R.S. § 259 derived from acts Sept. 24, 1789, ch. 20, § 35, 1 Stat. 92; June 25, 1868, ch. 71, § 5, 15 Stat. 75; June 22, 1870, ch. 150, § 5, 16 Stat. 162.

1877—Act Fespan. 27, 1877, struck out “agriculture” before “manufactures”.

Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted “Secretary of Commerce” for “Secretary of Commerce and Labor”.

Act Aug. 23, 1912, transferred certain duties of Department or Bureau of Labor to Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

Act Fespan. 14, 1903, transferred Bureau of Statistics from Treasury Department to Department of Commerce and Labor.

For transfer of functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, see note set out under section 172 of this title.