THE STANDARD DICTIONARY OF FACTS 



United States Court of Claims: 



Jurisdiction. Claims against the United States, including all claims which may be referred 



to it by Congress. 



Members. One Chief Justice and four Associate Justices. 

 Salaries. Chief Justice, $6,500; Associate Justices, each S6,000. 

 In addition to the above named Courts. Congress has established courts of local jurisdiction in 



the District of Columbia and in the Territories, viz: 



Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. One Chief Justice and two Associate Justices. 

 Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. One Chief Justice and five Associate Judges. 

 United States Courts in Organized Territories. One Chief Justice and several Associate Judges, 



appointed by the President for four years. 

 District Court of Altmku. Consisting of three Judges. 

 United States Courts (special) in Hawaii, Porto Rico, and the Philippines. 



Department of State. The Secretary of State 

 is charged, under the direction of the Presi- 

 dent, with the duties appertaining to correspond- 

 ence with the public ministers and the consuls of 

 the United States, and with the representatives of 

 foreign powers accredited to the United States; 

 and to negotiations of whatever character re- 

 lating to the foreign affairs of the United States. 

 He is also the medium of correspondence be- 

 tween the President and the chief executives of 

 the several States of the United States; he has 

 the custody of the Great Seal of the United 

 States, and countersigns and affixes such seal 

 to all executive proclamations, to various com- 

 missions, and to warrants for the extradition of 

 fugitives from justice. He is regarded as the 

 first in rank among the members of the Cabinet. 

 He is also the custodian of the treaties made 

 with foreign States, and of the laws of the 

 United States. He grants and issues passports, 

 and exequaturs to foreign consuls in the United 

 States are issued through his office. He pub- 

 lishes the laws and resolutions of Congress, 

 amendments to the Constitution, and proclama- 

 tions declaring the admission of new States into 

 the Union. 



SECRETARIES OF STATE 



Treasury Department. The Secretary of the 

 Treasury is charged by law with the man- 

 agement of the national finances. He prepares 

 plans for the improvement of the revenue and 

 for the support of the public credit; superin- 

 tends the collection of the revenue, and directs 

 the forms of keeping and rendering public ac- 

 counts and of making returns; grants warrants 

 for all moneys drawn from the Treasury in pur- 

 suance of appropriations made by law, and for 

 the payment of moneys into the Treasury ; and 

 annually submits to Congress estimates of the 

 probable revenues and disbursements of the 

 Government. He also controls the construction 

 of public buildings; the coinage and printing 

 of money; the administration of the Life-Sav- 

 ing, _Revenue-Cutter, and the Public Health and 

 Marine-Hospital branches of the public service, 

 and furnishes generally such information as 

 may be required by either branch of Congress 

 on all matters pertaining to the foregoing. 



The routine work of the Secretary's office is 

 transacted in the offices of the Supervising 

 Architect, Director of the Mint, Director <>[' 

 Engraving and Printing, Surgeon-General of the 

 Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service, 

 General Superintendent of the Life-Saving Serv- 

 ice, and in the following divisions: Bookkeep- 

 ing and warrants; appointments; customs; 

 public moneys; loans and currency; revenue- 

 cutter; stationery, printing, and blanks; mails 

 and files; special agents, and miscellaneous. 



SECRETARIES OF THE TREASURY 



