The Washington union., 1857-11-29

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The organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States;
STATE pnr4sn<KSr 1
~ s machinery employed 70 arising
,as rean relations with powers world fsr
simple generally conceived The number employed IN the
o Secretary State Hon Lewis Cass Assistant Secretary o.
SUITE on John prleton chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
pi.ou.at 7,aneA-This branch Dpar,lnen,
charge a all correspondence between the department and other d
w aSereatsd 20 this government all diplomatic
sent from and @ commissioners
All received registered and ned their contents
being nrs entered in analytic table or index
,a yanh branch has charge the correspondence,
A. he,eep the department commercial
y hs Tinted states officers, and
lar agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
Yn Dsaino He has charge q all correspondence and
char matters relating and with Tho
disbursement which the department is charged en
Ths Tunsa furnish such translations as the
depsment require He also records the commissions OF oonsn
and eonu whom not IN English upon which exequAns are
issued f1HA
c1ak Of Appointments and He makes out and records
appointment and nominations 70 the Senate
out and records when 10 English the
commissions they Issued Has charge the library
clas AreAs He takes charge q the rolls Or en-
rolled Congress- they received at the @
the authenticated copies thereof
@ nat of treaties IL he newspapers forms
throughout the United States and that O. III doen
writing answering all letters connected Herewith
Has charge and business relating thereto
Crsk g and cpyigas He has charge OF the
seals a the United States department.
certificates papers presented for antenlcauon receives
the fees Has charge Of publications transmitted TO
the the relating records and in
dees es all letters from the department. other than
diplomatic and consular a# 1l84
tl Of Pans Pastorts He prepares and records pardons
and renons rse and aios the petitions and
which they founded Makes records passports keeps
diy register letters, than diplomatic consular,
esye disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
lls business, at ~ &8htsea
ATTORNEY M
Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States
t chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office be
classified under the following heads: .
opinions the business OF the government
by the President by any head ef department or by the so
examination Of titles purchased
srsen houses light houses and all other public works
applications pardoas in all Of conviction in the courts
Of United States
Tbe conduct and agnen, Of all suits in the Supreme Court
States IN which the government IA concerned.
The supervision Of all other suits arising in any the depart
referred the head thereof to the Attorney General
To these ordinary heads Of the business d the Office are added at
the present time the following, VIZ; a6
Second Tho cod6caon and revision Of the laws OF the Istric, Of
Ooiumbs
rsrKRoR E
Secretary Of the Department nterer Thomp
sop Of state Mississippi chief
clerk Moses Kelly esq., disbursing clerks
lar clerks and to M supervision and management are committed the
folowing branches o public Es
M The Pie Lands The chief Of this bureau Is called the Com
missioner Of the General land ocs The land Bureau @
issuing therefor whether from COMBINATIONS Of grants
military bsunes Or public proyenenis and likewise
Of Virgins military boanty land claims and the Issuing Of scrip
present A. Hendricks Of Indiana It's
p officers are recorder ssf clerk principal sss q sa5sy
ID Psus@sTe presen, bead Of this bureau is George C.
adjudication all claims arising under the various and
military revolutionary and Subsequent
IN which n, United States have been engaged He has one
seventy clerks Congress enable him the
temporary hty cckshps
Sd Iaian Commissioner Of Indian Affairs I'D interim, Charles
Nix, oGoeeosn He Is provided with chief clerk and about
4th Pas h bureau is committed the execution and
performance Of all and things touching respecting tho grant
ing and suhg patents for and useful discoveries inventions
collection seeds, plants cuttings has
chief ckmho by law The acting Commissioner Of Patents In
The absence Of the principal and twelve
patents, subordinate permanent
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employ
men the 1sio transferred the Treasury De-
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United states courts the manage
eet Lead and other mines Of the United States and the aas
from The State Department the duty Of taking and returning the
United and q supervising and directing The acts O.
the District Of Columbia s also under the
] d @ Secretary % Ss sbss WIN IL s
ai Of the three roads leading 70 the Pacific coast
The department requires additional building hr ts ancsnmoda
u the repeatedly recommended during
the last that purpose the Pension Occ
provided with Wnder Building while
the ether branches Of tho department including the Office
all building the whole o which
will be required the the Patent 0ce
which was originally intended.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury rompors commissioner OF the customs six
dor treasurer register sonor light house board and coast sur
The following Is brief indication several ON
ss, and Of the force employed therein respectively
Saays oGce-Hon Cobb, Secretary OF hs Treasury;
architect temporarily employed
three clerks The Secretary Of the Treasury charged with the
execution OF the laws concerning the commerce and navigation OF tho
United ses He the the the light house
establishment the hospitals OF the United saes and the
ucon Of certain public buildings for custom houses and other pur
pess,
Fra Cosrtc0's oboe-Ion. William Medii Comptroller, and
neen clerks H pescbes the mode Of keeping and rendering ac
and reyscs and ccraes the balances arisng thereon.
S4ond Com1krolers OJ W. Cuts, esq, Comptroller and
seventeen clerks He and render
ing tho accounts the army navy and Indian departments az ie
OG gf Commissioner Of Cuaoms-fIugi ,. Anderson, esq,
Commissioner and eleven clerks the mode Of keeping
n and for the building and repairing custom houses &c. and
Vses and cerihes the balances arising thereon. "A
firs Hdors Thomas esq, Auditor, and
nineteen clerks He the o The customs
revenue and dsbusemen appropriations ard expenditures
count the civil list and under private Of Congress- and reports
he balances 70 the Cohlnisone Of tn Customs and the First Comp
usner, respectively, fer their decision thereon M M t
Seosd Ardi@s oeoIhomas j. FULLER, Auditor, and
twenty clerks lie receives and adjusts relating
ue pay clothing and recruiting Of ihe army armoe
neH and the balances to the Second Comptroller his
son thereon i GfH Ett8a15 n
fs.i Ara1Y oeps Atkinson, ESQ.,, Third Aulier and
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