Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-04-21
CONGRESSMAN BR0wNLOw's BILL.
Movement In the House to Create Depart
ment Of Commerce Labor and
Manufactures"

Movement In the IIousc to Create Depart
ment of Commerce Labor and
Manufactures"
We have received with the compli
ments of Representative Brownlow, OF
Tennessee, a copy OF the bill he has re-
Gently introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives for creating a new cabinet
department OF Commerce, Labor and
Manufactures" 1t was referred to the
Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce. Its text is as follows:
"A bill to establish the department
OF Commerce, Labor and Manufactures.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress Assem- bled,
That there shall BE- at the seat of Gov.
eminent an executive department to
be known as the department of Com
nierce, Labor and manufactures, and a
Secretary Of Commei ce, Labor and Man.
ufactuIes, who shall be appointed by
the President. by ard with the advice
and consent Of the Senate, who shall
have a seat in the cabinet, and who
shall receive a salary of eight thousand
dollars per annum; and section one
hundred and fifty eight OF the revised
statutes is hereby amended to include
such department, and the provisions of
title four of the revised statutes, ips
GLIDING all amendments thereto, are
hereby made applicable to said depart
ment.
Sec Q. That There shall be an As
sistant Secretary of Commerce and
Manufactures, to be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, who shall 70
ceive salary of five thousand dollars
year. He shall perform such duties
as shall be prescribed by the Secretary
or required by law. That when said act
shall go into effect the Secretary thereof
shall appoint such officers and clerks
as shall be necessary for the perform.
ance OF the duties assigned to said de
partment, and that sum sufficient to
pay the salaries of all officers. clerks
and other employees in said depart.
ment, until the close of the present iis.
cal year, is hereby appropriated, out of
any moneys in the treasury not other.
wise appropriated.
Sec y. That the said department of
Commerce, Labor aud Manufactures.
shall have general jurisdiction over the
foreign and internal commerce of the
United States except in so far as relates
to the collection of The revenue and the
administration of the customs and in
tefnal revenue laws; it shall also have
jurisdiction over all matters relating
to manufacturing inter ests of the Uni.
ted States, including the extension of
foreign markets for the same, and the
increase of trade and trade facilities
with foreign countries; and the Secre.
tary of Commerce, Labor and Manu-.
factures shall have and perform all the
duties now incumbent upon the Secre.
tary of the Treasury in relation to the
trade and commerce of the United
States, whether the same he upon land
or water.
Sec. a. That there shall be trans
ferred from the several executive de
partments such bureaus as are now
performing the various duties incident
to the department OF Commerce. Labor
and Manufactures. That the President
OF the United States shall by executive
order make such transfers as he in his
Judgment may deem proper to carry
out the provisions of this act.
Sec. 8, That the Department of La 4.
Dor, as provided in chapter three hun.
dred and eighty nine. revised statutes,
shall from and after the passage of this
act, form a part of the department of
Commerce, Labor and Manufactures,
under the direction Of the Secretary
Of said department; and all laws and
parts of laws relating to said depart.
ment of labor shall otherwise and in
all respects continue in full force and
effect.
Sec. 8. That all laws and parts of
laws relating to the Commerce. Labor
aud M MInufactures of the United States
now In existence, as far as the same arc
applicable and not in conflict with this
act; and only 30 far, are continued in
full force and effect"
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