The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
4. S. Loses Fly Racing
Record to EnqLand

- "i'h' wax, petroleum ana ammonia
IN the utilization OF the coal refuse
me advantages OF the new systenlD
over the old method OF coke manufact
lure according TO the information rel
celFed by the government experts. ISL
tnat II saves many OF the gases which,
are now wasted and turns them intoA
valuable by-products
Heads OF a number OF bureaus in
seFeral OF the government depart
ments are worried
Expenses OF over the operation
lecturers OF section OF the.
District of8 Column
pa appropriation bill passed in Jnly
l9l2. but which has Just become oper
atlVe This paragraph prohibits the
expenditure OF public money by en-
ployes OF the United States govern
ment or the District OF Columbia IN
attendance az any meeting or conyen.
tlon 81 any society or association. un.
less such expenses are authorized by
specific acts OF congress.
AZ the time the provision was In
corporated In the District OF Columbia
bill and the prohibition was made 10
apply 10 any officer or omploye OF the
United States or OF the District OF.
columbia, a great stir was created In
the bureau whose experts are fire.
quentiy called ont 70 deliver lectures
or addresses before scientific societies
ana convention meetings. The obiec
ions TO the provision were very
strong I'm all departments, particularly
IN the department OF agriculture
whose friends managed 10 have incor
porated IN the agricultural act the
same year a provision that nothing
snail be construed 90 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 10 the do
partment OF agriculture In the fol-.
lowing years appropriation bill for
legislative. executive and judicial ex
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.
penses. including expenses OF attend.
ance al meetings OF professional and
technical societies connected with the
official work OF the bureau"
Although the original prohibition for
the attendance Of lecturers was mass
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 /
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 prohibi-
ton VIII work hardship on a mum.
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 to deliver lectures
and addresses will be several branches
OF the United States department OF
the interior, including the geological
survey, the bureau OF mines the bu-
reau OF education and the reclamation
service the United States childrens
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-
Citations OF all kinds to deliver lee
lures In the future the services OF
these meE cannot be obtained unless
the lectures arc delivered outside OF
the office hours and all expenses are
paid from private sources