The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-05

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The orebaization of the Executive Departments
Of the Government of the United States:
pnAKniKsr.
The whole machinery arising
Foreign relations with all the OF The world fer more
naT,sn %s l % Of e S%tsd states only sTeneSn IS
Secretary Of state on Lewis Cs Assistant Secretary OF
hlor, and librarian
Diplomatic Byane6--Thds Department
poac tie United abroad and those Of foreign
accredited e is government In y at diplomatic Instructions
treaties O boundaries prepared copied and recorded and
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
Bsanchs branch has charge of correspondence,
S owsea e ss aS u consult @ ,o ana csIs @ asn
their dispatches and to letters from ocr asking for
relating to consular affairs prepared aud recorded
The Da~THo oa-Iie has charge Of all correspondence aud
other matters connected with relating fund with the
disbursement Of which the department charged.
The TraasuorIis the
department. require lie ae records the commissions of consuls
and vice eonu when not in English which exequaturs
ssuod
Clak ryouuaents records
Commissions letters Or appointments and nominations 2 lhe senate
commissions which they issued Has charge of the library
Ct The Rolls and He takes charge Of the rolls or en-
paren tho President the authenticated thereof
and that treaties the
h G the United sae @ % sna a 81 az Od ne
department. writing and answering all letters herewith
CLERK u Antaeaioaioas cqighsIIe charge the
the department and and
and FOR e ees % s chsrse Of puthsoas
the department under the laws relating copyhs records and in
their titles records all eos from the department. other than
diplomatic consular.
clsyh Passports, prepares pardons
which they arc fouade Makes out and roes passports keeps
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
ed and Of the disposition made of them letters relating
4 this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States
classified under the following heads:
by the President by head department. by the So
Examination all purchased,
aena custom houses lighthouses and all other public works of
Applications pardons all conviction the courts
of United States.
Applications for appointment in all the Judicial and legal business
The conduct and argument Of all suits Supreme
United States in which the government Is concerned
The Of all other suits arising in any Of the depart
To these ordinary heads Of the business OF the oce are added at
First The direction Of all appeals land claims
The coddcaon aud revision of the laws Of the District OF
Columbia
INTERIOR
Secretary Department the terier Hon Jacob Tomp
the State Of Mississippi Its clerical force consists Of one chief
clerk Moses Kelly e two dbgrslng clerks and Tea other regn
following branches o the public
lst Lands The chief of this bureau called the Com
missioner Land Once. The land Bureau charged
the public domain, and the
titles therefor whether derived from combinations OF grants
made by former governments by sales donatons Of grants Tor schools
Virginia military bounty land claims, and the issuing OF scrip
heu uere". e i-uiu olnoc, ao auus ~ oWi ie
present commissioner Is non a. iiehutpks; oi ls P
li san i, a, % a, @ nnS snr,o ,sn .ats
so"'o A'o '""
o Various staues' ~, -. -, IL .,,. , !. ooo, n
pesent npiu " 'iis ~ N.Y. 49,
a o " iica,ion ~ ~, c arii ni,ar ,ha yarioa and
,aod hy
-, A. ol 4, ,,,a ana su,sanunnt
% in isi ba n,eS S,atos ba~a aan engagcd IIa ba one
b Cola .en and corrs
eyerv ar cIcrk =, vb Conress To enable him 10 meet the
OF the new bounty land law has added
G,co n ov sbina or rcnt dennminnions
All Iiaus of Indian Affairs adj ine Charles f.
Ny oGeorgetpn d. O. He provided with chief clerk about
fifteen other subordinate clerks.
committed the execution and
performance things touching respecting the
Ing and issuing Of patents inventions,
aud mprovemnts the collection statistics relating TO agrcunre
the collection and distribution OF seeds plants ana cuttings mas
cef cekwho by law the acting Commissioner oil Patents IN
the absence of the principal and twelve as
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees
biues .ncse iou ~ VI 'ps NV NV ~; ~
mont ue organic nct iosS 70 ~ , ln ~. ~ ~
anonl ne super .ioh n ~ aa ~, Ii,, @ u i annna
men The lead and other mines Of the United states and the ars
the pcptcary of the United States the
~ Of the United States and Of Supervising directing
the Commissioner of Public Buildings The hospital
The army and navy District
this department. in addition TO which, by laws
Gently passed the Secretary Of The Interior s charged with the con
sruoiin the three roads leading the Pacific coast
The department requires an additional building for is acccnmo
on and the erection one has been repeatedly during
the last few years for that purpose present the Pension once
provided with rooms ~ what known as Wnaers budng whe
tnc othe branches OF uie v