The Washington union., 1857-06-06
The ORGANIZATION OF the Executive Departments
or the Government OF the United States
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The Organization Of the Executive Departments
OF the Government of the United States
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Que secretary STATE on Lewis css Assistant Secretary Of
state Ion John Apton chief clerk twelve ees one trans
laior and librarian.
D.plquuis Bunst-TbA the Department
Doasr AGENTS q t Untsd aBroa pow
acrcaised % As government a al dipionse Instructions
q boundaries ga are pepss copied and reesrei. and
being entered n an analytic table or index
caaI This branch has chaTe a the correspondence,
Sc estssn hs paahan, aan .s 'sa = - aa e ma
dispatches and 10 letters from other persons asking for ecns
agency relating consular aa prepared and recorded
D~uy Assa He has charge O al correspondence and
with relang % my fund with the
dsbursement Of which the department s charged
T4s TasIaiaFls furnish such ansalons the
department. may HE also records the commissions o eosn
conaul when not ia English upon whh exeuaars are
sslsd-
cer Of Aprsana aud makes records
letters Of appointment and nominations 10 e Senate
which they issued Has charge Of the library
cs4 n hc R and takes charge the rolls,
from the President prepares ec
called r and superinisnds their publication
er distribution throughout stes that Of all doc
publications. regard 70 which this duty y assigned % the
department. writing and answering all letters connected herewt
R charge indian treaties and business relating tcree
If Aafheaeins and Copplghfxlic has charge OF the
seals of the department. and aud
attaches certificates g papers present for aunencaon receives
e department relating cnpyrigh records and in
dcxs titles records all letters from the department. other than
fls diplomatic and consular F
rk o Picns and PasrasHe prepares pardona
and renaos and registers and as the petitions and on
dy register or letters, diplomatic and consular
cvsd disposition Of them letters reatng
srroRsEY GrxEaAI's
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H. 6 chief clerk The ordinary business of ts Office mn De
ou ouuons On te current business o the government as
the President by head Of department. or BY the 80
examination of Inc titles purchased, the
arsena houses and all other public works o
Applications pardons ali conviction the courts
of Inc United Saes
d Appcaons appointment all tho judicial and legal business
the United States IN which the government IL concerned
sa,. is %en y ~ @ G,asa a sr % ! ~ Attorney
ordinary heads Of The business of the oe are added at
plrss The dirurson of all appeals on land claims in
second and revision Of the laws Of the District Of
Columbia
DEPARTMENT.,
secretary Of The peysartnen of the Interisr Thomp
Mississippi It's clerical force consists Of one chief
clerk ses Kelly Two aissrs.ng ess and nd zen o'ss T h
following branches Of public service;
I'D The chier @ bureau Is called the Com
missioner Land oce The Land Bureau charged
with the survey management and sale q the public domn anu e
by sales donations q grants for schools
II Vn, ssv pany lana c,s and ,hs issanr of scrip
sn tlered The land oine also auds - own accounts The
l chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
asstan draushan and some $50 CLERKS
ID Psssasss- present Of this George
nation aud adjudication claims under The varipus and
passed BY Congress granting bounty land or pensions
wars ii which as United engaged he has
and permanent corps consisting o. some
enable 70 meet
extraordinary Of the nav boiniy land law has added
ai Indians 6nwaner INDIAN Affairs ad ayt,a, Charles
Nix oGeosesewn He provided with chief clerk and about
4 Pa QoTo this bureau y committed the execution ana
performances al and igs tonchnE and respecting e grant
ing nx patents and ncrl discoveries Inventin
The coecicn q statistics relating .
ecio BY ia shs acting cmmissioner o. Patents
~ , sss q come aczen subordmae permanent
clerks considerable number of temporary enroyses
men organic lsse transferred % u rn the Treasury De
sni che vs. g I Z asns @ .as s srs c
other mines Of the uniicd snF ana te affairs
from te staie npane. of taking and returning he o.i
u The United sass and q sacFng ana aceins @ I ne ae y
~, army and pnvy and q Columbia gp under tho
iaanageneni oe tis Department, wach
errr messed he SECRETARY q the charged with the
the three roads ieadn g thc laee eoa
additional bUdng It's accsnnoda
ton and lie oeou repeatedly recommended during
The last few years for .t ps y = rqaa Wader dia while
the other branches Of The department riapg he oe
wl he required early for the use Of the Patent oe or
which IL was originally intended.
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Treasury Department enisss q s Offices q The Secretary q
the Treasury enmFtroers N the cstom sax hu
dos register, solicitor light house BOARD 4q p SUI
vey Ia,
and Of the force employed therein respectiNes'
Srysnrys 0Iou Cobb, Secretary o. the Treasury
Philip SECRETARY engineer "a rhafge one
three tentnrnry cupeyed ana iwes
IL the Treasury y chnraeh N'h VIC M
erai supervision II ihe q e and q te
The c,nnerce and nassane 9 is
tir eursny ~ the es tte gi mousse
esiaihpIeD the &c the lnsd States and me CON
IL puhs buildings Cor custom houses ana otef pa
posf-s
Ecs t.p,nas OfecIgon William sieti Comptroller, and
prches tho mode 81 kecIdns and rendering ae
dpns service weii AS the popc ana
rcyses errsees the balances arising thereon.
cns cas1srssier 0ce J5n Bodhead, esq, Comptroller
perihes ie aoo n kecrens uaa fsaasf
lax he accounts army navy and Indian departments % nc
Os AZ csuuasoar of tls cnsoaasIIug J. Anderson esg
aers He rozcbes the nde keeps
o the customs roecnue ana ospar
building and repairing custom houses Se anu ~
yises and ceihes tls balances arising thereon
E,s 4udsoys 0Geerlomns l. Smith esq, First Auditor and
nn,tec clers lie adjusts f accounts o The customs
revenue appropriateness and expenditures on a
the civil list private acts Of Congress- ana rsr
the balances 70 the conInissossT q ns .ah M "' Np
troler. respectively, for their decision thereon
Sosd Asdto OsoTiomas j. d. Fuller second Aheior ana
twufyae clerks recves and adjusts all accounts reAg
pay clothing recruiting Of the army as Wen ~ ariho
reports balances 70 the second m m %
thereon
Third Ahaors Atkinson Third auditor ana
sevcntyeght He receives and adjusts an ~
well as iof
arising from military servicns previous 70 loo ao or -