Whereas,  The  Bureau  of  Mines  has  in  various  branches  of  its
service  rendered  to  the  mining  industry  of  the  United  States,  during
the  few  years  of  its  existence,  such  notable  and  valuable  services  as
to  commend  it  to  the  people  of  the  United  States,  and  to  be  of  par-
ticular service  to  the  mining  industry,  and

Whereas,  the  initial  appropriation  for  the  Bureau  of  Mines
having  been  largely  for  the  benefit  of  the  coal  mining  industry,  and
for  the  promotion  of  safety  and  efficiency  for  that  branch  of  the
industry,  and

Whereas,  The  metalliferous  mining  industry  has  been  greatly
benefited  by  the  initial  appropriation,  although  this  having  been  en-
tirely inadequate  for  the  solution  of  many  important  and  pressing
problems,  which  are  of  such  nature  that  they  cannot  be  solved  by
the  individual  or  company,  but  which  will  be  of  immense  advantage
to  the  industry  as  a  whole;  therefore,  be  it

Resolved,  by  the  American  Mining  Congress,  in  18th  Annual
Convention  assembled,  That  the  importance  of  larger  appropriation
for  the  various  branches  of  the  service  now  being  rendered  by  the
United  States  Bureau  of  Mines,  be  urged  upon  Congress.
62  OFFICIAL     PROCEEDINGS

PRESIDENT  SCHOLZ:     Referred  to  the  Committee  on  Resolu-
tions.
The  Secretary  read   resolution  as  follows:

Resolution  No.  7,  Introduced  by  Dr,  W.  B.  Phillips,  of
Colorado

Whereas,  The  work  of  the  United  States  Bureau  of  Mines  is
greatly  hampered  for  lack  of  funds,  and.
