The Washington union., 1857-06-13
THE rgaaization OF the Executive Departments
of the Government OF the United States;

The organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States
STATE DEPARTMENT
The whole machinery employed arising
Of our foreign with all the Of the world for more
simple than generally The number employed In the
Department. of e o the United states only seventeen as ioo~
one Secretary State on Lewis Cs Assistant Secretary OF
state on John Aeton one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
laior, and one librarian
Diplomatic BranehThs branch OF the State Department aas
charge correspondence between the department and other d.
poss sES % b @ Ia al diplomatic instructions
sent department. communications commissioners
S d si s received ana hsd their
being entered in analytic table or index
Csuaa charge Of the correspondence
c between department and
ohe United States In instructions % those officers and answers
agency relating consular affairs are prepared and recorded
The Dibarsao AeHe Of all correspondence and
other with accounts relating to fund with the
disbursement Of which tho department Is charged
The duties furnish such ransaiions as the
He also records the commissions of conus
and consu when not in English upon which exeqaurs are
issued
Clk Of AqoiSais and COMMISSIONS
commissions, letters appointment aud nominations 10 the Senate
makes out and records exeaura and records when ~ English Tue
commissions which they issued Has charge OF the library
e Rolls and Arcnps IIe takes charge Of tho rolls or en-
rolled acts and resolutions Congress- they are received at The de
Which are called ir prepares lor and suernlens publication
and that Of treaties in the newspapers and book em attends 70
inen publications which this duty assigned to the
department. writing and answering all letters connected herewith
Has charge all Indian treaties, and business relating thereto
CLERK If uheatoaoms and CqighsIIe has charge Of the
the United States and Of the department and prepares and
and accounts charge publications
dexes titles the other than
the diplomatic and consular
cSk Of Pa,ou Pasro prepares pardons
which they founded passports keeps
daily register all letters other than diplomatic and CONSULAR
vi and Of tho disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
TO this business.
AroRsrr
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney Of the United States
classified under the following heads.
opinions the current business OF the government as
President by head Of department or by the So
Eyamuaon Of the titles Of all land purchased as the sites
anns houses light houses and all other public works of
g. Applications paons all conviction the courts
Applications appointment all the judicial and legal business
g. The conduct and argument supreme Court of
the United which the government concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising IL any Of the depart
ordinary heads Of the business Of the oce are added at
T First The direction Of ali appeals on land claims in California
The codhccn and revision Of the laws Of the District OF
Columbia
Secretary Of the Department Ieer Thomp
son. of Mississippi It's clerical force consists Of one chief
clerk es Kelly esq two dsbursng clerks and ten other regu
following branches Of tho public service
Isl M haa Sd ne ef once % The Innd bean @ Charged
survey sale Of the public domain and the
By sales donations q grants for schools
military public and m kewie , m reyGn
The ONCE, also audi its own accounts The
ep ofecrs are recorder chief clerk principal suryeys
besides raughsman assistant draughtsa and some 100 clerks
IA present head q this bureau is, i George e
nation adjudication arising and
passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
wars in have engaged lie has
chief Cole esq., and permanent corps consisting Of some
extraordinary requirements of the new bounty land law has added
sd Iadiaa-Commlssione Indian Affairs ad interim, Charles
Nix ofGsorgcown D He is provided with chief clerk and about
4th Paen OMTo this bureau is commtcd execution
ing issuing patents and useful discoveries Inventions
and the collection % a aeG aens snnss has
chief by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents IN
san examiners of patents somo ozen permanent
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees
s.g transferred 70 i from hs Treasury Do
attorneys The United aas courts the manage
mont the lead and other mines q the United States and ihe Affairs
the the duty Of taking and returning the cen
@ s % Gn y e ae ana Bs The hospital or ne
army navy and Of the District Of Columbia also under the
erniy passed. he ssoreisy he charged the
strcton Of The three wagon roads leading he raeni m coast
ton and The erection repeatedly recommended
ns us @ few s ae s y ,n Shas p1ls seua As Building While
The sr q m he ss psans S The he na %h
will required early day for he uae the Patent oce Tor
which II originally intended
TREASURY rsaanrsuxr.
The Treasury Department OF the Secretary OF
commissioner the customs six a
do treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast sur
x
The following l. brief Indication OF these several on
and of the force employed therein, respectively;
crdary OHcIIon Howell Cobb, Secretary OF the Treasury
Hon Philip Assistant Secretary one engineer IN oe
temporarily employed and twenty
the Treasury Is charged with te gen
transactions the efnment and e
execution OF the Laws concerning the commerce anu ~ % o
United superncnds the the coast the
hospitals tf the United scs ana the con
sru Of certain public buildings for cuonrhouse and oer pur
poses.
fifteen pescribes mode keeping and rendering &c
the and diplomatic service as well us tho pubic nd
and rcyises ccrtnes the balances arising thereon
Souaf Ctler's ogo-Joln Brodhead, esq, Comptroller,
the the army navy, and Indian departments Of c
public reves and cer0es the balances arising her'o
Office G Commissioner Cnaomsliugh J. Anderson esd,
clerks lie rcsbes the mode OF keeping
building and repairing custom houses &c and rs'
yie and cortiaes tho balances arising thereon
Audaors OGoeIhomas L. Smith, esq, First Auditor and
nineteen clerks lie the customs
appropriations and expenditures on a
under private acts Congress- and reports
Commissioner Of the Customs and the First comp
troller, respectively, for their decision thereon.
0GceJlonas j. D. Fuller Second Auditor and
and adjusts all accounts rotating 70
the pay, clothing, recruiting Of the army as well as amor
and all accounts relating TO te inuan
reports the Second Comptroller for his dee
sion thereon.
AUDITORS OGoe-RobertJ Atkinson, Third Auditor and
adjusts all accounts FOR sub
stence Of the army r6caions Military Academy military roads
department for pensions, claims
arising services previous 10 1915 ana Tor hoes ana
other property lost the military service under various ae e9n