The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-22

various subdivisions of the department
we'll in hand. though the actual opera
tons of most of them do not begin IN
til the opening Of the next fiscal year
On July ! By that time Secretary Cor
teTyou viii have bis machinery running
smoothly Suoothness IS q cha tacteris-
tie Of the man ard there is pretty sure
to be very little unnecessary friction or
wasted energy IN any enterprise under
his direction
The long list OF bureaus, old and
new. comprising the department of
commerce and, labor sufficiently indi-
Gates the varied character Of the work
laid OFT for Mr. Certelyou, and to sue
cessfuIIy meet these duties he needs all
the energy. versatility and executive
ability of which he is. credited with
being possessed AS the head of this
new governmental machine he will be
a regulator of industrial combinations,
an investigation Of labor disputes. pro-
meter of foreign trade, fosterer of man
ufaetures. supreme sealer Of weights
and measures. guardian of the mari
ners along THE coasts. protector of food
fishes, adJuster of boundary lines be-
tween the states of the Union and SUI
pervisor of Immigration. besides per-
forming other functions, including that
of an adviser, In common with other
cabinet officers, Of the president of the
United States. All this is no easy task.
but it must be remembered that George
Corteiyoa is '.cheek full of days work y
There are no big plams and No sine
cures under this new department The
secretary will, OF course. receive the
regular cabinet salary of $4,000. every
cent of which he must spend if he de
sires to shine in society. As. a matter
of fact several cabinet officers e1pend
three times their salary for living ex-
penses at the capital
As to perquisites. there are very few.
His official messenger" may be de-
tailed to serve as his butler or valet de
chamber Il he so desires. and several
carriages and span Of horses are fur
nished by the government for his use.
They are cared for In stable attached
to the department. and Uncle Sam pays
Tor their feed and grooming. The sec
refary's eoachman and footEnan are
also paid cut of the public funds.
The highest salary in the department
below that of the secretary is but
5000. This is the pay liked for the as
sIstant secretary and several of the
bureau chiefs Under the state de-
partment for instance. they run as
high as 1880. the pay of ambassa-
doris. Under the war and navy depart
meats there are officers drawing more
pay than the secretary
The most conspicuous subdivision of
the department is the bureau of corno-
rations. It was brought into be Hg by
the famous Nelson amendment. At
its head Is the commissioner OF eerpo-
rations. with a salary Of 5000. ap-
pointed hF the president. who nan1ed
James r Garfield as the first Incum-
bent OF the office. The deputy commits
si0ner = allowed S3,50a. Below these
provision IS made for a chief clerk, a
E2ssAt anu EE9IESlfieaT
able force of clerks. In his investfga
tons of American corpora ions. Joint
stock companies, corporate camhfna-
tons, etc. engaged In interstate ana
foreign trade the commissioner viii
have the power to Subpoena witnesses
and compel them to give testimony or
to produce documentary evidence I'M
der oath His powers will Apply to all
corporations. etc. except the traaspor-
tatlon companies failing within the fu-
risdictfen Of the interstate commerce.
commission Suhpgnaed Witnesses fail
ing TO give testimony will be punished
for contempt and are liable to wrffs of
injunction restraining their business
until thesz comply. No witness before
the commissioner OF corporations win
De subjected TO any penalty for what
ne tastiaes unless he perjures himself
But his failure to testify viii make
hin liable to q fine of from s1ou to
5000 imprisonment up to one year or