The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-25
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United States.


The Organization Of the Executive Departments
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The whole machinery employed business arising out
ou srcgn relations with ali the powers Of the world
simple than generally eoneese The number empioye ed in The
0nc secretary (on ca Secretary
(n John Appeon chief clerk, twelve clerks trans
Dtomai BsuachThis branch OF Department nas
charge all correspondent between the department and other d.
accredited % this government In all diplomatic instructions
sent from e % es y @ a %
Al Of Ike character received are registered and nd their contents
bcDg nrst enered IN an analytic table or index
Consular charge correspondents
between the department and tho consas and commercial
ne CSa ss r. a,'SeOn % & e no er and aws
agency relating TO consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Di@sis He has charge all correspondence
disbursement Of which the department charged
The Translator His duties furnish such translaiops
department. require He as records the commissions of onsu
issded s'
Clak lpot,tn, makes out and record,
commissions letters q appointment and nominations % the senne
makes out and resors eyequaurs and records when English tho
commissions on which they issued Has charge the library
CLERK the Rolls charge the rolls or en-
rolled acts and resolutions Congress- they received The
which are called for prepares for aud supennd their pubcao
and that treaties in tho newspapers and In book FORM attends
meu and publications n regard 10 which this duty assigned the
department. writing and answering all
Has charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK ~ Authorizations cyiahs-IIc charge Of the
seals of the United sc and c the department prepares
the charge publications transmitted
as under the laws relating 70 sopysh records and in
the diplomatic and consular
ck@ Pardq Passports prepares and records partons
which they founded passports keeps
70 this business,
AIroRsrr cKsxRAIs OFFICE
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United states
G chief clerk The ordinary business Of this oihce
oHca opinions the government as
BY President by amy department. or by the So
o. the Of al purchased sites Of
arsena houses lighthouses and all other public works Of
Agplea,o for pardons in all conviction
Applications appointment judicial legal business
The sqduc. and argument q an suits in the supreme Court Of
The Supervision al osher suits an Il nn Of tho depa
ments when referred by the head thereof the Attorney General
the present time the following, viz:
First The direction of all appeals land claims California
Second The coddaon and revision Of the laws Of the District of
Columbia.
INFERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Department the Thomp
SON Of The state of Mississippi rs clerical force consists Of chief
lar clerks and 70 is supervision and management committed the
lst The Public
missioner Of the General Land Once Tho Land Bureau charged
issuing Of titles therefor whether derived conrmaons grants
made BY by sae donations q for schools
military bountes public improvements and likewise the revision
Of Virginia military bounty claims and the issuing Of scrip in
lieu thereof The Land ONCE also Ihe
present Hendricks It's prn
M officers are recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides draughman assistant daushman and $50 clerks
IL Fosios present head Of this bureau is George
Whiting Virginia ihc commissioner Is charged with the exam
nation and adjudication Of all claims arising under the various and
for the military revolutionary subsequent
wars In which the United States have been engaged lie has one
seventy other clerks Congress
temporary fy cerkshps different
Sd Indians Commissioners Of Indian Affairs ad ine Charles
Nix oGoorgeown, He provided with chief clerk and about
hhecn other subordinate clerks.
ith 0pcTo this bureau is execution
performance Of all acts and things touching and respecting the grant
ing and Issuing Of patents for new and useful discoveries Inventions
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
chi chief elsrwio , i By INV the asng Commissioner Of Patents IN
san examiners Of patents some dozen subordinate permanent
Besides these principal branches this executive depart
men The organic act o lss transferred to from The Treasury De
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United States courts the
the penenuary District coumba
from the state Department the duty Of taking and returning the cen
the Commissioner Public Buildings The hospital for the d
the army and navy and q the District q Columbia also under the
Gently passed the Secretary Of the Interior Is charged with the
The department requires additional building accemmoda
ton and the has been repeatedly recommended during
provided BUILDING
branches Including
are all crowded into the Patent Office building the whole q which
VIII be required early for the OF the Patent Office for
which was originally intended @ EA
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Treasury the Offices Of the Secretary
the Treasury comptrolers the customs
dtors register solicitor lighthouse board and
The following brief indication Of the duties Of these several ON
ces, and Of the force employed therein respectively
Sccreays OGceHon Cobb, Secretary OF the Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary engineer IN crgc
architect te drauhsmcn temporarily employed and twenty
three clerks The Secretary the Treasury charged with the
the and navigation OF the
United States supcrnicnd the Of the the light housc
etaoshment the marine hospitals The United states and tc con
strucon certain public buildings for custom houses and other
Com,sroiers O6lIon. William Medi Comptroller. and
hsen the mode keeping and rendering
for the civil diplomatic service well the public lands
and cvises and cer,lhes the balances arising thereon
Second Comysers OtFceon NJ Brsdhcad, esq, Comptroller
and clerks lie the mode OF keeping and render
the the and Indian departments OF the
public service ccres the balances arising thereon
oGce Of @ the Custop,sfing y Anderson
Commissioner clerks He prescrbe the mode OF keeping
mcn and Cor building repairing custom houses &c and
fses and ccrtifes The balances arising thereon
Firs AUDITORS 06cTiomas T. Smith, First Auditor and
nineteen clerks He receives adjusts the the customs
count the civil list private Of Congress- and reports
the balances Of the Customs and tho First Comp
trolcr respectively fer their decision thereon
Sod AUDITORS Thomas T. u. Fuller, Second Auditor and
twenty and adjusts all accounts relating
the clothing recruiting Of the wc as armories,
arscua and ordnance relating the Indian depart
mcn and tho balances The Second Comptroller for his de
sion thereon
Third AudaOs oGRobcrt ATKINSON esq Auditor
seventy ccs He receives and adjusts all accounts for sub
snce Of the foriicuu Military Academy military roads,
and the department. well for pensions claims
arising from military services previous 10 1915 and for horses and
other property the military of Con