New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-13
NEW DEPARTMENT PROPOSED.
TO HAVE CHARGE OF THE COUNTRY's
COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURES.
Mr.. FRYE's BILL FAVORED BY MANY COMMERCIAL
BoDIEs-IT IS TO BE TIE WORK OF
SEVERAL TREASURY AND STATE
DEPARTMENT BUREAUS.
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fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl
Washington. March 12.-Since the foundation OF
the Government the Treasury Department has been
the retreat for every branch Of the Federal service
which did not prominently and conspcuously belong
TO one Of the six executive departments. with the
result that 1t is encountered with vast amount OF
work which does not properly belong TO 1t and which
can nv no stretch OF the Imagination be classed AS
Treasury work The National Board Of Trade at It's
recent session In this city devised plan WHEREBY
the labors OF the Treasury Department Will De SIM
plifed and the cause Of commerce and trade Dol"
foreign and domestic. stimulated. Its solution Is
found In bill introduced in the Senate yesterday by
Mr. FRYE One of the prominent figures In TINS asi-
tation Is Alden Speare, of Boston, who was chalr-
man of the Committee of the National Board OF
Trade which dealt with this subject. Mr.. Frye and
several other Senators are heartily In FAVOR OF 'he
changes proposed and the Secretaries OF State ana
of the Treasury have been asked to give their views
on the propositions contemplated In the bill
The BILL which Is one of great Importance 10 com
mercial bodies everywhere. establishes Department
of Commerce and Manufactures. with Secretary
at It's head who shall have seat In the Caplh n
are now members of the Presidents official family
The new Department Is 10 have genera JuIisu .
1.ni,ed States except in so far relates to the
collection Of and the administrator OF .e
matters relating to the manufacturing interests OF
the United States including the extension OF foreign
and trade facilities with foreign countries D.
The following bureaus Of the Treasury pepas.
ment are to be placed under the control or the ne"
Department: The Life-saying seryice the ,h lg P
house Board the Marine Hospital Service me ba
reau of Steamboat Inspection. the Bureau OF Navl-
CATION the United States Coast ana Geodeuc S Sh-
Sey together with the Bureau OF Statistics me 1e
Bureau Of Statistics Of the state Department is
merged with the same bureau Of the Treasury De-
partment and transferred to the new Department
The functions of the State Department are en-
croached upon to a great extent by the proposed
transfer to this new Department Of the Consular
Ilv~aa nd
federal Government. including consus-seneIal. con-
suls commercial agents their deputies. clerks, etc
and all other officers of the Government resident IN
foreign countries and charged with the duties OF
facilitating and promoting the commerce OF the
United States with the countries TO which they are
accredited and the reports OF these officials are TO
be made to the head of the new Department OF Com
merce except that whenever they may be required
to act in diplomatic capacity they are to report 10
the State Department. ,
This Secretary IL required 70 report annually
TO Congress all his acts In promoting ana faclltat-
ing the development OF American commerce and
manufactures and make such recommendations as
he shall deem necessary to the further extension OF
foreign and domestic commerce.