Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-02-01

has expressed it, "attests by an act
supposed to be of public no, oriety the
verify of the presidential sgnature.'
At the present time the seal is at
tached to the commissions of all cabi-
net officers, and diplomatic and consul
lar officers appointed by the presi-
dent to all ceremoniCus coTnmunica-
tons from the president to the heads
of foreign governments; to all treaties,
, conventions and formal agreements
of the president with foreign powers;
I TO all exequaturs to foreign consular
| officers in the United States who are
| appointed by tie heads of the govern
ments which they represent; to war
rants by the president to receive per-
appointed by the heads of the govern
ments under extradition treaties; and
to all miscellaneous commissions of
civil officers appointed by the presi-
dent whose appointments are not now
especially directed by law to be signed
under a different seal The record
ing of commissions is made out in the
department and sent to the president.
| Upon being returned with his sig
nature it is countersigned by the Sec
rotary OF state and the seal is affixed.
1t is then recorded and delivered to
| the person for whom it is intended.
1t will be remembered in this connec-
ton that when Mr.. Bonaparte was
made member of the cabinet last
summer it was currently reported
i that there was hitch in the formal
proceedings at Oyster Bay because, as
alleged some one had forgotten to
have his commission duly made out in
the state department.
The state department is divided into
bureaus according to the different du-
( ties which devolve upon it. Thus there
are the diplomatic bureau with charge
OF all correspondence between the de-
partment and our diplomatic agents
abroad and of the preparation of
treaties, etc, and the consular bureau
with similar duties regarding consular
agents. Then there is the bureau of
trade relations dating back really to a
ny DduleI webster
when he was secretary of state in 1912,
and which has charge Of arranging in
formation on commercial subjects re-
ceived from abroad the bureau of
rolls and library, the bureau of in
dexes and archives, etc. The law
creating the department ordered that
all bills, orders, resolutions, ETC.,
passed by congress and approved by
the president, or passed over his Veto
should be sent to the secretary of
tate, by whom they were to be printed
and the originals recorded and pre-
served. This is one of the important
duties of the bureau of rolls and
archives.
The first building in which the
foreign affairs of this nation were
given consideration was Carpenters
hall in Philadelphia, the building in
which congress first met. From there
the seat of government was changed
to Independence hall. When the gov
eminent removed to New York the Of
fee of foreign affairs was established
in the room of Fraunce's tavern, in
which Washington babe farewell to his
generals at the close of Sne war The
first home of the department in Wash
ington was in the original treasury
building, the only one sufficiently
completed to afford accommodation
, when the government was moved here.
/, After series of changes. during
, which the department occupied wing
t of the building known as the washing
ton orphan asylum, it was removed
in 1875 to its present quarters in the
state, war and navy building, just be-
| youd the white house. The business
, of the department is growing so rapid
, ly that apparently it viii soon be nee
essary for congress 10 provide a new
/ and larger building TO meet the grow
| ing requirements.
: The history of the state depart
ment, its great achievements and its
great secretaries forms a page of our
national history 50 large that but a
: glance at il can be given here. II
was John Quincy Adams of Massachus.
! etts who. in 1923 when Monroe was
president, announced 10 foreign gov
. ernments the world-famous doctrine
II was mere than 70 years afterward
that another Maslschusetts secretary