The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-15
The Organization OF the Executive Depa rtme Mt y
OF the Government OF the United States;


The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States
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rcausM all powers
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Que state on Lewis Secretary of
state dion john Arion chief clerk twelve clerks
htor, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Byanh This branch Department
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accredited 10 This gonmen In all diplomatic Instructions
der treaties boandals &c prepared copied and and
all Of ike araeer received registered and hed their contents
being fret entered In ass1naiyie table cr index
I brancn charge correspondence,
Sc between .hc Iaeat the eouals commercial agents.
dispatches persons asking
lar relating affairs prepared and recorded
re D.s,ag has charge q all sorresponaenee and
disbursement Of which the department is charged.
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and Sa saaaa sSsa not X E so ahe sssqaaass
CLERK Of Arpoiniaeas records
commissions letters appointment, and nominations the Senate
commissions which they issued Has charge OF the library
clek g e charge
partment prepares authenticated thereof
which called o prepares i and npenenes their publication
throughout the United and that Of all dou
department writing answering
Has Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
eal q tie la states and q ,s department. and prepares and
attaches ssass @ % 70 papers g., for IssVa
ihe department under tho laws relating copyrights records and in
all the department other than
ihe diplomatic and consular.
ck @ i'aras and Passports lie prepares aud records ardons
which they are founded Makes oot and records keeps
daily register all letters other than diplomatic and consular
this business
GENERALS ofrIcE
Black, Attorney General of the United States R.
Gt chief clerk The ordinary business of this Office may be
opinions Of the
Of the titles Of all land purchased the sites Of
arscna houses light houses aud all other bc works
8 Applications pardons in all cases Of
Applications appointment all the judicial and legal business
The conduct and argument Of a suits in ie Supreme Court Of
The supervision Of all other suits arising Of the depart
when referred BY the head thereof Attorney General
ordinary heads Of tho business OF the office added at
rr. tbs direction Of all appeals on land Chains in California
Second The coihcaon and revision Of the laws Of the District Of
Columbia
DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Department Interior Hon. Jacob Thomp
@ clerk asss Ky es e@o bug clerks and ten other cru
Lar clerks and g y .aieyn and management are committed the
Puie lands The lef Of this bureau is called the Com
management and sale Of the public doman and the
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military bounties public improvements
Virginia military bounty land claims, and the issuing Of scrip in
The land Once also, auts its The
present + Hon 7 a isnasks q a na'a IT, pu
besides rangnan assistant draustana and some loo clerks
III The present head Of this bureau Is George G.
aud aulatcnof all eians arising under the various and
laws passed y Congress granting bounty hand or pensions
military naval the revolutionary aud subsequent
wars in which United been engaged Ie bas
@ s ssr s ss a ss ss si,s @ es &c
extraordinary Of The new bounty an law M added
ad Of ad ii,srm Charles f.
Nix ofGSoseiS@n D s y provided with clerk and about
al, Patent otro the execution and
ing issuing t and useful discoveries invention
; n aasen ana Su" s e seeds aas "hs aa
chief clerwlo by acting Of Patents in
a .a Examiners Of pais some dozen saberae
besides sa1,r q e%ny ri. nsy .%rss sSssss asror
organ is9 transferred TO Il from the Treasury De
and atiorncys and the clerks
me,t q e lead and sae % q m e tms m s, y ea eaa % an
The Department the duty Of taking and returning The cen
,le on,siper d Pubic Building The hospital for the Of
the and navy and te district q Columbia aA@ % under ,ne
Gently passed the Secretary a NE hiaror charged win The con
Ths Sspar.mcn reqass an addsna building er ~ qfpenmoda
ton d has been repeatedly Recommended during
provided what known "winders Baldng while
are ali crowded into tho building the whole q which
win required early for ihe c Of the Patent Office for
which il originally intended
TREASURY
The Treasury Department Offices Of the Secretary or
the Treasury rmproers commissioner Of the customs SIX an
The following Ii briol Indication on
ces, the employed therein, respectively;
Ssays ocelon Howell Cobb Secretary OF the treasury
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant secretary one ensmeer IN arge ono
Secretary the Treasury IS charged wh he gen
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