The Washington union., 1857-06-04
THE organization OF the Executive Departments
az the Government of the United States;

The organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government of the United States
srlTx DEPARTMENT.
Tho whole machinery employed the business arising out
Of relations with all The powers Of The world = sr more
prrep the United States only seventeen follows:
state Hon Appn chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
htor, and one librarian
DIouaio Braneh-rbis branch the State Department
charge all correspondence the other d
c agents United abroad aud those OF foreign
@ accredited 20 this government diplomatic
cent from the department. commissioners
der boundaries &c prepared copied and recorded and
being first entered in AN analytic table or index
ay BanchIhis has charge OF correspondence
Ne department and the onsu and commercial agents
81 ~, United states those officers and
10 r dispatches and TO letters from other persons asking for consa
lar agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Duag Agente charge Of all Correspondence and
other connected with accounts relating TO any fund with the
disbursement Of which tho department s charged
Th. Tansa,o duties furnish such the
department require lie also records the commissions OF consu
aud oonus when not In English upon which exequatnrs are
issued
cak Of appointments makes out and records
commns letters Of appointment and nominations 70 The senate
akes records when in English the
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
CraS S TIE takes charge Of the rolls,
pen President the authenticated copies thereof
which called for prepares for and supsrntsnds their panaon
their distribution throughout the United States and that Of all doc
deparment writing answering all letters connected herewith
as charge treaties and business relating thereto.
,t Of A,ahenio,ions CsJsiehfsIe charge Of the
seals States and Of the department and and
attaches certificates presented for auhenca receives
ae under the relating copyrights
xes records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular.
c Of Pados Passports prepares pardons
and usons registers and files the petitions and papers
daily register letters other than diplomatic aud consular
oye the disposition made Of them letters relating
TO this business
GENERALS
Hon. Jeremiah Black Attorney General of the United States r.
esq., chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may be
classified the following heads
opinions the business Of the government
tho President by head Of department. by the So
Examination Of the titles all purchased the
ana houses light houses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons all Of conviction in the courts
Applications appointment judicial legal business
The conduct argument all suits Supreme Court of
United States in which the government Is concerned
The supervision all other suits arising any Of the depart
when referred by the head thereof to the Attorney General
To these ordinary heads Of the business OF the ce are added AZ
First The direction Of all appeals land
codaon and revision Of the laws of the District Of
Columbia
INTERIOR
Secretary Of the Department Interior Jacob Thomp
of the State Of Mississippi It's clerical force consists Of one chief
clerk Moses Kelly esq dsbursng clerks and ten other reg
following branches Of the public service:
The Puie Lands The chief of This bureau s called the Com
The Land Bureau charged
with the and sale Of the public domain and te
made y former By sales donations grants schools
military bouncs public improvements and likewise the revision
Virginia military bountland claims and the issuing of scrip IN
lieu thereof The Land ONCE, also auii its accounts The
present Hendricks Of Indiana It's prn
% recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides draughsman assistant draughtna and some 100 clerks
present head Of this bureau Is George G.
wang Of Virginia The commissioner co charged WI WIN The esn ma
laws passed BY Congress granting bounty land or pensions
for the military naval services the revolutionary and subsequent
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chief clerk q Cole esq and permanent copa consisting y q aoh me
extraordinary requirements Of the bounty law has added
force o. about y esrEss q different RI arss
Nix ofGeorgown G. He provided with chief clerk and apous
4t Paef OEce-To this tho execution and
performance all ac and things touching aud respecting the grant
mproyeens collection Of statistics relating TO agriculture
chief cIcrkwho i BY law The acting Commissioner
the absence Of the principal and twelve as
patents dozen subordinate permanent
clerks, besides considerable number Of temporary employees
Besides these oar principal branches q THIS new exc
tho supervision Of the accounts Of the United states
msn the lead and other mines o the United states the affairs
Of the pnentary the United States in the District Columbia and
the United and Of supervising and directing the acts Of
the Commissioner Of Public sudings The hospital Tor IN, 1ne aan, q
management ts department. in addition to which BY laws re-
strucon le three wagon leading the Pacific coast
The department requires additional building for its accommoda
repeatedly recommended during
the last few for that AZ present the PENSION ohee
provided "Winders budng, Whle
the branches Of the department. including the secretary once
required early day of the Patent oce for
which il was originally intended.
Treasury DEPARTMENT.
The consists OF the cSes o me secretary ~
the comproers commissioner OF the customs, SIX a
do treasurer register solicitor lighthouse board and coast sur
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The following brief Indication the duties Of these several ON
ees, and Of the force employed therein, respectively
STedrys 0HceIon Howell Cobb Secretary OF le treasury
Hon Philip Secreary engineer IN phage one
architect temporarily employed and twenty
three clerks the charged WIN the gen
the government ana m We
the the and Navigation " e
United supcrnends the Of the coast the
establishment hospitals tine United stltes ana ne con
sncon Of certain public buildings for houses ana ohe puf
Frs ComTGrotter oGce-Hon William Mcdl, Comptroller and
hieen clerks pesctbcs keeping and rendering ac
counts for the civil and diplomatic service wel as the pubic lands
and reTiaes and certlcs the balances arising thereon
Second CHyolers O6cJoln Brodhcad, esq., Comptroller,
and clerks lie the mode OF keeping and
public service rcyes and ceres the balances arising ereon
0Gce g Commissioner Of the Cuaomsugh j. Anderson osq,
clerks prsrrbcs the mode OF keeping
and rendering the the and dsbe
ments and for the building repairing custom houses S and re-
Hlaes and certiies the balances arising thereon.
FaS Atdios oGeeThomas l. Smith, First Auditor and
nineteen clerks adjusts accounts OF the customs
count tho civil list and under private acts Of Congress and reports
e balances to the Commissioner the Customs and he FIRST to
holer, respectively, their decision thereon.
Suond Aados 0GcThomas j. d. Fuller Second Auditor ana
weDo clerks and adjusts oil accounts relating 10
the pay clothing and recruiting OF the army as wen as