The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-08

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THE organization Of the Executive Departments
OF the Government Of the United states
STATE DKpAKrspr.
Tho whole machinery employed TO conduct arising out
Of our foreign all Of the world r more
pepsrent o. STATE o the United only follows
Of state (on LOWS cs one Assistant sscrear o.
state o Appon chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
iaior librarian
D.,lopsaise B,aneThis branch Department
poatc agents and those Of foreign
ers accredited % this In = Az p u
der treaties q bou are copied % ana @ ana
being entered in an analytic table or index
branch has charge Of the correspondence
and the consuls and commercial agents
or e United states In il and
dispatches and 10 letters from other persons or
agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Dmp AeoiIie has charge Of all correspondence ana
CONNECTED with relating to any iund Win Ae
disbursement Of whch the department is charged
TIE furnish such transaons as the
department may require records the commissions Of oonsu
consu, when not in English upon which exequA'urs are
clgk Aiq,4ss He makes ont and records
COMMISSIONS letters Of appointment. and nominations 70 r na ~
ou, aud records exequnturs and records when u M
rolled a @ aa ,S rnt me a"hen,ca,ed copies thereof
that Of treaties in the a in book form attends TO
publications regard which this duty Is assigned to the
% ss 4 mls m INDIAN s anI thereto
@ A,ahenaions CqgrighsIie has charge Of the
seals Of the United states and of the department and prepares and
charge publications transmitted
the relating copyrights records and IN
all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
If Paspu-Ie prepares and records pardons
remssions the petitions
they founded Makes and records pssports keeps
sed and Of tho disposition made Of them letters relating
10 this business.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
Hon Black Attorney General the United States
laa opinions on The current business the government
called by the President by head Of department. or by the So
Examinanon Of the titles purchased of
arsena houses and all other public works
Applications pardons conviction tho
of tho United statos
THO aud agunen, Of all suits in the Supreme
the United States in which the government Ia concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising any Of the depart
To these ordinary heads Of the business Of tho Office are added
s pIsse @ uo son ns y ~ s,a Sa an .n Chains IN CALIFORNIA
Second Tho codcon and revision the laws of the District Of
Columbia.
Secretary OF the Department the Inee Thomp
Of the State q Mississippi s clerical force consists Of one chief
clerk oes Kelly es1 two dsbung clerks and ten other reg
following branches public service:
a M % @ @ a"s s % % q @ se oqIsa na ura y rssd s
with the and sale Of the public domain and the
made by by sales donations schools
military bountes public and likewise the revision
Virginia military bounty land claims and tho issuing OF scrip
Ecu thereof The Land Once also audit. is own accounts The
epal recorder clerk principal surveys
besides adaushman assistant draughtsman and some 100 clerks
"a The present head q this bureau Is, George Gee
nation and adiadicaton Of ali claims arising under
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
which have been engaged He has
@ 8 a as sSa @ the
extraordinary Of tho bounty land law has added
3D. Inians-commsonsr ad interim, Charles f.
Nix p g He provided with chief clerk and about
4th pa,ea o6ceTo This bureau
Of all and things touching and respecting the grant
log and useful discoveries Inventions
sn @ collection % q statistics a. relating 70 @
chief cerk-wo i by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents
ss,an. examiners Of patents some dozen
besides considerable number Of temporary employees
rnn The organic ls4e transferred the Treasury De
na snd the clerks o courts manage
lead sDd other mines Of the United states and the Affairs
Ieppp the duty Of taking and returning the cen
sSs, S o s i @ sSa @a Ths hospital u for sse Of
army navy and the District Of Columbia Is also under the
eny passed. .e secretary Of charged with
fc tho hrss wagon roads Leading 70 GS rasai e s0a
ton and e erection repeatedly recommended during
,S @ few m r u ss h i Known a. Building while
including The Secretarys Office
Patent Office building ihe Wnoe o. Which
will required early day for the use te feht once o
which II originally intended
TREASURY
Thu Taury Deprnent of the Secretary OF
comptrolers commissioner OF the CUSTOMS SIX au
do register SOLICITOR lighthouse board and coast sur
Il N,
The following L Of the duties these several ON
and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
zynrs OGceon Howell Cobb Secretary OF the Treasury
Secretary one engineer IN nc
architect three temporarily employed ana twehy
three clerks The Secretary charged with he gen
transactions OF the anu W e
execution OF the laws concerning and navigation tho
this OF the coast the
e.abhhmep M marine States and the
Of public buildings for custom lpses anu oef Po
poses.
Fa compkrolos Oce-Hon. William Meil comp.roler, and
the mode of Keeping
Wen Us
and reyiscs aud cartnes arising thereon
Second Comy<yoleys 0Geeohn NJ Brsdhead eq comtroler,
the mode
and indian departments y %
public and revses and cerhes e oaiAhs "sps
pH, .f fmmissonsr CietoasIugh J. ADdorsop, esq,
clerks He prescribes the mo keel
Of tho customs revenue un.
meps and for and repairing custom houses @o a"o
andc ceriies the balances arising thereon
EYrs Ayio,, Oce l. smith, esq, First Ana'or, anu
He receives and adjusts tno ~ 49, m ac
appropriations ana NJ ra,s
count o the civil s private acts OF congress
D the Customs anu 'ne
,rolier respectively, fol their decision thereon
Second AUDITORS 0GocThomas j. p tnier cohu 10 10
The nav eohing and recruiting the ~ ven ~
aenas and ornance all accounts relating 70 ts lpoa
the Second Comptroller @ ns uer
SION thereon. 80. -,