The Washington union., 1857-08-20

No deiuctoh Or olub- on hrfhih
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United states;
whole machinery employed conduct the business arising
simple than generally conceived employed the
Department Of SUITE Of the United States only eyeuteen t!os
State Hon John Appeton ono chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
hOr, and one librarian
charge all correspondence between the department and other a.
pae Of the United States abroad and those foreign pow
sent from the department. and communications 10 commissioners u
@ @ f nse hprtar I've ara rrpes a"g al ,Sr contents
being first entered In an analytic table or index,
cas branch has shase G e the corrsspGHaenes
Of the Omitted States IN instructions 70 those officers and answers
their dispatches and to ettors from other asking for consul
relating 10 consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Dnst"g An He has charge q all eorrepondenee and
disbursement OF which the department Is charged
The His duties furnish such translaons the
department. reqnre He also records the commissions Of oonsns
ssued
ck of Aryointnaents and COMMISSIONS
and records when English the
commissions which they issued Has charge OF the library
CLERK o Rolls charge
rolled Congress- they received at the de
from the President the authenticated copies thereof
called supernends their puhei
and that Of treaties N the newspapers and u book or attends TO
and publications regard to which this duty l. assigned to the
department, writing and answering all letters connected herewith
CLERK qf Amoataas and CpgriansfIe has charge "f the
seas United Of the department aud and
a"d accounts for the fees Has charge publications
under the laws relating copyrights records and in
their titles records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular
CLERK Of Pa,do Passports prepares records pardons
which they are ouaiad Makes OUT pa-spot keeps
daily register all other tnn diplomatic and consular
cyed and Of the disposition" made OF ihem prepares letters relating
10 this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States R.
uhcial opinions the current business OF the government as
Esamua,"n Of the titles of all land purchased as
asena houses light houses aud all other public works OF
O. Applcaona pardons conviction the courts
Of the United states
l. Applications appointment all the Judicial and legal business
argument Of ali in the speme Court Of
the United States in which the government is concerned
supervision of all other suits arising any Of Ae depart
when referred by the head thereof to the Attorney General
First The direction Of ali appeals land
Second The cohatnn and revision Of the laws OF the District oil
Columbia. ......
DEPARTMENT.
Secretary the Department the Interisr Hon Jab Thomp
ssr s" o. Moses ss Kelly pq two barsns clerks and len other res
clerks and its supervision and management are committed the
ist The CHIEF Of this bureau Is called the Com
Land Office Bureau charged
with the survey management and sale Of the pooe dh ana he
issuing therefor whether derived from confirmation, Of grants
military bsuns public improvements, and likewise the revision
Of Virgin, military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip
present Commissioner is Hon a Hendricks Of Indiana is prin
al officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides daughnan assistant draughtsman and some l5o clerks
a. Pensions. present this bureau Is George
Whiting, Virginia The commissioner charged with the cxam
numerous laws passed by Congress granting bounty pensions
for the military naval services in the and subsequent
chief clerk g. Cole esq and permanent corps consisting ol some
SnTr M &c h n sao anS M @ added
temporary force Of about nfty ceksp Of different denominations
Nix oGeoeown lie Is provided with chief clerk aud about
ih Potent OgTo this bureau IL committed
all acts and things touching and respecting the grant
mproy enens relating agriculture
the collection and ds,ihuon Of seeds plants and cuttings has
the absence The principal and twelve as
Rnt examiners Of patents some dozen subordinate permanent
clerks besides Of temporary employees
Besides these four principal branches Of this new executive depart
the organic Of 1s4s transferred to il from the Treasury De
the supervision Of the accounts Of the United States marshas
np the lead apa other mnes @ the United saaes and the affairs
pcntenary Of the Uated States IN the District coumba and
United If supervising directing the acts Of
the Commissioner Of Public Bndngs The hospital for the insane Of
management this department; addition TO which by laws re
rucidn wagon leading The Pacific
The department rcqurea an additional building hr rs aeom,noaa
what hWinders Bldng
the department including the Secretary Office
ali crowded into the Patent onoe building the whole q which
will be early the the Patent Ohce for
which II originally ntandei.
The Treasury Department consists of the Offices Of the Secretary of
ts Treasury cmptrolers commissioner Of the six
treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast sur
The following is brief indication these several OH
ocs, and of tho force employed therein, respectively
Se,sayys O6ron Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant secretary engineer IN charge one
architect and three temporarily employed ana twenty
three clerks Tile Secretary the Treasury charged with The gen
tho ~ me
the the and Navigation Of the
establishment hospitals OF the United States and the con
public buildings for custom houses and other pur
Coaptroleg's Hon. William Mcil Comptroller and
diplomatic service wel as the public lands
and and cernes the balances arising thereon
OUceon NJ lhedheai, Nomptoler
He prescbe the mode Keeping aud render
the and Iadan departments Tue
ce1es the balances arising thereon
Office Of Commissioner Of Cusoms-TIngh Anderson
Commissioner clerks He prescbes the mode o keefh
the and disbnr7e
building repairing custom houses &c and ie
Ssra and cer6es the balances arising thereon.
AUDITORS Thomas L. smith, first Auditor and
adjusts The accounts 81 the customs
appropriations and expenditures on NC
the Commissioner Of the Customs and the f eohp
troler respectively, for their decision thereon
OtloThomas j. ~ Fuller Second Audho anu
and adjusts all accounts relating to
pay clothing Recruiting the army well armorics
ordnance all accounts relating to the Indian depart
reports the balances TO the Second Comptroller for his dec
sion thereon
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