The Washington union., 1857-04-21
CITY WASHINGTON, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 81 1857


The Organization OF the Executive Depa rtments
OF the Government Of the United states.
STATE DkrAErxESr
The whole machinery employed business arising
simple than Is generally conceved The number the
O Slate Of The United States only seventeen follows
STATE tion John Appeton chief clerk twelve clerks
ator, sad one librarian.
charge all correspondence between the other d
pOmae agents Of the United States abroad and those Of foreign
ers aecrededt TO this In II all diplomatic instructions
sent from tho department. and communications to commissioners
all IKE character reyed are and ie their contents
being hrst entered in analytic table or index fXe
e0s branch has charge Of The corre.peadenes
the United States 10 instructions 70 those officers and answers
lar agen relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
7Ae Dsas AoHs has charge Of an correspondence and
disbursement which the department charged.
The TscnsooT duties furnish
may require He ao records the commissions q consu
lsssrate
csa 4 A.s.seaa. sna He makes and
makes out and records exeqaiurs aud records when in English tho
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
ef Rolls charge rolls on
the President authenticated
and thai Of treaties newspapers form attends 10
ments and pabcaons II regard 10 which this duty to the
department writing answering letters connected herewith
charge treaties and relating thereto
Ciek ef Authorizations aud CyrgHe has charge Of the
tho United States and Of the department. prepares
Ind ascoon for ,he e Ias oharse Of puoeaoas ransmd q
the department under the laws relating copyrights; records and
dex their titles records n letters from the department other than
the diplomatic aud consular.
Cres gf Pardors prepares records padOns
hsy Makes @ nS and e on
daily register all letters other than diplomatic consular re-
eyed and Of the disposition made OF them letters relating
70 this business
Joomah Black, Attorney States
Get chief clerk Tho ordinary business Of this Office be
onciai opinions the government
called M by the President by head Of department. by the So
Examination Of tho titles Of all land purchased the Of
ersena light houses and all other public works Of
g Applications for pard0ns all Of conviction the
4 Applications for appointment all tho judicial and loyal business
argument suits in the Supreme Court Of
the United States in which the government concerned
en,s when referred by the head to the Attorney General
10 these ordinary beads Of the business Of the co added al
the present time the following, viz:
First. Ths direction q all appeals claims California
Columbia XXX
INTERIOR pKrAgIxsSr
Secretary Department Interior Thornp
Of the State Of Mississippi It's clerical force consists chief
lar CLERKS and to is and are committed The
following I branches q the public s service &c
missioner Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau charged
issuing therefor grants
made BY former by sales Donations grants orscho
Of Virginia military bounty land saa and ths ssuns Of in
lieu ina Land Once "Ss aaa s own accounts The
ca officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk surveys
besides assistant faushsman and some $50 clerks
Nj ss,s & y; sss r \ Gse,ss ss
and adjudication all claims arising
passed By Congress granting bounty land pensions
which the United States have been engaged He has
other clerks S % @ to enable h 70 meet h
sTn
3D. Of Indian Affairs od interim Charles
MIX Georgetown He provided with chief clerk and about
ath Patent 0ro this bureau R committed the execution and
performance all things touching respecting grant
ing and issuing patents for and nseu discoveries inventions
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings
chief by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents in
patents subordinate permanent
sses ss. @ nnD y as
the organic Of lB4s transferred il from the Treasury
and attorneys courts manage
aen' q the lead and other mines q the uud States and the affairs
the State Department the duty Of taking and returning the
the Commissioner Buildings hospital for tic insane
army navy the District q Columbia also under
sa'y sscrsary Interior [ the
q e three Wagon roads Lending 70 ,hs Pacific M coast
io repeatedly recommended during
,as s~ h1' " %
department including the sccrearys
into tho Patent 0co building the whole Of which
required the
which il was originally intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Treasury Department consists Of tho Offices o the Secretary Of
Treasury comproers commissioner Of the customs six
treasurer register solicitor light house board and
yey.
The following indication Of the OF these
ces, aud Of the force employed therein respectively
Sorsarys Ofcon. Cobb Secretary Of Treasury
Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary engineer charge
three draughnon temporarily employed
The Secretary Of the Treasury charged with the
OF the laws concerning
superntends the the
the hospitals tho United
public buildings for custom houses other
poses.
Rrt Com,rolsrs Office Hon. William ,edil Comptroller and
civil and diplomatic service well the public lands
and certincs the balances arising thereon
Second Conytros OceJoln Brodhead, esq, Comptroller
the mode
the army navy and Indian departments Of the
service cvses and ccres the balances Arising thereon
Ooky Of Of Ctsous-Hugh Anderson esq,
clerks He prescrbes the mode keeping
and rendering tho accounts Of the customs revenue and dsburse
building repairing houses
yiscs and certihes the balances arising thereon
A,sRors 0nosThomas L. smith, esq, Auditor and
clerks He receives and adjusts the Of the
disbursements appropriations and expenditures
OF the civil list and under private Of Congress and reports
Commissioner tho Customs aud the First Comp
Iroler, respectively for their decision thereon.
s4ad OGv.Thomas Fuller, Second Auditor and
twenty clerks lie receives and adjusts all accounts relating