The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-20
rhe anizati0n or the Executive Departments
OF fhe Government or the United Statea

The Organization Of the Executive Departments
OF The Government OF the United States,
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me whole machinery employed arising
wrle ban Is generally employed the
department Of the United sAie only seyeneeu iolo~s
on secretary STATE (lon Lewis C Assistant Secretary vf
ue (on John Appcon chief clerk twelve clerks trans
hior, and ono librarian
Doaaiic Branch--Tas Department
charge correspondence between the department other d.
Smsic agents foreign pow
@ from the department aud communications commissioners
treaties q se ss % and recorded and
being arst entered in anaiync Liable or Index.
Consular This branch has chac Of he correspondence,
9th United States In instructions TO those chcers and answers
dispatches and 10 letters from other asking for
agency or relating " consular Affairs are prepared and recorded
The Dispsino Agm-He charge correspondence
connected with accounts relating TO fund with the
disbursement Of which tho department Is charged
The T,aadaor furnish ransla,ions the
department require He also records the ccmm consuls
onsu, when not in English which cxequaurs
issued
Cak e Apo#enfs ous Casssio makes oat and rcc6ris
COMMISSIONS letters OF appointments nominations to the senate
which they Issued Has charge Of the library
clat If Rolls and charge Of the rolls
from The President prepares the aacncas thereof
which called r prepares for and supcnends their publication
their dIibuon throughout States, doeus
@ and publications y resard e which @ h,, duty asgnc 2 hs
Has charge all Indian treaties, and business relating thereto
CLERK If Authorizations GqgsigA,s charge Of the
attaches certificates presented for authentcaion receives
and accounts for the sss Has charge q publications transmitted to
their e records all letiers from thc department. other than
the diplomatic and consular
remsios registers and files the petitions papers
which they founded Makes ont and records passports keeps
register all letters other than diplomatic CONSULAR
ced and Of the disposition made Of them letters relating
to this business,
ATTORNEY GKsEtaI's OFFICE
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney states n,
chief clerk. Tho ordinary business Of this Office may
% opinions on The current business Of the as
called for by the Presidents by head Of department. or BY the So
Examnaon Of tho titles Of all land purchased as tho sites pr
na custom houses light houses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons al the
Applications appointments all Judicial legal
The conduct and all Eu in the Court
supervision arising any depart
when referred by the head thereof TO the Attorney General
the present time the following, viz: 9s
Second The cocaon and revision Of the laws Of the District Of
Columbia.
INTERIOR DsrARrSSr
Secretary the Department Interior Tbonp
the state Mississippi It's clerical consists Of chief
lar clerks and TO It's supervision and management are committed the
following 81 branches an b. Of The public service
the General Once The Land Bureau charged
Issuing titles therefor whether grants
made y former governments by sae donations ofgran for scool
o. Virginia military bounty land caims and the issuing Of serpn
p "mmi,aons rsp o "ar u Of % indiana ~ pr
ea officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of
besides adaughtsman assistant daughsn and some 100 clerks
"a Paix Tho present head Of this bureau George G
Whiting Of Virginia. The commissioner charged with the cxam
nation and adjudication Of all claims arising under tho various and
numerous laws passed by Congress granting land pensions