The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09

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The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government Of the United States:
STATE pKrARrursr
whole nachne empoyed the business arising
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Department State Of the United States follows
saie ion John Appeon chief clerk, twelve clerks,
htor and Que librarian
Disoraaie branch of the state Department as
Charge Of all correspondence between
paic Of the United States those foreign pow
sent from tho deparWeni and communications
s of ike character reryc rs and alra ,rr contents
being nrst entered In ai analytic table cy udcx
osaa Brunch brAnch las charge The correspondence
Of the United states In instructions those officers
lar relating cossr affairs he prepared and recorded
TAs Daesns Aosiis has charge g ali correspondence and
dI.our~emeni Of which tho department charged
Th Taado His duties furnish
issucd
commissions letters of appointment and nominations 70 the Senate
makes aud records and records when English the
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
ce1 " ne R and Ahiee He takes charge Of Tho rolls
rolled acts and resolutions Of Congress they are received at the DO
which are called for prepares ur supcrnends publication
and thai q treaties y the ne%ssPa,s and N book form attends to
publications srgard duty
Has charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK g A.aAeneipns aud cTyght He has charge of tho
attaches % papers presented for
The Has charge Of publications transmitted
tho
exes thor titles records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular.
prepares pardons
and reisons and registers and ncs the petitions and
daily register o all letters other than diplomats and consular re-
cyed aud Of the disposition made Of them letters relating
TO this business.
ATTORNEY orsrnaI's OFFICE
jeremiah s. Black Attorney General of the United States
H. Ge chief clerk Tho ordinary business Of this office may be
classified under tho following heads:
ofc opinions tho business Of the government
called for by the President by head Of department by the so
Of titles of purchased
arseas custom houses and all other public works Of
Applications for pardons all Of conviction the
Applications appointment all the judicial and legal business
conduct argument suits the Supreme
the Bnted States in which the government Is concerned
msn,s wen BY the bead thereof s Attorney
To these ordinary heads O tho business Of the Office added at
FIRST The direction all land claims California
second The cotatn and revision Of the laws Of the District Of
Columbia.
Secretary Of the Of tho ntersr Hon. Jacob Thomp
Of the state Of Mississippi ~ clerical force consists Of one chief
lar c and 70 t and management are committed the
si chief of Com
OF the General oce charged
the sale public
ssuiasof titles therefor whether grants
,uiiary bounss public improvements likewise
Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip in
lieu thereof The Land Office, aidts The
present Commissioner is Hon T. Hendricks Of Indiana rs prn
cl officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk of
besides draogsnan astan draashman and $50 clerks
ad Taaaensrhc present bureau George c.
Whiting Of Virginia The commissioner charged with the exam
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n bcrne He one
chief clerk G Cole go = aud cor consisting q some m
extraordinary bounty law
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Mix oGcorgctown DC He provided with chief clerk and about
Patent OGce-To
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and the collection q statistics relating 70 agriculture
chief clerk Z by law the acting Commissioner Patents in
hs o s e sos nsen AND Srs
clerks besides considerable number temporary empoyecs
ognnic Treasury
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nel Of the lead and other mines Of the uncd states and the Affairs
from the Department the duty Of taking and the
.as o. The United sas and e supervising M and directing the acts q
the army navy and the District of Columbia also under the
Gently PASSED the Secretary he Interior charged win, Tho
@ m r rsoI Ms y. r sa" as u g M AsI 81 m
uo the has repeatedly recommended during
provided il ua =. h
other the Including the Secretary Office
ara ali crowded into the Patent building the Of which
will be required AZ early day for the use Of tho Patent Office Cor
which II was originally Intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department Secretary
tho Treasury compirolcrs commissioner Of the customs six
do register solicitor lighthouse board and cts sur
The following Of tho several o
employ cd therein, respectively;
Sysayys oGoson Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
Philip Secretary charge;
employed,
three clerks The Secretary d the Treasury charged with the
acaI transactions Of the Of tho
United supcrniends survey Of the coast the light house
the
poses.
Fra Comroler's OG-on William Mcdl Comptroller, and
fifteen prcscrbes keeping rendering
and diplomatic well the public lands
aud ccriihes the balances arising thereon,
Sxsd CSmJsrolers John NJ Bradhcad esq, Comptroller
mode OF render
the and Indian departments Of the
ccrncs the balances arising thereon
Conasncr eesrn pescrbes the mode keeping
dsbnrc
Inen and building repairing houses no. and
vses cersIlrs the balances arising thereon
Frx Audiors C6T1omns L. Smith, ESQ., First Auditor and
nineteen clcrk No receiye and adjusts
revenue and appropriations expenditures
Commissioner of the Customs and The First Comp
troller, respectively, fer their decision thereon
Soond Audaors OGceIhomas n Fuller Second Auditor and
twenty adjusts all relating
clothing recruiting well arniorics,
aena ordnance relating TO the Indian depart
men and reports the balances to the Second Comptroller M MS dcc
sion thereon.
Auloys 0ce-Robcrt Atkinson, esq, Third Auditor and
all sub
s.ence of the Qualifications Military Academy military roads