The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-18

The Organization OF the Executive Departments
or the Government OF the United States
srAn pErAwraKsT.
whole machinery employed arising
foreign relations with All the the world
n than : generally censvsa the nabsr employed n he
secretary q state Hon iewis ss Assistant Secretary Of
STATE on John AppeNn one chief clerk twelve ces
and librarian
Diplomatic This branch Department.
rlac agents United states abroad ana those of foreign pow
aeereisd 70 tbs government IN al diplomatic instructions
der treaties @ e S are sats and and
being hrst entered IN an analytic table or index.
Consular B,aach Tins branch has charge Of Inc correspondence
@ lie Tuea states ii ID tnstraciops I'd those ar ana answers
their dispatches aud 70 letters from other persons asking for consul
relating consular affairs and recorded
The Daariag aesfHe has charge correspondence
other matters connected with accounts relating fund with the
disbursement o whail the department Is charged.
The
department. He aie records the commissions q cnu
,..asa ssa yIaF ''u when n' N s upon which szaaai are
cIetd A,gannssss
makes out aud records esesuaiars and records when ii English i
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
c As os and Arlia lie takes charge Of the rolls or en-
from the Fresaeu the aeneated copies thereof
which are called ior prepares r and susinends Their paheio
and Thai d tree n te and "a book iorin attends 70
snis publications regard TO which this duty "a asigEsd 10 c
M sras 4 III indian and business rslns thereto
ck n ApAepio1ins and Caygsfie has charge Of tile
seals q te ated States and q ~ department ana prepares and
and accounts The fees Has charge publications
tides department
the diplomatic and consular
and retssicns registers ns the petitions
which they are founded Makes ou ana records sse
ceed and q The disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
20 this business
ArroKsrr eRsE1Als
Hon Black, Attorney General Of the United States
G chief clerk The ordinary bnsine Of this Office may be
eassaed snder The following heads;
called by President by any head q department By the So
Exannaion 81 lhe titles purchased
scnn custom houses light houses and all other public works q
Aprieatoas for pardoua
Applications appointment Judicial
The conduct and argument suits supreme
United Staies In wlcl, the government s concerned
nsas when referred y e bend thereof q dc Attorney General
ordinary heads q tho business q the oe are added
rrsi The direction an aleal
ce.amba
INTERIOR nSpARau,r
ceasy the Department q The nlerar Hon Jacob rhomp
q ,s s q 9wo Is s esT lTs an ,en r a agn e
lar clerks supervision and management are committed the
Isl Lands The chsE q TINS barean = called the Com
% ,he ard sale of tAe public dnnan
therefor whether derived from enaraions q grants
military public improvements and lkewisH The revision
nen ,srr The Land ohicp also The
present on T. A. Hendricks q Indiana IL In
iua officers recorder, prrd clerk of
draaEhaua assistant draughan and some 100 clerks
I'd 1seasias present head Of this bureau Is Gegr
wang q Virginia The co 4 enaraa a sh WI a,so @ s an
Iassed BY Congress granting benfy land pensions
wars in have been engaged He has ono
chief e @ & Go . g9 Sa ao ease es hmm s sc
oa the new outsiand law Inns add
al Iniiane ad interim Charles
orGeorreewn p G he provided with chief Clerk and no'a
Hernm m diuae
osTo This bureau committed Che execution and
sprmanee things touching and respecting the grant
l aaa issuing q patents Or new and ascla
the s%ion ana distribution q seeds phhis ana y nus
eryhe Y by law The acting eonm'neT e q Iaisns z
taas rxamners i patents some doza suaorme permanent
f & s .sg I gsl Iaess ansss = Il % nex ehasaass
men cge ls4s transferred Q IL from The Treasury IL
pertinent supervision Of the accounts q the United sne marsa
alofnes e clerks Of the Omitted states COURT the masr
int cher "a ie United States aud The Affairs
"a the Iea, Uned staies he District Of Columbia and
the sme department the duty q taking and returning t,e een
Public Ihliares The hospital for The insane q
management department IN addition 70 which BY laws re-
Gently e eeretry = the ar g m + es cs Mh s '
Te derarmcr requires additional building ar Y acormno
the at years purpose ~ present the Isnsin ohce
provided win ros il al ! Known y M nT a me
are ali crowded oes building he whole q which
which i was originally Intended.
raEAsuRr DEPARTMENT
Treasury consists q the Offices q The Secretary q
register soeitos ghiouse board and coast sur
ne raIownq i br Indication Of the dudes ,isae
ees and q Inc enplayc therein respectively:
saay OHccfos. Howell Cobb, Secretary OF the Treasury
Hon Philip secretary engineer in charge ohe
architect three draugtsnlen temporarily employed and twenty
the Treasury charged with the
the fiscal transactions Of the gosnrnen and the
execution Of and navigation OF the
slnonds tho survey tho the light nse
establishment th marine hoas p ie tniea state ana ,he @
public buildings for custom houses and other @
EY,1 6aysaicrs OGceIIon William McdH, eaptrollcr. and
ITcscrbes keeng and rendering
@ civil and diplomatic service well a the public lands
aud eerties the balances arising thereon.
VI .s.sfster's c,gceon NJ. eaq Cniniarplr
ejars eprescTibe the mode ui and render
@ - m army navy, and Indian departments tho
@ ana n yscs and cchs the haiances arising thereon
ON, - ss auxion., u the Cntorasfingh j. Anderson. es7
clevsu clerks H prcscrbFs the mode o. keeping
~ r rcrsra,s ~ The customs and dsbnrse
r rbe lIdne ana repairing custom houses &c and re-
yises and ceri6es hasnccs ari. ing theIeoh
rars A,usg,s acsgonas smith esq First Auditor and
nneeen clerks adnsN te accounts q INC
revenue appropriations anu On
count OF the civil under aots @
the balances Commissioners q the Custom '" ' fe ~
iroller, respectively, fer their decision thereon
S~nd Auiaos o6aThoras }. ID Fuller, Second ando ana
twenty receives and adjusts all acoa.hr reh
the nav clothing the wen az Wuor
asea and ordnance relating 20 The inaan
the balances 10 the Second ofnptoi w ~ 49,
sion thereon.
Third Auaa4s Robert ESQ.,, Third Auditor and
eight Clerks and adjusts all accounts ior SUB
army Military Academy military rs'
Quarfprraates department well AZ for pensions
previous 10 1910 ana iof h '
o. and reports balances 10 iise Second HcnraoH 'or ms ue