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 796 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 463. 1916. uu" °°*¤¤°'°“· sations of such s ecial experts examiners clerks and other em loyees Empl°y°°s’°t°' as the commissibn may goin time to time find necessary for the ro er erformance of its uties. ·*£P”,*:;s*°¤ °' °*"“ P Vgithpthe exception of the secretary, a clerk to each commissioner, ` and such specialpexperts as the commission may from time to time find necessary for the conduct of its work, all employees of the commimion shall be appointed from lists of ehg1b1es_to be supiplied by the C1v1l Service Commission and in accordance with the c1v -8617108 law. P¤v¤¤¤*¤*•*¤•¤¤¤=~ All of the expenses of the commission, including all necessary expenses for transportation incurred by the commissioners or by their employees under_ their orders in making any mvest1gation_or upon official busmess m any other places than at their respective headquarters, shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the commission. Omen, equipment, Unless otherwise provided by law, the commission may rent °“`" suitable qlilices for its use, and purchase such f1u·nitu.re, equipment, _ and supp `es as may be necessary. P‘*°°° °‘ ““’°*“’¤· The principal office of the commission shall be in the city of Washington, but it may meet and exercise all its powers at any other place. The commission may, by one or more of its members, or by such ggents as it may dqsignage, prgsgcute any inquiry necessary to its uties in any rt o the nite . tates or in any oreign country. mI‘£f°“¤“*'*’ ‘° "° Sec. 702. Tliiit it shall be the dutiy of said commission to investi- Subicctsspwmod. goats the administration and fiscal an industrial effects of the customs ws of this country now in force or which may be hereafter enacted, the relations between the rates of duty on raw materials and finished or artly finished products, the effects of ad valorem and s ecific P. . P. duties and of compound specific and ad valorem duties, all questions relative to the arrangement of schedules and classification o articles in the several sched es of the customs law, and, in general, to investigate the operation of customs laws, including their relation to the Federal revenues, the1r_ effect upon the industries and labor of the B°*’°"‘· coimtgyé and to submit reports of its investigations as hereafter provi . — ,,£‘j‘P°“°*°‘ ‘“""’““‘ Sec. 703. That the commission shall put at the disposal of the President of the United States, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, whenever requested, all information at its command, and shall make such investigations and reports as may be requested by Amuampoml the President or by either of said committees or by either branch of the Congress, and shall report to Congress on the first Monday of December of each year hereafter a statement of the methods adopted apd all expenses incurred, and a summary of all reports made during _ _ the year. ,,{,§§§§§‘¥€‘},§°,§"},§§§{,§§ Sec._704. That the commissiohshall have power to investigate ¤¤¤¤¢¤~·S.¤¢¤- the tariff relations between the United States and foreign countries, commercial treaties, preferential provisions, economiealliances, the effect of export bounties and preferential transportation rates, the volume of importations compared with domestic production and consumption, and conditions, causes, and effects relating to competition of foreign industries with those of the United States, includ- C _ ing dumping and cost of production._ wfg; of D¤;;fr§g{;g’g Sec. 705: That upon the orgpmzation of the commission, the Cost gn_Eg¤;g¤g;er<=e_ grains- of Production Division in the ureau of Forei and Domestic Com- ° merceun the Department of Commerce shallglile transferred to said commission, and the clerks and employees of said division shall be transferred to and become clerks and em loyees of the commission, and all records, papers, and property of the said division and of the former tariff boar shall be transferred to and become the records, papers, and property of the commission.