The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-05

The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States
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The machinery employed the business arising
foreign relations with all the Of ,he world for
simple han ssaefag g Ky as gssysa Tue na@Ser employed y % y ne
one secretary state fion Lewis Cass Assistant secretary Of
hon John Applete chief clerk twelve clerks trans
htor and one librarian.
DiIomaic BrancA-Ths Department aas
Ss S asa m of ,e United states abroai and tbos q @ r oW
accredited 70 this government IN IL all diplomatic INSTRUCTIONS
treaties boundaries Sc prepared copied and recorded and
Of Ike character received registered and flied r contents
beIag hrst entered IN an analytic table or ladeSs
CaSr BraicT branch has charge Of the correspondence
between the department ana the consa and commercial agents
lar agency or relating 10 consular ars are prepared and recorded
TIE Dibuys,e Agene charge correspondence
relating any
dlsbursenent Of which the department is charged
department. require commissions
and vice eonsa when not in English which exeqaatas are
Ck @ Arpoaur and C6anisas-IIe makes records
COMMISSIONS letters of appointment and nominations 70 he senate
COMMISSIONS which they issued Has charge OF the library
clerk @ the charge rolls or
partmen the President copies
which are called for prepares for and supcrn'ends their publication
dbaton throughout United and that Of all
dsaasnt mem yas and swe ali letters @ Connected tbsrewh
charge Of all Indian treaties, and business relating thereto
seals me department. prepares
attaches certificates presented for anhentcaton; receives
department relating copyrights
their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular $500
ca Pao and Passports lie prepares and records Iaions
and renso and registers and nies The petitions anu papers on
daily register q all letters other than diplomatic and consular
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Hon Jeremiah 8 black Attorney General Of the United states
H. Get esq ordinary business this ONCE
Official opnons business Of the
called by President department
leitor @ of NE Treasury = p' n
Examination purchased
lipt houses pablc works
st jiaisi -s i'a etme5 'yS'' ~ ' -
Of ~ o ,a9 ~ pao'S u ~ cases y ''
Applications for appointment IN ali the judicial and legal business
Tie eoaae and argument Of ali suits in the supreme Court
the United states in which the government Is concerned
The supervision Of ali other suits arising in any of the depart
by Attorney General
To ordinary
the present time following, viz: @ s.lsss ss5
rs The direction o ali appeals ON land claims in California
District Of
Colunibia gasl
INTERIOR pEp.arnnsr
secretary q The Department or The In,esr Hon jacob rhnp
SON oi me ae U q ss & ~, eetea, ny Lore o consist s ~ y pne %
lar Clerks and 70 y ana management are committed the
iss re Psiie E The ee q this bureau called the Com
rJhe in tb y @ mi sn Of bc nnun oman and hs
rsug n 81 y s n w ', @ h % az a. d,n , % m ~ -
,r hsntas ~ Inhir and tese ,ha
Of vsa nay bounty & aad claims and Il he ssarg q scrip pm n
mro,e, h iion y fenayicrs or Inana Its nrin
e aecsr reore chief clerk pricpa clerk Of surveys
besides assistant daugtsn,an and some clerks
aa sios The present head Of this bureau is George G.
whng Of virginia The connisoner charged with the exau.
and adjudication Of all claims arising under e various and
laws Congress granting bounty land or pensions
for the military service in the revolutionary and subsequent
chief clerk @ Cole el and permanent corps consisting q some