The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1906-03-08
A Bill to Establish a Department
of Mines and Minnie.

House Oh Representatives VI IHC
United States of America in congress
assembled, that there shall be at the
seat of government an executive de-
partment to be known as the Depart
ment of Mines and Mining, and a
secretary of mines and mining at the
head thereof, who shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the senate who
shall have a seat in the cabinet, and
who shall receive a salary of 49,
900 per annum; and section 158 of the
Revised Statutes is hereby amended
to include such department, and the
provisions of title of the Revised
Statutes, including all amendments
thereto, are hereby made applicable
to said department,
Sec. 2. That there shall be in said
department an assistant secretary of
mines and mining, to be appointed by
the President, by and with the ADVICE
and consent of the senate, who shall
receive salary os 81 200 per annum.
He shall perform such duties as shall
be prescribed by the secretary and re-
quested by law. There shall also be
appointed by said secretary one chief
clerk, who shall receive a salary of
81, 300 per annum, and such other
clerical assistance as may, from time
to time, be authorized by Congress.
Sec. 3. That the said Department
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eral Jurisdiction over all matters per-
tanning to mines and mining indus
tries and the geological survey and
over all the matters committed to
any of the bureaus, Offices, depart
ments, or branches of the public SER
vice by this act transferred from
other executive departments of the
government to the said 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,
and that the official records and pa
pers now on file in and relating to the
business of any such bureau, Office,
department or branch of the public
service in this act transferred to the
Department of Mines and Mining, to-
gether with the furniture now in use
in such bureau, Office, department or
branch of the public service, shall be.
and is hereby transferred to the De-
partment of Mines and Mining.
Sec. 4. That there shall be in the
Department of Mines and Mining a
bureau which shall, under the direc-
ton of the secretary thereof, gather,
compile and publish information in
respect to the same, and it shall be
the duty of said bureau to acquire
and disseminate practical and useful
information concerning the mines,
mineral resources and mining indus
tries of the United States; that the
office of the director of the geological
survey and the geological survey SER
vice, and all that relates to and per-
tains to the same, hereby transferred
from the jurisdiction of the Interior
Department to the jurisdiction and
supervision of the Department of
Mines and Mining, to remain hence
forth under the jurisdiction of the
latter; and the director of the geo.
logical survey is hereby made the
director of said bureau.
Sec..5. That the secretary of mines
and mining shall annually make re-
port in writing to Congress, which
shall contain an account of all moneys
received and expended by him in pro-
noting and facilitating the develop
ment of the American mines, mineral
resources and mining industries, and
such recommendations as he shall
deem necessary to the further devel-
opment of the same. He shall also
make special Investigations and re-
ports on particular subjects whenever
required to do so by either the Presi-
representatives.
Sec. 6. That the secretary of
mines and mining shall haye charge
in the building or premises occupied
by or appropriated to the department
of mines and mining, of the library,
furniture, fixtures records, and other
property pertaining to it, or hereafter
acquired for use in its business; and
he shall be allowed to expend for
periodicals and the purposes of the
library, and for the rental of appro-
pirate quarters for the accommoda-
ton of the Department of Mines and
Mining within the District of Column
bia, and for all other incidental ex-
penses such sums as Congress may
provide from time to time, provided,
however, that where any bureau pro-
posed to be transferred to the Depart
ment of Mines and Mining by this act
is occupying rented buildings or prem
ises, they may still continue to do so
until other suitable quarters are
provided for their use. And provided
further, that all officers, clerks and
employees now employed in any of the
bureaus, offices, departments, or
branches of the public service in this
act transferred to the Department of
Mines and Mining are each and all
hereby transferred to said denart-