The Washington union., 1857-06-03
,ba f,rga MIA tion of the Executive Departments
Inv Of the Government OF the United states;
srAre DEPARTMENT,


d our Gren relations with all the powers Of the world for moro
pc than generally conceived The number employed In tho
Ivy Sr,ary Of state on Lewis Cass Secretary
a % John Appleton one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
laor and librarian
Dscuai raneh-Tl,s branch Of the Department
charge all correspondence between The department and other d.
,s accredited government In all diplomatic Instructions
nt rom the department and communications commissioners
% ~ % e character received are registered aud died their contents
being arst entered in an analytic table or index
f.u Branch This branch charge the correspondence
&c. the department and the cosul aud commercial agents
e Ucd States In i instructions 70 those officers and answers
their letters from other asking
lar agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
f6 Dising Asto has charge Of all correspondence and
er matters connected with accounts relating fund with tho
dsbursentcnt Of Which The department. Is charged
M lis duties 10 furnish such ranslntons
department may require He also records the commissions Of oonuls
and eonso whom not In English upon which excuaurs
issued
co& qf appointments aud He makes and
commissions letters appointment senate
makes records exeuaus ana records when In English the
commissions which they Issued Has charge Of the library
c4 gae Rolls and Aeniy He takes charge Of the rolls
mn from the Presidents PREPARES the authenticated copies thereof
which are called o prepares or ana supsnends ~ their puoeon
distribution throughout the United States and that Of all docu
partmet writing aud answering ali letters connected herewith
Has charge Of a Indian treaties and business rehting thereto
Ct Ahsieaions sft and csrgas has charge Of the
attaches certificates papers presented tor sushn!caton receives
the department relating copyrights;
dex their titles all letters department other than
the diplomatic and consular
Cyk Paions Passports prepares pardons
and and registers and files the petitions and papers
| register all letters diplomatic consular re-
and Of the disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
this business.
ATTORNEY
Hon Jeremiah s. Black Attorney General United States r.
Get chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office be
classified under the following heads;
Olcii opinions business the government
head
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as tho sites Of
custom houses lighthouses and all other public works Of
s. Applications pardons all conviction the
Of the United States
Applications for appointment In all the judicial and legal business
The all suits in tho Supreme Court Of
Tho supervision Of all other suits arising in any Of The depart
To these ordinary heads Of the business Of the office added
First The direction all appeals on land claims In California
Second The codnca,on and revision Of the laws Of
Columbia
Secretary of the Department Of the Interior Hon. Thomp
Of the state Of Mississippi It's clerical force consists Of chief
lar clerks and to ts and management are committed The
Lands The CHIEF os is bureau Is called Inc Com
nspaer Of the General Land ONCE The nrcau charged
issuing Of titles therefor whether grants
made by ny As donnons Of for schools
Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip in
cn thereof Inc land occ also audts its own accounts Tho
ra officers recorder chief clerk principal surveys
Ocs draughtsman assistant draush'no And some $50 clerks
a Prseas lho gfosoh, head Of this bureau : George g
nation and adjudication Of all claims arising under
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
wars in which the United States have been engaged He has
q a a s,s's nn o mee the
extraordinary requirements bounty
temporary force Of about fifty clerksp Of different denominations
Ji intdnsIommissoncr Indian tHna Charles
Nix oGeorgeown D. G. He provided with chief clerk and about
ath Patent ooTo the
q an as and things touching and respecting the grant
and improvements the collection Of statistics reng agrcutnc
chief clerkwo Is by law the acting Of Patents
the absence Of the Commissioner principal and twelve
clerks besides temporary employees.
Besides these four principal branches Of this new executive depart
men the supervision Of the the United marsha
and attorneys and tho clerks Of the United courts
ment the lead sacs
the pcnina Of the United States in the District Of coumba and
from the State Department the duty taking returning
sues Of the United supervising directing the
e Commissioner Public Buildings The hospital for the Insane
Inc and navy and Of the District q Columbia Is also under the
management Of this Department. in addition which, by laws
the three wagon roads leading % The Pacific coast
me department requires additional building for Its accommoda
the last few years that purpose present
provided with in what Is known wuicrs Building while
are al crowded Into the Patent occ building, the whole Of which
@ w pc required an early day for the use cf the Patent Office for
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury the Of tho Secretary
e treasury two comprocrs commissioner OF the customs six
a treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast
The following brief indication several ON
ccS and Of the force employed therein, respectively
II Srays 0ceIIon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
Non Philip Clayton Secretary charge;
architect and three daghtsncn temporarily employed aud twenty
c clerks The Secretary the Treasury charged with the gen
m Of the fiscal transactions OF the government and o. the
execution Of the laws concerning and navigation the
United states He surcncs the Of the coast the light house
establishment the United States and the
poses -Tf-'
FSt comrtrofs oaceTIon william Mcdi Comptroller,
counts oT the civil and diplomatic wc the public lands
and reyises and cerihes the balances arising thereon
ana seventeen clerks lie prcscbcs the mode OF keeping and render
W e accounts the army and Indian departments OF tho
pubic service and rcvc and ceracs the balances arising thereon
oae Commissioner of NE Cusons-ugh j. anderson ESQ.,
commissioner and clerks He pcscrbc the mode Of keeping
anu rendering the Of the and dsburse
% and for the building and repairing custom houses &c and re-
''c ana cerihcs the balances arising thereon
Frs Auors OGceThomas Smith, sq, First Auditor, and
nineteen clerks He adis the accounts OF the customs
Of tho civil list and under private acts OF Congress and reports
balances the Commissioner OF the Customs and the FIRST comp
uouer respectively, for their decision thereon
Sond Amddos 0D-Tomas j. D. Fuller, Second Auditor, and
cnn clerks and adjusts all accounts relating to
e pay clothing and recruiting Of the army well a, armoc
Mna and ordnance and all accounts relating TO the Indian depart
zion thereon
Thd AUDITORS o6c,Robcr j. Atkinson ESQ., Auditor and
seventy eight adjusts all accounts for sub
snce Of the army olcaions, Military Academy military roads
aud the ouariermascrs department well pensions claims
arising from military services previous 1916 and for horses and
@ property lost In the military service under various acts of Con
ason thereon
Fourth auditors 0Ece-Aaron Dayton esq Auditor and
clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts for tho service Of
Department and the balances TO the Second Comp
HNHor for his decision thereon
Fya Audeors oocMurray Mcconnell esq, Fifth auditor and