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19ofApportionment Representatives
of 19the GovernmentExpense Maintaining
Valuation of in 20etc., the United StatesProperty,
The Public Debt of the United States 21
National March 1879 Liabilities 22Debt, 1,
Public Debt at ita Maximum Coin and Values 23Currency
Reduction of the National Debt from to 1881 24March, 1869, January,
24Debt of each Administration
of 25the United StatesPaper Money
Governments 26Gold and Silver Coins PetroleumProduction Territorial
Banks and in the United States 27Banking
Statesand Banks in the United States 28Savings and Returns 29
Interest in the States and Territories 30Legal
31Business Failures in the United States
32Rates of Postage
36Railroad of the United StatesSystem
Difference in Time Cities of the World 37Largo
38andImports Exports
39Silk Manufacture and of Silk GoodsImportation CONTENTS.Vi.
PACT
Educational 40
46StatisticsReligions
The Census Census of the United taken in 1870 47States,
of all the Cities of the United States 48Population
atOrder of the in of several 60States, point Population, periods of Territories 60
Increase ofof States Races 51by Comparative PopulationPopulation
of the United States 62Area
The Individual States of the Union 63
55Immigration
New Naturalization Law 67
Presidential Vote CO
66of the Presidential Election andHistory Inauguration
71Declaration of Independence.
73Constitution of the.United States.
Statistics 88Agricultural
Indian Corn Oats 89Wheat
Buckwheat Potatoes 89-Barley Rye
Cotton Tobacco 90Hay
and Molasses 92Rice, Sugar
Live Stock 93
of a Bushel 94Weight,
The Labor 96Question
100Average Weekly Wages
Price of Commodities 105
Advice to those New Homes 106seeking
Homestead for Soldiers 119
Internal Revenue 120
Duties 122Stamp
The Finance Bill.. . : 124
Custom 125House Fees
The 126West
146Historical Chronology
162Police Statistics in Various Cities
andThe of 166Queen Royal Family England
167NationsForeign
168Commerce with BritainGreat
171BritishAmerica
175andExports Imports
17&Tiade of the DominionCarrying
176Postal Facilities and etcPost-Offices, THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
MUNCIPAL OFFICEBS OP THEXT DEPABTMENTS, THE ABMY ANDCABINET,
AND THEER SUBORDINATES DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS OtJB MINISTERS AND
TOCONSULS FOREIGN AND THEIRS TO THISCOUNTRIES, COUNTRY.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
PKE3IDENT.
B. of Ohio. TermHUTHERFORD March 1881.HAYES, 4,expires
The President is chosen -who are elected thePeo-Electors,by by
each State as as it has Senators andple, having many Representa-
tives in He holds office four is Commander-in-Congress. years;
Chief of the and of the United has toStates;Army Navy power
and for offenses the Unitedgrant reprieves against States;pardons
makes and with the advice and consent of thetreaties, by Senate;
with the consent of the allnominates, and, Senate, appoints, Cabinet,
Judicial and Executive has to conveneofficers;Diplomatic, power
or Senate withthe communicates mes-;Congress, only Congress by
at receives all takes*arethatsession; Ministers;sage every Foreign
the laws are and the business transacted.faithfully executed, public
a$50,000Salary year.
VICE-PRESIDENT.
TermWILLIAM A. of New York. March 1881WHEELER, 4,expires
the Electors at the same and in theIs chosen sametime,by
the is President of the and has*hemanner as President; Senate,
vote therein. In case of the death, resignation, disability-orcasting
removal of the his and duties devolve thePresident, powers upon
the residue of his term. In cases ofVice-President for vacancy,
Vice-President succeeds to the Presidential thewhere the office,
President of tho Senate becomes Vice-President.ex-officio Salary
a$10,000 year.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
Preserves the documentsand trea-records, laws,public archives,
andcor-and their conducts all businessties, ;supervises publication
outandout of makesForeign Relations; recordsrespondence arising
etc.commissions,passports,
Department Officers,
Salary.
of State WM. M. of New York $8,000EVARTS,Secretary
W. ofAssistant Fred. New York 3,500Secretary Seward,
Wm. of IslandSecond Assistant Hunter, Rhode 3,500Secretary
" " Charles oi Mas*Parson, 3,50 Officers.Diplomatic
