The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-23

No 4saucsOn rOr eiubs WEEKLY
The Organization of the Executive Departments
OF Che Government OF the United states:
q AZ STATE pErAkrxKsr
T s machinery EMPLOYED TO conduct arsng
or srp rssaslas with powers the world sr
simple than srnrray conceived Tho humber employed N Ihe
one secretary f sase Ion C Assistant Secretary Of
state Ioa John Apsn chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
p,ssous Bua This branch Of Department
charge al correspondence the department and other d
srs srI,sd 70 Tins government In diplomatic
from department communications 70 commissioner
s y ss shsr.e r.eved are registered and died their contents
beng xnrsten analytic table or index
susy Branch charge correspondence,
nc between the department
q s Instructions those officers, and
agency relating consular Affairs prepared and recorded
r Dy AsIls has charge q al correspondents and md
disbursement Of which the department is charged
IN ysaaaw furnish
department. require He als records the commissions Of onsu
and eOass when not in English which exeqaaiurs are
issuod
ris& u sssnar~l4 cmi@sEIe nakss out and records
connlasors sers appointment nominations tho senate
makes out exequaturs records when English the
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
ct4A o the os and rhie charge Of the rolls
they received az the de
President the copies
and st treaties In the attends
their distribution throughout the United States ana mat . al aog
department. answering all letters connected thsrewih
charge and business relating thereto
rterk f Administrations CgygIe has charge Of the
seals the Uaied states aud department. prepares
attaches certificates presented for receives
the department relating copyrights records and in
all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular.
Clerk If PaspoHe prepares and records pardons
and and les the petitions and papers on
Makes and records passports keeps
daily register letters other than Diplomatic and consular,
seived disposition made Of them letters relating
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Black Attorney General Of tho United States
H. G chief clerk The ordinary business is Office may be
i Gn orns on the earrent business Of ths government
called Cor by The President by head Of department. by the So
Eranaion Of purchased
houses houses and all other public works Of
s. Appcaaons pardons
Apprdons appointment all the Judicial legal business
argument ali suits in tho supreme Court
the United States in which the government concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arng Of the depart
when referred by the head thereof the Attorney General
To these ordinary heads the business Of tho oeo added at
First The direction of ali appeals on land claims in california
Second The eodaatou and revision Of the laws Of the District Of
Columbia #1N a a.l '-.'
.E#a Isuuca psrAR1sfzsr
Secretary Of the Department OF the Ineer Thomp
Of the State Of Mississippi rs clerical force consists Of chief
Moses Kelly dsbursng clerks and other
lar clerks and TO rs and committed the
following branches Of the public service:
Isl. The Public Lan The chief Of this bureau called the Com
missioner of the General Land oe The Land Bureau charged
with the survey public domain and the
issuing Of titles therefor whether derived from Of grants
military beuntes public and likewise the revision
Of Virginia military bounty land claims aad the issuing Of scrip in
Commissioner Hou A. Hendricks Of Indiana It's prin
besides daashisman assistant drauhtsman and some $50 clerks
Of various grades .&
a. PacrsThe present head of this bureau is Gesrge G.
Whiting, Of Virginia The commissioner charged with the exam
nation and adjudication Of all claims arising under tho various and
bounty land pensions
military the revolutionary and subsequent
wars N whea me United states nave oeen onsasea ne
seventy clerks Congress enable him the
temporary force about y ciershs
ID Commissioner Of Indian Affairs ad iaeriu Charles
Mn Hs = provided with ehei clerk and Ao0"
4, Fa.n oeTo this bureau is committed the execution
performance all things touching the
ing and issuing for and useful discoveries Inventions
the collection statistics relating agriculture
the collection distribution Seeds plants, cuttings II has
chief clerswbo by as the acting Commissioner Of Patents IN
sstaut Of patents dozen subordinate permanent
Besides these four prcp Sranhes q his new executive depart
ment the ss9 transferred from the Treasury De
and attorneys
mnt Of the lead and other mines Of the United States and The Affairs
from the State the duty taking and returning the
saes Of the United states and q and directing The acts
the navy and the District Of Columbia also under thu
Gently passed The Secretary q tie Interior charged with e con
Strnen the three roads leading the Pacific coast
hoa and the has been repeatedly during
the last few years for that purpose AT present the penon once
the other branches Of the department including the Office
all crowded Patent oce building the whole q which
win early day for the Of the Patent oce fo
which il was originally Intended s...
TREASURY DEPAR7sEsr #a-
The Treasury Department CONSISTS Of the Offices Of the Secretary
dors register solicitor light board and coast
N. a . -af of Che dnss M hese several OH