Title of chief officer—Conducts our Foreign business—Range of his duties—Qualifications required—Lists of Secretaries of State. CHAPTER V. OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN FOREIGN LANDS 243 The dignity of their Official Character—The immunities it confers—Ambassadors—Ministers Plenipotentiary—Ministers-Resident—Charge d’Affaires—Commissioners—The high abilities required in Foreign Ministers. CHAPTER VI. TREATIES—EXTRADITION TREATIES 246 Nature of a Treaty—Its binding power—Has the force of Law—The Russian Treaty in full—What Extradition Treaties are—What classes of criminals they apply to—Countries with which we have Extradition Treaties. CHAPTER VII. BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES 256 Consuls and their duties—Their official character—Their number—Extra powers in Turkey, etc. CHAPTER VIII. PASSPORTS 258 Their character—Their protective power—Who give them. CHAPTER IX. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 260 Its importance—Secretary of the Treasury—Great extent of his department—Its thorough organization—The security of public funds—The various bureaus—List of Secretaries of the Treasury. CHAPTER X. THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES 263 How government income is obtained—Duties—Internal Revenue—Difference of views—Finance a study for the people. CHAPTER XI. DUTIES AND TARIFFS 266 Explanation of terms—Ease of raising revenue from Tariffs—Two kinds of Tariff—What is a Protective Tariff—Tonnage. CHAPTER XII. COLLECTION OF DUTIES 272 Custom Houses—Their number and location—Officers and their duties—Their compensation—Revenue Cutters—Ship’s papers. CHAPTER XIII. GOVERNMENT COINAGE 278 The Mint—Relations to the United States Treasury—Artistic skill—Coins—Assay offices—Their relation to commerce and to individuals. CHAPTER XIV. NATIONAL BANKING 283 Relations of Currency to the Treasury—Government control of Banks and their issues—Security of Currency. CHAPTER XV. FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE UNITED STATES 286