The Washington union., 1857-10-03
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
Of the Government Of the United States:
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Hsr sscry of ase ou Lewis Cas- one assni secretary q
state pin Jon Apeaon one chief clerk twelve clerks,
latar, and one librarian.
charge ~ ali eorspndence between the department other
pAr ssenls she VAa STATES abroad and those q ioregn
accredited % m In an diplomatic
H from ls
ii q Ike character ressved ars rss.sred and hd r contents
being nrsi entered 1 q analytic tahle OF index.
CaIar Bran r branch has charge Of corespo.deBoe,
% hs Uied stat<s In Instructions those officers
70 heir dispatches and % letters from other persons asking
lar reng % consular affairs prepared recorsd
~ Dsass Sss has charge & an sarresEoadsnoe and
dsSGsemsni of which The department charged.
The TraaiorIis TRANSACTIONS the
& a. % may sssare ne AIS rsrA the COMMISSIONS q oonsas
issued
clqt II AfFsntas AID
makes and records exqlaurs records when Egh
Commissions wh they lasned. Has charge q the library
ciok y charge rolls
rolled and resolutions they rccered the de-
psrsnen from the presidents the antniaed copies thereof
and hs q lrsse. IL The newspapers and book FORM attends %
mepts and publications regard duty assigned
~nng and an letters connected herewii
cIak # CsyTigEfsIie charge
seals q the United tbs department prepares
charge pabiearon Transmitted
the cnpyrghs
dexes their titles records all letters from the department other
the diplomatic
Clk Parims PazTosHe prepares raraons
which they founded Makes passports keeps
syd and q the disposition made Of them; prepares relating
10 this business.
ATTORNEY GKs1nA1s oy1Cz
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General the United States
classified following heads;
oal opions the business q the government
Exanon Of the titles or al land purchased a. de site.
of
the United stsies
Applications pareoas conviction in tho courts
Applications appointment judicial and esal business
The conduct ana of Al he supreme
The supervision d ali other sts arising ID any c the depa
when rerea by head hereS Attorney General
ordinary uce are adde Al
nffeals On isni claims In California
Columbia
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Secretary o. the DaarIment Interisr Thomr
% @ q & as sass Mississippi y clerical oes consists q enc chief
lar clerks and 10 supervision
Ist Th Pali L1nd The eaef u ,hs tcfsan i called the Com
missioner q the General Land oce The ed
issuing sarrr whether derived from d grants
military b-aaies g. public m ma NEW ~ rsi
q snnia military bounty land claims, and the issuing
Commissioner Hendricks pr-
oMcers are Teasr chief clerk principal clerk o. surveys
besides drnngssman assistant daaghtsnan and $50 clerks
.~escst head Of this bureau is George
Wltnng, of Virginia commissioner il charged lh the exa
naan and AdjadAoa q all eas arising under tho various and
for the military naval services the revolutionary and subsequent
wars IN which the Cned have been engagd He
chief fs c permanent corps consisting
ether clerks which Congress enable
temporary hy eiershrs
3D. Infans Of Indian Affairs ad Charles
Nix oGsorgecrn u He provided with chief clerk and about
1neen ether clerks.
ah- Paser ogTo bureau the
performance of AL and things touching respecting the grant
ing and issuing e patents for and useful inventions
the collection and distributor u plants cuttings
absence o the Conunerweive principal and twelve as.
ssni eHaminers raen some dozen subordinate permanent
besides these four principal branches q this depart
parten e snperris d the accounts tbs United states naals
and aorneys and the clerks Of the United States the
Of the peuitenary of the United Columbia
from ne ta,e s duty g taxing and returning the cen
the Commissioner Public Buildings The hospital for the Of
management tbs departments in addition 70 which by laws re-
Gently passed the Secretary d The Interior charged with the con
The Department. requires additional building for M accsmmoda
ton and the erection q has been repeaie recommended during
provided in Building
al building
vii be required early day for the q the Patent Office for
which WAS originally intended
DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department Offices az the Secretary
thu Treasury, cnptroerH of the
The following is brief indication Of the duties these several
es, and of the force employed therein, respectively
Sccrzays 04cn Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury;
Hon Philip Clayton Secretary charge;
architect and three draughsmen temporarily employed and twenty
three Secretary Treasury charged with the
era o the fiscal Of the and q the
execution 81 the concerning the and Navigation q the
house
establishment the hospitals of the United States and the
Sro Of certain public buildings for custom houses and other pur
pacs
Ffr1 Cpppso7ss of6oe-TIon william Medi Comptroller
fifteen clerks He prebes ths mode of keeping and rendering
for civil diplomatic well The public lands,
and reviscs ceriaes The balances arising thereon
Uosnyfrsger Oceohn NJ Msdhead, nItroler,
preie the mode a keerg and render
ing The Of the and Indian Of the
public service and rcvsc arising thereof
oRos II Of the CsaomSHngh J. Andersen
clerks He preeribcs the node f keeping
and for the building and repairing custom houss &c. and re
vlscs and certines the baiances arising thereon
Oce-Thomas l. Smith, First Andior and
aansts , accounts II the customs
f the civil list ana under private acts Of Congress and reports
of the Customs and the First Comp
ironer, respectively, fsr their decision thereon
Thomas J. H. Fuller, Second Auditor, and
twenty cerks IIc ecrivee relating
the cong recruiting Of the wei aror1es,
ordnance and all accounts relating TO the Indian depart
sion thereon.
Tsd Audas -Tobert Atkinson esq Third AodItar, and
seventy eight receives and adjusts all scooants for sub
fortihcons Mtary Academy military roads
vol for claims
military services previous % 1878 and for horses and
other property the military service under various acts q Con
reports Snd Comptroller for his de-
cisnn thereon.
Fou Asdagr oE-Aarpno Dayton, Fourth Aadiior, and
adjusts all sccnt 1r The service Of
The Navy Department and rerts the oasncs W we sa SoP
iroIer for his decision thereon
FA Anssar oHoNarrsy Mcconnell Ffth Aadifor, and
tr clerks Hn recrves and adjusts AL scaean,. is aPaSc a