no. T40.9: (date) Classification T40. TREASURER OF UNITED STATES-Continued Weekly statement of bonds held in trust for national banks oblong 24° [May 29, 1830, the Senate adopted a motion directing "the Secretary of the Treasury to cause a comparison to be made of the standards of weight and measure used at the principal custom-houses of the United States, and to report to the Senate at the next session of Congress." Mar. 3, 1831, the Secretary of the Treasury reported that the work of comparing the standards of weight and measure was "commenced under the immediate superintendence of Mr. [Ferdinand Rudolph] Hassler," giving an account of what had been done. Prof. Hassler, speaking of this work, says that he was engaged in the Treasury Department "in comparing the weights and measures used at the custom-houses of the United States, and ascertaining by experiment the proper hydrometer proofs of liquor." Such large discrepancies were found in the standards of weight and measure that the Secretary of the Treasury directed that standards be adopted by the Treasury Department, and that copies be made and distributed to the various custom-houses. Congress, by joint resolution approved June 14, 1836, ordered that the Treasury Department should furnish each State with copies of these standards, and by act approved July 7, 1838, it was provided that the Secretary of the Treasury cause to be made under the superintendence of Mr. Hassler one standard balance for each State. By joint resolution approved July 27, 1865, a set of standard weights and measures of the metric system was ordered to be delivered to the governor of each State. By joint resolution approved Mar. 3, 1881, it was provided that a complete set of all the weights and measures adopted as standards should be delivered by the Secretary of the Treasury to the governor of each State for the use of agricultural colleges in the States, respectively, which have received a grant of land from the United States, and one set of the same to the Smithsonian Institution. In act approved Mar. 3, 1873, an appropriation was made for "standard weights and measures." In act approved June 20, 1878, "Standard Weights and Measures" appears in small capitals at the head of the paragraph making appropriations therefor, and this form was used until act approved Aug. 5, 1882, when the heading was Office of Construction of Standard Weights and Measures." In 1891, it became the Office of Standard Weights and Measures, and so continued until July 1, 1901, when it became the National Bureau of Standards. Prior to July 1, 1901, the office was under the Coast and Geodetic Survey; see T11. Transferred to Commerce and Labor Department July 1, 1903, under name of Standards Bureau; see C13. See, for history of this bureau, report of superintendent of Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1890, p. 735 (T11.1: 890), and Organization and law of Department of Commerce and Labor, p. 413 (C1.2:Or3).] Classification T41. NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS-Cont'd no. T41.1: (date) Annual reports 4o [There seems to be no report on the construction of standards of weights and measures after Prof. Hassler's appointment as superintendent of the Coast Survey, Aug. 9, 1832, except by correspondence, until 1856. In 1834 and 1835 the Coast Survey was under the Navy Department and the construction of standards of weights and measures under the Treasury Department, so it was not possible that there should be any reports of the latter in the reports of the Coast Survey. When the Coast Survey was again placed under the Treasury Department, in 1836, the annual reports of the Coast Survey usually included the operations of the construction of the standards of weights and measures. When the office ⚫ was separated from the Coast and Geodetic Survey, in 1901, and it became the National Bureau of Standards, it began issuing annual reports.] [Established as one of 7 divisions authorized by act approved Mar. 3, 1875 (Stat. L. v. 18, pt. 3, p. 396), which became effective July 1, 1875. First known as Division of Mercantile Marine and Internal Revenue. In 1882, known as Division of Captured Property, Claims, and Lands. In 1888, the name was changed to Miscellaneous Division. After 1905, no appropriation was made for the division and it ceased to exist June 30,1906, the work being transferred to other offices in the Treasury Department by an order signed by the acting Secretary and dated July 27, 1906.] T42.1: | Annual reports (date) T42.2: [Not issued regularly. As far as is known, the only reports printed are those listed below.] 1894 General publications [None issued.] Bulletins (CT) [None issued.] T42.3: (nos.) T42.4: (nos.) Circulars [Circulars relating to the work of this division were issued in the series of Treasury Department circulars; see certain issues under T1.4:] T43. PORTO RICO, AUDITOR [See, for later publications, W75.6:, and for historical information, note under W75.] T43.1: | Annual reports (date) [1901-08, in annual reports of governor of Porto Rico ($10.1:), and not issued separately. Report for 1907 also appears as Congressional document [5373-713]. Report for 1908 also appears as Congressional document (5557-1292]. See, for later reports, W75.6:, and for historical information, note under W75. Classification no. T43. PORTO RICO, AUDITOR-Continued T43.2: | General publications Ap6 Ap62 Ap63 D63 T43.3: (nos.) T43.4: (date) Appropriations. Digest of appropriations made by Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico at its 1st session, which terminated Jan. 31, 1901. [1901.] f° Same, 2d session, which terminated Mar. 4, 1902. * Same, 2d Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico, at its 1st session terminating Mar. 12, 1903. [1903.] f° Disbursing officers. Instructions to disbursing officers [under insular government of Porto Rico]. June 25, 1901. 4° Bulletins [None issued.] Circulars [None issued.] T44. SOLICITOR OF TREASURY [By act of May 15, 1820, an officer of the Treasury was designated to direct all proceedings in law or equity for the recovery of money, land, etc., in the name of the United States. These duties were transferred to the Office of Solicitor of Treasury, which was created by act of May 29, 1830. The Office of Solicitor of Treasury was itself transferred, July 1, 1870, to the Justice Department by act of June 22, 1870. See, for later publications, J5.] [1853-76, in annual reports of Treasury Department (Finance reports, T1.1:), and 1873-76, issued separately also. Although the Office of Solicitor of Treasury was transferred July 1, 1870, to Justice Department, reports continued to be addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury until 1879, those for 1877-79 appearing separately only. See, for later reports, J5.1:] General publications Report of Solicitor of Treasury showing operations of that office since organization, May 29, 1830-Oct. 1, 1848. [1849.] ([30th Cong. 2d sess. S. ex. doc. 36]; serial no. 532.) Bulletins (nos.) [None issued.] [Although the Office of Solicitor of Treasury was transferred July 1, 1870, to Justice Department, a few later circulars concerning the work of this office were pub lished as Treasury Department circulars; sec certain issues under T1.4:] T44.5: Instructions, rules, regulations, etc. 830 839 848 852 862 8651 8652 [The following entries for publications not in Public Documents Library are taken from a List of publications of the Office of the Solicitor of Treasury given on p. 6 and 7 of Senate executive document 109, 47th Congress, 1st session; seria! no. 1990. See, for later Instructions, rules, regulations, etc., J5 6: Instructions to district attorneys, clerks, and marshals. July 27, 1830. General rules to be observed in Office of Solicitor of Treasury. Nov. 20, 1848. * Instructions to district attorneys, clerks, and marshals. Dec. 10, Instructions of Solicitor of Treasury to district attorneys, clerks of * Regulations concerning organization and business of Office of Solicitor of Treasury. Aug. 1, 1865. * 8653 General instructions relative to applications for rewards for detecting counterfeiters. Oct. 21, 1865. * 8654 Instructions to district attorneys, relative to bonds for internal-revenue stamps. Oct. 31, 1865. T45. GENERAL SUPPLY COMMITTEE † W. WAR DEPARTMENT [Created by act approved Aug. 7, 1789, being the second of the Executive Departments to be established. The supervision of naval affairs which was originally assigned to this Department was transferred to the Navy Department at its establishment in 1798; jurisdiction in the matters of public lands, military pensions, and Indian affairs was transferred to the Department of the Interior when that Department was created in 1849. See, for Establishment of War Department, its interior organization and administration, by William A. De Caindry, p. 31-106 of Reports on International Exhibition of 1876, v. 10 (S6.13:R2910), which was also issued separately and classed under S6.13a:W19.] Classification no. W1.1: Annual reports (date) W1. SECRETARY [Various reports made by the Secretary of War, 1789-1837, appear in the volumes of †This Checklist ends with the publications of the calendar year 1909. Since that time the new General Supply Committee created by law has been organized under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, necessitating new classes, the heading and series title for which are as follows: T45. General Supply Committee [Reorganized under sec. 4 of the legislative, executive, and judicial appropriation act approved June 17, 1910 (Stat. L. v. 36, pt. 1, p. 531). The effect of this section was to abolish the former General Supply Committee as organized under Executive order 1071, May 31, 1909; see, for publications of that committee, entries and footnote for GS. The new committee is composed of one representative from each of the 9 Executive Departments. The Government Printing Office, Interstate Commerce Commission, Smithsonian Institution, and the Superintendent of State, War, and Navy building are no longer represented on the committee and the provisions of sec. 4 of the act of June 17, 1910, are not applicable to the government of the District of Columbia. The committee is specifically required by the law to make an annual schedule of miscellaneous supplies and to standardize such supplies, eliminating all unnecessary grades and varieties. The Secretary of the Treasury under the law signs contracts for supplies (exigencies excepted) for all the Executive Departments and independent bureaus, the General Supply Committee acting as his aids. The General Supply Committee is not, strictly speaking, a Treasury Department body. The law authorizes for the committee a superintendent of supplies and 2 other employees, who are carried on the pay rolls of the Treasury Department. But the committee is not under the control of the Treasury Department. While the law does not specifically state that the superintendent of supplies shall be a member of the General Supply Committee, the present incumbent of that office is the representative of the Treasury Department and so becomes a member of the committee.] (class nos.) T45.6: List of awards [showing contractors and prices contained in] General (date of fiscal year) schedule of supplies, fiscal year 82452°-11-76 |