The Washington union., 1857-12-05

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The Organization Of the Executive Departments
OF the Government Of the United States
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neTartent Of state United only seventeen as oows
secretary O state on Lewis cas Assistant Secretary Of
state o John Appictcn chief clerk, twelve clerks
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Diplomatic Department mas
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accredited this goyernment IL al diplomatic Instructions
der Boundaries copied recorded
IKE character received are Registered and hled their contents
Cor has charge Of corresponience
&c the department and e coasal commercial agents
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agency relating consular as prepared and recorded
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commissions letters sloinnnrn the Senate
makes on and records and ord IN EnEs the
ttsk Of he Arhiree charge the rolls or
acts resolutions Of Congress- they received the
which called or prepares r supercnds their publication
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publications regard TO which this duty assigned tho
departments writing and answering all letters connected Herewith
of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
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the foes Has charge OF publications transmitted
titles records all letters from the department other than
tho diplomatic and consular.
and msons; registers nos tho petitions papers
which they founded Makes PASSPORTS keeps
~ and Of the disposition made OF thom prepares letters relating
this business
ATTORNEY axsxsAI,s OFFICE
jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States
classified under the following heads:
oca opinions On the current business q the government as
Examination Of tho titles Of all land purchased as the sites Of
oen custom houses and all other public works Of
Applications for pardons all conviction the
of the United States.
Applications appointment all the Judicial legal
The conduct and Of All suits tho Supreme
supervision other arising in any Of the depart
mens when referred by the head thereof % the Attorney General
The direction appeals land claims in California
Second The codihcaion and revision Of the laws Of tho District Of
Columbia, .
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Secretary Of the Department Of the nterier Hon. Jacob omp
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clerks to s supervision and management
M The Pubic lands The chief Of this bureau
the General Oco The Land Bureau charged
issuing therefor whether grants
military beantes or public crcn likewise revision
Virginia military boannd claims, and the issuing scrip In
present Commissioner A. Hendricks Indiana prn
p osers are chief clerk principal clerk q ,so
ID Poao-rhe present head Of this bureau is George o
Whiting, Virginia The commissioner charged with the exam
nation and adjudication all claims arising under the various and
for the military in the revolutionary and subsequent
chief clerk Nn - @ oa @ ana eorns Consisting Of ome
seventy other clerks which Congress- enable him the
temporary fy cckshps different
3D. Of Indian Affairs ad interim Charles
Mix oGeorgown D. G. He provided with chief clerk and about
nneen other subordinate clerks M
performance Of all and things touching and respecting the
ing and issuing patents for and useful discoveries inventions
a collection and distribution Of Seeds plants and cuttings has
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an examiners Of patents dozen subordinate
these four pncp branches f ihs new executive depart
ment tho organic act Of 1sae transferred It from the Treasury
rtment the the United mashas
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United Suites courts the
the pcnteary tho United States in the District Columbia and
from the State Department the duty q taking and returning the
the Commissioner rubc Buildings hospital tho Of
s ARMY and n navy G and e the District q Columbia \ also % under tho
Gently passed the secretary Of the Interior charged with the
The department requires building
ton and the erection has repeatedly recommended during
provided with % IN % what known as Wndsrs Bns while
tho other department. including Secrcarys
are all crowded into the Patent Once building the whole Of which
viii required early for the the Patent occ for
winch was originally intended. M
The Treasury Department the Offices Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury comptroers commissioner of the customs six
r treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast sur
The following Is brief indication ON
es, and Of the force employed therein, respectively
Sranyys OceIion Cobb OF the Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant sretary engineer in charge one
architect and three dSaughmen temporarily employed and twenty
three clerks The OF the charged with the
@ tho fiscal transactions the and OF the
execution Of the the and navigation OF the
establishment the hospitals Of the United Sae and the
ucon Of certain public buildings for custom houses and other
poses. 'alf
Fa Comytoiers ODioe-Ion william Medi Comptroller, and
mecn clerks the mode Of keeping and rendering
counts for the civil and diplomatic service well tho public ands
and revscs and ccrfcs the balances arising thereon.
Second Com1srcl OTfcsJ W. Cults, csq, Comptroller and
seventeen clerks lilo prcscibcs the mode keeping and render
ing army navy and Indian departments of the
public servce and revcs and cecs the balances arising thereon
06f q Commssicnr Of Ms Cnsoms-Hugh J. Anderson,
commissioner and eleven clerks He escbcs the mode Of keeping
and rendering the Of tho cuss revenue and dsbursc
mcnts and for the building and repairing custom house &c. and re-
Wscs and ccr,iaos tho balances prisng thereon
Fs maors OceThomas i. Smith, csq, First Auditor, and
revenue and Disbursements appropriations and expenditures &C
count the civil list and under private Cougres and reports
the balances Commsoucr d tho Customs and the First Comp
uoIer, respectively, fer their decision thereon.
S1ond AUDITORS j. D. Fuller, Second Auditor and
twenty He adjusts all relating
he clothing recruiting Of the wen armores
en ordnance and all relating 70 The Indian depart
and reports the balances 70 the Second Comptroller Tor his dec