The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-14
The Organization or the Executive Departments
OF the Government Of the United states.
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OF the Government of the United states.
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whole machinery erped business arising out
four resn rerons VII, all The the world
Department u ste the only scsenen as follows
Secretary on oassl one Assistant secretary Of
si John ppeiOa cief clerk twelve clerks ONE trans
iaDr, and one hbrarisn.
Diplomatic branch Of the state pepartmeut ,.s
charge ali cerrespcadence department and ut m
pae sgcntz Of The United abroad foreign POW
department. oonrnncions to erslsaers un
der y treaties @ e boundaries &C. and recorded
being arsi eu,ered In analytic table or index.
crHcr ses branch has charge the correspondence
es rnsa s,'ss p i arctios 2 those officers and answers
lar Agency f relating 70 consular aarsi prepared and recorded
Tae Di5i"e Aeaie has charge correspondence and
enncoted relating any ruad with The
disbursement Of waos tae department Is charged,
The TatabIis furnish such ansiatons az The
department may reere He also the
asucl
ca A,yemas csanss,s sIe makes o,a and records
90, exequs rccrds when English
COMMISSIONS which ey Issued. Has charge library
C g tie Rolls rEa AsehiesHe takes charge Of the rolls
rolled ac and resolutions Congress- they received
% from ;he President The authenticated copies
and that q treaties tho and In
nnts and publications Z, which this tho
I u Ss Z. n and answering a letters herewith
CLERK VI iahnhcaious c4yyights-re charge OF the
seals Of The United States and Of the department and prepares
and accounts for the fees Has charge Of publications transmitted
the department under the laws relating copyrights rcots And
dexs their ues all department
the diplomatic and consular
Clerk PdsFtsIlc prepares and records padon
and rensons and registers and files the petitions papers
which they founded. Makes passports keeps
dsy register @ all letters, other diplomatic consular
cye and o the disposition made Of aem prepares relating
this business.
ATTORNEY crsrRAl,s OFFICE
jeremiah Black Attorney States;
classified under The following heads
called for BY the President by head Of department by the So
Esinasa Of the tides Of all land purchased as the sites u
arse custom houses light houses and all other public works
Applications Of conviction the
Applications appointment judicial and legal business
The conduct and all suits the Supreme Court Of
the United states In which the government Is concerned.
Inc c a, ether suits arising in any Of the depart
To these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office added
frs The direction Of ali appeals on land claims in California
Second The cohaon and revision Of tie the District Of
Columbia
INTERIOR p1e.Rr,IKSr
Secretary Department Ineer Hon Jacob Thomp
Of ie state " Mississippi rs clerical force consists Of chief
clerk cs Kelly esq two dibung clerks and ten other
following branches Of the public service:
n rss 4 P ~ . h@n The nn, @ % e this his bureau = called The Com
with the survey management and sale Of the public domain and the
made by former sales donations schools
n %y o S ms Or pun 3 and 81 ks The rs, .,
ONCE also anlts lis own accounts The
present Commissioner Hon Hendricks Of Indiana It's prn
officers recorder clerk principal surveys
besides draag,san assistant
"a ssTbc present Of this bureau Is George 4
nation and adjudication all claims arising the
@ h military a @ naval y 4 h oGy s s
wars in which the Untod States have
seventy clerks Which Congress q enable him o meet The
@ ass m na nsp rsn m a aasa
3D. Commissioner Of Indian Aass ad interim Charles
hteen other subordinate clerks
4h oareTo committed execution
performances Of all and things touching respecting the grant
ing and issuing OF a-nt Cor and useful discoveries Inventions
The collection and distribution Of plants cuttings has
chief ccrwho y by law the acting Commissioner q Patents
s.ant examiners Of patents omo dozen subordinate permanent
Besides principal this depart
mcn the organic act e 1879 transferred % 4 from the Treasury
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United courts
peltcniary Of the United states in the district of Columbia and
from The state Department the duty Of taking and the
the Commissioner Of Public Buildings The hospital for the
management Of M department. IN addition to which BY laws re-
Gently passed the Secretary Of the Interior charged with the
The department requires an additional building nr is aeesnnoa
few years for ai purpose M present the Pension Once s
provided with what wnders Building" while
The other branches of the department including the sccretary
are all crowded into the ran, oce building tho whole Of which
viii BE- required at an early for the Of the Patent Once r
winch " was originally intended.
.
Tue Treasury Department consists Of the Offices the Secretary Of
dho register, solicitor light house board and
following il brief indication these
COS, and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
Oc-on Howell Cobb Secretary OF ths Treasury
Eos Philip charge;
architect and temporarily employed and twenty
three clerks The Secretary d the Treasury charged with the gen
execution Of tho the and Of the
United light
esbshncnt hoeptals the
uon certain public buildings for custom houses and other pu
poses.
FTt Coarruierss OGccon William Meil Comptroller, and
fifteen prescrbcs Of keeping and rendering
the public lands
and rcyises and crie- the balances arising thereon.
Comptroiis NJ. Brsdheai, Comptroller
Of render
the and Indian departments OF the
public service cvcs and cerGes the balances arising thereon
pescries the mode Of keeping
rendering and dburse
building repairing cusomouscs &c and
visns aud cefiifes the balances arising thereon
Fs udior 0fsosThomas L. smith, First Auditor, and
nineteen adjusts the accocnts o. thc customs
appropriations sd expenditures ON ac
Congress and reports
the the Customs and the First Comp
troacr, respectively far their decision thereon
OaeeThcnas D. Fuller Second Auditor, and
all accounts
the clothing the well a. arioocs
all relating the Indian depart
balances Comptroller
sion
,ugiors OGo-RobertJ Third Auditor and
and adjusts all accounts for sub
Hcnoe army ortihcpons Military Academy military roads
and
other property the military service under various acts Con
reports balances the cnd Comptroller for his dc
c1on thereon.
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