The Washington union., 1857-05-02
CITY OF WASHINGTON SATURDAY MORNING, MAY p 1857.
The Organization Of the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United states.


The Organization Of the Esseqtiye Departments
STATE pErAnrSssr.
The whole machinery employed conduct The business arising ost
simple than Is generally conceived The number employed In the
secretary state Ion Lewis Css one secretary
State n John Appeon one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
Diplomatic Brunch This branch Of State Department
charge all correspondence department and other h
government all diplomatic instructions
sent from the department and 70 un
all Of like character registered and ned their contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
Consular Branch branch has charge Of tho correspondence,
&c., the department the consus and commercial agents
Of the United States In instructions those officers and answers
their dispatches and letters from other persons asking Tor consul
lar agency relating 10 consular affairs are prepared and recorded
The Dsy AgaIIe has charge Of all correspondence and
other matters CONNECTED with accounts relating to fund with the
disbursement Of which the department Is charged
The duties 10 furnish such translaions as the
department require He also records the commissions OF consns
and vice consn when not in English upon which excaans arc
issued
eonsons es OF appointment and nominations the Senate
exequatrs and records when In English the
commissions which they issued Has charge of the library
Clak Of lie Rolls and charge rolls
rolled acts and resolutions Congress- they received at tho do
from the President the authenticated & copies thereof
and that Of treaties in the and In book frm attends to
publications which tbi; duty assigned to the
writing and answering all letters connected herewith
Has charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thoreto
Ciek If Authorizations and CTwighe has charge OF the
seals the United States and Of tho department. and prepares and
and accounts for the fees Has charge publications
the department under tho laws relating TO copyrights records and in
exes their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular
Cierk Of Paro Pasoc prepares pardons
which they arc passports keeps
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular ro
ceved and Of the disposition made Of em prepares letters relating
to this business.
GENERALS
Hon. Black Attorney Of the United States
H. Ge esq., chief clerk Tho ordinary business Of this Office be
classified under the following heads;
l. Official opinions the government
called by President by any department. by the So
Examination Of the titles of all land purchased the sites Of
arsena custom houses lighthouses and a other public works Of
s. Applications pardons all the
l. Applications appointment tho judicial legal
s. argument all Supreme Court Of
the United States y which n hs concerned
ments when referred by tho head thereof to the Attorney General
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims California
Second The oodaon and revision Of tho laws Of tho District of
Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. -
Secretary Department Interior Jacob Thomp
of the State Of Mississippi It's clerical force consists Of one chief
esq., isbursing clerks and ten other
hr clerks and its supervision and management committed the
ist Ths Public Lands The chief Of this burcau
tho General Land Office The Land Bureau charged
issuing titles therefor whether derived from combinations grants
mas D S G ] ns @ rs
Virginia military bounty land clims and the issuing Of scrip
present Commissioner Is Hon r. Hendrcks Of Indiana Its prn
cpa officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides rauehsman assistant draughmnn and soo lSo clerks
willing yT lsssa % saa s s sa with Sssss hs essm
nation and adjudication Of all claims arising under the various and
for he military 81 naval in the Teo'onaY
which tho Unit States have been engaged lie he's one
y
temporary force q about y crksps q different dcnomnaions
Sd Of Indian Affairs ad Interim Charles
Mix ofGcogetown He Is provided with chief clerk and about
nneen other subordinate clerks
things touching respecting tho grant
Ing and issuing patents for and useful discoveries Inventions
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
@ s a,snee the D ne and Wo as
ant examiners Of patents some dozen subordinate permanent
Besides principal branches q this exeeu,ye depart
s Ss NJ e TIA aassan, + & X s D
attorneys the clerks Of the United States the
i h ees si' Ss uea h Ha
tho Department tho duty Of taking and returning The
the Public Buildings The hospital for tho insane Of
the army and navy G and e the District aGamoa & \ also y under the
Gently passed the Secretary Of the Interior charged with the con
The department requires additional building for its accommoda
on and the erection Of has been repeatedly during
provided o w yroo ooms what known as wnders Building wo
s hs s s ss, st e o STss ss %
will al an early day for the use Of the Patent ONCE for
which it was originally Intended
DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department the Secretary Of
tho Treasury cnptrolers commissioner Of tho customs six a
register solicitor lighthouse board and coast sur
The following indication Of the duties of these several ON
Co.'S and Of the force employed therein rcspectirely
ssgesa,ys o6efon Cobb Secretary of tho Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant sccrctr ono engineer in chage one
architect and three dragmcn temporarily employed and twenty