The Washington union., 1857-05-23
.orgouixation OF the Executive Departments
DC - ~ ne Government OF the United States;

u,nization OF the Executive Departments
~ the Government OF the United states'
STATE nsRARrasT.
,rx emnloyed 10 conduct the business arising out
s % raIons with ali the powers of the world s ier more
y Ss /, generally conceived The number employed IN tne
va = sat II tho United States 10 only seventeen a. follows
limai = 1on Lewis Cass Assistant Secretary Of
HIM John Applston chief clerk twelve clerks one Trans
\ Sad one librarian
rrespondence between the department ana other III
% AGENTS q Uned States abroad and those o. oregn pow
49,, b his government In all diplomatic nstructloils
~ detartneB and communications to commissioners I'M
eats o boandares &C. prepared copied ana ,seerasa anu
- character received registered ana ne 1hen coh'Sns
sr,t entered analytic table or index
- ROruhTh branch has charge ef the correspondence,
% the department. and the ennsnls aud commercial agents
J s1atsa IA those officers, and answers
y and 10 from other asking FOR consa
o relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
~ pao s He has charge q all Correspondence and m,
matters oneeted with ACCOUNTS relating 70 any uu ~l'h ts
-meat q which the department is charged
rorIiis furnish such translations as the
may require He also records the commissions Of cosus
egsuls when not IN English, 5 shci- sxelaainrs are
,a.,.s and onsIIe makos and records
s letters appointment and nominations 70 inc SENATE
ami records exequatrs and records, when Ia fDgs te
ns on which they issued Has charge OF the library
II u Ls and He takes charge Of the rolls or en-
s and resolutions Of Congress as hey are a. he e
id e,r prepares for superntends their publication
S d treaties the newspapers and IN oook iorn ai'ehas 70
throughout tie United States and that OF all docr
nbeatoas IN regard which this duty IL assigned to the
ment writing and answering a lettes e9ansssa ,saa
= Authorizations and CosyrighsFc has charge of the
2 limited States of the department and prepares and
hss certificates 70 papers hsr ~ 'p ~
under laws relating to copyrghts records aud IN
Sar e records letters from the department. otheE than
diplomatic and consular.
r - ,a and PdsJos-He prepares and records pnrdons
and registers and files the petitions and papers on
h ogaed Makes out ana
ys and the disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Han r,cmh Black Attorney General the United sates r.
s esq chief The ordinary business Of this Office may be
saed under the following heads:
Ol opinions the business Of the government rs
nd for by The President any head Of department or by the So
Fr,maon Of the titles Of all land purchased sites o
@ custom houses light houses, and all other public works OF
nnions for parions in all OF conviction the courts
for appointment in all the Judicial legal business
rS conduct argument all suits the Supreme Court Of
rnted States in which the government Is concerned.
The supervision Of all other suits arising In any OF the depart
nd when referred by the head thereof TO the Attorney General
these ordinary heads Of the business Of the office are added at
present time the following, viz
rs The all appeals land claims in California
The eocaon and revision Of the laws OF the District Oh
umba.
secretary Department Of the Interior Hon Jacob Thop
Of the State Mississippi Its clerical force consists OF one CHER
h Moses Kelly esq., Disturbing clerks and ten other reg
dpfss and supervision and management committed the
owing branches Of the public service
M The Paic Lands The chief OF this bureau called the Com
mer the ONCE The land Bureau Is charged
tho survey OF the public domain and the
ling therefor whether derived from combinations grants
by saies donations grants for schools
a bounes public improvements and likewise the revision
Virginia military bounty land claims and the Issuing Of scrip IN
The Land Office Also audits ts own accounts The
Commissioner Hon 7. A. Hendricks OF Indiana It's prin
recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
dranghman assistant draughtsman and some ioo clerks
Paaor This present head df this burcau p George
bling Of Virginia The commissioner charged with the oxant
and adjudication Of all claims arising under the various and
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
military tho revolutionary and Subsequent
which States have been engaged He has one
clerk o. Coo s and permanent corps Consisting OF some
other clerks which Congress enable him TO meet the
inary requirements bounty land law has added
r force Of about fifty cersps Of different denominations
81 Commissioner Affairs ad interim. Charles H.
GOrgetown D. G. HO provided with chief clerk and about
zen other subordinate clerks
n Patent 0tce-To this bureau the execution and
M all and things touching and respecting the grant
issuing Of patents for and useful discoveries Inventions
murnr mentsp relating agriculture
collection nd distribution Of seeds plants, and cuttings has
cswho is by law the acting Commissioner OF Patents ~
absence Of the Con mssonerweve principal and twelve
a eyaminer or ents some dozen permanent
rks besides considerable number of temporary employees
besides these four princjpa branches this executive depart
nd the orranc ae Of Islg trasfrrcd Treasury
supervision tho accounts Of the United states marha
Attorney ana he clerks Of the United States courts
the lead and other mines uf the United States
pnenary the United states in the District Of eobla and
the STATE Department tho duty q taking and tns CEN n
Commissioner Of Public Buildings The hospital ior e insane Oh
army and and Of tho District CT columbia ase unaef ue
ent department. IN addition TO which, by laws
y passed secretary the IneFr i charged with the con
on Of the three wagon roads leading 70 the Paec coast
the repeatedly recommended during
I few years for that purpose AZ present me pcnson oce =
yed with what 'Wnders Building, white
other branches the department. including The secretrys oc
al crowded into the Patent Office building tho whole q which
lf
eh was originally intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Treasury Department consists the Secretary Of
ly two comptroes commissioner OF the customs, six an-
Cjurer register solicitor light house board and coast sar
c following brief indication Of the duties Of these o
and Of the force employed tiorein respectively:
eayS Oacn Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury
Philip Clayton Assisiant Secretary engineer in charge one
% and three draugsmcn temporarily employed and tsciy
clerks The Secretary the Treasury charged with the gen
supervision of the government and m the
ou or the concerning tho and navigation OF the
M States lie supornends the survey o the coast the lighthouse
hmen marine hospitals the Untad stic and the con-
lion certain public buildings for and other pur
clerks lie prescrbe the mode OF knepng and rendering ac
Tor the civil diplomatic service as well as tho pubic lands
eSls0s and cerules the balances arising thereon
mad conpaplag ocs--Jobn ~ Buodhead esq, Comptroller,
yaen clerks He prscribos tbs mode o. keeping and render
% accounts Of the navy and Indian departments Of me
service and cerfes tho balances arising thereon
W. Commissioner of the CtufopIugh j. Anderson, esq,
pnR aud eoych cler lie prescrbes the mode 81 saepns
ndeng the tho customs revenue and dsbnfss
and Tor the building and repairing &c ana re-
and oeruaes the balances arising thereon.
~ Andoys 0Gce--Thomas Smith, ESQ., First Auditor and
n clerks fe adjusts the accounts OF the customs
W. and disbursements appropriations and expenditures on nc
he civil list and unor private acts Of Congress ana repor
Ances the Commissioner OF Customs and the First Comp
~ respectively, for their decision ihareon.
Nd AadRor oioeThomas J. D. Fuller Second Auditor and
one clerks flo receives and adjusts all accounts relating 10
Ay ehng and recruiting the army well as armorcs,
and ordnance and all relating Ia the Indian depart
and reports tho balances the second Comptroller for his dec
thereon
~ Aors 0TccRoberf J. Atkinson, csq Third Auditor ana
sh clerks He and adjusts all accounts for sub
tho army, orthcaons Military Academy military roads,
aemasier's department well as for pensions, claims
IRON military previous 1916 and for horses anu
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