Hearings Before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations Consisting of Messrs. J. J. Fitzgerald, Swagar Sherley, R. N. Page, J. G. Cannon, and G. R. Malby in Charge of Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill for 1913 ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1912 - Public buildings |
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Page 1133 - Survey the supervision of the investigations of structural materials and the analyzing and testing of coals, lignites, and other mineral fuel substances and the investigation as to the causes of mine explosions; and the appropriations made for such investigations may be expended under the supervision of the Director of the Bureau of Mines in manner as If the same were so directed in the appropriations acts; and such investigations shall hereafter be within the province of the Bureau of Mines, and...
Page 1117 - For gauging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States, and for the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells, and for the preparation of reports upon the best methods of utilizing the water resources.
Page 1268 - ... regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for the care and management of the same. Such regulations shall provide for the preservation from injury or spoliation of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders within said park, and their retention in their natural condition.
Page 1054 - Provided, That in expending this appropriation preference shall be given, first, In favor of surveying townships occupied, in whole or in part, by actual settlers and of lands granted to the states by the acts approved February twenty-second, eighteen hundred and eightynine, and the acts approved July third and July tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety...
Page 1009 - Upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, -approved by the Secretary of the Interior, the President may order the discontinuance of any land office and the transfer of any of its business and archives to any other land office within the same State or Territory.
Page 1613 - An Act granting to certain employees of the United States the right to receive from it compensation for injuries sustained in the course of their employment...
Page 1268 - He shall provide against the wanton destruction of the fish and game found within said park, and against their capture or destruction for the purposes of merchandise or profit.
Page 1437 - Drawings and Specifications as instruments of service are and shall remain the property of the Architect whether the Project for which they are made is executed or not. They are not to be used by the Owner on other projects or extensions to this Project except by agreement in writing and with appropriate compensation to the Architect.
Page 1522 - An Act to provide for the termination of Federal control of railroads and systems of transportation ; to provide for the . settlement of disputes between carriers and their employees ; to further amend an Act entitled 'An Act to regulate commerce...
Page 1352 - For support, clothing, and treatment in the Government Hospital for the Insane of the insane...