BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.

The duties of the Bureau of Navigation comprise all that relates to the promulgation, record, and enforcement of the Secretary's orders to the fleets and to the officers of the Navy, except such orders as pertain to the Office of the Secretary; the education of officers and men, including the Naval Academy and technical schools for officers (except the War College and Torpedo School), the apprentice establishment, and schools for the technical education of enlisted men, and to the supervision and control of the Naval Home, Philadelphia; the enlistment and discharge of all enlisted persons, including appointed petty officers for general and special service. It controls all rendezvous and receiving ships, and provides transportation for all enlisted persons and appointed petty officers; establishes the complement of the crews of all vessels in commission; keeps the records of service of all squadrons, ships, officers, and men, and prepares the annual Naval Register for publication; has under its direction the preparation, revision, and enforcement of all tactics, drill books, signal codes, cipher codes, and the uniform regulations.

BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS.

The duties of the Bureau of Yards and Docks comprise all that relates to the planning, construction, and maintenance of all docks (including dry docks), wharves, slips, piers, quay walls, and buildings of all kinds, for whatever purpose needed, within the limits of the navy-yards, but not of hospitals and magazines outside of those limits, nor of buildings for which it does not estimate. It repairs and furnishes all buildings, stores, and offices in the several navy-yards, and is charged with the purchase, sale, and transfer of all land and buildings connected with the navy-yards; has under its sole control the general administration of the navy-yards; provides and has sole control of all landings, derricks, shears, cranes, sewers, dredging, railway tracks, cars, and wheels, trucks, grading, paving, walks, shade trees, inclosure walls and fences, ditching, reservoirs, cisterns, fire engines and apparatus, all watchmen, and all things necessary, including labor, for the cleaning of the yards and the protection of the public property.

BUREAU OF EQUIPMENT.

The duties of the Bureau of Equipment comprise all that relates to the equipment of all vessels with rigging, sails, anchors, yeomen's stores, furniture not provided by other bureaus, navigation stores and supplies of all kinds, including nautical and navigating instruments and books, stationery, and blank books for commanding and navigating officers ashore and afloat, binnacles, flags, signal lights, running lights, and standing lights on board vessels, including all electrical apparatus for lighting purposes and searchlights, logs, leads, lines, and glasses, log books, ships' libraries, illuminating oil for all purposes, except that used in the engineer department of steamers, and fuel for steamers, the ropewalks, and the shops for making anchors and cables, rigging, sails, galleys, and cooking utensils, the Naval Observatory, Nautical Almanac, compass offices, and pilotage. It has under its control the Hydrographic Office, the collection of foreign surveys, publication and supply charts, sailing directions, and nautical works, and the dissemination of nautical and hydrographic information to the Navy and inercantile marine.

BUREAU OF ORDNANCE.

The duties of the Bureau of Ordnance comprise all that relates to the torpedo station, naval proving grounds, and magazines on shore; to the manufacture of offensive and defensive arms and apparatus (including torpedoes), all ammunition and war explosives; procures all machinery, apparatus, equipment, material, and supplies required by or for use with the above; recommends the armament to be carried by vessels of the Navy; the material, kind, and quality of the armor; the interior dimensions of revolving turrets and their requirements as regards rotation. It fixes, within the carrying power of vessels as determined by the Bureau of Construction and Repair, the location and command of the armament, and distributes the thickness of the armor; inspects the installation of the permanent fixtures of the armament and its accessories on board ship, and the methods of storing, handling, and transporting ammunition and torpedoes; designs and constructs turretammunition hoists; determines the requirements of all ammunition hoists, and the method of construction of armories and ammunition rooms on board ship, and, in conjunction with the Bureau of Construction and Repair, determines upon their location and that of ammunition hoists. It installs the armament and its accessories which are not permanently attached to any portion of the structure of the hull, excepting turret guns, turret mounts, and ammunition hoists, etc.; has cognizance

of all electrically operated ammunition hoists, rammers, and gun-elevating gear which are in turrets, of electric range finders, of electric training and elevating gear for gun mounts not in turrets, of electrically operated air compressors for charging torpedoes, and of all battle-order and range transmitters and indicators; designs internal arrangements of buildings at navy-yards where ordnance work is performed; designs, erects, and maintains all shops and buildings constructed for its own purposes outside the limits of navy-yards. It is charged with the purchase, sale, and transfer of all land and buildings in connection therewith, except at navy-yards, and with the preservation of public property under its control. It determines upon

and procures all the tools, stores, stationery, blank books, forms, material, means, and appliances of every kind required in its shops, including fuel and transportation. It superintends all work done under it, and estimates for and defrays from its own funds the cost necessary to carry out its duties as above defined.

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,

The duties of the Bureau of Construction and Repair comprise the responsibility for the structural strength and stability of all ships built for the Navy; all that relates to designing, building, fitting, and repairing the hulls of ships, turrets, spars, capstans, windlasses, steering gear, and ventilating apparatus, and, after consultation with the Bureau of Ordnance, and according to the requirements thereof as determined by that Bureau, the designing, construction, and installation of independent ammunition hoists, and the installation of the permanent fixtures of all other ammunition hoists and their appartenances; placing and securing armor after the material, quality, and distribution of thickness have been determined by the Bureau of Ordnance; placing and securing on board ship, to the satisfaction of the Bureau of Ordnance, the permanent fixtures of the armament and its accessories as manufactured and supplied by that Bureau; installing the turret guns, turret mounts, and ammunition hoists, and such other mounts as require simultaneous structural work in connection with installation or removal; care and preservation of ships in ordinary, and requisitioning for or manufacturing all the equipage and supplies for ships prescribed by the authorized allowance lists. The Bureau of Construction and Repair also, after conference with the Bureau of Ordnance, designs the arrangements for centering the turrets, the character of the roller paths and their supports, and furnishes that Bureau every opportunity to inspect the installation on board of all permanent fixtures of the armament and accessories supplied by said Bureau. It has cognizance of all electric turret-turning machinery and of all electrically operated ammunition hoists (except turret hoists), the same to conform to the requirements of the Bureau of Ordnance as to power, speed, and control. It alsc has cognizance of stationary electrically operated fans or blowers for hull ventilation boat cranes, deck winches, capstans, steering engines and telemotors therefor, and hand pumps not in the engine or fire rooms, and of electric launches and other boats supplied with electric motive power. It has charge of the docking of ships, and also designs the slips and the various buildings and shops, so far as their internal arrangements are concerned, where its work is executed, and is charged with the operating and cleaning of dry docks.

BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERING.

The duties of the Bureau of Steam Engineering comprise all that relates to the designing, building, fitting out, repairing, and engineering of the steam machinery used for the propulsion of naval vessels, and will also include steam pumps, steam heaters and connections, and the steam machinery necessary for actuating the apparatus by which turrets are turned.

BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY.

The duties of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery comprise all that relates to laboratories, naval hospitals, and dispensaries, the furnishing of all supplies, medicines, and instruments required in the Medical Department of the Navy; has sole control of all buildings erected for its purposes, and determines upon and furnishes all the stores, etc., used in the medical and hospital departments, materials, instruments, means, and appliances of every kind used for its purposes, and controls their inspection, storing, transportation, and preparation; designs, erects, furnishes, and maintains all the buildings constructed for its purposes outside the limits of the navyyards, and for which it may have estimated; is charged with the purchase, sale, and transfer of all land and buildings in connection therewith, and with the preservation of the public property under its control; designs the various buildings erected within navy-yards for its purposes so far only as their internal arrangements are concerned, and after their completion has exclusive control of the same, and makes all contracts for and superintends all the work done under it.

BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS.

The duties of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts comprise all that relates to supplying the Navy with provisions, clothing, small stores, fresh water, and contingent stores in the Paymaster's Department; the reception, care, and custody of all stores not exempt by order from the general storekeeper's system, and the keeping of a proper system of accounts regarding the same; the purchase, at shore stations within the United States, of stores and supplies and their custody, transfer, and issue, upon authorized requisitions, except those of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, the Marine Corps, and those exempt by Regulation Circular No. 51.

OFFICE OF THE JUDGE-ADVOCATE-GENERAL.

The duties of the Judge-Advocate-General of the Navy are as follows: To revise, report upon, and have recorded the proceedings of all courts-martial, courts of inquiry, and boards for the examination of officers for retirement and promotion in the naval service; to prepare charges and specifications for courts-martial, and the necessary orders convening courts-martial in cases where such courts are ordered by the Secretary of the Navy; to prepare general orders promulgating the final action of the reviewing authority in court-martial cases; to prepare the necessary orders convening courts of inquiry and boards for the examination of officers for promotion and retirement, and for the examination of candidates for appointment as commissioned officers in the Navy other than midshipmen, and to conduct all official correspondence relating to such courts and boards. It is also the duty of the Judge-Advocate-General to examine and report upon all questions relating to the construction of the regulations, including those relating to rank and precedence, promotions, and retirements, and those relating to the validity of the proceedings in court-martial cases; all matters relating to the supervision and control of naval prisons and prisoners; the removal of the mark of desertion; the correction of records of service and reporting thereupon in the regular or volunteer navy; certification of discharge in true name; pardons; bills and resolutions introduced in Congress relating to the personnel and referred to the Department for report; references to the Comptroller of the Treasury with regard to pay and allowances of the personnel; questions involving points of law concerning the personnel; and to conduct the correspondence respecting the foregoing duties.

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR.

The duties of the Solicitor are to examine and report upon questions of law, including the drafting and interpretation of statutes, and matters submitted to the accounting officers not relating to the personnel; preparation of advertisements, proposals, and contracts; insurance; patents; the sufficiency of official contract and other bonds and guaranties; acquisition of and questions affecting lands; proceedings in the civil courts by or against the Government or its officers; claims by or against the Government; questions submitted to the Attorney-General; bills and Congressional resolutions and inquiries not relating to the personnel and not elsewhere assigned; and to conduct the correspondence respecting the foregoing duties. It is also the duty of the Solicitor to render opinion upon any matter or question of law when directed so to do by the Secretary.

COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.

The Commandant of the Marine Corps is responsible to the Secretary of the Navy for the general efficiency and discipline of the corps; makes such distribution of officers and men for duty at the several shore stations as shall appear to him to be most advantageous for the interests of the service; furnishes guards for vessels of the Navy, according to the authorized scale of allowance; under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, issues orders for the movement of officers and troops, and such other orders and instructions for their guidance as may be necessary; and has charge and exercises general supervision and control of the recruiting service of the corps, and of the necessary expenses thereof, including the establishment of recruiting offices.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

The Secretary of the Interior is charged with the supervision of public business relating to patents for inventions; pensions and bounty lands; the public lands and surveys; the Indians; education; the Geological Survey and Reclamation Service;

the Hot Springs Reservation, Arkansas; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, and the Yosemite, Sequoia, and General Grant parks, California, and other national parks; distribution of appropriations for agricultural and mechanical colleges in the States and Territories; and supervision of certain hospitals and eleemosynary institutions in the District of Columbia. He also exercises certain powers and duties

in relation to the Territories of the United States.

FIRST ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

This officer performs such duties in connection with the matters over which the Secretary of the Interior has jurisdiction as that officer may prescribe or as may be required by law. His duties as a rule are in connection with public lands, national parks, the eleemosynary institutions of the District of Columbia, and the various appropriations over which the Department has jurisdiction.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

This officer performs such duties in connection with the matters over which the Secretary of the Interior has jurisdiction as that officer may prescribe or may be required by law. His duties as a rule are in connection with matters coming from the Indian Office, the Patent Office, the Bureau of Pensions, the Bureau of Education, and various miscellaneous matters over which the Department has jurisdiction.

CHIEF CLERK.

This officer, under the direction of the Secretary, has supervision over the clerks and employees; enforces the general regulations of the Department; is superintendent of the buildings occupied by the Department; has charge of correspondence relating to miscellaneous matters; and is required to report to the Secretary any existing defects he may be aware of in the arrangement and dispatch of business.

COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS.

The Commissioner of Patents is charged with the administration of the patent laws, and supervises all matters relating to the issue of letters patent for new and useful inventions, discoveries, and improvements thereon, and also the registration of trade-marks, prints, and labels. He is by statute made the tribunal of last resort in the Patent Office, and has appellate jurisdiction in the trial of interference cases, of the patentability of inventions, and of registration of trade-marks.* He is aided by an Assistant Commissioner and a chief clerk.

COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS.

The Commissioner of Pensions supervises the examination and adjudication of all claims arising under laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pension on account of service in the Army or Navy during the Revolutionary war and all subsequent wars in which the United States has been engaged. He is aided by two Deputy Commissioners and the chief clerk of the Bureau, each of whom has supervision over business arising in divisions of the Bureau assigned, under order of the Commissioner, to his immediate charge.

COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.

The Commissioner of the General Land Office performs all executive duties appertaining to the surveying and sale of the public lands of the United States; also such as relate to private claims of land and the adjudication of, and the issuance of patents for, all grants of public land, and such other duties pertaining to the public domain as may be directed by Congress. He is aided by an Assistant Commissioner, a chief clerk, and a recorder.

COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.

The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has charge of the Indian tribes of the United States (exclusive of Alaska)—their lands, moneys, schools, purchase of supplies, and general welfare. He reports annually as to the condition of each tribe. He is aided by an Assistant Commissioner and a chief clerk.

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COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.

The duties of the Commissioner of Education are to collect such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories, and to diffuse such information respecting the organization and management of schools and school systems and methods of teaching as shall aid the people of the United States in the establishment and maintenance of efficient school systems, and otherwise promote the cause of education throughout the country. He is also charged with the education of natives in Alaska, and the administration of the endowment fund for the support of colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts.

DIRECTOR OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

The Director of the Geological Survey has charge of the classification of public lands and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain, and the survey of forest reserves, including the preparation of topographic and geologic maps; also the measurement of streams and determination of the water supply of the United States, including the investigation of underground waters and artesian wells.

DIRECTOR OF THE RECLAMATION SERVICE.

The Director of the Reclamation Service has charge of the reclamation of arid lands, including the engineering operations to be carried on by the use of the reclamation fund created by act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. L., 388), from proceeds of sales of public lands. He recommends to the Secretary the approval of reclamation projects and the allotment of amounts estimated as necessary therefor. He is assisted by a chief engineer, who has charge of engineering matters, and six supervising engineers in charge of field divisions.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

The Secretary exercises personal supervision of public business relating to the agricultural industry. He appoints all the officers and employees of the Department with the exception of the Assistant Secretary and the Chief of the Weather Bureau, who are appointed by the President, and directs the management of all the bureaus, divisions, offices, and the Forest Service, embraced in the Department. He exercises advisory supervision over agricultural experiment stations, which receive aid from the National Treasury; has control of the quarantine stations for imported cattle, of interstate quarantine rendered necessary by sheep and cattle diseases, and of the inspection of cattle-carrying vessels; and directs the inspection of domestic and imported food products under the meat inspection and pure-food and drugs laws. He is charged with the duty of issuing rules and regulations for the protection, maintenance, and care of the National Forest Reserves. Healso is charged with carrying into effect the laws prohibiting the transportation by interstate commerce of game killed in violation of local laws and excluding from importation certain noxious animals, and has authority to control the importation of other animals.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

The Assistant Secretary of Agriculture performs such duties as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary. He also becomes the Acting Secretary of Agriculture in the absence of the Secretary.

CHIEF CLERK.

The Chief Clerk has the general supervision of the clerks and employees; of the order of business, and of the records and correspondence of the Secretary's office; of all expenditures from appropriations for contingent expenses, stationery, etc.; is responsible for the enforcement of the general regulations of the Department; and is custodian of the buildings occupied by the Department of Agriculture.

SOLICITOR.

The Solicitor acts as the legal adviser of the Secretary, and has charge of the preparation and supervision of all legal papers to which the Department is a party, and of all communications to the Department of Justice and to the various officers thereof, including United States attorneys. He examines and approves, in advance of issue, all orders and regulations promulgated by the Secretary under statutory