The Washington union., 1857-06-10
mia organization of the Executive Depa rtments
lh' Of the Government of the United States
STATE DKrAErMKSr.

r,s organization Of the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States
STATE
, whole machinery employed conduct the business arising
% ssn relations with all the powers Of the world : for more
Sul Tho United states ons sefeaisen powsi
@ ryeary STATE flion Iets Css Assistant Secretary 6f
& % John Appeon one chief clerk twelve clerks trans
hp, and one librarian +f5
oas Branoh-Ihis branch Of the State Department aas
% agents Of the United abroad foreign pow
ssas,el 10 this government In = all diplomatic instructions
bolndariesi &c are prepared copied and recorded aud
sna art entered in an analytic table or index
- BanekIhis branch charge Of the correspondence
b between department and the consu and commercial agents
% United states IL Instructions TO those officers and
% dispatches letters from other persons asking for
agency or relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Disturbing 4eg has charge @ al correspondents and
asbursemen Of which the department Is charged
M rrarsao duties TO furnish such transaons Tho
meu require lie also records the commissions OF consuls
I cOnus when not in English upon which exequaturs
aCd ~ a ts.cr
~ Aproft and Commissions He makes out and records
COMMISSIONS letters Of appointment and nominations TO the senate;
makes records exequaturs and records when IN English tho
COMMISSIONS which they issued Has charge Of the library
Ck Of The Rolls charge the rolls
rolled resolutions OF Congress- they received the de
~ the President the authenticated copies thereof
called for prepares for and superntends their publication
treaties In the newspapers and In book FORM attends TO
q distribution throughout the United Stntes and that Of all docu
mrn and publications regard to which this duty assigned TO the
department. writing and answering all letters connected Herewith
Has
CLERK of administrations C4aighh-lIc charge the
seals United states and Of the department. and prepares and
certificates TO papers presented for auhencaon receives
and the fees Has charge Of publications transmitted 10
e department under the laws relating copyrights records and In
eKs titles records all letters from the department, other than
the diplomatic and consular.
Cpkd and PaSposHo prepares and records parons
and remn and registers and files the petitions and
which they founded Makes out and records paspo keeps
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
the disposition made of ihcm; prepares letters relating
to this business
GENERALS
Hon. Jeremiah Black Attorney the States r.
esq chief clerk .The ordinary business Of this Office may be
classified under the following heads:
opinions the current business OF the government
called for by the President by any head of department. or by the So
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased ms tho sites
houses light houses and all other public
Applications pardons all Of conviction the courts
Of the United States.
conduct and Of all suits in the Supreme Court
the United States in which the government y concerned
The supervision of all other suits arising OF the depart
when referred by the head thereof Attorney
these ordinary heads Of the business of the Office
the present time the following, viz;
Fr appeals on land claims in California
Second The codhcaon and revision Of tho laws Of the District OF
Columbia.
Secretary the Department In,erisr Thop
Of the State o Mississippi Its clerical force consists Of chief
lar clerks aud to It's supervision and management committed the
"CsGs % %,e branches p td ?. ,ne pubic @ service:
the General Land ofc The land Bureau il charged
survey management and sale Of the public domain and the
Of titles therefor whether from grants
made by former by sales donations for schools
military eonncs public improvements and likewise the revision
Virginia military bounty land cms and the ssuing scrip
ru thereof The Land onloe ALSO, auds its accounts Tho
a officers recorder Chief clerk, principal clerk of surveys
besides draughtsnan assistant draughnan and $50 clerks
% PoriqnsThc present head Of this bureau George C.
whiting Virginia. The commissioner y charged with the exam
nation and adjudication all claims arising
numerous laws passed by Congress granting bounty pensions
wars In which the United States have been engaged He has
o clerk Cole esq and permanent corps consisting of some
extraordinary requirements of the bounty land law has added
temporary force Of about fifty cekshps OF different denominations
81 iuacommissioner of Indian Affairs ad Interim Charles
NIX dGeogeown d. He Is provided with chief clerk and about
Meen other subordinate clerks
lth Patent 06ce-To this committed the execution and
performance of all and things touching and respecting the
ing AMI Issuing patents for and useful discoveries inventions
aud mpoyemen the collection statistics relating agriculture
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants aud cuttings has
chief cewho Is by law the acting Commissioner Patents
the absence of the Commssoncwclve principal and twelve
st examiners Of patents subordinate permanent
ek besides considerable number OF Temporary employees
BESIDES these four principal branches Of this executive depart
atmcnt the supervision
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United States the
pententary the United States the District Of Coumba and
from the state Department the duty Of taking and returning the
e Of tho United States and Of supervising and directing the Of
e Commissioner of Public Buildings The hospital for the insane of
The army and navy and Columbia under the
Management Of this department. in addition to which by laws
passed the Secretary OF the Interior charged with the con
Sson the three roads leading the Pacific roast
The department additional building for its acoemmoda
and the erection has been repeatedly recommended during
W ' lew for that purpose At the Pension Occ
provided with in what "wnders Building while
% branches Of the department including the sccretays Office
are all crowded Office building
% required at early day for the of the Patent ONCE for
"u"a II was originally intended.
TREASURY psrARrsssr
treasury Department consists Of the offices Of the Secretary Of
treasury two comprocrs commissioner Of the six
@ treasurer register solicitor lighthouse board and coast sur
Inc following Is brief indication Of the Of these several OH
, "ha % tue force employed therein, respectively:
Sey QGoeIIon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
ip Clayton Assistant Secretary engineer in charge
ct and three daughtsmen temporarily employed and
r clerks The Secretary OF the Treasury Ia charged with the
supervision Of the fiscal transactions OF the and OF the
the laws concerning the and navigation Of tho
states He uperuends the survey Of the coast the lighthouse
hment the hospitals of the United States and the
poses
fra Co~r,oi,es oGce-Hon william Mcdl Comptroller and
% He prescribes the mode of keeping and rendering ac
Tor the civil and diplomatic service well The public lands
''eVseS and eerthes the balances arising thereon
Saond Cc|Troilcrs oJohn NJ Brodhcad ESQ., Comptroller
clerks lie precbes the mode OF keeping and render
R e accounts the army Indian departments Of the
service and reves and ccrtncs the balances arising thereon
c ga Commissioner Of he C4somsIiugh j. Anderson,
and eleven clerks He proscrbes the mode Of keeping
ing the accounts OF the customs revenue and dsburse
and Tor the building and repairing custom houses &C. and re-
'' hfa oerties the balances arising thereon
ti"S Auors oGoeIhomas l. Smith esq, Auditor and
clerks He adjusts the Of the customs
ana disbursements appropriations and expenditures ON ac
Tho civil list and under private acts OF Congress- and reports
arccs TO the and the First Comp
"O"er' respectively, for their decision thereon.
Ssnd Adar 0oThomas d. Fuller, Second Auditor, and
G one clerks Hc receives and adjusts all accounts relating TO
@ clothing and recruiting OF the army, well as arories,
and ordnance and relating TO the Indian depart
sion thereon " " - m
Id Auis o6ocRobertJ j. Atkinson ESQ., Third Auditor, and
eight clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts for sub
81 the army orlcutons, Military Academy, military roads,
Qnemasters department well for pensions, claims
% from military services previous TO 1916 and for horses and