The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-10
By ETHEL ARMIES

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 Srscial reference to health and safety | emphas sized.
 l The local government station of the bu reau of mines at West End is to be per manently maintained, and it's work il rescue and first aid to be made more ex tensive and thorough. The foreman o the station, Angus R. Brown. has re turned from Pittsburg.
 ''I look for busy summer" he said. l There will be a general brushing up o first aid and rescue teams and wide ex tension of the work.
 Sanitary experts from the governmen will make a survey of the Alabama mine and camps off and on during the nex year and make reports to the bureau o their inquiries and investigations. l Conditions at all ore mines, stone an, marble quarries, as well as in the coa mines of Alabama, will be included.
 The act in full reads as follows: 1 Sixty-second Congress, second session H. R. 172so.
 In the Senate of the U. s. June '. 1912. ] Read twice and referred to the com mittee on mines and mining. AN ACT.
 To amend an act entitled, "An act to es l tablsh in the department of the interior l a bureau of mines approved May Is 1910
 l Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America. in Congress assembled. Ina the act to establish lp the department oi the interior bureau of mines, approved May 16 1910, be. and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:@
 That there is hereby esta blished in the department of the interior a bureau oi mining. metallurgy and mineral techno ogy, to be designated the bureau of mines and there shall be director of said bu reau who shall be thoroughly equipped Flor the duties of said office by technica education and experience. and whc shall be appointed by the Pres ident. by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall receive salary of seoot per sannum; and there shall also be in the said bureau such experts and other employees to be appointed by the Sec retary of the Interior. as may be re- quired to carry out the purposes of this act In accordance with the appropria : tions made from time to time by Con eress for such purposes.
 Sec. ?. That 1t shall be the province and duty of the bureau of mines, sub ject to the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, to conduct inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations concerning mining, and the preparation treatment and utilization of mineral sub stances with view to improving health conditions and increasing safe lty. efficiency economic development and the prevention of waste in the min ing, quarrying, metallurgical. and other mineral industries; to inquire into the economic conditions affecting these in dustries, to investigate explosives and the peat and mineral fuels and unfin- ished mineral products belonging to. or for the use of. the United States with view to their most efficient use; and to disseminate information concerning these subjects in such manner as will best carry out the purposes of this act CtC. O. tue' uiCttoi ol Sdit bureau shall prepare and publish, sub ject to the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, under the appropria- tions made from time to time by Con- gress, reports of inquiries and investi- gations, with appropriate recommen- dations of the bureau, concerning the nature. causes, and prevention of acci- dents, and the Improvement of condi- tions, methods, and equipment, with | oia1 n caf lat md prevention of waste in the mining quarrying. metallurgical and other min. oral industries; the use of explosives nd electricity, safety methods and ap- I pliances, and rescue and first aid work | in said industries; the causes and pre- vention of mine fires, and other subjects 1 included under the provisions of thi' act
 Sec. f. That nothing in this act shal be construed as authorizing the bureat of mines or any employe of said bureal to undertake any investigation or oper- l ation in behalf of any private party l except for the health and safety of per 1 sons employed in the mining, quarry ing. metallurgical or other mineral in, dustries and with the approval of tn I Secretary of the Interior; nor shall tn. 1 director or any member of said bureai l have any personal or private interes
 
 mine under investigation: Provided ] that nothing herein shall be construed as preventing the temporary employ ment by the bureau of mines. at a com l pensation not to exceed $10 per day I in a consulting capacity or in the in ] vestigation of special subjects, of an. l engineer or other expert whose princi pal professional practice is outside O such employment by said bureau. | Sec g. That for tests of investiga I tions authorized by the Secretary of tn Interior under the provisions of thi | act other than those performed fo | the government of the United State or state governments within the Unite' l States, a reasonable fee covering tn | necessary expenses shall be charge I according to schedule prepared by tn I director of the bureau of mines and ap l IIroved by the Secretary of the Interior I who shall prescribe rules and regula tions under which such tests and inves tigations may be made. All money l received from such sources shall b paid into the treasury to the credit o miscellaneous receipts.
 Sec 6, That this ac, snail take et ! feet and be in force on and after it passage.
 H Passed the House of !. Representa- ltives. June 5. 1912.
 II (ittesp: SOUTH TRIMBLE,
 Clerk