The Washington union., 1857-05-20
,U., organizatiOn OF the Executive Departments
INC ~ r. The government of the United states;

.u.. o.ga nization of the Executive Departments
lH' of the government of the United States
machinery employed to conduct The business arising ont
@ ron relations ali the Of the world s for more
simple ah G st of to United states is only seventeen follows
G secretary State Ion LOWS Cass one Assistant seoeay Oh
@ Hon John AppoR) chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
hlor and one librarian
Doie BranchItis branch Of tho State Department. L,s
charge all eweeh % Ss S hoaO % a ren now
accredited this government In all diplomatic Instructions
@ from the department. and communications TO commissioners un
Of boundaries &C. prepared, copied and recorded and
N ike received registered and Med er contents
Sang FIRST entered in an analytic table or index
y rnhThis branch charge Of tho correspondence
n tho department and o cousus and commercial agents
o e9 and 10 letters from Other perona asking
or relating consular Affairs prepared and recorded
IN. Ding Ag-e has charge o all correspondence and
rotating win
Sbursomout Of which tho department Is charged
me TranilaE. furnish such tranaiona as tho
mpt may require records ths commissions Of consu'
% y cousu when not in English upon which sIequnturs ara
issued.
mi;on letters appointment, and nominations to the senate
% ont and records oroquars records, when in English tho
Aas 90 which they arc issued charge the library
c n III. Roll, ol ArehoeIIo charge OF tho rolls,
% I resolutions OF Congress- thoy are received AZ tho de-
President prepare. tho copies thereof
and that treaties the newspapers and IN boos form attends 10
% and publications regard which this duty Is assigned to the
otmont writing and answering all eors conhoeiea thoowhh
Ha charge Indian troaes and business relating thsoto
ck If Administrations and CfsulshHs has charge OF tho
% Of tho and Of tho department and prepares and
[ certificate, papers presented for auhencaon; receives
I for tho fees charge publications transmitted to
% tnnrtment the laws relating TO copygh records and In
Iers titles; records all oers from the department. o'ncr a
tho diplomatic and consular
Clerk Pado and Passports prepares and records pardos
and Ioon a hs'ss W so ont and records pasports Keeps
y register Of ses other than diplomatic and consular,
s and u disposition made Of them loters relating
this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
Han erenab Black Attorney General statos r.
Gs esq., cork Tho ordinary business Of ts oihcs may DO
oa opnion on the curont business government,
called by President by head d department or by tho so
Examination Of tho utcs purchased the sos Of
~ houses light houses and all other public works OF
Applications pardoas all Of conviction in tho courts
Applications for appointment tho judicial and loyal business
Of tho government -.
of all suits in the Supreme cour. Of
Tho United which the government Il concerned.
The supervision Of all other suits arising u any Of tho depart
these ordinary heads Of tho business OF tho oco arc added at
Tr.t The direction Of all appeals on land claims California
codncaon and revision Of tho laws of tho District OF
Columbia
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. ...s
Secretary Of the Department Interior Jacob Thomp
Mississippi clerical orco consists of chief
Moses Ko asqD two disbursing clerks and ton other regl
Orks and supervision and management arc committed the
st RI. PuJlic Lad called the Com
mODorof the General Land oco Tho Land Bureau charged
With survey management the public domain and tho
hos therefor whether derived from Of
by sales Donations Of grants for schools
military boan.0. public improvements and likewise tho revision
lieu t6oroo Tho Land once also Tho
present Commissioner Hon T. A. Heniricks Of Indiana ls prn-
besides aughnan assistant draughsn and somo LOO corks
a. PsasonThs present ths i. George G.
Whiting Virginia 1bs commissioner charged with the exan
nation and adjudication arising and
the military The revolutionary and snbsaquont
which tho United States have been engaged He has ono
chief clark S Colo osq and permanent corps consisting o soao
extraordinary requirements OF the bounty land law, has added
temporary freO OF about l corkhps OF different denomination
81 Observation-Disclosures or Indian Affairs al aein Charles
M dGeorgotown lie Is provided with chief cok and about
Dhaeh other subordinate clerks
performance Of all act and things touching and respecting tho grant
% and issuing Of patents lion or Now ana aeui %
the collection and distribution Of suos, plants and cuttings has
chief ccrk-who il by law tho acting Commissioner
tho absence Of the Commissioner principal and twelve
examiners Of paton dozen subordinate permanent
Besides principal this executive depart
@ 9 S % m 10 iSS Of o ason h @
attorneys tho clerks OF the untod saoa courts tho manage
the penn@ry Of tho United States in the district Columbus
from tho State department. tho duty Of taking and returning tho con-
Commissioner Public buildings Tho hospital for ,e insane Of
army and and OF the District Of Columbia also under the
OF this department. in addition to which, by laws re-
Gently passed tho Secretary of tho Interior charged with tho con
the three wagon leading the Pacific coast
The department requires additional building for its accommoda
The erection Of ono repeatedly recommended during
provided with known "windor's Building while
tic other branches Of he department including tho Secreay once
are all crowded into the Psion oee building the whole OF when
viii required early day Tor tho of the Patent Once for
'1rh it was originally intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Tie OF the Secretary OF
Treasury comptroers commissioner tho customs SIX
treasurer register solicitor, lighthouse board and coast sur
Tho following brief indication of these several ON
a. and OF tho force employ ed thsren respectively:
SereaI Ocon Howell Cobb, Secretary OF the Treasury
Philip Clayton Secretary in charge one
ec and hros rauglon temporarily employed, and wenty
Tho Secretary Treasury charged with tho
~ of the laws concerning tho and navigation OF c
states B supononds the survey OF the
adjustment hospitals Of tho United States, and tho con-
h Of certain pnbis buildings for custom houses ana osr pur
PaR CDsstrolas OEcG--Hor william Medl, Comptroller and
zen clerks lie prosbcs Che moie Of keeping and rendering &C
ants the diplomatic service wo tho public lands
" FeYses and ccrincs the balances arising thereon
rai Cmprollrs 0Ges5oh NJ Brodhead, esq., Comptroller
e accounts Of the and Indian departments OF Tue
service cehos the balances arising thereon
we q Commissioner ef ne GtrlopsIugh J. Anderson esq
ner and eleven clerks lie prsserbes the mols OF soeIns
rendering the accounts Of tho customs revenue AMI d.eurso
A and Tor tho building and repairing custom houses &c. and re-
'' and ceriihos the balances arising thereon.
f'f AWiIorI OdcsThomas L. Smith, cqq First Auditor and
n clerks o adjusts tho Of tho customs
% and disbursements appropriations and expenditures on nc
tho civil list and under private OF Congress- and reports
balances TO The Commissioner OF tho Customs and tho First Comp
'F, respectively, FOR their decision thereon
S"ni Aadrcrs Oo-Thomss D. Fuller Second Auditor and
one clerks lie receives and adss all accounts relating TO
pay clothing recruiting OF tho army well aTmories
on thereon
"d AddI oHoc-Rober Atkinson ESQ., Third Auditor and
clerks He and adjusts all accounts for sub
' Of tho army, orncatons, Military Academy military roads
lart"rmaster's department. well for pensions claims
s from military services previous 1870 and horses and