142 THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 



tion of the executive departments . . . Report. 

 [Washington, 1893] p. 140-4) 



Published as part of House report no. 88, or Senate 

 report no. 47 of the 53d Congress, 1st session. Known 

 as the Dockery-Cockrell commission report. Serial 

 no. 3158 and 3148 

 51 U. S. Joint commission on laws organizing executive de- 

 partments. Geological survey. {In its References to 

 laws organizing executive departments . . . [Wash- 

 ington, 1893] p. 103-6) Serial no. 3158 and 3148 



[Part of House report no. 49 or Senate report no. 41 of the 

 53d Congress, 1st session. Known as the Dockery-Cockrell 

 commission report. Contains extracts from laws creating 

 and appropriating for the various offices in the Survey] 



52 Report . . . [recommending reference of 



H. R. 8504, to improve public surveys, to Committee 



on public lands] Feb. 28, 1895. [Washington, Govt. 



print, off., 1895] 29 p. (53d Cong., 3d sess. Senate. 



Rept. 1 021) Serial no. 3148 



Printed also as House report 1954 of the 53d Cong., 3d 



sess. 



[Description of the organization, by J. W. Powell. Criti- 

 cisms as to duplication, with recommendations for improve- 

 ment. The report was made by C. W. Haskins and E. W. 

 Sells, experts] 



53 President's commission on economy and effi- 

 ciency. Summary outline of organization of the . . . 

 Geological survey. (In its Message of the President 

 ... on economy arid efficiency . . . Washington, 



1912. v. 1, p. 43-8) 



54 Geological survey. Abstract of petitions, me- 

 morials, requests, and estimates relating to the opera- 

 tions of the hydrographic branch of the United States 

 Geological survey. February 8, 1901 . . . Washing- 

 ton, Govt, print, off., 1901. 71 p. (56th Cong., 2d 

 sess. Senate. Doc. no. 152) Serial no. 4039 



55 Abstract of reports, letters, clippings, in- 



