New-York tribune., 1886-06-09
the Administration 1t proposed to limit this spp:ins.
men to year. apparently Ia order TO allow Secressy
Manning to be absent without resigning
SCIENTIFIC WORK or THE GOVERNMENT.
REPORT oF TIE JOINT COMMISSION OF CONGRESS

ON THE WORK.
WASHINGTON June 8 (Specidl. Bills and reports
were presented iu both houses to-day from the Joint
commission appointed to investigate the scientific
bureaus Tho substance of of these reports has
already been given in THE TRIBUNE. MIR. Allison,
Mr.. Hale aud Representative Lowry made long re-
port regard TO the work Of the Coast and Geodehc
Survey. They agree that no change should be made
in the work of that Bureau until the survey Of tho
coast is completed Nine enths of tho work has been
completed on the Atlantic ana Gulf Coast and three
ffths the Pacific Coast, exclusive OF Alaska They
oppose the proposition transfer this Bureau to the
Navy Department: merge il into the Hydrogi aph
Office, for the that the hydroghaphy OF the
Coast and Geodeto Survey is but a small part OF its
work If the present organization il abandoned they
think The work should be done by the Engineer Corps
Of the Army On the Signal Service the commission Is
divided as already stated in THE TRIBUNE The re-
port presented by Mr. Allison states that under the
present management there has been considerable re-
ducton in the expenses of the bureau but they think
that still further saving be made. All members OF
the commission agree that Fort sycr should be abo
shed school of instruction and that the study room
of the Bureau should be dispensed with All agree that
the military work has connection with the Weather
Bureau and that military restraint is not necessary
One half of the commission think that the present or
ganizatOn should be retained while the other halt
recommend that it be organized civil bureau under
the War Department. The commission unanimously
agree that there should be no change in the Hydro
graphic Office of the Navy Department. AZ to the
Geological Survey majority OF the commission recon-
mend limitation ~ to the printing, but no other
change They find that the completion of the survey
will cost about SIS 900. The majority are OF the
opinion that the administrative part of the Geological
Bureau is well conducted On the basis OF annual ap
prop riaons the present SCALE il will require thirty
years to conn ete the work OF this bureau.
Mr. Morgan Mr.. Herbert and Mr.. Waite in recon-
mendng the passage of bill to make the Weather
Bureau civil Office state that there is constant friction
present the result of the futile effort to conduct
mixed civil and military service under military chet
in peculiar scientific work. Mr. Morgan and Mr. Her
bert recommend the passage of the bill transferring the
Coast Survey to the Navy Department and in their re-
port on that subject they find great deal OF laut with
the work of the survey and estimate that the cost OF
the Topographic survey now being done VIII be
$3.50 OD0 200. They say that reliance is to be
placed the estimate the length of time required to
finish the work the coasts under the present organl
zation and state that while twenty nine years ago the
Bureau made an estimate of work TO be done in six
years that work has only recently been completed:
Mr. Herbert has gone INTO the subject OF the Geological
Survey great length In the report replying to some
statements of Major Powell he sharply creises the