The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-29

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The organization on Q Of the Esss1tiye Departments
DEPARTMENT
The whole machinery employed 10 conduct the business arising out
cgn relations with an tho Of the world Is for
simple than generally conceived The number employed In the
Secretary State on Lewis Cas Assistant Secretary
aic on John Appston ono chief clerk twelve clerks
Diplomatic ByanhTis branch OF the ssate Department ans
charge Of all correspondence between the department and other d.
srs accredited 70 this soternren n Il ali diplomatic instructions
ten from e department and communications to commissioners
al IKE character received are and ed their contents
being first entered in an analytic table index
Coasul charge OF the correspondence
& the department and the oonsuls and commercial agents
the United States In instructions to those officers and
lar agency relating to consular affairs prepared and recorded
Tas p.uing Aes He has charge q all correspondence and
disbursement Of which the department Is charged
TsafSlaor.is duties ranslation
department require He also records the Of oonsu
issued.
Clak Of appointments and makes
makes ont and records and records when in English
commissions which they issued Has charge the library
Clerk f charge Of the rolls
rolled acts resolutions they received at the de
from the President the authenticated copies thereof
and that q treaties In the and in book form
their distribution throughout the United States and that of all doc
which this assigned TO the
department. writing and answering all letters connected orewh
Has charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK Of CoapighHe has charge Of
seals the United States and Of the department and and
a,aohs ereass 70 papers presented for receives
department under The laws relating copyrghs
dsxes their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
@ Pards aud Paspore prepares pardons
and reos and registers and files tho petitions and papers
which they founded Makos out and records keeps
daily register q all letters other than diplomatic and consular
cyed and Of the disposition made Of them letters relating
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States
Gnle she clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may be
Official opinions current government as
called for by the President by head u department. by the So
Examination q the titles Of all land purchased as the sites Of
asena houses light houses and all other public works Of
Applications for pardous all conviction the
Applications appointment all the judicial legal
Of the government. q
The argument all suits the Supreme
the United States in which tho government is concerned
The supervision Of al other suits arising in any the depart
To these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office added
appeals land claims in California
Second The codidcalon and revision of the laws
Columbia.
Secretary Of Department Ineer Hon. Thomp-
the State Mississippi clerical consists chief
clerk Qs Kelly esq two dburng clerks and other
following branches Of tho public service:
h TAe Pe Lands The chs q this bureau called the Com
with the survey and sale Of the public domain and the
by former sales donations Schools
military beunt public improvements and likewise the revision
lieu thereof The Land 0ce, also audis its The
@ osa ns Hon G y a. s e. ~ pn
besides daushsma assistant danghtsman and some 100 clerks
"a Pensions The present head Of this bureau Is George
Whiting o Virginia The commissioner Is charged with the eSam
for the military Or naval services IN ihe and
which the United engaged He has
chief clerk Cole and permanent corps consisting Of some
extraordinary requirements of the bounty land law has added
temporary force Of about fifty Of different denominations
Georgetown He provided with chief clerk and about
4h. 0Goe-To bureau committed
performance Of all acts and things touching and respecting the grant
and improvements collection Of statistics relating agriculture
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
the absence the principal and twelve
snt examiners Of patents dozen subordinate
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive depart
men the Of lS4s Treasury
the supervision marshals
and attorneys and the Of the United States tho
mcn Of the lead other mines of the United affairs
he pentenary Columbi
@ Of the United and Of Supervising and directing The acts
the Commissioner of Public Ruldng The hospital for the insane Of
management Of this Department. in addition which by laws
Gently passed the Secretary Of the Interior charged with the con
The department requires an additional building or lis acccmnoa
hon and the erection has been repeatedly recommended
the last few years that purpose
provided with what is known Winders Building while
the other branches the department including Screys
are all crowded into the Patent Once building the whole Of which
VIII be required carly the Patent once
which IL waso originally Intended.
The Treasury consists the oiaoes Secretary
the Treasury compocrs the
do treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast
The following brief indication Of the duties
ees, and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
Szddy 0GceHon Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary engineer in charge one
ce and three daughsmen temporarily employed and twenty
three clerks Treasury charged with the
execution the and navigation OF the
United States He the the coast the light house
establishment the hospitals OF the United States and the con-
con Of public buildings for custom houses and other pur
Hx Comrtrollrs OGce-Ion William Medn, Comptroller, and
fifteen eer mode Of keeping and rendering
counts the civil diplomatic well the public lands
and rcyises and cerhes the balances arising thereon
Second Comf<rollers 0DoJoln hedbead, eq Comptroller
and lie prebes the mode OF keeping and render
ing the accounts OF the and indian departments. o inc
public cernes the balances arising thereon
Office Of Of Cuaomsugh Anderson esq,
Commissioner eleven clerks He prescbcs the mode OF keeping
and rendering the OF the customs and dsbse
mn and building repairing custom houses, &c. and
Nes and certihcs the balances arising thereon
Firs auditors 0fce-Thomas L. Smith, First Auditor and
nineteen clerks He receives adjusts the accounts OF the customs
count Of the civil list and under Of Congress and reports
the balances Commissioner Of the Customs and the frst comp
Toller, respectively, fer their decision thereon
Second AUDITORS 0osThomas D. Fuller Second Auditor and
twenty adjusts all relating to
the recruiting OF the well armories,
arena all relating the Indian depart
m and reports the balances TO the Second Comptroller r MS de
son thereon.
Third Audloys OGceRobert Atkinson ESQ., Auditor and