--The Postmaster-General is at the head of
this department. He appoints all of the officers of the department with
the exception of the four assistant postmasters-general and postmasters
of the first class, whose appointments are made by the President with
the consent of the Senate. The Postmaster-General may, with the consent
of the President, let contracts and make postal treaties with foreign
governments.
The Postal Union.--Since 1891 the United States has been a
member of the Universal Postal Union. By this union over fifty
distinct powers became parties to an agreement by which uniform
rates of postage were agreed upon and every facility for carrying
mails in each country was extended to all the others.
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
The Secretary of the Interior.--The Interior Department, under the
supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, is one of the most
complex and important of the departments. There are two assistant
secretaries in the department, while at the head of the other offices
are six commissioners and two directors.
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