. A bird's eye view of our federal government . ning hisresponsibility for the conduct of the government. The members of the presidents cabinet are, the secretary ofstate, the secretary of the treasury, the secretary of war, the sec-retary of the na\^^, the postmaster general, the secretary of theinterior, and the attorney general. 15. The Department of State. The department of state was first established by act of con-gress in July, 1789. It was then called the department of for- 13. How is the executive branch of the government divided ? 14. Who are the presidents oonstitational advisors? Wh
. A bird's eye view of our federal government . ning hisresponsibility for the conduct of the government. The members of the presidents cabinet are, the secretary ofstate, the secretary of the treasury, the secretary of war, the sec-retary of the na\^^, the postmaster general, the secretary of theinterior, and the attorney general. 15. The Department of State. The department of state was first established by act of con-gress in July, 1789. It was then called the department of for- 13. How is the executive branch of the government divided ? 14. Who are the presidents oonstitational advisors? What are the membersof the cabinet ? 14 OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. eign aflfairs. In the following September, owing to some en-largement of the duties of the department, its name was changedto the department of state, a non-committal title, for all de-partments are of state, as is recognized by the names giventhem in England. Besides the secretary of state, there are, in the department atWashington, three assistant secretaries, one chief clerk, six. THOMAS F. of State. [Thomas Francis Bayard is the fifth of his family in direct descentwho has occupied the office of United States senator from was born in Wilmington, Del., in 1828. He became a lawyer andpolitician, and finally, in 1869, succeeded his father as senator. He be-came eminent as a statesman and has several times been put forwardfor the party nomination for president. He was appointed secretary ofstate in 1885,] chiefs of the different bureaus, between forty and fifty clerks,an examiner of claims, a translator, and nearly forty othersubordinates of different grades. 15. When was the department of state established ? Besides the secretary ofstate whQ form tbis department? OUB FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 15 16. The Work of the Department. The department of state conducts all correspondence with,and issues all instructions to, the diplomatic representatives ofthe United States in foreign countries. It also
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