The Washington union., 1857-11-14

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No deduction for clubs WEEKLY.
The Organization Of the Executive Del !. rtments
srArK DrAErsxsu.
The machinery employed 70 conduct The business arising out
simple than generally conceived The number employed IN the
s'. se Gon G lewis cs ONE Assistant Secretary q
state On John Appon chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
pi,yomate Branch branch the Department
charge correspondence the and other d.
err accredited this government all diplomatic
sent the department and communications TO commissioners
all Of like registered aed their contents
being first entered in analytic table or index.
Casur Branch charge correspondence
c between department and the and commercial
states n Instructions 70 those officers and answers
lar agency relating consular anss prepared and recorded
The Disg has charge Of all correspondence and
other connected with accounts relating to fund with tho
disbursement Of which tbs department Is charged
The duties TO furnish such ranslaions tho
and vice conau English upon which
issued E
cle # Appointments and Commissions He makes ont and records
appointment nominations TO the Senae
exquai and records when in Erss tho
commissions which they issued Has charge Oh the library
Ctk the Rls and drrhirse takes charge OF tue rolls or en-
rolled acts and resolutions they are se
from the President prepares the h ssieo
and that Of treaties in the newspapers and N book oIn 70
mcns publications regard which this duty assigned TO the
department. writing and al letters ,seo S''ow
CLERK 9 Auihenicatios CTighsIe has charge Of the
United and Of ths department and prepares and
and accounts for tho fees Has charge Of publications. transmitted to
the under the Laws relating TO records % and m
the diplomatic and consular.
CLERK Paspor prepares and records pardons
which they founded Makes passports keeps
daily register Of all letters, other than diplomatic and CONSULAR re-
10 hs business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
Black Attorney General of the United States;
classified under the following heads:
Official opinions tho current business Of the government as
called for by the President by head Of department. or BY the So
Examination Of tho titles Of all land purchased a the sites Of
arsenn houses and m other public works Of
applications for pardens IN dill eases u conviction in the courts
Applications appointment judicial legal business
Tho conduct and agmen. Of all suits the Supreme Court Of
the United States in which the government b concerned
supervision Of all other arising Of the depart
by thereof Attorney General
To those ordinary heads Of the business Of the oce are added at
First appeals claims
The codcaon and revision the laws of the District Of
Columbia,
Is11RoR bRrArrsESr
Secretary Of the Department of the nerer, Hon. Jacob Thomp
son the 's Of Mississippi M force consists n ,sn Of sr ae C
lar ~ It's and management committed the
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called the Com
The Bureau is charged
s"us e; therefor whether from grants
y a s s ,Ss
Of Virginia military bounty land claims and The issuing OF scrip
present Commissioner Hon T. a. endrcks adna It's prn
@ officers are recorder chief clerk principal clerk q saxsy
Of various grades
Whiting Virginia The commissioner charged with the exami
nation and adjudication Of all cnms arising under the various and
military revolutionary and subsequent
S clerk Is Gs ssd and permanent corps Consisting Of some
seventy other Clerks which Congress to enable Hin To meet the
temporary my cerkshpso different
Mix Georgetown g. He provided with chief clerk and about
nf,een other subordinate clerks.
performance things touching respecting grant
Ing and issuing q patents for new and useful
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
absence Of tho Commissioner principal and twelve
stan examiners Of Pacn dozen subordinate permanent
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive depart
% ns ss G S aesun tho un i
and attorneys aud the clerks d the United States courts the
pentenary United Columbia; and
from the State Department the duty Of taking and returning the cen
the Commissioner Public Buildings The hospital for the insane Of
Of hs department. addition which by laws
Gently passed the Secretary of the Interior Is charged with the con
Tho department requires building accemmoda
and the erection has repeatedly recommended during
the last few that purpose the Pension ONCE
provided with what is wnder's Building while
the other branches Of the department including the sccreays Office
all crowded tothe Ooo building the whole OF which
viii be required early day for the Of the Patent ONCE for
which was originally intended
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury comptroers customs,
dtors treasurer register solicitor and
The following dpes ON
ee aud Of the force employed therein respectively
Of tho
Hon Philip Clayton Secretary engineer charge
architect and three draughmen temporarily employed and wenty
three clerks The Secretary the Treasury charged with the
m supervision the fiscal transactions Of the and the
execution Of the and navigation OF tho
United States He supernends the the the light house
establishment hospitals of the United States and the
ucon Of certain public buildings for custom houses and other
poses
Pra Comrtrotls OGoe-Hon william bredi Comptroller and
meen clerks keeping and rendering
counts for the civil and diplomatic service well the public lands
and revises and ccrtaes tho balances arising thereon
Sond ConrroiTers 0cohn NJ Brsdhcad, esq, Comptroller,
and Hc keeping and render
Ing the accounts Of the and Indian departments OF the
public service cees the balances arising thereon
Office Of Commissioner Of the Cudopsfugh J, Anderson esq,
Commissioner proscbcs the mode OF keeping
mn and for the building repairing custom houses &C. and re-
vRe and certnes tho balances arising thereon
Firx Audlors OGceThomas Smith, esq, First Auditor and
nineteen He OF the customs
revenue and disbursements appropriations and expenditures
count OF tho civil list and under acts Congress- and reports
the balances the Commissioner OF the Customs and the First Comp
uolor, respectively, fer their decision thereon.
Scond Auiors 0Gc-Thomss Fuller Second Auditor and
twenty adjusts all reatng 10
the pay clothing, recruiting the well armoes
sena and ordnance and NIL relating 10 the Indian depart
sion thereon.
Third Andirs OGoe-Robert Atkinson ESQ., Third Auditor and