The Washington union., 1857-09-23

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The Organization Of the Executive Departments
OF the Government of the United States
The whole machinery employed conduct the business arising out
n relations with all the powers Of the world for more
department Of the United States only follows:
One secretary state Hon Lew css Assistant Secretary Of
se on John Appeon chief clerk twelve clerks trans
hur, and one librarian.
igmaie Branc-Ths branch the state Department nas
o all correspondence between the department and other d
poac agents the United and foreign pew
sent department communications 10
der treaties boundaries &c arc prepared copied and recorded and
being entered In analytic table or index.
BaneIs branch has charge of the correspondence
between the department and the conus and commercial agents
Of United officers
dispatches and to letters from other persons asking for
agency relating to consular affairs prepared and recorded
other with relating with the
disbursement Of which the department is charged
TnslaoIs furnish such the
department require He also records the commissions of consus
aud consu when not in English which cxequaturs are
issued
Ctak Of yYonsrs makes records
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations to the Senate
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
CLERK Rolls He takes charge Of the rolls,
rolled acts Congress they received at the de
arme President prepares the authenticated copies thereof
which are called or prepares for and supenends their
their distribution throughout the United States and that Of all docu
monts publications which
departments writing answering all letters connected herewith
charge Indian treaties, and business relating thereto
Ciek q AaAaeaioas and tayioAs.Hc has charge Of the
attaches certificates 70 papers presented for authencaon receives
and for the fees Has charge of publications transmitted to
department under the laws rcang copghts records and in
their titles records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular
clerk If PaspatsHe prepares and records pardons
rems aud registers and hos the petitions and
daily register all letters than diplomatic and consular
d and OF the disposition made Of them letters relating
GENERALS
Hon Jercnah Black Attorney States;
H. G chief clerk The ordinary business OF this Office may be
classified under the following heads:
opinions the business of the government
called by the President by head Of department. or by the So
Exaninaion Of titles purchased the of
ascna houses and all other public works OF
Applications padons all of conviction in the courts
Applications appointment all judicial and legal business
argument all suits in the Supreme Court OF
the which the government is concerncd.
The supervision Of all other suits arising any Of the depart
TO these ordinary heads Of the business Of the oe are added at
rrt The direction Of all appeals on land claims in California
codoion and revision the laws of the District Of
Colaaida
DEPARTMENT
Secretary Of the Department Inersr Jacob Tomp
SON. Mississippi Its clerical force consists Of chief
clerk oses Kelly esq., two dsbGrsng clerks and ton other regu
clerks supervision and committed the
following branches Of The public service;
cicI this called the Com
missioner Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau charged
with the management and sale Of the public domain and he
by sales donations grants for schools
military eanies public and likewise the
The Land oice also, audts its own accounts The
ea os are recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides dranghsman assistant draugsman and some lou clerks
al The present head Of this bureau h Is George G.
adjudication of all claims arising under The various and
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or
which United States have been engaged He has one
chief clerk 6 Go anS o eSnne eU h o me @
extraordinary requirements Of The land law has added
I Commissioner Affairs ad inttm Charles
Mix pfGeorgown D. He provided with eei clerk ana ABOUT
h Eal OTo This bureau is committed execution and
d al acs and things touching and rsspesng ,e
and e collection Of statistics relating to
chief esIwho i BY law acting Commissioner q Patents in
Commissioner principal and twelve as,
siaa cxanners patents dozen subordinate permanent
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees
me the organic a 1t sl0 from the Treasury De
parment the supervisor q the accounts o tne ui,aa s ~
other mines 4 the United states and the Affairs
ee penny the United , states @ ~ Mg o ' aua the
and Of supervising and directing ho acts o.
the and navy and Of the District also the
q this department. in addition to which & sy , laws
teo roads leading TO ,s IaciIo coast
no and th erection q one has been repeatedly
tho h. few yenrs for that purpose present the Pension Office Is
provided in what Is known "Wnders Bmahg Me
the department including be secretarys ecs
all Office building, the Whole OF which
required early r the use Of the Patent Once Tor
which originally intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Of the Secretary OF
the Treasury onprors commissioner OF the CUSTOMS six au
dos register SOLICITOR gh board and coast sur
The following brief indication tho % these several OH
ecs, Of the employed therein, respectively
arers OceIIon Howell Cobb, Secretary OF the Treasury;
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary one engineer In charge one
architect three danghtsmen temporarily epoyu ana twen
the Treasury charged with the gen
the government and o he
concerning the commerce and navigation OF the
United States He supernends the survey OF the coast the
hospitals Of the United States and the con-
public buildings for custom hnusps and other pur
poses.
Ff Coa,ssroiys OGo-Hon william Medl, Comptroller and
diplomatic service as wei as the public lands
aud cert1es The balanocs arising thereon
ad coaapacr's OceJoln NJ iredlcad, esq., Comptroller,
lie prescbes Tho mode M Keeping and
public service and the balances arising thereon
OGoe Of Commissioner Of the Cuomsugh Anderson, esq,
clerks lie prcscribes the mode OF Keeping
rendering of the customs revenue and dbue
building and repairing cuol houses Sc ana re-
yises and certhes the balances arising thereon ~.
F;,s Aaaors oGceTbonas L. smith, esq First Auditor, and
and adjusts the accounts Of the customs
appropriations and expenditures on
the civil list and under private acts OF Congress ana
the balances tho Customs and the First Comp
troer respectively, fer their decision thereon
aad AUDITORS d. Fuller Second Auditor, ana
and adjusts all accounts renting 10
arscna and ordnance relating the Indian depart
reports balances TO the Second Comptroller Tor his dec
sion thereon.
Third oGcsRobertJ Atkinson ESQ., Third Auditor and
allnet. all ennniE nl