The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-29

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The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government Of the United states;
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The whole machinery employed business arising
our foreign relations with all the powers Of the world for
Iaren a. STATE Of The United only seventeen follows
One Secretary state cn Lewis css Assistant Secretary Of
STATE Hon John Appleton chief clerk twelve clerks trans
lao, and one librarian
Dipomaic Bra,cA-Th branch Department ass
pac agents abroad foreign pow
accredited TO This government In all diplomatic instructions
dr treaties q Nc arc copied and recorded and
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
Cslar has charge Of the correspondence
&c. the department and the onsul aud commercial agents
the cned states In instructions 70 those officers and answers
dispatches and to letters from other asking for
agency relating TO consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Doursy A9sre has charge OF all correspondence and
oher relating any with the
disbursement Of which the department is charged.
The Taasla,orIs transatons
department require He also records the commissions Of consus
and vice consu when not in English upon which exequata are
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations 70 the Senate
commissions which they issuod Has charge the library
CLERK Of charge Of the rolls
rolled ac and resolutions Congress they are .hc de-
which called for prepares for and supenends their publication
their distributor throughout United States and that Of all doc
mens and publications regard which duty assigned
department. writing and answering all letters connected Herewith
charge of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK q administrations and cigas He has charge Of the
attaches certificates papers presented for anthentan; receives
for the fees Has charge of publications transmitted
department under the laws relating copyrights records and
their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular
CLARK Of Padcs Pastse prepares pardons
resons and registers and files the petitions papers
which they founded passports keeps
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
o and Of he disposition made of them letters relating
this business.
GENERALS or,lu.
Hon. Jeremiah Black Attorney States
Ce esq., chief clerk ordinary may
CLASSIFIED under the following heads:
Official opinions on the current business Of the government
called for by the President by any head q department. on by the So
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased the sites
a custom houses lighthouses and all other public works of
g. Applications pardous in all cases Of conviction in tho
Of the United States
Applications appointment all the judicial and legal business
s. The argument Supreme
tho United States in which the government concerned.
supervision Of all other suits arising any the depart
when referred by the head thereof the Attorney General
To these ordinary heads the business Of the Office added at
the present time the following, viz:
First appeals land claims California
Second The codcon and revision e the laws of the District Of
Columbia
INTERIOR
Secretary Of the Interior Hon Jacob Thomp
ss Moses Ksly Two dsbarsing clerks and ten other
lar clerks and to B supervision and committed the
lst The Pullie Lands The chief
the General Land oce The Land Bureau charged
issuing titles therefor whether derived from combinations grants
made by former by sales donations ofgran for schools
military boun,es public improvements likewise revision
OF Virginia military bounty land claims, aHd the Issuing Of scrip In
lieu Thereof The Land oee also auds Its accounts The
present Commissioner Hon. Hendricks Of Indiana. It's
spa officers are esf Clerk principal CLERK q ,s
Of various grades
Whiting, or Virginia The commissioner charged
nation and adjudication Of all claims arising under the various and
for the military naval the revolutionary and subsequent
WARS WARS inv ~ whsh - @ ,e onea states nave eesn engaga e n one
seventy other clerks, which Congress- enable him the
temporary fifty clerkahips drent
3d. indians Commissioner of Indian Affairs ad Interim Charles +
hneen other subordinate clerks.
performance Of all ac and things touching and respecting The
Ing and issuing Of patents for and useful discoveries Inventions
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
@ chief sho ~ no. ny M sg ap 1s patsn n
sant examiners Of patents dozen subordinate permanent
Besides these four principal branches Il tbs new executive depart
ment the organic act si9 transferred from the Treasury De
attorneys cs Of the United States the
oihe penenay The United states in the District Columbia;
from the Stale Department the duty Of taking and returning the cen
lba Commissioner Buildings hospital for the
Tie army aud navy end q e district e Columbia eso under e
Gently passed. Secretary the Interior charged with The con-
stcon Of the three roads leading the Pacific coast
department requires additional building or aecemmola
ton and the erection has been repeatedly recommended during
provided with rooms in what known Bnlng
the other branches Of Che including The oes
win be required at carly day for the use Of the Patent Once for
which il was originally Intended
TREASURY pEr1RTzSr.
The Treasury Department the Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury two comprolcrs commissioner Of the customs SIX au
a9rs treasurer register SOLICITOR lighthouse board and coast sur
The following ndcan Of TIE duties of these several OH
ec and Of the force employed therein, respectively