The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-29
The Organization OF the Executive Departmen nts
or the Government Of the United States

simple than i generally conceived The number epoye in tho
secretary state on Lewis cs Assistant secretary OF
state on John ApcepD chief clerk twelve clerks,
lator and one librarian.
Diplomatic -1lds branch state Department nas
charge Of all correspondence between the department and other d.
accredited to this In all diplomatic instructions
sent from The department and communications commissioners
der treaties q boundaries &c prepared copied and recorded and
all Of like character received registered and filed
being first eutered in an analytic table or index.
Csadr charge the correspondence
&c between the department agents
Of the United States In instructions those officers
TO their dispatches and letters from other kg Tor
lar agency Or rcss 10 consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Dsuy Ar lie has charge q all correspondence and
disbursement OF which the department Is charged.
The Translator duties 10 furnish such tranaons the
and Vice consui when not English upon which sxequ.,rs arc
issued
oihof Arqss and o,ami.ss makes out and records
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations 10 tho Senate
commissions on which rey are ssued Is charge OF tho library
Cier charge u the ros
rolled a and resolutions Congress they received at the
rsnen ron ss s The % eoe thereof
and that Of treaties in ne newspapers and book rm attends to
ments and publications regard to which this duty assigned TO the
department. writing II and answering al letters ,'ew
Ciok Of Asahoorioa CsYy,igisTIc charge OF
seals Of tho United States and of Che department and and
and accounts for the fees Has charge publications transmitted to
the department under the laws relating tocg records and in
dexes their titles records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular.
Ck Of Pao,u PasrosiIe prepares pardons
which they founded Makes and records passports keeps
daily register c all letters, other thnn diplomatic and consular
ccved and Of the disposition made OF hcm letters relating
10 this business.
AfToRxEY GENERALS OFFICE,
Hon jeremiah Blck Attorney states r.
classified under ile following heads
oca opinions The current business Of the government
called for BY tho President by any head department. by the So
Examination Of tho titles of an land purchased as tho sites Of
g. Applications pardons conviction
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal business
The scndae. and Of all suits in the supreme Court of
O. The supervision arising any depart
mcnts when referred by the head thereof General
First The appeals claims California
Second The codhaon and revision of tho laws of tho District Of
Columbia.
Secretary Of the Department Of the ,rier Hon Jacob Thomp
clerk oses Kelly Two dpursas clerks and ten o,Ser
lar clerks and TO is supervision and management committed the
l The afe Lan The chief Of this bureau Is called the Com
missioner mis- @ the General Land ocs The re- Land Bureau charged
issuing Of titles therefor whether derived from combinations
military bounles, public improvements
q Virginia military land claims and the issuing Of scrip in
lieu thereof The Land oDcc also aud its Tho
present Commissioner Hon. Hendricks OF Indiana pn
epa officers are recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of
besides draaghtsman assistant daugsnan $50 clerks
various grade 4 5.sss r
Pasasrhe present head Of this bureau is George G.
Whiting, Of Virginia Thfommssioner i charged with pr csani
laws passed by Congress granting bonn land or pensions
Tor The military or naval services IN the revolutionary and subsequent
chief clerk Is Cole esq and permanent consisting Of
or 70 which consre to enable him to meet the
temporary force q about fifty cerkshs different denominations
ID lidiaomnsoner OF Indian Affairs al interim, Charles F.
hneen other subordinate clerks.
s, ram 70 this barcan s committed the execution and
performances d all acs and things touching and respecting the grant
and S e eoec,on apr aem Of @ a o ra q
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
the absence Of the principal and twelve
an examiners q patents some dozen subordinate permanent
Besides these four principal branches Of this new executive depart
partnent supervision
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United States courts the manage
&c pcntcnary the United the District Of Coumba and
s % M ,ais % sc an s % a ,s an n ae ac Of
the Commissioner of Public Buildings The hospital FOR the insane Of
management OF this department. addition to which by laws
Gently passed The Secretary Of The Interior I charged with the con
Tho department requires additional building for is accommoda
the hast few for that present the Pension ce
provided with rooms In what known Wnder Building while
building whole Of which
viii be required at an early day for the use Of the Patent occ for
which twas originally intended.
rnsAsrEY DEPARTMENT
tho Treasury comptrolers commissioner OF the customs six
dtors register solicitor light house board and
The following brief indication Of the duties Of these several OH
and OF the force employed therein respectively:
Sccrarys 06 Howell Cobb, OF the Treasury;
Hon Philip Clayton assistant Secretary one engineer IN charge one
three clerks The Secretary Of the Treasury charged with the
concerning and navigation OF the
United states He supenends the survey he the light house
strucc Of certain public buildings for custom houses and other ur
poses.
fsra oomaoles oo Hon william Medir Comptroller, and
fifteen clerks He prsbes the mode Of keeping and rendering