The Washington union., 1857-05-23
,rbe organization or the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States
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- be machinery employ arising
% ren relations with ali the Of the world far moro
n than generally conceived The number employed In the
Of the United States only seventeen folows
one secretary q state n Lewis s one Asssan. secretary o
sOr and ons librarian
plomasic BrancA-Tbis branch Department nas
mc agents United abroad and those Of foreign
sr accredited this government In all diplomatic instructions
nt from department. communications commissioners
M boundaries @ are prepared copied and recorded and
nipr nrst entered In analytic table or index.
da Hran-Th branch has charge Of the correspondence
A. between department and the eonsus and commercial agents
dispatches ottsrs from oihc asking for
A. agency relating 10 consular ars Prepared and rceordcd
"a, pabus,ng Age charge Of all correspondence
other matters connected with accounts relating TO fund with the
disbursement Of which the department IS charged
The HIS duties to furnish such transhtlons the
Jaert may require He records the commissions Of oonsuls
consas when not In English upon which eAequaurs are
isuod
ck ef Areoassrs and CpaiAia makes out records
commissions Of appointment and nominations To tho senate
Commissions on which they charge library
cs d ae Rolls and charge rolls or
rolled resolutions Of Congress they received at tho de-
mn the President prepares the authenticated copies thereof
which are prepares supernonds publication
and treaties in the newspapers and Ia book fcrm attends TO
% distribution throughout the uniod States and that of Gil
cnt and publications which this duty assigned the
department writing and answering all letters connected Herewith
Has charge Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CR Of Authorizations Corrghs-Hc charge Of the
seals United States and Of the department. and and
attaches certificates @ papers a@s i1 dessvss
s derrtment under The relating copyrights and In
dexs records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular
Cf Of Panon Paspoe prepares and records pardons
and reons and registers and aes the petitions and
which founded Makes and records passports keeps
daily register all letters other than diplomatic and consular
ced tho disposition maio Of hc prepares letters relating
GKSKRAL's
Hon Jeremiah Black, Attorney General Of the United States
Get esq., chief clerk Tho ordinary business OF this office bo
classified under the following heads:
or
called for by c President by any head Of department by the So
Examination Of the titles all land purchased as the sites Of
houses lighthouses and all other public OF
Applications for pardons all of conviction the
of the United y X
Applications for appointment all the Judicial and legal business
Tho conduct and OF all suits the supreme cour, Of
The supervision Of all other suits arising in any Of tho depart
To these ordinary heads Of the business Of the oco added
the present time the following viz
Second The codhcaon and revision of tho laws Of tho District Of
Columbia.
iSrRRioR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Department Interior Hon Thomp
of the State o Mississippi us clerical force consists Of chief
clerk oes Kelly csqD two disbursing clerks and ten other re
lar clerks and its supervision management committed the
following T,t branches ss,. Of the public l service;
missioner Of the General Land ONCE The Land Bureau charged
issuing therefor whether derived COMBINATIONS grants
made by former by sales Donations for schools
Virginia military boun,yand claims, and the issuing Of scrip
lieu thereof Tho Land otc also aud its accounts Tho
present Commissioner Hendricks Indiana prin-
al officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys,
besides draghman assistant draughsman and somo $50 clerks
3D. Pensions present head of this George
Whiting Of Virginia The commissioner charged with the exam
nation and adjudication Of oms arising under tho and
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land pensions
which tho United States have been engaged He has
chief clerk 8 Cole esd and permanent corps consisting q s0o
binary requirements Of the bounty land law has added
temporary force Of about fifty cckshps Of different denominations
ad Indian interim Charles
A GeorSeown D. He provided with chaf clerk and about
Mteen other subordinate clerks -
4h Patent oGee-To this bureau Il committed tho
performance all and ng touching and respecting the grant
and mpovemens' the collection Of statistics relating agcuure
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
chief cerkwho by law the acting Commissioner OF Patents in
the absence Of the Commissionewciye princpa and twelve
ant examiners Of patents subordinate
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees
BESIDES these four principal branches Of this new executive depart
mn the organic Isio transferred Treasury De-
rmnt the supervision tho the United States marshas
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United States courts the
% OF the lead and other mines the United and the affairs
te pencntay the Untod states in the District OF Columbia and
% the United states and Of supervising and directing the acts Of
M Commissioner Of Public Buildings The hospital for the insane of
W army and navy and the District OF Columbia Is also under the
management of this department. addition which by
Gently passed the Secretary Of the Interior charged with the
The department additional building for It's acommoda
ton and the erection has repeatedly recommended during
h t for that purpose the Pension Office
provided with what Building" while
are all crowded into the Patent 0ce bndng the whole Of which
will be required carly day Of Once
WINCH was originally intended.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department the Offices Of the Secretary Of
"a, Treasury two eompoers OF tho six
% treasurer register SOLICITOR light house board and coast sur
The following brief indication OF duties Of these several on
'Ss and OF tho force employed thorein, respectively;
Sredys 0EecHon Cobb Secretary the Treasury
oG and three draughtsmen temporarily employed and twenty
ue Clerks The Secretary Of the Treasury charged with the
ea supervision Of the fiscal the and Of the
execution Of the concerning OF the
states e superntends the the coast the light house
onent the marine hospitals Of the United States and tho
poses.
counts for the s and diplomatic service well the public lands
ann revses and ccrtHes tho balances arising hereon
Seond Cnrrolers O1ceJohn NJ Bodhcad esq Comptroller
and seventeen clerks Ho procbos the mode keeping and render
s accounts the army navy and Indian departments Of the
public revises and cene arising
Oas g Commissioner Of the Clstoms-Fiugh Anderson ESQ.,
commissioner and eleven clerks lie precrbes tho mode OF keeping
and rendering tho the customs and disbnrso
and for The building and repairing custom &c and re-
"sfs ana certihes the balances arising thereon.
Frs Aadio, oGosThomas l. Smith, ESQ., first Auditor and
clerks Ho receives and adjusts the accounts Of the customs
and disbursements appropriations and expenditures on ac
The civil list AMI under private acts OF Congress and reports
Ac balances the the and the First Comp
"ouer, respectively, for their decision thereon
Soo0d auditors oFo-Thomas Fuller Second Auditor and
IVY one clerks He receives and ndus all accounts renting TO
e pay clothing and recruiting OF tho army well armorics
senss and ordnance all relating The Indian depart
% and reports the balances the Second Comptroller for bis dco
Third AUDITORS oGc-RobertJ Atkinson esq Third Auditor
clerks He adjusts all for sub
aeno Of the army fortacaons Military Academy military roads
g from military services previous to 1916 and for horses and
e and reports the balances Comptroller for his de
afion thereon
FOURTH Ani, ooeAarono Dayton ESQ., Auditor and
NY clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts Tor the service Of
Department and reports the balances to the Second Comp
"olcr Tor his decision thereon.