. A bird's eye view of our federal government . has had twentyyears experience as a legislator in state and federal governments. Bya combination of the labor agitators with the protectionists, he was de-feated in the last congressional election, and was therefore free to ac-cept his appointment, in 1887, as member of the interstate commercecommission.] but the term department of justice, as applied to the office,isof much later origin. The office, as at present con«titu ed,contains the attorney general, the solicitor general, four assist-ant attorneys general, two of whom are assigned to the i
. A bird's eye view of our federal government . has had twentyyears experience as a legislator in state and federal governments. Bya combination of the labor agitators with the protectionists, he was de-feated in the last congressional election, and was therefore free to ac-cept his appointment, in 1887, as member of the interstate commercecommission.] but the term department of justice, as applied to the office,isof much later origin. The office, as at present con«titu ed,contains the attorney general, the solicitor general, four assist-ant attorneys general, two of whom are assigned to the in- 98 OUn FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. tenor and postoffice departments respectively, besides six oreight minor law officers who really belong to other depart-ments, having no duties beyond giving legal advice to thisor that bureau or division for the protection of the interestsof the government. It is the duty of the department pre-sided over by the attorney general to consider and report onthe questions of law submitted by the president or the head. AUGUSTUS H. GARLAND, Attorney General. [A. H. Garland was born in Tennessee in 1832, but emigrated to Ar-kansas the following year. He served in the confederate the war, he was chosen United States senator, but was refusedadmission. In 1874, he became governor of his state, and in 1877 wasagain sent to the federal senate. Here he remained until 1885, when hewas appointed attorney general in Clevelands cabinet.] of any executive department, and also to conduct and arguethe case of the government in any suits at law in which theUnited States may be interested. Beyond this, the attorneygeneral has the supervision of the United States district at- OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 99 torneys and their assistants, and the superintendence of law-suits in which these local officers are engaged. United States marshals and clerks of the federal circuitcourts are likewise under the authority of the department ofjustice. The office has also the
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