. The national administration of the United States of America. ncludes research in thedomain of physics, extending into the field of chemistry on theone hand and of engineering on the other; and is carried on bya corps of scientific specialists in mechanical and physical labo-ratories, under the supervision of the director. In addition to the investigations begun on its own initiative,the bureau makes comparisons, calibrations, tests and investi-gations of standards and methods of constructing measuringapparatus for other offices in the national government, and alsofor state and municipal gove
. The national administration of the United States of America. ncludes research in thedomain of physics, extending into the field of chemistry on theone hand and of engineering on the other; and is carried on bya corps of scientific specialists in mechanical and physical labo-ratories, under the supervision of the director. In addition to the investigations begun on its own initiative,the bureau makes comparisons, calibrations, tests and investi-gations of standards and methods of constructing measuringapparatus for other offices in the national government, and alsofor state and municipal governments, scientific societies, edu-cational institutions, manufacturers and others. Siich workfor the national or state governments is performed withoutcharge ; from others reasonable fees are required. By furnish-ing official sealers of weights and measures and private partieswith accurate standards of length, mass and capacity, a meansis provided for placing the weights and measures used through-out the country on a new basis of uniformity and precision. \. CHAPTER XVII Detached Bureaus Intee-State Commerce CommissionBeferences.—Dos Passos: The Inter-State Commerce Law.—B. : Eailway Legislation in the United States, Part 3.—E. : American Eailway Transportation.—Quarterly Journal ofEconomics, 2:162; 3:170.—Political Science Quarterly, 2:223, 369;11:201; :.—Atlantic Monthly, 81-A33.—North American Be-view, 145:86; 167:543; 168:62, 321, 506.—Forum, 11:524; 17:207;18:704; 25:129; 27:223, 551.—American Law Beview, 23:84:; 29:59;33:188.—PopM^ar Science Monthly, 41:212. Civil Service CommissionBbtce: American Commonwealth, ch. 65.—Eoosevelt: AmericanIdeals, No. 7; Strenuous Life, 41-112; 125-152.—Lodge : Political Essays,114-137.—GOODNOW: Comparative Administrative Law, II, 34-46.—Hart :Practical Essays, No. 4; Actual Government, 285-294.—Eeports of theNational Civil Service Eeform Association.—Political Science Quarterly,3:267;
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