The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-24
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paraftne wax. petroleum and ammonia,
IN the utilization OF the coal refuse.
The advantages OF the new system
over the old method OF coke manufac-
ture, according TO the information re
ceived by the government experts, is
that IL saves many OF the gases which
are now wasted and turns them into
valuable by-products.
Heads OF a number OF bureaus I'm
several Of the government depart
ments are worried
Expenses Of over the operation.
Lecturers. OF a section of the
District OF Column
bia appropriation bill passed in July,
1912. but which has Just become oper-
atlYe. This paragraph prohibits the
expenditure OF public money by en-
ployes OF the United states govern
ment or the District OF Columbia. In
attendance at any meeting or conyen-
ZION OF any society or association, I'M
less such expenses are authorized by
specific acts OF congress.
~ the time the provision was In
eorporated In the District OF Columb ia
Dill and the prohibition was made TO
apply 10 any officer or employe OF the
! United States or OF the District OF
Column ia, a great stir was created in
| the bureau whose experts are fire.
1 quently called ont TO deliver lectures
| or addresses before scientific societies
and convention meetings. The objec-
ions TO the provision were very
strong In all departments, particularly
IN the department OF agriculture.
whose friends managed 10 have incor-
/ porated in the agricultural act the
same year provision that nothing
shaH be construed TO prohibit the
payment for appropriations for the de-
partment OF agriculture for expenses
! Incidental TO the delivery OF lectures,
giving OF instruction or the acquire
/ ment OF information at meetings by
its employees
This exemption from the operation
OF the law related solely TO the de-
partment OF agriculture. In the fol-
! loving years appropriation bill for
4 legislative executive and judicial ex-
I penses OF the government the bureau
OF standards of the United States de-
partment of commerce also obtained
an exemption in having Incorporated
in its appropriation for CONTINGENCIES
of all kinds a clause for travelling ex-
i penses. including expenses OF attend.
ance at meetings OF professional and
technical societies connected with the
official work Of the bureau"
Although the original prohibition for
the attendance OF lecturers was pass
ed IN July, 1912, in the District of
Columbia appropriation act for the
fiscal year 1913, the section did not
become operative until the present
month because OF clause in the
sundry civil bill, passed in June, 1918.
which declared that the prohibition
against lecture expenses would not be
operative until the beginning OF the
fiscal year 1914, which was July 1
Many Of the chiefs of bureaus outside
OF the department OF agriculture and
bureau OF STANDARDS. which are al
ready exempted and are free to incur
lecture expenses, had hoped that all
departments would be exempted In
this years appropriation bills. but
such is not the case, and the law is
now operating. II Is said the prohibit
ton will work a hardship on num-
I Der OF bureaus which depend TO a
large degree upon lectures in inform
, ing the public about the governments
work
The bureau which will suffer most
because of the prohibition against
travelling expenses 10 deliver lectures
and addresses viii be several branches
OF the United States department. OF
the interior including the geological
survey, the bureau OF mines. the bu-
reau or education and the reclamation
service the United States children's
bureau OF the department OF labor
and the United States public health
service OF the treasury department.
! All OF these bureaus have experts who
are called upon frequently by asso-
I Citations OF all kinds to deliver lee
lures In the future the services of
! these mer cannot be obtained unless
1.-THE lectures arc delivered outside of
\ tho Office hours and all expenses are
! paid from private sources.