The Washington union., 1857-05-30
WILLIAM A. HARRIS,
EDITOR ASD PROPRIETOR
M. t,rganization of the Executive Department.
OF the Government Of the United States

,., Organization OF the Executive Departments
of the Government Of the United states'
s1Au BrAmxHr
~ % machinery employed the arising
cor regn relations with al The powers Of the world + for more
the United States Is only seventeen follows
80 Hon John Appleton chief clerk twelve clerks
ssSr ando Librarian
pJonaic Ban-Ihs branch Of the state Department sas
% az ms & de United states abuad an those or foreign pow
r ereded % his soygrnEasn u \ n diplomatic INSTRUCTIONS
~ otsoas A. arc prspsfs COPIED pc nm tssrdsd I and
e.us arst entered in analytic table index
rIar BnanchTs branch Charge the correspondence,
n between department hetonsu and commercial agents
s dispatches and persons asking
m agency relating consular affairs prepared recorded
Y DsSasHg ea-Hs has charge of all correspondence
sr matters with accounts relating any with the
disbursement of which the department Is charged
Tx raa Ills duties TO furnish such iranslAtOns fe
ba oOnsa When not in English upon which exequaiars
ssed.
clat o r,aeas and lie makes out and records
commissions, letters a appntnaan and nominations the Senate;
% op' pHd recors exr4ua'os and rerd when in nssh the
e4a as takes charge Of the rolls or en-
r and resolutions Congress- they received the de-
ment from the Presidents the authenticated copies thereof
which called for prepares superintends their Publication
ana that q newspapers
% tbuton throughout the United states and that of ali doe
neas publications regard which this duty assigned the
damen writing answering letters connected therewlh
as charge Indian treaties and business relating
eloR f Administrations cssries has charge Of The
seals he United States and of the department. and prepares and
ahas papers presented anhcnaon
S ants for the fees Has charge of publications transmitted 70
m department under the laws relating copyrights records and
Sr hsr titles; department other than
The diplomatic and consular
ClE Pardo and Passports He prepares and records pardons
and registers and dies The petitions and
which hsy f0uHded Makes passports keeps
y register all letters other than diplomatic and consular
and The disposition made Of he letters relating
tbs business.
ATTORNEY
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General the United states r.
% chief clerk The ordinary business Of this ONCE be
easahed under the following heads'
Opinions business Of thn government
called for BY the President by any head Of department or by the So
Eranaoo Of the titles all land purchased as The sites Of
aua custom houses lighthouses and all ether public works Of
Applications for pardons all conviction
Applications appointment all The Judicial and legal business
me conduct argument suits in the supreme Cur, Of
uuted in which the goyernmen, concerned,
The supervision Of all other suits arising a the depart
when referred by Attorney
To these ordinary heads o the business cf the Office added
The present tune the following, viz
second The codhcaon and revision Of the laws Of the District
ooumbiS,
tS7zauoR PREPAYMENT.
syetar e The Department q the In'srof Hon Jacob rhomp
clerk Moses Kelly esa) two dishursinr clerks and ten other re
and % It's supervision and management committed The
lst The Pablo Lands The called
tie once The Durcan charged
issuing therefor waiher derived fpr Il grants
nas ormsr BY sales donations grants for schools
virginia military bounty claims, the issuing In
present Commissioner Hendricks Indiana prn
p oGcers recorder chief clerk principal clerk
besides adraugh,sman, assistant drauganan clerks
"a FsatmsThe present Of bureau is George c,
Naans Virginia The commissioner charged viii, The exami
nOu aod adjudication Of all claims arising under the
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
wars which the United engaged lie
v er clerks 70 which ornFrp- e enable him e NEE. he
extraordinary requirements a tho bcunty land law has added
81 Indians
Nh He Is provided with chief clerk and about
ih Pdeut QdoTo this committed the execution and
performance a ana things touching and Respecting the grant,
ing and issuing Of FOR and useful discoveries inventions,
Ad the collection of statistics relating agrcuure
The collection seeds plants cuttings
chief ccrk-who BY law the acting Commissioner Patents
The absence Of the Ccmmsoneiwelve principal and twelve
clerks besides considerable number temporary employees
Besides these four principal branches q tins executive depart
anen TIC supervision u The the United marshals
and attorneys and the Of the United The
% th lead and other mines Of the uned s'es and the affairs
q ae penen1 the United the District Columbia; and
s the United States supervising directing The Of
@ Commissioner Of Public Buldngs The hospital for the insane q
Ae army and navy also under the
q this department in addition 70 which, by laws re-
% y ~ 'le screay = .e ln,er,,f Gaarssd win ihe con
me department requires additional building nconmoda
@ md the erection one has been repeatedly recommended during
m M few for that purpose. Al The Pension Once
E1e with rooms in wfai Is known WInders Buldrg while
ne oSsf branches Of the department, including the cretar cce
are crowded into the oce building the whole Of which
W required at early for the Of the Patent once for
Fhh WAS originally intended.
TREASURY pETARrxKxT
T Treasury Department consists cf the os Of the Secretary Of
treasury two ooptroer commissioner Of the customs SIX au
Gs treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast sur
'E
he following ho indication q several ON
'S Ahd Cd the force employed therein, respectively
Saryf 0o-Hon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
h Philip Clayton Secretary engineer charge;
architect daughtsrnen temporarily employed
~ clerks The Secretary Treasury charged with the
"a Of the fiscal transactions q the government and Of the
Of The laws concerning the and navigation q the
establishment the hospitals q the United States and the
On Of certain public buildings for custom houses and other pur
tSS OznytTuys OhcsIIon william McdiI Comptroller and
% clerks He peerbes the mode u keeping and rendering ae
f the eiv and diplomatic service well as ihe puehc Ana
A8 rerises and certihes the balances arising thereon
Ssnd comFtyoe oeJohn Brcdhead, ESQ.,, Comptroller,
clerks He prsbes the mode o. keeping and render
ne accounts q the and Indian departments Of the
e q Commissioner If CaagmsHngh J. Anderson,
oner and clerks He prcsrrbes the mode keeping
the accounts OF the customs revenue and douse
and ir the building and repairing custom houses Sc and re-
'A% and cerihes the balances arising thereon
fT Audrs oceThomas l. Smith, First Auditor and
n clerks He receives and adjusts The accounts o. The customs
ne and disbursements appropriations aud expenditures on &C
The civil hst AMI under private scs 81 congrcs and reports
ehhoes 10 the Commissioner q the Customs and The FIRST Comp
NVlH respectively, for their decision thereon
Ssnd Apdlors 0Thomas Fuller, Second Auditor, and
eny clerks adjusts all accounts relating TO
ny clothing and recruiting Of the army, as wen as srhof,
and ordnance and all relating 10 the Indian depart
Soc thereon
rAa uor ooeIobertg j. Atkinson esq Third Auditor, and
clerks lie and adjusts all accounts for sub
q the army fohesons Military Academy, military roads
eaa M oartsrmasers department pensions cms
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