The Washington union., 1857-06-06
sr4rK DEPARTMENT.

tcHt may require records the commissions OF oonsns
and ensa whom not English upon which oxequaturs are
issued
Clerk Of Appointments and records
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations % the Senate
makes records exequaturs when English
COMMISSIONS which they issued Has charge the library
Ctas n Rolls and Arhie charge Of the rolls, or
Tarmen from the President the authenticated thereof
which are called or 2 sapsrn'snds ends ,ae
distribution throughout s United States and that Of all docu
department wrling answering Herewith
Has charge Indian treaties aud business relating
CLERK of Authorizations Ceaeht&Hc has charge
the Unt States and of tho department and and
attaches certificates papers presented for ahcnicaion receives
The department under relating copyrights and
their s records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular.
CLERK Of Padons PaspoHe prepares pardons
emun and registers and as the petitions and
which tay founded Makes records passports; keeps
daily register letters, other than diplomatic consular
OF the disposition made Of thc prepares oers relating
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States r.
H. Gt chief clerk The ordinary business OF this office may be
classified under the following heads:
called for by The President by head of department. or by the So
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as the sites or
arena houses lighthouses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons all Of conviction the
Applications appointment judicial legal business
The conduct argument Of all suits in tho supreme Court Of
the United States in which the is concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising any Of tho depart
when referred by the head thereof the Attorney General
To these ordinary beads Of the business d the Office added
first The direction Of ali appeals on land claims In California
second The codcaon and revision Of the laws of the District
Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary Of the Department Qr ntersr lion Thomp
Of he Sale q Mississippi It's clerical force chief
clerk {Noses Kelly esq., disbursiDg clerks other gu
Lar clerks and to lis supervision and committed the
folowing branches Of the public service;
l TIE pttio Lands The chief this bureau called the Com
with the and the public domain tho
n o titles therefor whether derived from combinations
military boan,os public improvements and likewise the revision
OF Virginia military bounty hand claims the issuing scrip
lieu thereof The Land Office also auds its The
present Commissioner Hon Hendricks Of Indiana It's prn
ca officers recorder, chief clerk principal surveys
besides assistant draughman, and $50 clerks
a present head Of this bureau is George
Whiting Virginia The charged with
nation and adjudication Of oil claims arising under the various and
m laws passed BY Congress granting bounty land or cnon
Tor the military naval In the revolutionary and subsequent
CHEZ clerk e Cole and permanent corps consisting Of some
extraordinary requirements Of bounty law aded
temporary force q about ay eehps Of dsrcn denominations
81 Indians Indian Affairs adj interim, Charles
hneca other subordinate clerks
ih Patent otTo this bureau il committed the execution and
performance Of all act and things touching and respecting the grant
and tbs eeon e of I aie rser . aTrnt0
the collection and distribution Of scsds plants and cuttings IL has
the absence tho principal twelve
snt examiners Of patents dozen subordinate
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive depart
az p is1 y ~ e h 1ad Irg ss . D
and attorneys and the clerks OF the United courts manage
men Of the lead and other mines Of United states the
Of the pcnicntary United Columbia
from the ae Department the duty Of taking and returning the
The Commissioner Of Public Buildings The hospital for the insane Of
The army and and OF the District Colombia under the
., ts department ~ addition 70 which, by laws re-
cn passed the Secretary Of tho Interior charged with the
The department requires additional building its accsmmoda
ton an the erection has been repeatedly recommended during
the Is
provided with in what IS known wuder Buidng while
are all crowded into building whole Of which
W ee required at carly day for the the Patent oce for
WHICH u was originally Intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department Of the Offices Of the Secretary
us Treasury, compoer OF the customs
o treasurer register solicitor ghthou board and coast
The following brief Indication OF tho Of these several
ees and Of the force employed therein, respectively
Sreays QgceHon Howell Cobb Secretary OF the Treasury
o Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary one engineer charge one
The Secretary Of the Treasury Is charged with the gen
% supervision OF tho ca transactions Of the and OF the
United states superntens survey coast light
establishment the hospitals Of the United States and the
spcon Of certain public buildings for custom houses and other
poses
Fya Comptroller, oTceHon william Me, Comptroller, and
counts for the diplomatic service wen public lands
and reyises and eerthes the balances arising thereon
Send couaprollers oJohn Brodhead, esq, Comptroller
and seventeen clerks He prescbes the mode keeping and render
ing he accounts q the army and Indian departments Of the
0grs 5 Corlmfsner If me CpomGHngh j. anderson esq.,
commissioner and eleven ccr He preebc the mode Of keeping
and rendering the Of the and dsburse
n and for the building aud repairing cstomhodscs &C. and
Vses and certacs the balances arising thereon
Pi AHfaor's oGeeThonas smith, esq, Auditor and
nineteen OF the
revenue and disbursements appropriations and expenditures on nc
count the civil list and under private acts OF Congress- and reports
Ae balances the Commissioner of the Customs and the First Comp
uoter respectively, for their decision thereon.
Snd AHdsors osoomas J. ~ Fuller, Second Auditor and
the clothing Of the army well armore,
asena and ordnance and all relating the Inn depart
sion thereon
Third Auaors oocobsrtJ Atkinson esq., Third Auditor and
clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts for sub
snce OF the army orncatons, Military Academy military roads
ana he earternasers wen for claims
Arising from military services previous 1915 and for horses and
other property the military service various acts OF Con
gres and Second Comptroller for his de
esion thereon.
Fourth Auors OoeAaron o Dayton esq Fourth Auditor
sixteen oor Flo and adjusts al for tho service OF
e Navy Department reports the balances the Second Comp
Tolor for hts decision thereon
Fh Auiaors ORoeNurray Mcconnell esq Fifth Auditor
FIX cler diplomatic
thereon
Wy Tor the Rst oce Department and hundred and fourteen
clerks He arising from the
wee the Post Oce Department Hs decisions nna unless
months Comptroller. he
Intends tho collection tho ONCE Department
an penalties imposed postmasters and mail
tractors for failing their duty legal proceed
By law To enforce the prompt payment Of moneys dne 70 tho
nructng un,ed States masas and clerks
q tho United condition anil progress of such
hd legal proceedings charge q all lands md other property
% te United States n payment Of debts due the 70 g once
and has power sell and dispose Of tho same for tho
cement of the United States