Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . 142 iiA.\Y LUiPAitlMl^Al,. History cV «tWDepartment.—Until April, 1798,the naval servicewas under the WarDepartment. Thenit was given a sep-arate organization,and the chief offi-cer, who is ex offi-cio a member of thePresidents Cabi-net, was called theSecretary of the_^ Navy. He wasi^ required to executeall the orders of thePresident affectingthe naval establish-ment and marinecorps. In 1862 theBureaus of the De-partment were or-ganized, and all thede
Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . 142 iiA.\Y LUiPAitlMl^Al,. History cV «tWDepartment.—Until April, 1798,the naval servicewas under the WarDepartment. Thenit was given a sep-arate organization,and the chief offi-cer, who is ex offi-cio a member of thePresidents Cabi-net, was called theSecretary of the_^ Navy. He wasi^ required to executeall the orders of thePresident affectingthe naval establish-ment and marinecorps. In 1862 theBureaus of the De-partment were or-ganized, and all thedetails of adminis-tration under theSecretary of theNavy are per-formed by them. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. This department {(ypen every day, except Sunday, from 9 to 3 p. m.) occupies offices in the vast structure knownas the Patent Office. (For description see page 144.) Objbcts op Inthrbst (Main Floor).—The Office of the Secretary of theInterior, zX. the south end of the E. corridor, a fine apartment containing a Collection of Crayons of the Secretaries of the Interior, by Henry UIke, ofWashington, i88i, ^loo each, and oil paintings of Secretaries Thoma
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