The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-05
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government or the United States

The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States
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Department Of The unied States only oaows
psa John Apeion chief clerk twelve clerks trans
l.ior, and eAe librarian. i5s 4n.tea
charge eovespoadsnee department Other
Faic agents q e Ua s,ais abroad and ose q foreign
s5n department aad commissioners
% se y ass Es sr d ara a aa s ea,sa
beAg hllt entered IN an analytic iaoie or iadeN
CM.alzr charge epondenee
&C. between department commercial
uaed Sa 10 Instructors to those officers, and answers
lar agency sAis prepared roeordsd
IRE Dtrsirg He has charge q all correspondence and
h matters connected with sGoeauts relating 20 any fund with tbs
dsbarseaient q which the departmen, Is charged
IN Iasa s auas @ furnish such anslatIons as .he
Department. require lie ao records tle commissions of eosr
and Woe eosu when hot In Essh upon which eAeqaatas are
clx a. san,na4s and CT makes out and records
commissions letters Of and nominations 70 the senate
makes ost and records and records when u s tho
n charge Of the roI
they received at the de-
parnen, from the Presidents the authenticated copies thereof
which called for prepares for, and superintends their publication
ana hai roaus "a the hesspsvs nid "a pok ip' "
and publications regard 70 whrt this duty assigned 70 the
Has charge all Indian treaties, and business relating thereto
ciek g uthsseai,s as cayrieusIIe has charge Of the
attaches papers presented for auhencaon
ih n arse under he laws resss l. records and in
their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
clek If Pa,s Pasas- prepares pado,s
remss and registers and hies the petitions and
ANN Ulster q ali aters oshs ian dpomsc aud eonsir re-
yd ard Of the disposition made Of thcn letters relating
rs @ cEsnaaLs orvrcR
Attorney General the United States
Giei sa clerk The ordinary business q @ once may DO
J. faeial opiuiris government
called by the Presiien by head u department or by the So
Esamnatm q the titles Of ali land purchased as sites
arenal custom hoaes and all oher public works Of
g. Applications paraons couyieion this
Applications appointment all tie judci and legal business
conduct argument the supreme Court Of
the United States IN which the government concerned
mnts relprred b Attorney
To these ordinary heads q the business Of the Office are added at
Irs The direction q al appeals on land claims in California
Columbia.
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Secretary Department ln,crer Hon Jacob Thomp
e state Mississippi u clerical force consists q one chief
its and committed the
i ale fnsis La TS' The e q m bureau Is called the Com
of the General Land Once The Land Bureau Is charged
issuing grants
military bsanies public improvements likewise the revision
q Virginia military bounty land Claims aAd the issnng e SCRIP
andis The
Commissioner h Hon A. Hendricks Of Indiana Its pn
besides draagnan assistant daaehtsman and some lao clerks
"a Peaioa The present this bureau George c
wLnsi o. Nirran The commissioner i charged sih the exami
a o y oasrs. saans ss Sean hand and 6 ps
vars in engaged hs
chief clerk & Ce sa and permanent corps consisting Of some
extraordinary land has added
temporary aboui nifty cirs af different denominations
Nix ceceeown G. lie provided with chief clerk and about
AIN Paea tgts-To
ng and ssune Of patents for new and au Inventions
and The collection statistics relating %
chief cirksho by law the acting Commissioner @ Patents In
s, Examiners q rni some dozen subordinate permanent
clerks temporary employees
the act q s4a transferred % from the Treasury m
5 se ap M et & s sbe pnd 'a sa eoa % m s
the lead ana other mines q the United STATES and the affairs
from the state Department the duty cf taking and returning die cen
sue Of the unei states and q supervising and directing ne ac q
m und and Of the ic q Columbia Is also under the
Gently passed. the secretary q The Interer + charged with Tbs con
The de,oni requires nm additional building sr lis
repeatedly recommended turing
provided with what k known twnders Building while
are al crowded into as raisn occ building the whole q which
VIII required for tho Of the Patent Once for
which was originally intended
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Treasury Department consists OF the Offices Of the Secretary Of
tho Treasury, cnreers commissioner Of the customs six a
dos solicitor, light house buar and coast sur
ftt
following indication CT the dr1c Of these several oii
eas and Of the forcs employed thcrtn Respectively
Sersays oaeeIon Cobb, Secretary &c tbs Treasury;
Hon Philip Clayton, Assistant secretary one engineer IN charge one
and
The Treasury II charged with the gen
the government and d the
OF Laws the and navigation Of The
United States He ,is mo coast the light house
and the
public baidngs for custom houses and other pur
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preserbe mode Of keeping and rendering
diplomatic service public lands
the balances arising thereon
Cse,syuis NJ Bedhead COMPTROLLER,
and seventeen clerks lie ebes he mode o. kceag ana
ing army, navy and Indian departments Of The
rcpses aud certnes the ances arising thereon
N ne Csosasliagh j. Anderson esq,
clerks Iio precbrs the mode Of Keeping
OF the customs reSenne and duse
building repairing houses &c and
vises IND balances arising thereon
Fsax adao,s os--Tbonas First Auditor, aud
receives and adjusts The accounts % Tue customs
fburscinnts appropriations ani expendHirs on %
the civil list and rnler private acts oi Congress- ana rs
tuoms
troler. respectively 70 their decision thereon.
Suad l,afahs O-Thnmas ~ Fuller, Second Auditor and
adjusts AL accounts ciAAs 10
the clothing and recruiting of the ann, as wen A. aof
the Second Comptroller ar hs dec
sion thereon. #
Third AEdis Third Auditor, and
seventy clerks adjusts all accounts for sub
the iArtrnlassers Department well for pensons claims
1870 hoes anu
other property military service under various aets 81 Con
ge and reports tho balances % the second eonlor or ms ae