The Washington union., 1857-05-26
organization OF the Executive Departments
inc eag he Government of the United States;
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m % relations with ali the powers Of tue world u for more
Sso A e.norally conceived The number employed IA the
N STATE Of the United States Is only seventeen, follows
sary Of State ion Lewis tass one Assistant Secretary of
y Hon ohu Appeon one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
sr and librarian
smac BrauehTis branch Of the State Department nas
% 4 al correspondence between the department and Other d
Of the United abroad and those of foreign
rIsd 10 this government In all diplomatic instructions
from department and communication 70 commissioners un
i've character registered and fled their contents
as Ar, entered / analytic table or index
aali branch has charge Of the correspondence
ned states instructions those officers and answers
to letters from other persons asking for consul
or relating affairs prepared and recorded
~ D5sing AgaHc has charge Of all correspondence and
% matters connected with accounts relating to any fund with the
hrsoment Of which tho department. Is charged
y duties TO furnish such transaiions the
mr may require He also records the commissions Of consus
y consas when not in English upon which eSequaurs arc
r,t II toes and ComsxionsfIe mnkes and records
niss letters Of appointment and nominations 70 the senate
and exequaturs and records whom In English, the
nous on they Issued Has charge of the library
t f he Rolls and takes charge Of the rolls,
1 s and Congress- they received at the de-
the Presidents prepares the authenticated copies thereof
@ are called for prepares for and supcrntends their publication
% that treaties IN the newspapers and IN book form attends to
throughout United that OF all docu
and publications regard TO which this duty Is assigned to tho
department. writing and answering all letters connected Herewith
NJ Charge Indian treaties, and business relating thereto
ct f Authorizations copyrighnIIc charge Of
G the United and of the department and prepares and
be iRtes 10 papers presented for auhencaton
"A un for the fees charge OF publications
department the laws relating to ccpyghts records and In
xes s records all letters from the department other than
he diplomatic and consular
CLERK Of Parons FasotHe prepares and records pardons
md mns registers and files the petitions and papers
% hey are founded Makes and records psspors keeps
v register Of all letters other than diplomatic and CONSULAR
] and disposition made Of thcn letters relating
% ibis business.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
Han Jereah Black Attorney General the United States; r.
S esq chief The ordinary business Of This oncc may be
classified under the following heads
ae for by President by any head Of department by the So
Examination Of the titles purchased sites of
~ custom houses light houses, and all other public works Of
The United States
Applications for appointment judicial legal business
and argument of all suits in tie Supreme Court Of
the United States in which the government Is concerned.
n by the head thereof Attorney General
ordinary heads Of the business Of the oco added at
First The direction Of all appeals land claims in California
Second The codncaon and revision of the laws Of the District Of
Columbia
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
secretary the Department the Interior Jacob fhomp
N Of the state q Mississippi It's clerical ce consists Of one chief
clerk Moses Kelly csqD two dlsbursng clerks, and ten other
clerks and TO rs supervise and management committed the
following branches OF the public service:
Isl The Public Lands CHIEF Of this called the Com
missioner Of the General land Office The Land Bureau charged
with the survey management the public domain and tho
issuing titles therefor whether derived from combinations OF grants
military boantcs public improvements and likewise the revision
Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip in
present commissioner IS Hon T. 4 endrcss &c Indiana IL prn
% officers recorder chief clerk, principal clerk OF
besides dnghsman, assistant draughsnan and some l5O clerks
- PartnTe present head Of this bureau is George C.
Whiting Of Virginia Tho commissioner charged with the exani
nation aud adjudication Of all arising the various and
numerous laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
which the United States have been engaged He has
chef clerk Cole esq and permanent corps consisting Of some
extraordinary requirements Of the bounty land law has added
temporary force about fifty ccrsbps Of different denominations
a. ipuns Commissioner OF Indian Affairs dd Interim Charles H.
@ dGogctown He provided with chief clerk and about
iAeeD other subordinate clerks.
h Pdiad 01tcTo bureau tho
all acs and things touching and respecting the grant
and mroyemens The collection relating agrcuiure
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
the absence of the Commissioner principal and twelve
t examiners Of patents dozen subordinate permanent
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees
Besides four principal branches Of this now executive depart
m The organic act of 1919 transferred 10 from the Treasury De
amet the supervision marshals
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United States courts the
mem The lead and other mines Of the United States and the affairs
% pntenary the District Counha and
ron INC state Department the duty Of taking and returning the
% tho United States and d supervising aud directing the acts Of
commissioner Of Public Buildings The hospital for the insane OF
m army and and of the District OF Columbia also under the
management Of this departments in addition TO which, by laws
y passed the Secretary of the Interior charged with the con
arcon Of the three roads leading to the Pacific coast
As requires an additional building for its accommoda
the erection Of has been repeatedly recommended during
@ @ few for that purpose AT present tho Pension Oce
FVed with "Winders BndngN while
other branches the department including the secreary Office
arc crowded into tho Patent oce building the whole Of which
m % required at an early day for the Of the Patent oce for
"meh 1t was originally Intended.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
treasury Department consists Of the offices OF the Secretary OF
treasury two comp,rolers, commissioner OF the customs six
% treasurer register solicitor lighthouse board and coast
The following brief duties Of these several Off
ee and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
haddrys oceon. Howell Cobb Secretary OF the Treasury
architect and three draughsnen temporarily employed aud twenty
% Clerks The Secretary Of the Treasury charged with the
m supervision Of the fiscal transactions OF the government and Of the
Of the laws concerning the and navigation Of the
states He superncnds the Of the coast the light
establishment the marine hospitals Of the United States and the
Of certain public buildings for custom houses and other pur
FRS cmrtroer's OGceIIon william Medl Comptroller and
% clerks He presrbes the mode Of keeping and rendering ac
or the civil and diplomatic service well rs the public lands
anu reViscs and ccrtihes the balances arising thereon
S@nd comproas 0foeJoln Hrodhcad, esq Comptroller
seventeen clerks He pescbcs the mode Of Keeping and render
service and revsc oerAes the balances arising thereon
Yg Commissioner Of The CastoasHugh j. Anderson, esq,
and eleven clerks He preerbes the mode OF keeping
the accounts Of The customs revenue and dsburse
and for the building and repairing custom houses &c. and re
''@ ana ceides the balances arising thereon
fs Audaor 0ce-Thornas L. smith, esq., Auditor, and
nineteen clerks He adjusts the accounts Of the customs
ue and disbursements appropriations and expenditures on ao
the civil t and under private acts Of Congress and reports
to the Commissioner OF the Customs and the First Comp
"Vler respectively, for their decision thereon
Send AUDITORS ooThomas d. Fuller Second Auditor, and
clerks He and adjusts all accounts relating to
M pay clothing recruiting the army well armories,
and ordnance and all relating the Indian depart
sion thereon
Iud A@Ror 0ceRobert Atkinson ESQ., Third Auditor and
clerks He and adjusts all accounts FOR sub
Of tho army, oracatous Military Academy, military roads,
9uartermascrs department. well for pensions claims
from military services previous 10 1875 and for horses ana
property lost In the military service acts OF Con
esion thereon
Fourth Aoor occ Dayton esq Fourth Auditor and
clerks He receives adjusts all for tho service Of
"OuG Tor his decision thereon.
fvh Andhor,s ALfnnnel Iiffl Auditor