The Washington union., 1857-11-12

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The whole machinery employed arising
Of our foreign relations with powers world for
simple than generally conceived, Ths employed
Deparmcn, state q tho United states follows
STATE % john Appleton chief clerk twelve clerks trans
lso and one librarian
D;rloma Brs,A-rh branch Of the STATE Department aas
charge all correspondence between the department and other d.
pomac The United States abroad and foreign pow
ssn, nom The department and comoncrs IN
e., q Oounars ke are prepared copied and recorded and
being entered in an analytic table or index,
Consular charge the correspondence
S The department aud the conu commercial
The United satcs IN instructions 70 those officers and
lar relating % consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Dixsiae Aes,aIe charge correspondence
other mster. cnsisa with accounts relating to any fund with the
TA 1nIaor-Is ,ralsons as the
department may require M also records the commissions Of consus
iasneA M e
cis ~ Appoi~swas asss csww,.s makes
oanisslns elers x avpoansu,su senate
skss ous snd rsrds sxausas and records Esg
Omson wheh ey ksocd Has charge Of ,he library
cA M 's and Ah He takes charge q Tho rolls Or en-
parcnt from The President the authenticated copies thereof
and thai d treaties IN The newspapers and lo attends
their distribution throughout Tho United states and that Of all dos
Department. writing and answering all cs connected herewith
Has charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Ciak NJ Amlncuions Ctgyrght- He has charge
seals Of the United States and Of tbs department. and and
attaches o,aerS @ . e papers m for receives
the department under the laws relating cgrh and in
dex r titles records all letters from tho department, other than
the diplomatic and consular
Ck Patns and Passports Ho and records pardons
sld % s sS % ana s s and A. a IS, The petitions and papers on
daily register q all Letters other than diplomatic and consular
sd and Of the disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
GENERALS OFFICE
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of The United sacs r.
eie ef clerk The ordinary business Of this Office be
l. ocal opinions government as
called for by the President, by head ef department. by the So
tho titles Of ali land purchased,
arsea custom, houses lighthouses and l other public works Of
Application, paraons all
Applications appointment all tho judicial and legal
The onci aud argument Of ali su. in the Supreme Court Of
the United states in which tho government is concerned
The supervision Of All other suits arising In Of tho depart
when referred by the bead thereof The Attorney General
To these ordinary hoais Of the business OF tho Office added
fsst The direction q MI appeals on land claims in California
sronl The eolaaen and revision Of tho laws Of the District Of
Columbia
DEPARTMENT.
Secretary the prrtnent Interisr Thomp
SON. Of he salc Of mississippi Us clerical force consists of one chief
% & and % h sr ~" and ars eomuca the
following branches Of tho public service;
t The Psf The chief Of this called the
missioner cf the General occ The Land Bureau charged
~ tue g surrey s and sale e the public domain % sna the
made by former by sales donato Of grants for schools
virginia military bounty claims, issuing scrip
hea thereof The land oce alsp, audts It's accounts The
rral recorder, chief clerk, principal clerk survey
ba danrhtsmaa as-tant draughsman and some $50 clerks
~ Iaaar-ric present head this bureau Is George O.
adjudication claims arising
aunefog law, passed BY congcs. granting bounty land or pensions
which the United have engaged He has
seeuv other % x 10 enable him to meet e
extraordinary Of the bourt land law has added
81 Iniiaa- i,ein Charles
NM oiGeorsown ne lie provided with chief clerk and about
ith. Patent taTo lhI, burcau committed the
Ing and issuing discoveries Inventions
and improvements the collection, Of saisc relating
the collection and distribution of seeds plants and cuttings has
chief ckwho by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents in
the absence Of the Comnlonctwclyc principal and
sStnt examiners OF patents dozen subordinate permanent
clerks besides considerable temporary employees
mcn the organic net m Isis transferred Treasury De-
"6 the q Tue % q the United States ns
men, of the lead and other mines Of The United States and tho affairs
from the state Department the duty taking returning
se o The United states and q supervising aud directing the acts Of
tho and navy and Of the trct Of Columbia Is also under tho
en d h r aaf@e1 S % e sd aS @ ss 1ws con- ss
snelon Of The three wagon roads cag 70 the Pacific es
ton AMI the erection has been repeatedly Recommended during
the lat few for that purpose present the Pension once
provided with what known ''wmdcrs Buling while
the other branches Of the department. including tho ccrctr office
are all crowded into the building tho whoe which
viii he required early the o tho Patent Once
"hhh II was originally Intended.
The Treasury Department s th. Offices tho Secretary Of
he Treasury two comproers commissioner OF tho customs S
ors treasurer register solicitor Hight house board and coast sur
The following bc indication Of the duties OF these several OH
cos and Of the force employed therein, respectively;
Srdays Ogce-IIon. Cobb, secretary Of ts Treasury;
Hon Philip secretary; engineer charge;
three clerks The the Treasury charged with the
a supervision Of the ca transactions the aud o The
execution the the and navigation the
United states lie the the coast tho light house
establishment the marine hopa Of the United sates and the
racion Of public buildings FOR houses and other
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een clerks He the mode keeping and rendering
counts for the civil aud diplomatic service well the puhc nds
ana reyises aud ccrhcs the balance. arising thereon
Seond NJ BsdhcaJ Comptroller,
and
ing The accounts the and Indian departments OF the
public and ccncs the balances arising thereon
OGs n Commissioner cr The CuaomsFIngh Anderson,
Commissioner AMI clerks lilo prccbe the mode keeping
and rendering the the and dsburse
men and for the building and repairing custom houses &C. and re-
'spS aud cert0cs the balances arising thereon
Fvs Asihor's First Auditor, and
nineteen clerks lie receives adjusts tho accounts d the customs
revenue aud disbursements appropriations and expenditures
count Of the civil list and under private acts of Congress- and cpe
h balances Commissioner tho aud the First Comp
uouor respectively, fer their decision thereon.
SHoni udtor O6Thomss j. ~ Fuller, Second Auditor, and
twenty clerks He aud adjusts all relating 10
na aud ordnance all relating the Indian depart
nen and reports the balances to the Second Comptroller for bis dco
thereon
Third Aud,ors oc RobcJ Atkinson, osq, Third aador and
tf % f Adm Al