III. THE SECRETARY OF WAR, at the War Department, has charge of
business growing out of military affairs, keeps the records of the
army, issues commissions, directs the government of troops,
superintends their payment, stores, clothing, arms, equipments and
ordnance, constructs fortifications and conducts works of military
engineering, river and harbor improvements.
IV. THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, at the head of the Navy Department,
has charge of the Naval establishments and all business connected
therewith, issues Naval commissions, instructions and orders,
supervises the enlistment and discharge of seamen, the
construction of Navy Yards and Docks, the construction and
equipment of vessels, Coast Surveys, etc.
V. THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, at the head of the Department of
the Interior, has charge of the survey, management, sales and
grants of Public Lands, the examination of Pension and Bounty Land
claims, the management of Indian affairs, the award of Patents,
the distribution of Seeds and Plants, the taking of Censuses, the
management of Government mines, etc. The Bureau of Education is a
branch of this department.
VI. THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, at the head of the Post-office
Department, has charge of the Postal System, the establishment and
discontinuance of Post-offices, the appointment of Agents, the
contracts for carrying the mails, etc.
VII. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, at the head of the Department of
Justice, is the legal adviser of the President and members of the
Cabinet, examines titles, applications for pardons and judicial
and legal appointments, conducts and argues suits in which the
Government is concerned, etc.
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