Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-03-22

fornia, has introduced House Reso-
luton (No. 516I) for the establish
ment at Washington Of an Executive .
Department Of Mines and Mining.
The exact language Of the resolution
is as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of America
in Congress assembled: That there
shall be at the seat of government an
Executive Department to be known
as the department Of Mines and
Mining" the general design and do-
nls OF which shall be to acquire, by
examination. practical End scientific
experiments, geological research, or
otherwise, useful information on sub
jects connected with mining in the
general and comprehensive sense Of
the word, and to diffuse same among
the people of the United States.
SEC. 2. That said department shall
be under the supervision of Secre-
tary of Mines and Mining, who shall
be appointed by the President, by
and with the consent of the Senate;
and Section 158 of the Revised Stat
utes is hereby amended to include
such department, and the provisions
of title four of said Revised Statutes,
including all amendments thereto, are
hereby made applicable to said de-
partment.
| SEC. 8. That there shall be in said
department al Assistant Secretary ol
Mines and Mining, to be appointed
by and with the consent of the Sen
ate, who shall perform such duties al
may be required by law, or prescribed
by the Secretary thereof.
Sec. 4. That the Secretary o
. Mines and Mining shall receive thu
same salary as is paid the Secretar.
. of each of the Executive Depart
ments, and the salary of the Assistan
Secretary of Mines and Mining shal
be the same as that now paid to tn
y First Assistant Secretary of the De
(, partment of the Interior.
SEC. 5. That the duties now i'm
i posed by all laws and parts of law
relating to mines and mining affair
e exclusively, upon any existing de
q partment of the Government, or an
's division or bureau thereof, shall, o
h and after the day this Act takes ei
). feet, be performed by the Depart
n ment of Mines and Mining.
!. SEC. 6. That the Geological SUI
s vey and the Bureau of the Mint al
= hereby transferred to the Departmer
n of Mines and Mining.
rs SEC. I. That the sale of the mil
N eral lands of the United States sha
f, be conducted under the auspices f,
10 the Department of Mines and Mil
IN ing.
I. SEC. s. That on the organizatie
a. of this department, all officers ar
,e employees wholly engaged in offici
,o work in any department of the Go
re- ernment, or any division or bures
st thereof engaged in the performan'
&c of the duties referred to in Section
,e of this Act, and all such employed
the departments referred to in Sc
tions 6 and Z hereof, shall be tran
c. ferred to the Department of Min
r. and Mining.
e. SEC. 9. That all records, maE
he documents, instruments, surveys, IN
is chinery and other materials now
$. the possession and use of any exi.
., ing department of the government,
any division or bureau thereof I
:" ferred to in Sections 5, 6 and Z
In this Act, are transferred to the u
in, partment of Mines and Mining.
te SEC. 10. That this Act shall
re into effect on the 4th of March, 1Ss
an
to Bills have been introduced IN I
House for the admission of Arizo