The Washington union., 1857-09-18


No deduoaon for clubs WEEKLY.
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
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me whole machinery employed conduct the business arising
smps than s generally conceived The number employed the
One Secretary sie pop Lewis oss Secretary Of
aie tan Jcnn Appeio one chief clerk twelve clerks
Diplomatic syaneA This the safe Department nas
Charged ali correspondence between the department d
soered',s % this diplomatic INSTRUCTIONS
sent from The department and communications
all Of Nike character received hed contents
being arss srlercd In analytic table index.
Csar branch has charge Of the correspondence
DC between the department aud the onsu agents
Of the United states n instructions officers answers
their dcsntche and 10 letters
lar agency Or relating 10 consular affairs prepared
rAe Dt@,dno Aes He has charge correspondence
other matters connected with accounts relating with
disbursement Of which tho department Is charged.
TIE TranaaforsHs duties furnish
issued
CLERK A,Pcaeus ComafsnsIIe makes out and records
commissions letters Of spn,n,en and nominations the senate
makes out aud records exasns aud records when IN English the
commissions which they issued Has charge OK the library
CasS 9 s s asd Ahir lie takes charge Of the rolls,
rolled a and resolutions Of Congress- they
pacnt from tho President the authenticated copies thereof
which are aed for prepares for and spcrntends their publication
and that treaties in the and book om
men and publications regard to which this duty the
department. writing and answering all herewith
Has charge of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK Of Authorizations and CfvseAsHe charge Of the
seals the uuited States and Of The department. prepares
charge publications transmitted to
the department under the laws relating copyrights
dexes their titles all department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
CLERK Of Paras PasoIIe prepares and records pardon
and rcsons and registers and os the petitions papers on
which they founded Makes passports keeps
daily register Of all letters, other than diplomatic consular
eeiycd and OF the disposition made Of he prepares relating
to this business
GENERALS
Hon Jeremiah Buck Attorney General Of the United States
classified under the following heads:
\ omel opinions on the business Of the
called for by the President by head Of department the
titles Of all land purchased as the sites Of
houses lighthouses and all other public works
Applications pardons conviction in the courts
Applications for apronmon, the judicial legal BUSINESS
~ The conduct and g al suits the supreme Court of
The of all other arising any the depart
mens when referred by the head thereof Attorney
To these ordinary heads OF the business o the office added
the present time The following viz
Columbia.
Secretary q the Department q the ntser Hon Jacob Thop
Moses @ IA e ores ans ,en aSsr one raa ca
lar clerks and 20 its supervision the
i %as Pe Lands pTS The cSe his bureau Is called the Com
missioner Of tho General Land oce The Land Bureau charged
Issuing Of titles therefor whether derived grants
military bouues public improvements revision
o Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip
present Commissioner Hon Hendricks Of Indiana It's prn
cpa officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides assistant draughman and $50 clerks
Whiting OF Virginia The commissioner charged with the esan
nation and adjudication Of all claims arising Under the various and
tor the military or naval in the and subsequent
chief clerk Is Cole and permanent corps consisting Of some
Ser 20 wa enable him ito 70 meet hs
temporary force O about fifty ckhs Of different demonstrations
3D. Of Indian Affairs dd Interim Charles
Mix ofeorgcown He is provided with chief clerk and about
4th Ica dTo This bureau s committed the execution and
d a ac and things touching and respecting the grant
and p' ho collection S@ Of ] rsnr agriculture
The collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
the abscnce Of the principal and twelve
Besides these -four principal branches Of this new executive depart
the supervision marshaIs
and attorneys and the clerks OF the United the
pcnenary the United states in the District Of Columbia
Of he United and Of and directing he
the Commissioner Public Buildings The hospital for the insane Of
management Of this department. addition to which, by laws
ssn s the rss T az as m \ qssd ss ca s the con-
The department requires an additional building for It's accemmoa
the last few for that At the Pension Office
provided with WIN, Is known wmder's Building" while
the other branches Of the department. including the office
are all crowded Into the Patent oec building the whole Of which
viii be required al an early day for the use Of the Patent oee for
which 1t was originally Intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department consists OF the Offices OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury comptroller commissioner of the CUSTOMS six au
dtors register solicitor light house board and coast
vey.
eos, aud Of the force employed thcrcin, respectively
Scraus Ohoon Howell Cobb Secretary the Treasury
Hon Philip engineer in charge
architect three draugmcn temporarily employed and twenty
Of the and OF the
OF the the and navigation OF the
United States He the of the coast the light house
United States and the
poses. E
Ppa Comp,oe's ogoeIIon. william Medi Comptroller, and
fifteen clerks tho mode Of keeping and rendering
the civil well the public lands
and revses and ccihes the balances arising thereon
Conpirotier occ--Joln ~ Bsdhcad Comptroller
cpesce the mode keeping and render
public service and revsc arising thereon
Office Of the CudorlsHugh j. Anderson, esq
He prescbcs the mode OF Keeping
and rendering Of the customs revenue aud disburse
building and repairing custom houses &C. and
vses and cerihcs the balances arising thereon,
FyS Auators OgceThomas Smith, esq, First Auditor, and
and adjusts tho accounts the customs
Disbursements appropriations and expenditures ON &C
balances the Customs and the First Comp
troller, respectively, fer their decision thereon.
O6oThomas j. D. Fuller, Second Auditor, and
receives and adjusts all accounts relating 70
the pay clothing recruiting Of the well rs armores
relating to the Indian depart
reports balances to the Second Comptroller for his dec
sion thereon
Third A.tor 0sce-Rober j. Atkinson, ESQ, and
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