President Washington ran the U. S. with only three executive departments—State, War, Treasury. The others were added to the Cabinet in the following order: Navy, under Adams; Post Office, under Jackson; Interior, under Taylor; Justice, under Grant; Agriculture, under Cleveland; Commerce, under Roosevelt; Labor, under Wilson. Also in the fertile soil of executive government has grown up a weedy mass of independent boards and bureaus. President Arthur set up the Civil Service Commission. The Interstate Commerce Commission came into being under President Cleveland. President Roosevelt produced the International Joint Commission and President...
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