The Washington union., 1857-08-21
The Orga anization OF the Exe rutiye De pa rtme
or che Government Of the United States;
srArr DErAnrMESr.

OF tno government OIL the United states;
Tho wc machinery employed The business arising
m than h gcnerais eonceve ge pmess nrs ,el IN ,
department. q State Of the unto states only
laior and one librarian, -'t
Diplomatic BsashThis branch Of the state Department, ans
charge Of a correspondence between department other d
s'a,a Of the United foreign pow
ers accredited 10 ms government In all diplomatic Instructions
sent from the department. and communications
der De- treaties @ q Nc are prepared copied and recorded
being hrst entered Ia an anal, tic table index.
.salnr Braa THIS brai has charge o. the correspondence
cfa Uned s'es y Instructions those officers answers
their dispatches ana 70 letters from other asking
lar agency or relating 70 consular ar prepared recorded
rs Dfa,ssrs Agge has charge correspondence aud
cher matters connected With relating any with ,a
disbursement OF which ue department Is charged,
Th 7o,satr to furnish AYh trsnsions a Tho
deIamnt may require He also rt the
i&uci N''"' WING" eA'qHur9 'r are
clgs Ar,sart~tr and and svcrds
,aste 5n aud resos and % s % 70 % ne s@ie M
eOI'mps on which they ispsh las charge library
C,gR hc takes charge Of the rolls or on
rolled acts and VI Congress they received at the s
partmcn fron thc President prepares ds thereof
which ned ir superu,ens their pubcaton
snd ta q Treaties IN the raa IN book form
sn s arpalgn o hsonsoa &c tttcA States ana that Of all do
Departments writing sra answering all letters connected herewith
Has charge o. al indian treaties, and business relating
Clerk " .imhsaaas os,yrigak-IIe has CHARGE Of HE
seals q 'he unsd States and Of the Department. and prepares
and I he s % m @r saa ssss q
the department. under relating copyrights records and In
the diplomatic and consular
Cr n fas and Iaap@ts He prepares rardons
which hcy founded records passfo keeps
& E.d ss sn r. q al s.srs other than diplomatic aud consular
10 this business.
oirref
Hack Attorney General the United states
H. Gle sss clerk ordinary
classified the following heads:
Official opinions on o current business Of the
called for by the President by head Of department by
Esainan Of Tho titles OF all land purchased a. tho stss Of
arscn custom houses houses and a Other public works Of
Applications pardons all cases Of conviction in the courts
of the United states,
{ Applications appointment al Judicial legal business
The conduct 'nd Of all suits in tho
supervision arising in any of tho depart
mSn en- when Ss BY The head @ thereof @ .e Attorney General
The present time t,e following, viz:
Columbia TIT -'
NysRioR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary o tss Department Of the Inrer Hon. Jacob Tnnp
crh Moses Hey esq two sbung clerk and ten other rsa
M "a, erks and 70 rs supervision and management eansed he
~ TAe ial lands The cier Of h tpreap called The
with tue public domain and
issuing Of titles erfl %hehcr grants
made By f,rncr by sales donations grants for seoo
military enFtis public revision
9 vienna n"ary bounty land claims and the issuing scrip in
neens 7 Hon Hendricks Of Indiana It's
besides dranghman, assistant daufhan and $50 clerks
2i preaut head Of this bureau IL George G.
Wii.ng % Virginia The commissioner b charged with The
nlon ahd adjudication OF all claims
numerous laws passed Congress granting bounty pensions
S g asy or naval services in The revolutionary aud subsequent
s v @ eGa & 8 G" e and permanent corps consisting Of
extraordinary requirements o bounty law,
temporary force q aboa, my cletks different denominations
Nix Georgetown u G. He provided with chief clerk
nileen other subordnate clerks.
performance Of ~ a and things touching and respecting the grant
and Imrovemens the colec, statistics reng agriculture
CHEF chi Tn sha L h @ q m % snn plants and cuttings g has
thc absence Of the Commissioner PRINCIPAL
clerks besides eonsi able temporary employees
s. M tese four principal branches Of this executive depart
par'ntnt the supervision
ahe attorneys and the clerks Of the ltc Sr
moo' Of the lead other States
m peninty the Emitted States The Distrc Columbia; and
from the state department the duty taking and returning the
s OF the United States and Of supervising directing the Of
the army and nay and q tho dstr Columbia also under the
maIsenent Of this department. addition 70 which by laws
svcon Of the three wagca roads la;g the Pacific
ton S so srmsn ' requires y ,a a. Additional sndas Dr is
the a,t few years for that A The psion Office Is
the other brancs Of the department Including secretary office
are s crowded into e Patent 0hr building, the whole Of which
WI De required az IN day for the the Patent oco
which i was originally iatendc'i
..aa DEPARTMENT.
Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Secretary
h cmptrolors,
Hors treasurer register solicitor ghtho board and
Fs..
The following several
ees and pl tie force employed therein, respectively;
SSTtrs ofton Howell Cobb Secretary the Treasury:
Hon Philip
architect and three raughsncn temporarily employed twenty
trce clerks. The Secretary Treasury charged gen
'ra Of tn. hcai transactions Tho government c
execution Of the laws OF the
ne states He superutns the the the light honse
establishment Tho marine hospitals the United the
snc' q certain public buildings houses and other
ri tomjtocr's Ot.Hop. William Meil, Comptroller. and
eileen clerks. He prcscbes tho keeping rendering
Sns civil and diplomatic tho public hands,
ana revses certihe tho balances arising thereon.
Sesrt Com,troltes 0fcsJon Bradead, ESQ., Comptroller
and He pccrbes the mode OF keeping and render
W the accounts OF the and Indian departments OF the
public service oerds the balances thereon
Ofc Of Commissioner Of Ae CnaomSngb j. Anderson, esq
and rendering the the ctous and dsburse
mehts and building aud repairing &c and
rses and certldes tie balances arising thereon.
ft 1uior ODfceThomas Smith, esq First Auditor, and
nineteen clerks HG receives and adjusts The accounts OF The Customs
revenue
the civil private OF and reports
the balances the First Comp
roer, resp 'ctivciy fer their decision thereon
Soond Aaiois 09ceThomas d. Fuller Second Auditor and
relatng
The clothing recruiting army weu arofis,
arscns, Ill relating @ Tic Indian depart
ment and tho balances TO the Second Comptroller for his dec
thereon.
Third Aulis Robert J. Atkinson esq Third Auditor and
aden the tortacitip Military Academy, military roal,
sn The artcrmasers department. vol pensions claims
otet property military service under of
SECOND Comptroller his