The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-17
srha ORGANIZATION OF the Executive Departments
- az the oyernment or the United States;
STATE DxrAKIsxsr.

Of our foreign with all the powers d the world sr more
siue than il generally The number employed in the
Department Of The United States Is only seyenisen as oows
sa,s {on Appston chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
lator, and one librarian. ~ tAs frt
D,osae Braa-Ihs branch Of the State Department as
Charge between the department and other d
ostc AGENTS abroad and those Of foreign pow
accredited 70 THIS government 10 % ~ sr0uu ~ a @ @
der prepared copied and recordod and
being nrst entered analytic table or index
suaa, ya-Th branch has charge Of tho oorespondence,
&C. department and the consn and commercial asn
a. he United states In and
70 dispatches and letters from other persons asking for consul
relating consular ars prepared ana recorded
D~saV Aet has charge Of all correspondence and
contested with accounts relating 70 any fund with me
disbafssmeut of wiach the department Is charged
TN Tanaaa~s duties 70 furnish
department require He also records the commissions Of ons
eonsa when po in Englh upon which exeausiurS are
cara n Asp~s, a~d makes and records
letters Of appointment and nominations 20 the ssnais I
whch they issaed Has eLrge OF the library
cls Il e Rlls ssd charge Of the rolls
prepares the authenticated copies thereof
which called for prepares r and % n % s
throughout the United States and that q all doSu
dsparnent writing and answering connected srewh
Has charge treaties, and business relating thereto
Clos Of Aaaen,oaons coryighiHc has charge Of the
United and Of the department and prepares and
attaches certificates . papers presented ar
the department, relating coygh records and in
their titles records all cters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular
L f Taydon ad prepares and records pardons
and emous and registers and hes the petitions and papers on
daily register all letters other than diplomatic and consular re
see Of the disposition made Of he prepares letters relating
ATTORNEY eKsxRAI's OFFICE l .H
Hon jeremiah Black Attorney the United States
c h clerk The ordinary business OF this ONCE may DC
classified under the following heads; ], 4, ....., !.
called for by the President by any head Of department or by the 10
q Examination Of the titles purchased the sites Of
asna houses light houses and all other public works Of
Apcaons for padons in all Of conviction in the courts
Applications all the judicial and legal business
the which tho government Is concerned
The superyloa q all other suits arising any q the depart
ordinary heads the business Of the Office are added at
First The direction Of all appeals on California
second The eoion and revision Of the laws Of the District OF
Columbia. t5fa Fla*rfa ag
8taaaf sEa tR sE stf r'st
Secretary the Department Of the nerer Hoa Jacob fhop
Of Mississippi Its clerical force consists OF one chief
clerk ses Kelly esq., dsbursng clerks and ten other rega
clerks and supervision and are committed the
following branches Of the public service:
missioner ONCE The land Bureau charged
with the survey and sale Of the public domain ana s
governments by sales donations grants for schools
military Or public ana an likewise sshe the rssd" srn
lieu thereof The land ooe also andts Us own accounts g. l Tine
ca officers are recorder chief clerk principal surveys
besides assistant draushsman and some loo clerks
PeaioThc head Of this bureau is George e
whng Virginia The commissioner charged with the exam
nation aud adjudication claims arising tho various and
passed Congress granting bounty land or pensions
which the United States have been engaged He has one
chief clerk q Cole 9 a n soas s9 @ % ss inc
extraordinary requirements Of the new has added
3D. Commissioner Of Indian interim, Charles
Nix D G. He provided with chief clerk ana ao0
4lh ooeTo committed the execution and
all and things touching and the sans
the collection statistics relating agriculture
chief BY a% The
principal and twelve as
clerks temporary employees
ment organic from the Treasury Do
tho supervision accounts Of the United States marsha
lead and other mines Of the United States and the Affairs
the q the United State IN n District n 81 he
tho United States and Of supervising and directing the acts
army navy Columbia also under th
management o is department in addition TO which by laws 70
sncon Of the three wagon roads leading % the Pacific coast
n and ,he erection Of ono has repeatedly
the last few years for that purpse A. present ne a Ps~n 9se
the other branches Of the department including the screiarys ONCE
are all crowded into the Patent Once building no whole s 81 wG 81
Which was originally ntended 4 Il
.A a,#g TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department Of the Offices Of the Secretary
ors treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast sur
Vey. Hss 60 feHksA@ i't5 t' .@tt' =
following of the duties Of these several on
sss aud Of the force employed therein, respectively:
Seraay OfceHon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
engineer IN charge;
architect draughtsmen temporarily employed and twon
three cks The Secretary Of tho Treasury charged with the gen
OF the the and navigation TN
ebshment the marine hospitals the
uon certain public buildings for and other pur
poses. Isis-i i.fl45tA ~ s#Alta. li .ha -Ht r'
rra Cmrtrollers OhceIIon William Med Comptroller
diplomatic well the public lands
and the balances arising thereon 9
Second Coproer's ceJolh Bredhead, Comptroller
o the mode OF keeping and render
and Indian departments oil To-
public service ceres the balances arising thereon
0Hoe Of CuaomsIugh j. Anderson, esq
Commissioner pescibes the mode Of keeping
rendering the and dsburse
men and for the bung and repairing custom houses & and re
N viscs and ceri6es the balances arising thereon
Frs AUDITORS OGceThomas Smith, ESQ, First Auditor an
nineteen clerks He receives adjusts the accounts q the custom
revenue and appropriations and expenditures on &C
OF the list Congress- and report
the First Comp
iroler respectively, fer their decision thereon.
Second Aadiors 0o-1honas d. Fuller Second Auditor nn'
clerks He adjusts a accounts relating
the clothing and recruiting OF tho well AZ anorics
and ordnance a relating the Indian depart
mont and reports the balances the Second Comptroller for his deci
Third Audaors Atkinson esq., Third Auditor
eight clerks lie receives and adjusts all accounts for sub
army frincaons Military Academy military roads
arising from military services previous TO 1876 and for AM
other property lost in the military service nnder various acts W con
the Second Comptroller Tor s DO
csion thereon. 50 3Fllti lftlraN 'tas - t4 04t t
oGoe Dayton, Fourth Auditor, ans
sixteen clerks He and adjusts all accounts Tor the service
the Navy Department and reports the balances 10 inc second comp
trolor for his decision thereon ts&
Ffa AUDITORS oGcr Murray Mcconnell esq Fifth Auditor an
clerks He receives and adjusts ali diplomatic
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