The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-20
WILLIAM A. HARRIS,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
of the Government or the United States

The organization OF the Executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United States
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Tho whole machinery employ conduct The busuess arising out
Of n relations with all the powers OF the woa ',s n
pirn, the United states only seventeen as follows
one secretary State on Lewis ciss onr Assistant Secretary Of
state Ion Appleion chief clerk twelve Clerks one trans
ho ard librarian.
p,,aonsre Ira; tapch .he state Department aas
rg Of all &c department and other di
uIatc agents the United States abroad and nose q fcsu S
rs srcredit to this government all diplomatic instructions
sent from t department communications =, commissioners un
der Of boundaries &c are prepared copied and recorded ana
being nrst entered in an analytic table or index
er BRANCH yh branch charge Of the correspondence,
S between and the eoasuis and commercial agents
asibe United states those ocors aud answers
70 dispatches aud 70 letters from ether persons asking Tor soss
lar agency reng to consular aars are prepared ana e'oou
IN, Dissin0 4o,e has charge II all correspondence aud
connected with accounts relating TO any fu wh 'he
disbarscmcnt Of which the department Is charged
ra, Tyalaor furnish such transnion as the
deprnen. may require He also records the commissions OF conuh
and copsu when not in ipgHh upon which eseaaurS are
cgs 5 ,yo;a,nts and makes out and records
letters Of appointment and nonnassis 70 tue sGnu,e @
commissions which they ssned Has charge of 'ts foraF
c,sk Of The o. and A,sAipe charge Of tho rolls or en-
nmon from ihe President prepares Tho authenticated copies thereof
which called for prepares fr and siernens e fnhbaton
sa ,hsr ibaon Throughout tue United States
and publications regard 70 which This duty Is assigned to he
department. writing all letters connected crew
Has charge Of ali udian treaties and relating thereto
CLERK qf Aaraons and Cay.ghs.iic hs charge q TIE
attaches certificates presented for Authorization; receives
The department under the laws relating copyrshts in
their titles records all letters from tho department other than
the dpomaio and consular
Of Par and Pa,tH He prepares and records pardons
res and registers and files the petitions and papers
d register Of All letters other than diplomatic and consular re-
ceve of the disposition made of them prepares letters relating
to this business
lack Attorney General Of the United States;
esq chief clerk The ordinary business of this Office may be
classified under the following heads;
Official opinions the current business OF the government
cod for by the Presidents by head Of department. by the So
Examination purchased sites
arscna custom houses gathoa and all other public works Of
Applications padon all conviction
Applications for appointment in all tho judicial and legal business
s. The argumcn, an suits in The Supreme Court Of
the United States in which the government concerned
The supervision Of al, M 9hes n arising y any Of Tho depart
To these ordinary cads Of the business Of the on added ut
appeals land claims in California
Second The cocaton and revision Of the laws of tho District Of
Columbia
DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Department Of the Incsr Thom
SON the State Of Mississippi It's clerical force consists Of one chief
clerk loses Kelly esq dsbursng clerks and ten other
following branches Of the public service
M The Public Lands The chief of this bureau Is called The Com
with the and sale of the public domain and the
issuing Of titles therefor whether derived from combinations OF grants
made ny former by sales donations OF grants for schools
military bounes or pnbc and likewise the revision
hu thereof Inc Land oMce aso ands N own accounts The
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besides drangisnan, assistant daasbi and come lso clerks
"a Pension. present head Of This bureau + George
Whiting u, q vsna The commissioner 6, + CHARGED with hs esa
laws IA Nv fnsrnas om,v LAND or asns
for the military or naval tie rcytoaTy and SUBSEQUENT
wars in which Tho United states have been engaged He has one
chief clerk ~ Cole AM, pcrnneni coru consisting of some
seventy other clerks to Which Congress to enable him 70 meet the
extraordinary requirements of the new bounty land law has added
force vi about Ofy clnYk:s different
3D. Commissioner OF Indian Affairs Interim Charles
ID He provided with chief clerk ard about
dneen ober snlori;n IA c,cri-s " "
4 Patent 0ceTo this the and
performance Of all and things touching and respecting the
ing and issuing of patents and useful discoveries Inventions
and improvements the collection Of statistics relating 70 agrculurc
r rcr ,l,n q ~ ~ ,e $500 n@;rr s ,en,s
thc ahsanss % ~. S, ~ @ ,er @ ric,na s ,sa,rn aa
cioSin Iah " ~ i,ns4, h soine ee. s M % i" '
Besides tec ur nrinc; honchcs ~ ths nrv cxrrivc dcrr
the organic act Of 1s49 10 from the Treasury
arent G ~ s ,rcr o tbc inind states narais
and The clcrs Of the United states courts tho manage
lead and other mines Of the United states and tc affairs
the pentenr Of the United states IN tho District Of Couba and
ron inc state Department the duty OF taking and returning the cen
uses OF tue United Sao and 81 supervising and directing the acts
the Commissioner OF Public Buildings Tho hospital for the insane Of
inc army and navy and Of the District OF Columbia b also under ING
management Of this department. In addition to which, by laws
a passed inc secretary o the Interior = charged wan the con
s% o. .ne .nrce wagon roas eaang 20 ns aasnc coast
a. i requires ~ ""u''o'n' owu's W ns
MN anu 'nc eecon o one mas oeeh elacu nnrg
a w VIZ, years m ior .ns. ~ Pr, s, e l, pe % i
win rooms ~ "na' y KNOWN as nians, Wlc
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