The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-10

The Organization OF the Executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United States:
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pcartaen re United States ons seventeen
air dion John Apr.a3 chief clerk twelve clerks,
insor and one hbrsa1
rcnaac agents tho tresn pow
sem from he and sanS I, sooaaT @
dor e treaties @ 2, are serase co and recorded ard
being first ertercd n az saslstic tabLs sor Index.
o'.ss ,ss branch sajhArse o. ,ae Correspondence
.,, ss ssa ss,ss "a a asis2s e s o' and answers
ahe Dsiaa ta Ie has charge q MI Correspondence AMI
sr mers ennesis wi,h aocon rrins 70 any fund with tho
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issued. ca
Cal g 4irqs-,ar. and lie makes and records
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commissions which III Issued Has charge Of the library
k & &c ~, sd A'. C. takes eharEe q ho roi % Or en-
parunent from he ircsa the aucnca copies thereof
and tina rcs,os h he newspapers fon
thor dibu.a tiolghom The United slalcs and That q a ac
departments writing and answering all c connected herewith
las charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
seals a. TIC ld states and m the department prepares and
asa sscoanss for he r ' ia charge IL pessos irusmica q
tho Department. under The laws relating % eogis records and N
their titles, records all letters from the department other than
thc diplomatic and consular.
clerk If Passports prepares paraons
which l are s,une Malrs oas and records keeps
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20 ii,s business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
Jeremiah Black, Attorney General Of The United States
ella ioIow ing heads.
official ian c business q he government as
called for by tho President BY head Of department By the So
xanain q ,c titles cf Ill land purchased Al The sites Of
arseal HOUSES light houses, and all other public works c
Applications all conviction the
Applications appointment all the Judicial legal
s. Ihc agumon, ali suits in the supreme
The upcvi.oa esher sn arians any depart
when referred by head The Attorney General
10 these ordinary heads Of tho business Of the Office are added n
First, Of appeals claims
sccond The cchaon and revision Of The laws Of the District q
Columbia.
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secretary or hc Department Of the Ince c jacob Tbomp
clerk ioss. Kel eq, .rsag clerks and other
Tar clerks and . rs supervision and management are coinmicd the
fuloMtng branches u thr public service.
"a Th ls ta"ds The ehie Of his barcau called
with thc survey management and public doInan
made IL srmcr ~ a soa y @ sa
nty buac public inproveme,s likewise Tie revision
hen Thereof The Land Once, also, ants is accounts The
rrrsea ennsT,mer q Hon A. isndicks q indiina ~ rn
besides asnt drauehtHman and some $50 clerks
n. Isasiuv.lhc preser. head &C bureau George
Nung q NsA TIC connissent i charged with the cxami
numerous laws passed By Congress granting bounty hand pensions
in which The United eaegod
eei Clerk 81 Cole eqD and permanent cos CONSISTING q som,
extraordinary requirements Of The nw hony land law has added
ST. of indian Affairs ud interim Charles
Mix oGeorgcown, G. He y provided with chief clerk and abou
i,h Iae e5av-To the
and tssug useful discoveries Inventions
and the collection Of aistuereh,ng 70 agriculture
,he saecon and dributc seeds plants, aaa cuttings has
chief cicrkuho 4 BY law the aciag Commissioner Of Patents
.h es @ e aye. rap and S T.
clerks besides considerable nniaser q temporary employees
The n Is4e transferred the Treasury DE
Tartncn The supervision q The The United states marshall
ment of The lead and other mines Of the United state and the affair
The Department duty taking returning
sse q the United States and o supervising and directing the ncl-
the army navy Columbia ih
se 4 H. s H. 7 u,s,n an Z e & M w ~
s'c Of The three wagon roads leading 70 ie Pacific coast
,o and the erection g @ becn repeatedly recommended r
provided W o @ |" 's' Il sna q wr 'ns nr oe @
the other branches Of the department nnng the secrcsrs Office
will be required aan early day for the te Patent orc m
whirhitw orr ssinally intended
DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department consists q e Offices of the Secretary
Tho Treasury two comrocrs commissioner Of the caons six ai
ditors, register solicitor light house board and coast
following n OH
ces, and of the force employed therein respectively
Seoys uHcHrri Howell Cobb Secretary the Treasury
Hon fl caytm Ant secretary engineer in charge;
1rcl.ec temporarily employed, and twenty
secretary Treasury charged with The
crai supervision Of The ha Of 'hr government and d M
tho the AMI navigation 81 th
United States lie saperntends the of the the rhi c
establishment hospitals Of the United States, and the
public budding houses and other par
poses
Coagtsniic,'s oGeeIon. William Mcii, Comprocr
prcscils Keeping rendering
the civil diplomatic well tie public lands
and rrviscs and errtiGes tho balances arising thersh
Csnyf,is 0gce Brsah.pd, Comptroller
render
ng the accounts of tho and Indian departments :" r
public and crrh Tho balances arising thereon
oses nj Commissioner n Anderson esq
Commissioner eleven clerks He prescrls the mode OF krgIn
aud rendering tho OF the customs and dishure
building and repairing custom houses &C. and re
visrs and ccrtincs The balances arising thereon
smith, First Auditor,
adjusts the accounts Of The customs
Disbursements appropriations and expenditures nc
acts of Congress- and report
the balances the Customs and the FIRST Comp
trolicr, respectively fer their dcciion thereon.
audaors Office Fuller Second Auditor,
cicrks all accounts relating 4
the pay clothing Of the well anorics
al rng 10 the Indian depart
reports Second Comptroller for hh dcci
sion thereon.
Third Ausis ogpobcrt Atkinson esq Third Auditor,
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