The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-02-15

iret and who shall receive salary of
5000 per annum; and section i5s of the
Revised Statutes shereby amended to
include such department, AMI the Fro
including all amendments thereto, ere
hen eby made applicable to said deyart-
ment.
Sec g That there sh Ill be iif said de-
Mines and Mining. to be appointed ry
the President, by and with the advice
AMI consent of the Senate, who shall
receive a salary of $4,000 per annum lie
shall perform such duties as shall be
prescribed by the Secretary and required
by law. There shall also be appointed
by said Secretary one chief clerk. who
shsll receive salary of 1880 per az
mum. and such other clerical assistance
as may, from time to time be author
lzal by Congress.
Sec g That the said Department of
Mines and Mining shall have general
jurisdiction over all matters pertaining
geological survey and over all the mat
ters commmittted to any of the BUREAUS.
offices, departments or branches OF tho
public service by this ac; tranaferrrcd
from other executive Departments OF
the government to the sail Department
of Mines and Mining as fully as the
same is now possessed by any Of the
said bureaus. Offices. departments or
branches of the public service from
whence the same is so transferred aud
that the official records and papers row
ON file in and relating to the busin. IS
of any such bureau, Office, dapar r,mert
or branch OF the public service In this
act transferred to the Department CT
Mines and Mining. together with the
FURNITURE now in use in such hu,,su
office. department or branch Of the pub
lie service, shall be. and is hereny
transferred to the Department OF lines
aud Mining.
Sec 4. That there shall be In the De-
partment of Mines and Mining bureau
which shall. under the direction Of the
secretary thereof, gather. compile ard
publish information in respect to the
same, and it shall be the duty of SAID
bureau to acquire and disseminate prs c.
tica and useful information concerning
the mines. mineral resources AID mining
industries ofthe United States; tnat the
Office of the director Of the SEQ ogic.l
survey and the geological survey SER
vice. and all that relates to and pertains
to the same, Is hereby transferred ttom
tho Jurisdiction of the Interior Depart
ment to the jurisdiction and supervision
OF the Department Of mines and Mining
to remain henceforth under the turis-
diction OF the latter; and the director
OF the geological survey is hereby made
the dircor + said bureau.
Sec. s. That the Secretary of Mines
and Mining shall annually make re-
port in writing to Congress, which shall
contain an account of all moneys re-
ceived and expended by him In promot-
in, and facilitating the development of
the American mines, mineral resources
and mining industries. and such recon-
mendations as he shall deem necessary
to the further development Of the same.
TIe shall also make special investiga-
tons and reports on particular subjects
whenever required to do so by either
the President the Senate or the House
OF Representatives.
Sec. 8. That the Secretary Oh AiAss
and Mining shall have charge In tne
building or premises occupied BY or Ap-
propriated to the Department OF hnss
and Mining, of the library. furniture
fixtures, records and other property per-
tanning to 1t. or hereafter acquired TOT
use in it's business; and he shall be al
lowed to expend for periodicals and the
purposes OF the library and for the rem
tai of appropriate quarters for the -