The Washington union., 1857-05-09
CITY OF WASHINGTON, SATURDAY II EVENING NAY g. 1857.
The orgaEtEation Of the Executive Departments
Of fh6Government Of the United States;

Of fhdGovernmcnf Of the United States.
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machinery employed to the business arising
Of reg relations with all the powers Of the world Is far more
simple than generally conceived The number employed IN the
Secretary state (on css Secretary
aor, and one librarian.
Diplomatic BuaeAIhis branch Department
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accredited 70 this In all diplomatic instructions
treaties Of Boundaries prepared recorded
all Of like character received registered and ned their contents
being first entered in am analytic table or index.
charge correspondence
between the department aud the oonsu and commercial
dispatches persons asking
lar or relating consular affairs prepared aud recorded
other matters connected with relating with the
disbursement o. which the department Is charged
The Tranaors transaons as the
department nay require He also records the commissions Of cosus
and vs eons when not in Engsh which
Cak of yssintns and COMMISSIONS makes out and records
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations the senate
makes out and records cxequaurs and records when In English the
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
Clerk Of The Rolls and Arci He takes charge Of the rolls
partaen President prepares copies thereof
which called for for and superntends their publication
their distribution throughout The United states and thai Of ali doc
and publications regard 70 which This duty assigned the
department; writing answering all
Has charge Of all Indian treaties, and business relating thereto
Ciek f Amhentams and c.qpiats He has charge Of the
Of the department prepares
attaches certificates 70 papers presented for aahencaion receives
department the laws relating copyg
their % records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular
of Iardon and P@tse prepares pardons
and remssio and registers and nes the petitions and
register all letters other diplomatic
ceved and Of the disposition made Of them; prepares letters relating
GENERALS
Hon jeremiah Blact Attorney General OF the United States
G chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may be
oc opinions the current business Of the
called for by tho President by head Of department or by the 90
Examination purchased as the sites
arsena oasss light houses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons
Applications appointment all the judicial legal
The argument Of all Supreme of
tho United States in which the government is concerned
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To these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office added at
First The direction appeals
Second The coGcaon and revision Of the laws Of the District Of
Columbia.
Secretary the Department Interior, Tomp
Of the State q Mississippi It's clerical force consists Of chief
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following branches Of the public service:
LIST The Public Lands The ch3r of this bureau called the Com
missioner Of the General Land One The Land Bureau charged
with The management and sale Of the public domain and the
made by former by sales Donations Of FOR schools
Of Virginia military bounty Land claims and he issuing o scpn
leu thereof The Land ONCE, also auts It's accounts The
cpa officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of
besides draughsman assistant drautsman and some 5o clerks
"a. The present head this George G.
nation and adjudication all claims arising under the various and
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which the United States have engaged He has
seventy Other clerks which 70 enable him to meet the
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3D. Of Indian Affairs ad interim, Charles
Nix ofGeorgeown g He provided with chief clerk and about
9th Paea o TO this bureau committed the execution and
performance Of all and things touching and respecting the
ing and issuing Of patents for and useful discoveries inventions
collection distribution plants cuttings has
chief E BY law the acting Commissioner Of Patents in
ssant examiners Of patents dozen subordinate permanent
these four prnsp bnnehcs q this NEW depart
the organic act Of 1S49 transferred TO from the Treasury De
and and the clerks Of the United States courts the
e pcney nit @ s q the unea States I IN the District q Columbia and
from the State Department the duty taking and returning the
the Public Buildings The hospital for the insane
the army and navy and Of the District q Columbia y also under tho
Gently the Secretary Of the Interior charged with the
The department requires an additional building for its
tho erection as been repeatedly recommended during
provided w IL Wha. known as adng while
Office
are all crowded building tho whole which
required for the Of the Patent Office
which II was originally intended.
Tho Treasury Department Secretary
Treasury comptroers commissioner OF the
treasurer register solicitor light house board and
vey
The following is Indication
and Of the force employed therein respectively
Scaarys OceIIon Howell Cobb, Secretary Of Treasury
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Secretary Treasury charged with the
supervision the fiscal the
execution OF the laws concerning the commerce and navigation OF the
He supennds the the the lighthouse
establishment hospitals OF the United States
sructon certain public buildings for custom houses and other
poses.
First Conrsro,es OGce-Iton william Nedil COMPTROLLER and
fifteen clerks c peerbcs the mode OF keeping and rendering
and reves and cerhes the balances arising thereon.
Second coaysyorler OGcohn NJ Brodhcad esq Comptroller
clerks He csces the mode render
ing the accounts the army navy and Indian departments the
public service and reyse and cce the balances arising thereon
Ohe of Copmisonsr Of The Cnton,sIIugh Anderson esd
Commissioner clerks prescbes Keeping
rendering the o the and disburse
and for the building and repairing custom houses
vses and cerhes the balances arising thereon.
AUDITORS OGcc-Thomas L. smith, esq, Auditor
clerks, He and adjusts the the
and disbursements appropriations and expenditures
the civil t and under Congress
balances the Commissioner the
troller, respectively, for their decision thereon.
Second Audaos Office Thomas j. d. Fuller, Second Auditor and
clerks He receives adjusts relating
the clothing and recruiting Of the well armores
ordnance depart
men and reports the balances the Second Comptroller for his dec
sion thereon
Third Aufor 0freRobert Atkinson esq Third Auditor
eight clerks He and adjusts all sub
sisenoe The army foidcaons Military Academy military roads
and the Qnaricrmar department well for
arising from military previous 1916
other property lost in the military service under various acts Of