Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-06

THREE 1 NEW BUREAUS
ONE WILL ,, nE CHARGED WITH Oh
SERVING EXPLORATIONS.
Considerably DiRgrente Measure From
the Bill as Passed by the SEN
ate at the Last Session.

Representative Mann OF Illinois today flied
the favorable report authorized by the
House committee on commerce on the bill
establishing department of commerce
and labor. The bill as reported by Mr..
Mann is considerably changed from the
measure as 1t passed the Senate at the
last session.
Mr.. Mann. who viii have charge Of the
bill in the House, would not express any
opinion as to the probability Of the act
passing the House and becoming law at
this session, but stated that he would
press vigorously for an opportunity to- call
up the bill for consideration whenever ap-
preparation bills were not taking up the
time of the House.
Tie report states that one object Of the
new department is to consolidate. as Tar
as possible, all OF the statistical bureaus
Of the government in one department, and
to place in the new department ali OF the
scientific bureaus engaged in work refat-
ing to commerce, manufactures and labor.
Composition Of Department.
It transfers to the new department the
light house establishment, the national bu-
reau Of standards, the coast and geodetic
survey, the bureau Of immigration, the
bureau of statistics. jurisdiction over Chi
nese immigration and Alaskan fisheries
from the Treasury Department. as well as
the bureau of foreign commerce from the
State Department. and the permanent cen
sus Office from the Interior Department. 1t
places in the new department also the
present department of labor and the COM
missioner Of fisheries. r..-
1t creates in the department of commerce
three new bureaus, to wit: Manufactures.
insurance and corporations, respectively.
The chiefs of the new bureaus are each to
receive salary Of $1,000. 1t authorizes the
President to transfer to the new depart
ment any branch of the public service en-
gagged in statistical or scientific work.
The House substitute does not transfer to
the new department the life saving service.
the marine hospital service. the bureau OF
navigation, the steamboat inspection serv-
ice or the United-States shipping commits
sioners. which were included in the bin as
it passed the Senate, but does include
the coast and Eeodetic survey and the
bureau Of Standards which were not in the
bill, s as it passed tie sena.eh; IN, .ns present
department ofaabof is included in the new
department OF comperce and labor, 1t Is
not proposed to, change the method Of APP
pointing the commissioner of labor by the
President as now fxed by law or to lessen
the independents or duties Of the labor de-
partment as now defined. The bill will not
make, in any, Way,a the commissioner OF
labor subservfent to. any secretary of the
new department wF1 might be unfavora-
BILE to labor.
Bureau, Of Corporations.
The new bttffeau aof corporations is in
tended to be the vehicle Of the executive
branch of the Koyerpment for, carrying into
effect proposesbiegislation cupon the subject
Of trust combinations. The report says:
shall. be to f'gather5 ,confpile,a publish and
supply useful nattop concerning such
corporations "qping business within the
limits of the United States AS shall engage
in interstate commerce or in commerce be-
tween the United States and any foreign
country, and96 ATTEND to such other duties
as may be hereafter provided by law. The
creation of this bureau will make 1t the
duty of an officer of the government to deal
with the matter of corporation information
and to acquire knowledge and report recon-
mendations concerning the manner and ex-
tent to which corporation transactions in
interstate commerce shall be subjected to
the influence Of national legislation. Your
committee believes that this is practical
step toward the legitimate control of cor
porations engaging in commerce among the
states" 80
Bureau Of Manufacturing.
The province and duty of the bureau OF
manufacturing will be to foster. promote
and develop the various manufacturing In
dustries of the United States and markets
for the same at home and abroad. domestic
and foreign, bysgathering, compiling. pub
fishing and supplying all valuable and use
full information concerning such industries
and such markets, and by such other meth
DDS and means as may be prescribed by the
Secretary or provided by law.
Bureau Of Insurance.
The third new bureau which is created in
the bill is that Of Insurance. 1t Is proposed
thot tho d,,tv of this bureau shall he to
exercise such control as may be provided
by law over insurance companies transact
ing business in the United States, and to
foster, promote and develop the various in
surance industries of the United States by
gathering, compiling, publishing and sup
plying valuable and useful information con-
corning insurance companies and the bus
mess of insurance, and by such other meth
DDS and means as may be prescribed by law.