President's Cabinet consisting of:
1. Sec. of State.
2. Sec. of Treasury.
3. Sec. of War.
4. Sec. of Navy.
5. Sec. of Interior.
6. Postmaster Gen.
7. Attorney Gen.
Governors of territories.
Ambassadors.
Ministers to foreign countries.
Consuls.
Judges of the U. S. Supreme Court.
Judges of the U. S. Circuit Courts.
Judges of the District Courts.
Postmasters.
And many other officers.
Q. What class of officers in the State performs nearly the same
duties as the Cabinet officers in the Nation?
A. Those classed as "Administrative," on page 55; in the State
they are elected by the people; in the Nation they are appointed
by the President.
DUTIES
Q. What are some of the duties of the Cabinet officers?
A. I. THE SECRETARY OF STATE, at the head, of the State
Department, preserves the public archives, records, laws,
arguments and treaties, and supervises their publication; conducts
all business and correspondence arising out of foreign relations,
makes out and records passports, commissions, etc.
II. THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, at the head of the Treasury
Department, receives and has charge of all moneys paid into the
United States Treasury, has general supervision of the fiscal
transactions of the Government, the collection of revenue, the
auditing and payment of accounts and other disbursements;
supervises the execution of the laws relating to Commerce and
Navigation, the Revenues and Currency, the Coast Survey, the Mint
and Coinage, the Lighthouse Establishments, Custom Houses, etc.
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