The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-11-07

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state n John Appistn chief CLERK, twelve clerks one sana
DIsmu,tc sraah4lis branch Department
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srs this government In ali diplomatic Instructions
s s q bpauaarss prepared copied recorded
al q IKE easer received are 5ssssd and Med their contents
our B,aa has charge Of the correspondence
h. and the eonsu and commercial agsis
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lar agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
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disbursemeuto 0 which the departments charged
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Department require lie aie records the commissions Of oonsnh
aud sonsa when not u English pou which eAeauAsus are
issued. safsss kls sF 8l a@
letters Of asnnr, and nominations % he E ss'e M
commissions, they issued Has emrge Of the library
c q the Ros and Ahirs ial charge of the rolls or en-
sa,asa % ,ir the copies thereof
which called for prepares D aud 'upsnd ~ % nr % 'nss e,
their d.ribuon throughout United states and thai q al dosa
and publications m regard 70 which IN. duty ssnea s
lIi charge all treaties business relating thereto
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attaches ccr,tes papers presented M antsnteaon receives
the department under relating records and in
hor titles records all letters from the department other han
the diplomatic and consular s5 3lt #.f f 5
c @ Pa,lons and Paapo prepares records pardons
and registers and Alas the petitions and papers on
daily register all letters, other than diplomatic and consular, re-
ae disposition made OF them prepares letters relating
to this business fassis .s8
GENERALS
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General States;
% chief clerk The ordinary business Of tbs ONCE may DO
classified under The following heads;
Oc opinions the currsnt business Of the government as
the President by head d department. OF by the 70
Examination o purchased the sites Of
houses light houses and AL other public works Of
Application parons all Of conviction in the courts
Applications aplounen. all the Judicial and legal business
The ondac, and of all suits n the supreme Court Of
United States In which tho government Il concerned
s iSs hsn d M ~ h Ia hss nrs a % s Attorney
these ordinary heads Of the business OF the office are added at
FIRST The direction Il ali apteas on land claims
conean and revision Of the laws Of tho District OF
Colunbia
NrKRoR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Department nterisr Hon Jacob Thomp
Mississippi It's clerical force consists Of one chief
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following branches Of the public service:
General Land Office The Land Bureau charged
the and sale q & the pS aea ss
by sales, donations ofgrai for schools
"f Virginia military bounty Land Claims and the issuing scrip
hou thereof The land Once also aut is own accounts = I'm The
cpa recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of
besides daugsmnn assistant draughman and some loo clerks
head q this bureau G G.; George G
and adjudication of all claims arising under tho various and
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which United States have been engaged He has one
s seventy ef clerks Ss i n enable him
extraordinary requirements the bouIty land law has added
cpofah
Sd Idia Commissioner Of Indian Affairs ad insi"s Charles
Nix dGeoreown D. He provided with chief clerk and about
ah Patent o TO this bureau committed the execution and
ing and issuing Of patents for new and asoa discoveries
the collection dtrbuou seeds plants has
chief cerkwho by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents In
sn, examiners Of patents some dozen sabordnate permanent
& s ss s1 a s%ssr 1s i % nsy easssrs
organic Of ls49 transferred it from the Treasury De
attorneys courts the
men, Of lead and other mines q the uss sa and e as1 an
the state Department the duty Of taking and returning the cen.
the Commissioner Of Public iiuidngs hospital
the and and d the District q Columbia L also under the
Gently passed the Secretary Of the Interior charged with the con-
wagon roads leading TO the Paihc coast
department requires building for its ace=mmoia
repeatedly recommended during
provided with rooms in What Building while
The other ranshs. Of the % % as @ wSa " wh
will be required early day for the use Of the Patent Oce Tor
Mhhh was orSnily mchdea' ta-
II TREASURY t
Treasury Department Of the Offices Of the Secretary Of
@ treasury two cItroers six
% treasurer regter solicitor light house board and coast sur
II
following Of the duties Of these several OH
Ges, aud Of the force employed therein respectively:
ssraarys Oce-fon Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton ssist, secrey one engineer IN charge one
architect dsnghtsmen temporarily employed and twenty
three clerks The Secretary the Treasury charged WIN tae
supervision the fiscal transactions c tho aud e
the the commerce and Navigation Oh e
superends the the coast the hight house
establishment Of the United States and the
sfucon public buildings for custom houses and other pur
Il pases, "a n i N't'.
Comptroller 0Goe-Hon william Medl Comptroller, and
ccrks e Keeping rendering
service well the public lands
and reyses and cerines the balances arising thereon
Second Co~Jtyles 0Gce-Jobn Bsdhead, ESQ.,, Comptroller
clerks He precbes the mode keeping and render
army and Indian departments OF the
pubic and reyses and cernes the balances arising thereon
OJhe ef Of le Cusomsliugh y. Anderson
gRsioner and eleven clerks He prescribe The mole p ksepng
mcns npr the building aud repairing custom houses k and re-
Vses and esfiscs the BALANCES qrsing iheresn
F,rs Adfas o Thomas !. smith esq, Firs. Auditor and
cerks receives the accounts OF the customs
dbursenents appropriations expenditure
count the civil t under acts OF Congress anu fp
the balances to the onssoner Of the Customs and tue frs comp
role respectively fer theis doerion thereon fa 1f
Sesd AUDITORS j. D. Fuller Second Auditor, and
twenty clerks flo receives and adjusts oil accounts relating
the clothing recruiting AZ ths army, well A. armoes
and all relating w the Indian depart
n and the balances to the Second Cnpsreler M his d
u thereon
rhsd Aaaors Aknson Third Auiasr, and
sstenoe Military Academy military roads
and the Qaricrmase department as wen for pensions claims
arising from military services previous to 1915 and @ horses an
other service under various acts OF Con
e and the balances 10 the Second Comptroller m MS de-
II usiOn thereon.
Fourth Aadaor oo.Aaron Dayton, Fourth Auditor and
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