The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-22
The Organization of the Executive Departments
or the Government OF the United States:
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The Organization OF the Executive Departments
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The whole machinery employed eondne, the business arising
simple than generally conceived The number employed the
secretary ofsa Hon Lewis ca one Assistant Secretary
state ion John Appeon one chief clerk twelve clerks trans
Diplomatic BrancTis Department
charge Of all between tho department and other d
s accredited 70 this government In all diplomatic instructions
der treaties Of boundaries prepared copied and recorded and
all Of like character received registered and filed their contents
Consular Branch branch charge Of the correspondence
&C. between the department and the oonsu and commercial
% their despachss and 70 letters from o,he asking for
lar relating consular prepared and recorded
other % nss a % rs @ ss S
disbursement sf WHICH the department Ia charged.
Thu --Iis transaons
and vice consas when not in English which exequaturs
ck Of oinsaenls cos,msinc makes out and records
letters q appoansnt and nominations the senate
commissions on which they issued Has charge Of the library
Clerk Of h Rolls and A,rhs charge Of rolls
from the President prepares authenticated thereof
winch are called Tor for and susrends their publication
their distribution throughout United States Of
ents and publications regard which @ duty assigned the
Has charge ircaes relating thereto
G q ,. Asas, ] sn and M h, as charge Of the
certificates papers presented for receives
the department the laws relating copyghs
dexs their titles records all letters from the department other thaA
the diplomatic and consular. q. .4''''a' E.. ..'
CLERK Of Pardo Passports prepares pardons
aud resons and registers and files the petitions papers
which they founded Makes out and records passports keeps
daily register OF all letters other than diplomatic and consular
eeycd and of the disposition made of them letters relating
H#g ATTORNEY GENERALS .
Hon jeremiah Black Attorney General of the United States
Ge chief clerk The ordinary business of this Office bo
opinions government
called for by tho President by head Of department. by the So
Of the titles of all land purchased, the
arsena custom houses light and all other public works Of
O. Applications pardons conviction
Applications for appointment all the judicial and legal business
5, The argument Supreme
the United States in which the government concerned
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To these ordinary heads Of the business Of the ONCE added
FIRST. direction Of appeals California
Columbia a,r Ea&I t aa# a.f rf Il. .e- :
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Secretary Department Of the Inoer Hon. Jacob Thomp
the State Of Mississippi Is clerical force consists Of ono chief
clerks; It's and committed the
% he pTS @ sh % m eoreau i called The Com
missioner Of the General Land once The Land Bureau charged
issuing therefor whether from combinations
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Virginia military bounty claims issuing scrip
Commissioner Hon Hendricks Of Indiana ls prl
draughiamaa, assistant daughtsman lsc clerks
WHITING Of virginia The commissioner i charged with the exam
nom nd a h @ AL m ng n,v un.v ,and s "a nn a
for the military naval services in the revolutionary and
chief clerk g Cole and CORPS consisting @ me
requirements cr the bounty land law has added
temporary force Of about fifty cerksps Of different
Nix ofGsorgcown lie provided with chief clerk and about
4th Patent eTo this bureau is committed execution
performance o. all and things touching and respecting the grant
ana ss tSs collection
tho collection and distribution Of seeds plants md cuttings has
the absence the Commissioner principal and twelve
clerks besides temporary employees
s @ s four S O. u @ 4 nsw
the Of the accounts Of the United states mashas
the United States and the affairs
the the United States the District Of Coumba and
from the Department the taking and returning tho
the United States and Of supervising and directing the acts
army navy District Columbia under the
Of @ M II addition e wh * laws re-
ssrucon Of the three roads leading the paehe coast
on repeatedly recommended during
the Inst few for that a. i ns oss Mss
the other branches Of the including the Office
required early for the Of the Patent oo for
which it was originally Intended a.ss 4t ag.
.n. DEPARTMENT,
Treasury Department Of the Offices Of the Secretary Of
the customs,
dor register SOLICITOR lighthouse board and coast sur
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ces, and Of the force employed therein respectively
Sesdys oGeeFon Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary; engineer CHARGE
employed and
Secretary the Treasury charged with the
and navigation
supncnds the the the lighthouse
hospitals Of the United States and the
public buildings for custom houses and other
poses. IA F aa .l .EH
Fya Con,ttrolles O6ceIIon William Med Comptroller and
OF keeping and rendering
diplomatic service well the public lands,
reyises certaes the balances arising thereon
Second ComryoiIeys 0ceJ W. Cults, ESQ., Comptroller, and
seventeen clerks mode and render
army Indian departments OF the
public service ce0s the balances arising thereon
Oe Of Ccrnmissonsr Of ne Cnrorsfugh j. Anderson
prescbes the mode keeping
rendering Of the and dsburse
building repairing custom houses &c. and
vises and certaes the balances Arising thereon aa.
OTcehomas L. Smith esq, First Auditor and
disbursements appropriations and expenditures
and Of reports
the Commissioner Of the Customs and the First Comp
roer respectively, fer their decision thereon 8a VIZ
Second j. D. Fuller, Second Auditor, and
twenty clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts relating to
pay clothing OF the well amores
relating Indian depart
reports the balances TO the Second Comptroller for his dec
sion thereon r.af.t a. = sf., l,tg,3 -.il zei+
Third Auaors OHce-Robe Atkinson esq., Auditor
sistence army Military Academy military roads
department well r pensions claims
g reports balances the Second Comptroller for his de-