Evening star., 1901-10-18
CONGRESS ASKED TO ACT
BILL TO ESTABLISH BUREAU OF
CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION.
Entertainment of Visiting Police
Chiefs-Trip to Mount Vernon
Yesterday Afternoon.


visiting police chiefs on the river yester-
day afternoon was an enjoyable ana1r
Chiefs Cassada, Deitsch. Corner, Kiely and
O'Neill were in the party, Chief Muth and
Detective Pinkerton having returned home
earlier in the day.
After being photographed at the wharf
the party started for Mount Vernon on
the police boat Vigiant, with Commodore
Sutton as captain and master of cererao-
nes. The visitors listened to Major Syl-
vester's explanation of points of interest
until the boat STOPPED at River View. where
the party landed. An immense steam box
was put ashore and in a short time the
chiefs were enjoying the luscious bivalves
served by members of the crew, in fine
style From the excursion resort the boat
steamed to Mount Vernon, where tha pil.
grimS landed by permission of Captain
Blake. More than an hour was spent in
the mansion and about the tomb. 'Superin-
tendent Young did his best to entertain
the party. The return trip was made in
about an hour. the city being reached
about $50 o'clock. Most of the chiefs left
the city for their homes last night
Now that final action has beei: aten
on the proposition to remove the bureau
of criminal identification to this city. Major
Sylvester is anxious that the records shall
arrive at an early date. 1t will probably
be several weeks, however. before the
transfer can be made and the bureau put in
working order here.
Proposed Legislation.
The bill prepared by Major Sylvester, to
be introduced in Congress for the purpose
of making the bureau a government in
stitution. provides:
THAT there shall be established and
maintained in Washington, District of Co
lumba, in connection with the department
of justice of the nHed States. a division
to be known the national bureau of
criminal identification, where shall be col
lected and fled far as may be pract:ca-
bic, for record and report. plates, photo
graphs. outline pictures, descriptions and
measurements of all persons who have
been. or may be. convicted and imprisoned
for violating any of the military, naval, or
criminal laws of the United States. incud-
ing the laws in force in any of the terrific
ries or possessions of the United States,
violations of which are punishable by the
United States courts.
I'm said bureau shall also be collected
and filed for record and report. so far as
may be practicable, such plates, pnoto-
graphs. pictures, measurements and de-
ScriptonS of persons who may have been,
or may be. convicted and imprisoned for
crimes committed in any state or territory;
provided that the authorities of the several
states and territories, or municipalities
thereof, shall provide the same for such
purpose; and provided that all such plates,
photographs outlines measurements and
descriptions shall be transmitted to the su-
perintenC mt of said national bureau of
criminal identification. with a duly pre-
pared certificate from an authorized officer
or officers of the law having in charge such
convicted person or persons; and provided
the plate. photograph. outline, measure
ment or description of any person wanted
by the United States or state authorities
for violation of any military naval or
criminal law of the United States or any
state, may also be filed in said bureau as
Certificate Required.
That before fling or recording such
plates, photographs, outline pictures, meas
ureme- is or descriptions the superintendent
of said bureau shall be furnished for record
the certificate of reliable United States,
state or municipal authority, that the off,
cial who transmits such plate, photograph
outline picture, measurement or description
Is a duly authorized official for such pur-
poses.
That all such plates, photographs. out
line pictures, measurements or descriptions
which may be filed and recorded shall be
placed IN systematic manner for ready
consultation and comparison, and any in
formation pertaining to the same or any
Identification of person upon description
furnished by any official aforesaid. photo
graphs, outline pictures measurements or
description already filed and recorded. shall
De furnished on request to any United
states, state or municipal official duly au-
thorized to receive the same. who shall
certify that the same is wanted in the in
terests of public justice and not for anv
private or personal USE
Inc departments of the United States
goVSrnment shall forward for record and
file in said bureau any plates, photographs,
outline pictures, descriptions or informa-
tion pertaining to any person who has or
may in any way design or indicate that he
or she may contemplate the violation or is
known to have violated any military, naval
or criminal law of the United States or the
law of any state.
That there shall be a director of said
bureau. Who shall be appointed by tie At
torney General, after he shall first have
of the National Association of Chiefs of
Police of the United States and who NAV
De removed for cause at any time after
an opportunity has been given him to be
ney General with the concurrence of the
majority of said board of directors
Experienced In CriminoIoey.
Said director shall be experienced in
criminology, and have a general knowl-
edge of professional criminals, and shall
be expert in the several kinds of criminal
measurements which may be in use. He
shall receive salary of So, 900 per annum:
be furnished with one stenographer at
S1,2eo three clerks, one of whom Shall be
a practical photographer, at $1,000 each
pei oiiAuli, anu Il messenger at $500 per
annum, and shall be authorized and en-
powered to employ four skilled operators
in the detection and prevention Of crime
at salary of 81 500 each per annum, who
may be assigned to any confidential work
in the prevention and detection of crime,
securing of information. &c, in connec-
tion with said bureau, which may be leces-
sary and actual travelling expenses In
CURED shall be paid from the fund pro-
Vided for the general expenses of said bu-
reau, and all requisite furniture station
cry, and apparatus for maintaining such
bureau at cost of not to exceed SO 900,
which several sums are hereby approp~;-
ated out of any money in the United States
treasury not otherwise appropriated"
See new milk bottlei Parker Bridget window.
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