The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-25
The Organization or the Executive Departme nts
OF the Government OF the United States;

The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government or the United States;
STAN DEPARTMENT
whole machinery employed the arising out
esn relations with all the Of the world for
Department Of the United follows
one secretary STATE i isw, o one Assntan, Secretary o.
ator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Brah This branch Of the state Department
charge all correspondence the department other d.
pac o the United States abroad and those foreign
accredited 10 this government In u all dpogac instructions
deraQut communications 70 commissioners
der treaties Of boundaries Sc prepared copied and recorded and
being first entered in an analytic table or index
Consular charge correspondence,
the and ihs consul and commercial agents
Of the United States In Instructions to those oieer and answers
lar agency relating TO consular aa a prepared and recorded
Dbua0 Iie has charge or all correspondence and
relating any with the
disbursement of which the department charged.
Tie Tyansiios
apartment require He alo records the commissions consns
issued
CLERK Aigsmenh makes and records
makes exeuaiurs ooors when Engl, the
commissions which they issaed Has charge Of the library
Csk n ne Rolls aud Ahioe takes charge Of The rolls or en-
rolled resolutions Congress- they received at tho do
partnen from the President prepares the aoheneas copies thereof
1bh called for prepares or and supernenus her pub
and that OF treaties in the newspapers and IL book form attends TO
publications regard which this duty assigned 10 the
department. wiring answering all letters connected herewith
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seas q 's un.,a saas y anu q 70. @ na % n
and accounts f the fees Has charge Of publications ted TO
aexes ,hr titles records ali letters from the department
the diplomatic and consular
py or Parons Passports prepares parons
iemisios and registers and files the petitions aud papers
which they founded Makes and records passports; keeps
seed disposition them prepares letters relating
this business.
arrorsrr crs,rAl's OFFICE.
Hon Jetsa e @ ara Ssep business @ a Of @ Ss once % a BE-
.issiasi - 1iis, under vao, lie following heads
Usn M m opnpn @ pai y NM head s cnarteh or by the So
sailed sailed isr s P py I ne inesao''' y A' AeAl : =
e o. ,ns lilies Of ali land purchased a. the sites Of
arsea light all other public works Of
oa,ns er n,,ons ali cases of conviction in the
of Se Limited states e. in ali The ca and legal business
OF The government
m ,s e s".as' ~ w. Il INN r,d a sovnrnmsnt i concerned
Tue ef an other 5as s,ng y amy q tue depart
To es ordinary heads Of the business Of the ONCE are
hs present mt time ihs following vi WIZ ~ .na claims in n
ssssna revision The laws q i's District q
e''"'noa
INTERIOR parARrAksr
,o essy n ss state s % n & S es force sy q one
eer ose Kelly es we asSa'.ns clerks and ten "ss sEa M
ioa~ag branches e ,hs public a, service 6 n, ,,
~ mre Il fg tI asr Land % Once The land Bureau i
@ b and sle Of the public domain aid The
aug o titles therefor whether from gran
r.rnnts 6r sci,o,is
'rs honne 30 or public and kewise the rsvsi
~. M I,,s.n .,s, au,,, ~. a,,, accs,n,s ma
pesept Commissioner Is Hon r. Hendricks OF Indiana lis pn
I,l olicers arc recorder chief clerk principal clerk suvey
besides druupbts,uun assistant
,r varoua .rnjcs
oi f,s,s T,a presept heal of this bureau is George
Whiting Of ygna charged with the exami
patton adjudication AL claims arising under the various ana
passed by Congress granting bounty land pensions
for military revolutionary and subsequent
ahich United have engaged He has
cerk and consisting OF some
seventy which enable him meet the
added
hy cershps Of different denominations
d. o. He ID prpyewh chief clerk and about
fifteen oiier subordinate clerks :,
4h faem UNesfo this bureau u commitcd uia execution aha
all "aels tnnss mhci
and issuing Of patents F new and useful discoveries
and Improvements ih e.e.tHn @ ~ ,, M ; n ha
the coctoh anu VI s"a., pGtsi f ,an,, In
|mN ch-@no - ~ as ., ,p1i oaI ,,,.Iyo ~
Ssi.l - r,hr ~ Iannn,rv rnnosses
@ nv, anic ~ ~ ,sla to il from the Treasury be
| -, ~ M g. IN. nncnnuts of tho United States marslas
ana a,svs AM he clerks a. The ,red courts manage
lead and other mines of the Unaa aes ana INC AFFAIRS
pencmary the United states IN the District d C0napi rd
the IePsent the duty OF taking ana returning e ep'
United And supervising ana aifecug u t
Tho Pubic Bnss, The hosliai of the insane
the army navy and Of the Ii5a q tua Is aso under hf
management e this department.; IN add,2'l ~ Mrh I
Gently passed cretary Of The Ldfrior y elafu VII ny f
stlction the on roias iu'ne " i lpeiug
The department requires addnicHh punu'og E "
ton and the has repeasuy hfus
the last few for that purpose esci wy