The Washington union., 1857-05-09
OF WASHINGTON, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY O. 1857.

RDA4 MORNING, MA i
The orsanizat tion Of the Executive Departments
STATE
machinery employed
OF ores relations with powers
simple than generally conceived The number employed N the
One Secretary State ion Lewis cs Assistant Secretary Of
Hon John Appeon chief clerk, twelve clerks one trans
Dipsoaae ranehThis branch Of Department
arse Of al correspondence between the department and other d
accredited 70 This government In all diplomatic instructions
treaties Of boundaries copied and recorded and
all OF like character received registered and fled their contents
being nrst entered IN an analytic table OF index
charge Of the correspondence
he and the consuls aud commercial agents
70 n dispatches ana 10 letters from other asking for
relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
re D has charge q all g % and md
disbursement Of which the department is charged
TAe Translator His duties furnish such trsnsaioaa the
depent e also records the commissions OF consnls
and vice cosus when not in English upon which exeqatnrs arc
issued
appointment aud nominations tho Senate
makes aud records exeuaurs and records when English the
which they issued Has charge Of the library
Clk of e Rolls and ArchessIe charge
rolled acts resolutions Congress they received at tho do
which called for and supcrinends their publication
a hr uis bun Throughout tho United states and that Il ali doc
and publications regard to which this duty Is assigned TO the
department. writing and answering all letters connected herewith
as charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
clel n aheH.oains and cryyi0as He has charge q tho
s,s ~ @ a, % ~ ars ] nresnneS @ or amhsncaan. receves
the fees Has charge Of publications transmitted to
their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
and esons registers petitions papers
tsy founded Makes and records keeps
register of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
ceyed disposition them prepares letters relating
H nm
.rIoHsss ess'nAs o,'les,
= im n @ h ,r @ snar~ rn hsaa or ,bis once na, n
classified @ nm under hs following VA heads - !, ~, ,., ~
a % a ~ ,h psSien nv anr head o or nv ho 30
hciior Of the Treasury; W a., ,. !, !, -, ,, . .. , !,
houses and all other public works Of
'n y, um,em e,; saes c ,. ~ Il, .os. r ,n m co,r,s
Of the United State e. !,
ol the sayernment
~ r,S @ aan s,, a"u b ,h 81 m u ~ au 'ou
= & " ,,ss, sa. a,s many. q the ssp.
ITO" o hsss @ ordinary % beads business q The
me r psseTa T o S as 0@mps s ~ s n On ,d c,,s IN ,nia
second The codacaon and revision Of tho laws OF tho District OF
N'u"'A'
INTERIOR nsfAHrsHsr
e % e s e S Is che sre, n ssss e oas as ss
clcrk Moses Kelly esq) iburng clerks and ton other egu
s n branches 70 & Se pa sns arc
st The The chief Of this bureau Is called the Com
missioner OF the General nd Occ The land Bureau charged
issuing therefor whether grants
sales Donations grants for schools
military boupte public improvements and likewise the revision
lieu thereof The land Office, Also audis is accounts Tho
I na reo,er chef elcrt nrincpa nj clerk or surveys
so,no
| If var wssions rraiss " "'1' fs'
prasiots present head OF this bureau
within ~ yIryni a oc ,raed with be eyn
naon and adda 81 ali Claims arising under the various md
granting bounty land pensions
for the military naval services in the revolutionary and subsequent
n which the United States have been engaged he has one
CHEF clerk, O. Cle, and permanent corps consstng M se
extraordinary requirements OF the new bounty land law has added
temporary force Of about fy oerkss Of different
3d. iadidCommissionrr Of indian Affairs dd nert Charles
Mix ofGcorgeow d. He provided with che clerk ana about
\ fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4h Paea ceIo this bureau IS committed the execution and
y ~, Nv. . anu .nss a'ns NV sn 'n sa
hs u issuis ~ A."o ~. -" ~ 10
M ana IMPLY srns @ e ,eos ~ t ses 1a % aH ,, ~ ~ h
clerk-who
principal twelve
patents subordinate permanent
clerks considerable Of temporary employees
Besides these our pansnes WIS new exeerye
msl lne ognM ae u ofy u - M, " I a w.
anu s s o - ~ ' ~ =, ga @ ~,
nent " VIZ -. ~ ~ y. ~ Z;
s ~, Sa tb dnty m oting and raorninr lid
as ~ e ned States md 81 and directing te nets Of
IN, Of Public Buildings The hospital for insane
,i arn, apd Disirict
Of ,bs denartmcn in addition 10 which bv laws ro
d tbe secretary OF the Interior i charged with the con
siruon TO
The department requires building r s accommoda-
ton as repeatedly fecnclded drng