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Show is little prospect of its becoming a law :tt this session. All the work to be done by this new department is now performed under the department of the interior, of whidh department, it may be remembered. Secretary Ri sk's present pres-ent department of agriculture was, until three years ago, a subordinate branch. S A hill was introduced in congress last week to add oiu more to the present pres-ent number of executive departments. The new cabinet officer would bo the "Secretary nf Mines and Mining,'' and there would be in addition an assistant secretary. The title of the now department depart-ment sufficiently explains the scope of its jurisdiction, and would naturally include the geological survey and the bureau of the mint, as provided for in the bill. The bill was introduced by Caminetti of California, and it will receive re-ceive the support of the mine owners oi the west. As now advanced, the prop- : osition is comparatively new, ..but there j I |