The Washington union., 1857-11-13
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No aedueion for clubs WEEKLY
The Organization OF the Execrtiye Departments
Of the Government OF the United States
The whole machinery employ arising
a our sregn with all the Of the world Is fer
,sn o state only seventeen, toows
Secretary sn e " s wsi a @ ons a.a, ssessIs os
lor, and one librarian ittt teft t 4t-
Da,smaie Dcpar'mcnt
charge correspondence between the and other i
poae agents the United states abroad and those Of foreign
er accredited @ nm, sns a 70 ~"
o. boanae S ara prepared copied and recorded and
being nrst entered In analytic table or index
C,uIay Boanf branch has charge Of the correspondence,
between ss aeps,'"n ~ @ ne onsas ~ ,. aa "a @ ss"
10 their dispatches and letters other asking for
lar agency r relating anars prepared
me Dias,o Aesm charge all correspondence
other with relating fund with tbs
disbursement Of which the department Is charged
The furnish
dsparteui require also
aud vice consu when in English, which
hsuod
caamissns letters apAutnen i the Senate
and ree. eAeatnra and ror when IN Enxls the
COMMISSIONS which they iluci Has charge Of the library
Cie n the l,sh iie takes charge Of the ro' Or en-
rolled as and s ns " 5 copies thereof
called prepares and suntens ther pnocaon
nir sMJ % aibaoa ,rausoui the uuied Sa
% which MS duty i assigned % the
writing and all letters conneeted herewith
Has ni. treaties and business relating thereto
ct n ipie.s,niyn AMI cqyrigAs He has charge Of the
attaches papers ctd for auhencson; receives
the relating copyrights records and IN
their TILES records all letters from tue department other an
diplomatic and consular
registers and alos the petitions and
which they are oane Makes ou, and records passports keeps
nf all
sa and o the disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
: this buness.
ATTORNEY
jeremiah Black Attorney Of the United States R
H. ie esq The ordinary business Of tis office be
classified the following heaas ,G
Official opinions Of government
by tho President by head u department. by the So
EsnAaton Of the titles all purchased
arsenn houses light houses and m other public works Of
s. Applications pardons all Of conviction tho courts
argument the supreme Of
supervisors Of ill other Of the depart
10 these ordinary heads the business Of the Office added at
First The appeals
The eodaon aud revision OF the laws Of the District Of
Columbia,
Secretary the Department Of the Hon Jacob Thomp
Clerk ses Key tmo dsbursng cierks and ten other reg
clerks 10 is supervision and committed the
lst called the Com
% one q ns a nj 0ss sa fhs ne a n oa nn @
titles therefor whether derived from conrations OF grants
military nsnss or public provecnt and nkewiae the revision
Virginia military boantylnd cans and the issuing Of scrip in
Commissioner Hon T. A Hendricks q Indiana lts prin
c recorder, chief clerk principal clerk of
besides danghsaa assistant draughtsman and some $50 clerks
present head Of this bureau = George g
Whiting, Virginia Tho commissioner charged with the exami
and adjudication Of all claims arising under the various and
granting bounty land u pensions
military the revolutionary and subsequent
chief clerk a. Cole permanent corps consisting
other which Congress enabls him 70 meet the
temporary y clerks f different denominations
"a M. Of Indian Affairs I'D ssS % Charles ma ;
nnecn other subordinate clerks.
4th Paea O0ee-To committed
performance things touching respecting the grant
ing and issuing for and useful
the collection Of statistics relating agriculture
the collection aud distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
h bssne y me S pinea and wcyo
tant examiners d patents dozen subordinate permanent
Besides these four principal branches o this new executive depart
the organic ls4o transferred the Treasury De-
attorneys the Of the United States The
penicnary Unled in
from The STATE Department. the duty Of taking and returning the cen
tho Commissioner Il Public mdngs Tho hospital tic
I army and navy and Y The District q Columbia Y also under the
ny passed the Secretary the Interior charged with the con
The department requires building
ton and the erection has been repeatedly recommended during
Msd s Sas os. e' IN What i known a Is blas While
the other department. including the Scretarys Office
all building the whole Of which
Sl Be required early day for e Of the Patent 0ce for
which Was originally intended
tff TREASURY DEPARTMENT. n IN. Has ab,
The Treasury Department the Offices Of the Secretary
tho Treasury two cmptroers commissioner Of the six
ors eger solicitor light house board and coast
srAl . 3 I'm 4
he following several ON
ses, and Of the force employed therein respectively: k
Sdarys oceon Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury;
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant secretary; engineer in charge ono
architect and three dranghnen temporarily employed and twenty
three clerks The Secretary Of the Treasury charged with the gcn
era 6f the fiscal transactions the and Of The
execution the the and navigation Of the
lme satcs lie superntends the tho COAST the
establishment pas the United States and the
co Of certain public buildings for custom houses and other par
poses. tt4f4t+ i3tH s5f3 ft8f7ss'st itysb
hen clerks He prescrbes tho mode keeping and rendering &C
cs for the civil and diplomatic service well the public lands
ana revses aud cerines the balances arising thereon
aond CoaItuo's oTreJohn NJ rodheah ESQ, Comptroller,
and s prescrbes keeping render
Ing the Of the navy and Indian departments of the
public erye aud cehes the balances arising thereon
Gnier apd seyen clerks He brcscbss the mode Of keeping
aud rendering the accounts customs and dabursc
men and for the building and repairing custom houses &c and re-
vises and certihes thcbalances arising thereon.
Fs adaors Oboeromas smith, csq, First Auditor, and
nineteen clerks He receives The Of the customs
revenue and appropriations and expenditures
the balances the the Customs and the First Comp
'roler, respectively fer their decision thereon. L
Ssad Aaiaos oGcTomas D. Fuller, Second Auditor, and
twenty cerks He and adjusts all relating
he psY Glohlng recruing OF army well arro
Msena and ordnance all relating the Indian depart
meot and reports tho balances to the Second Comptroller for his dcc
SION thereon.
Thhf AUDITORS 0G-RobcrtJ j. Atkinson esq, Ander and
seventy eight ccrks He receives and adjusts all accounts @ sub