The world: historical and actual . e he may have occasion to wantthe protection of his government. The Secretaryof State is supposed to be the most intimate polit-ical friend the President has—his most trustedadviser on all points. He makes no dejiartmentalreport to Congress, as the other secretaries and thePostmaster-General do. He is frequently calledupon to make special reports, and the voluminous W j£- 574 GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. diplomatic correspondence is publishedDepartment also is-sues monthly con-sular reports, givingcommercial and in-dustrial informationin regard to thecoun
The world: historical and actual . e he may have occasion to wantthe protection of his government. The Secretaryof State is supposed to be the most intimate polit-ical friend the President has—his most trustedadviser on all points. He makes no dejiartmentalreport to Congress, as the other secretaries and thePostmaster-General do. He is frequently calledupon to make special reports, and the voluminous W j£- 574 GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. diplomatic correspondence is publishedDepartment also is-sues monthly con-sular reports, givingcommercial and in-dustrial informationin regard to thecountries and citieswith which this gov-ernment sustainsconsular representa-tives of the UnitedStates are called en-voys extraordinaryand ministers plen-ipotentiary; min-isters resident;charge d affaires;consul generals, con-suls and consularagents, accord uig totheir several ranksand duties. The im-portant ministershave secretaries oflegation. Treatiesmay be negotiatedby ministers, bycommissions ap-pointed especially. for the purpose of settling some specific matter ofan internationalnature, or by theSecretary ofState and therepresentative atWashington ofthe other highcontracting par-ty. Extraditiontreaties are thearrangementsmade for thesurrender ofpersons accusedof crime whohave fled fromone country to the The State | have such treaties with each other. The Secretary of the Treasury hascharge of the finan-cial affairs of thegovernment, undersuch laws as Con-gress may receives themoney of the gov-ernment and makesits money can bepaid out unless thereis warrant for it inan ajypropriation byCongress. In aTreasury, or fiscal,point of view, July 1is new years annual reportsand estimates of thegovernment receiptsor disbursementsare for the year end-ing June 31. Tliis Secretary hasunder him severalheads of bureausand two associatedsecretaries. TheCom ptroller, Second HALL OF REPRESENTATIVE; HINIiTON
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