.,d",t =. vii .l.c N. ii.
p'"teu - I.o H",.s., =. "'s'' a.sJ, 6,'. 49,
dsetor o. tne 3n.eu aae6 M 1so,ue smr9or ~,
Inc UHlteu STATES Apu deouGt!C ouItoss VIII
he clargca. III aau'tlon 70 tne uut1es ~ au9seY,
ing, With the preparation q maps, charts. ana
MI other aesailed topo1tabhlcal nat& l9E thc uta
the nemesal , aunytleg u. n,,"o IT,.
OF q! economc 1catn.es o. teS eGanlns. Ta,cm
VIII pc pfepafel iot LIP nse o. tae CoMnsgonss sIi
OF toc uenefn! i.aua'olhte. ~ snaoss til!,h ~
determine tue eharae1cf ;s aha sa1e OIL tne puolc
l"nas w"seh may oe esspose1 o..
WHAT u TIE askn
lhc hctesatg o1 tl'ced cnanecs anu tnls
consolidation has been forced upt'n ConErcss oy
the lack Of accuracy IN thcfo Variou. surveys |;
as well ns inc !aet tnat, a. theY afo ~" tarFeu
on Tue tillefen1 suIseyio2 cHpcat!ons, havlnG
INC tatteF o. tae 1ecson ~ ,ia Luz eun'y 80 IL
s%mrTeyeu ee,s ua;F s sc 0sm e
hhFt Eehcfaii} ee'eetSn tnont pptiions VI TUG
country nost senoto Aron eisHiAatiod a!.u ~
tnfsnatioii' tnus oMasnca Honia not pc a'a.a. Fly.
0'e lof Immigration alIu sctt.en'en' ~ .nat
ftason., Under tnc plescnt eyaIGln, t"c oealre
Of tllc heads pl thc safHe!a mas Deet 70 push
htv'l,sa! reputation, -omlts'ns.sh tue yerY re9ions
II country most likely. to " ,naedtd tor I'm
mediate settlement; ungef:sHan neW plnn, Me
various surveys NIL work IN harnohy, and 60
aueTste With each other 70 such . WY that tnS
Efrateht amonnt .! vatnanIo. iniornhton VIII
t,s obtained for tie least expenditure u money:
ihe fntasufctneht etivoEs, ueln. In, ~ cnasRo o.
Tue Eoast and Interior surveys, VIII acSnra q
erratcr degree Of accuracy In the parr.llng OF
The public lan'ls, ana mus asolh tEo analess Ut
rallnn In Which 80 Inanv peopte aro now in-
FolsGu on account Of UNI sl!EVot6. .,
"Mhat nave thc present snrycYoth u2asr
They HAFe gone lbto uhe1ploftu anu instant
countries atla hufveteu 'hnus, phtt!'2 up lltilg
wooden ttieka. Acting ~ they now are, the
huF'eyor-dcneraI ean 70 Just where 10 peases. PIE
Tic surveyor.t'enesA! uoea Ine "ofK oy c1is-
lFact; anu. tEo tnofo Efohni ~ cosetss Tug
mpra 1nonoy hc Ees, anu he Somrtlales does IL
1or persona! ealn.
,'Nonla tnefc ~
AMI ohHAr ADeASTAaH
AZ It IL under ttcse three different hcatlsst
the Secretary " the !n!erlor Will hhvG a. MI
times ,kn9W!cugo ot the country 10 % sur
reyea. WIN these thfee snfFefa tIns atsah0ed'