The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-17
represent the extremes of foreign dfpIo-

represent the extremes Of foreign dfDIo-
matte negotiations
The workings of the Diplomatic and
consular Bureaus. both of vast import
aDCG to our country are fully illustrated
! by otiieiai documents. letters. and photo
graphs.
William II. Michael. Chief Clerk of the
Department OF State. VINO is arranging
| the exhibit. has finished the compilation
OF a brief history Of the Department
from the administration of George Wash
inEtOn TO that Of William Mckinley
I which viii be distributed gratis To all who
desire the pamphlet To add to its at
forgiveness portraits of all the Score
tarIeS of State. beginning with Thomas
/ JeHerson to the present incumbent, il
( iUStrate the book
From this brief inventory Of this. one Of
the smallest Of the departmental displays,
/ an !dea OF the educational value of the
government exhibit can be formed
Tie administrative functions of the
treasury Department may be divided into
/ three branches the accounting. the fiuan-
| cal. and the commercial. The first Of
/ these consists IN examining and revising
every expenditure of the Government 50
{ that no money appropriated ny Congress
itr the maintenance of the --eneral Gov
! eminent or any OF its branches can be lie
I gally expended except upon the approval
/ OF the Secretary of the Treasury. This
| branch OF the department Is absolutely
I clerical AID cannot bc Illustrated by an
/ exhibit.
/ The financial branch Of thesdepartment
/ IS illustrated by d complete exhibit Of the
/ currency issued by the Government from
/ Il Decent piece to $4,000 gold note The
/ process of coming the money of the Gov
/ ernment Is shown by the operation Of a
/ coin press
The commercial branch Of the depart
ment has control Of all matters pertain
! ing to the collection of revenue. and Con
gress has assigned to the Secretary of the
| Treasury the duty CT enforcing all laws
/ relating to domestic and foreign com
[ TnETCH of the limited States The
/ charge of the duties thus mPOS-
! ed on the department has result
ed In the establishment Of
numerous bureaus Among them is the
/ lighthouse establishment This forms =
| conspicuous exhibit Immediately under
the rotunda in the Government Building
at the Pan-An1eTiCan Exposition. where q
! lighthouse is erected and equipped with
all the necessary paraphernaiia-
The Life Saving Service IS another hui
reau Of the Treasury Department This
| exhibit viii be seen at the Park Lake
during the summer months and viii prove
! a great attraction
The Marine Hospital Service illustrates
the care of the Government m prevent
ing the introduction and spreading Of Cp-
idemiC diseases by the establishment Of
| quarantine stations and by the erection
Of Government hospitals for TIE care and
| treatment of American and foreign sea
| men In this exhibit is a complete Oper-
| ating room and N-ray apparatus showing
! the wonderful advance in science
| The Coast and GeOdetiC Survey is also
| under the Treasury Department Here is
| exhibited 4 complete set of ma'ss and
| charts of the gold f Ids of Ala "a and
| the United States NJ OdelS OF the eSSelS
| and apJuTtenanceS To- deep-Sea sounding
| and coast surveying are also shown.
| Included in this exhibit 80 the poT-
| traits Of the Secretaries OF ne Treasury
| from the time Of Alexander hamilton &c
the present date. The repre- ntative OF
the Treasury on the Government Board IS
/ W. H Hill the Superintendent Of the
r4-4-r
| charge of William c. BeCkwiJh, OF Chi
| CaEO-