OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY-GENERAL.

The decisions of the Secretary of the Interior relating to public lands are prepared in the office of the Assistant Attorney-General for the Interior Department, under the supervision of that officer, and submitted to the Secretary for his adoption.

ATTORNEYS IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY-GENERAL DURING THE TIME COVERED BY THIS REPORT.

'Appointed October 26, 1896, vice W. A. Little, resigned.

2 On detail from the Board of Pension Appeals.

3 On detail from the General Land Office.