The Washington union., 1857-06-02
THE Orga nization OF the Executive Departments
of the Government OF the United States;
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simple than generally conceived The number employed tho
an secretary STATE, aon lewis s Assistant Secretary Of
sp lion John Appleton one chief clerk twelve clerks trans
n,o.ai graaeA-rll branch OF the STATE department s
charge correspondence between the department and other
m accredited this In all diplomatic instructions
I from department and communications 70 commissioners
q S E arss received are and ile their contents
beng as entered IN analytic table or index
tiar Byanc branch charge the correspondence
between the department aud The conns and commercial agents
be United states In instructions 70 those officers and answers
dispatches and 70 letters from other asking
lar agency relating consular ars prepared and recorded
re Dag @ has charge q s ssrrepeadsngs and
disbursement Of which The department Is charged
The Trnlator as the
department require lie also records the commissions consu
consul when not ia English which eSeqiaturs
Issued.
Clek pgoameis makes
% os and records ese,asas and rers when in English the
commissions which they issued Has charge the library
CI he Rolls Aehie takes charge Of the rolls or en-
rolled resolutions Congress- they received
the President the authenticated copies thereof
@ eatcs p The newspanars and IN book form attends 10
distribution throughout the United States and that of all docu
and publications in regard to which this duty assigned to the
department. writing and answering all letters herewith
Has charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK Of Authorizations and CcpyighsIIe has charge the
seals of the department. prepares
attaches certificates TO papers presented for anhentcaon receives
accounts for the fees Has charge of publications transmitted 10
the department the laws relating copyrights;
diplomatic and consular.
CLERK Of PaxfoIIe prepares records padons
mOns and registers and nes the petitions and
which they founded Makes and records PASSPORTS keeps
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
cye the disposition made them prepares letters relating
to this business
ossNsAls oi1a.
Hon jeremiah Black, Attorney General of tho United States
G chief clerk The ordinary business of this Office
classified under the following heads
Official opinions the current business Of the government
called for by the President by any head of department. by the So
Examination Of the titles Of purchased as the sites Of
~ custom houses lighthouses and all other public works Of
Applications for pardons in all Of conviction tho
Applications appointment all the judicial legal
The conduct and argument of all suits in the supreme Court Of
the United States which the government concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising In the depart
when referred by the head thereof 10 the Attorney General
To these ordinary heads of the business Of the Office added
the present mt time The following viz
Columbia.
DEPARTMENT
Secretary Of tho Department or 'e interior Thomp
clerk Moses Kelly esq two disbursing clerks and other
lar clerks and 10 Its supervision and management committed the
following branches Of the public scKvice
lt The Public Lands The chief Of this bureau Is called the Com
missioner of the General The Land charged
w the survey and sale the public domain and the
issuing titles therefor, whether grants
military boun,cs Or public Improvement and kswise the revision
Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip
present Commissioner Hon. T. A. Hendricks Indiana prin
besides assistant draughsman and 5o clerks
Of various grades.
ID present this earean George c.
Whiting Virginia Is charged with the cxain
nation and adjudication of all e'as arising
for the military naval the revolutionary subsequent
wars which the United States have been engaged He has
seventy other clerks witch ress enable him
temporary force OF about hy ccrkshps
81 Commissioner Of Indian Arrs ad interim Charles
Had Ind
fifteen other subordinate clerks
4h O9To this bureau Is committed the execution and
performance all acts and things touching and The
ing and issuing of patents for and useful discoveries Inventions
the collection and distribution plants cuttings
chief oerkwho by law The acting Commissioner Of Patents
The absence Of the Commlssionerweve principal and twelve
sant examiners Of dozen subordinate permanent
sss these @ p4sDa p%mesr pnnee q MP p
mc the organic act Of 1s9 transferred TO from the Treasury Dc
and attorneys courts manage
mcn of the lead and other mines Of the United States affairs
from The ae Department the duty taking and returning the
s @ Gea ,es, ana 2, supervising and directing the aets
the army and and Of the District OF Columbia Is also tho
this department. addition TO which by laws re-
Gently passed the Secretary the Interior charged with
srncon Of the three roads leading Pacific
The department requires additional building
% and the erection Of one has been repeatedly recommended during
s S I Cw WHY Years o that A. present the Pension once
the other branches Of the department including the ercays
winch ii was originally intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
le Treasury Department Offices the Secretary Of
% treasury comptrolcr commissioner of tho customs,
o treasurer, register solicitor lighthouse board and coast
vey
The following indication Of
o1, and Of the force employed therein respectively:
Srdoys 0fcIcn Cobb, secretary the Treasury
non fhp Clayton, Assistant Secretary engineer in Charge
architect and three draughmen temporarily employed and twenty
clerks The Secretary Of the Treasury charged with the gen
era supervision the fiscal the and of the
uon Of the laws concerning the and navigation OF the
.nd States lie supcntens the the coast the light house
poses.
Frs Comprolters 0Gce-IIon william Mcdll, Comptroller
hn clerks c prescrbes the mode Of keeping and rendering
counts for the civil diplomatic well the public lands,
anu rcvses and certinos the balances arising thereon.
and clerks He proscbc the keeping and render
ing the accounts of the and Indian departments OF the
public service balances arising thereon
Office Commissioner Of the Cutop,sIugh Anderson
Commissioner prescrbes the mode of keeping
and rendering the and dsburse
mcnt building repairing houses and
's'a ana certthcs the balances arising thereon
Frs Auldos oFceThomas smith, esq, First Auditor, and
nineteen clerks He receives adjusts the accounts OF the customs
revenue and disbursements appropriations and expenditures
count OF the civil list and under private acts OF Congress and reports
The balances the the Customs and the First Comp
Holer, respectively Tor their decision thereon
Second Audors oGceThomas j. D. Fuller Second Auditor and
twenty adjusts all relating to
tho pay clothing and recruiting Of the wen as arnorcs,
nena and ordnance and all relating to the Indian depart
n and reports the Second Comptroller for his dec
sion thereon.
Third Aadors 0cRobert Atkinson, ESQ., Third Auditor, and
seventy eight clerks adjusts all accounts for sub
nce Of the orthcaons Military Academy, military roads,
ana the ourermaster department vol s for pensions claims
arising from military previous to 1876 and for horses and
e property lost the military service under various acts Of Con
Ee and reports Comptroller for his de-
cslon thereon
Fourth AWdis 0GAaron Dayton esq Fourth Auditor, and
clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts FOR the service OF
navy Department and the balances TO the Second Comp
uoier for his decision thereon.