Show TO CREATE CHEAT department or MINES t MINING 19 house committee favors a bill mak ing appropriation for maintenance of mining schools washington tho house committee commit teo on mines and mining has reported favorably tho the bill made up tip of bills introduced trod by representatives bonynge Dony laggos I 1 and howell to establish schools or departments of instruction in mines and mining the bill provides that shall bo be appropriated from the sales of public lands during tile tho coming year to each state and territory for the establishment and maintenance of schools of mines or departments of mining in schools already established this appropriation to increase annually until the annual appropriation shall reach the money thus appropriated shall be expended for instruction research and experiment in relation to mining engineering oro ore treatment metallurgy and assaying with a view to teaching the best and safest methods of mining and especially for the study and preventing of explosions fires and other dangers incident to td carrying on the mining industry advocates of the bill report that it will do for mining what appropriations aiding agricultural schools have done for farming and agriculture and are hopeful of securing its passage |