The Washington union., 1857-04-23
City OF WAsHINGToN THURSDAY MORNING. 23
The organization OF the Executive Departments
OF fhe Government OF the United States.
STATE DEPARTMENT

The Organization OF the Executive Departments
of the Government OF the United States.
- STATE DrpARnnsr
The whcs ahinery employed business arising out
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One Secretary STATE op Lewis Cas- one atan. Secretary Of
sor and one nSrasian f.''N'
Diplomatic branch has
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being hrst entered IN an analytic tsbie or index
csa Brah branch has charge Of the corespShdsnee
q he United es 10 il 70 those ofcer and answers
their DISPATCHES and to letters from other persons asking for eoag
lar relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
Diesias saas has charge Of all correspondence and
matters connected With relating fund with tho
dsbarsculan. Of which the dcrarimon,is charged
epsrtous may require Ms also records
ard yn csu whom not IN English upda whc sreqaaurs are
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letters o. appointment and nonnaons 70 hs ssna,e
commissions which they issued Has charge Of tho library
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from the Presidents prepares tho copies thereof
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their dstbuton throughout States q all doou
department writing and answering all letters Herewith
charge Of oil Indian treaties and business relating thereto
seals he United states and Of De department. and
certificates @ papers T. for Issvfs
department relating copyrights records and in
their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
Clerk Of Paydns and Passports He and records pardops
da % sy aan shs a and s p pa Keeps
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
10 thls business
ATTORNEY
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States r.
H. Ge chef clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may be
Official opinions OF the government
called for the President by head Of department. by the 3d.
T. Examination Of purchased
O. Applications pardons Of conviction the
Applications appointment all judicial loyal
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the United States IN which the y concerned
by tho head thereof Attorney General
the present tho following,
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims in California
Second The codAcaon and revision Of the laws Of the District OF
| Columbia.
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Secretary Of the Department Of tho Interior Hon Jacob Thomp
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lar Clerks and TO It's supervision and management are committed the
missioner the General Land oce The Land Bureaa Is charged
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military boun,es public and likewise tho revision
Of Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip
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laws passed by Congress granting bounty land pensions
for The military naval services In the and subsequent
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temporary force Of about fifty cekshp Of different denominations
Mix ofGeorgetown He provided with chief clerk and about
performance all acts and things touching and respecting the grant
the collection statistics relating agriculture
The collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
the the Commissioner principal and twelve
clerks besides considerable temporary employees,
Besides these four principal branches Of this new executive depart
artmen the supervision the accounts Of The United States narsha
Of the u and other mines Of tho United states
fthe enlentary Of the United States in the District Of coma and
the United States and Of supervising and directing the acts Of
tho ariay and navy and tho District Of Columbia also under he
OF this department. In addition to which by laws
ruc'on Of the three wagon leading
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tho last few for that present the Pension ohee
including tho secretay Office
all crowded into tho Patent Once building tho whole o which
win required early day for the use Of the Patent ONCE for
which it was originally intended
| TREASURY pEraxr,nsT
Tho Treasury Department consists Of the offices of the Secretary Of
the Treasury two con,ptrors Of tho eusSms n au
Tho following is brief indication Of tho
COS, and Of tho force employed therein respeotvely
sreGrys ocson Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury
arehoci and sree dausSsen temporarily ompoycd and
three clerks The Secretary o. the Treasury charged with the gon
OF tho laws concerning the and navigation Of tho