The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-30

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II The Government OF the United States:
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% machinery employed the arising out
srin relations with ali the powers Of the world Is for
~ than generally fonceyed The number employed IN the
ar or state GIon Lewis Css one Assistant secretary Of
= % John Appeon one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
! Il and one librarian
~ u all correspondence the department and other d.
agents the United States abroad and those Of foreign
.rded this government In II all diplomatic instructions
um dparmeut and communications TO commissioners un
sHs o. boundaries o. are sosis % ana fse9re ana
~ arst entered in an analytic table or index
er Bnnehhis charge Of Che correspondence
IA fpied saes IA Instructions i'osc oneers and
ar dispatches and 70 letters FROM 0e efs6ns skg for tssn
cy relating To consular Affairs are prepared and recorded
AZ ae with relating any fund with the
hsarsenicn OF which the department Is charged
~ TmsdoIs duties 10 furnish such TRANSACTIONS as the
men require He a records the commissions Of eonsu
"a consuls when In English which exequaturs
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mons Of appointment nominations TO che senste
out aud records mud records, when IN ENGLISH the
sanions which they issued Has charge Of the library
tyk ~ he Rs ard takes charge the rolls
g and resolutions Congress- they received at the de-
@ are called r prepares fo and supern,ens their punraon,
tat treaties In the and In book form attends 70
and publications IN regard 10 which this duty s assigned TO the
meuti wring and answering all letters CONNECTED ,h'rew
B charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
cak @ Aahaticatioas CspyrioktslIe has charge Of The
the United States and Of the department. and prepares and
I'd accounts for the fees Has charge publications
department under the laws relating 70 copyrights records ana W
@ their titles records all letters from the department. other thn
le diplomatic and consular.
Ck Of Parns and PasorTe prepares and records rardons
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y register q all letters other than diplomatic and CONSULAR re-
o and Of the disposition made of them prepares letters relating
b this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Hon Jeremiah Black, Attorney General Of the United States r
Get chief clerk The ordinary business q this Office may be
l. oc opinions on the Current business governments
% for By the President by any head Of department. or BY the So
Examination titles parchazsd as Of
ra houses lighthouses, and all other public works Of
Applications for pardous in all Of conviction in the
Applications appointment judicial and legal business
The conduct and argument OF all suits in the supreme Curt OF
he United states in which the government Is concerned
This supervision OK all other arising of the depart
mn referred by Attorney Genera
thcse ordinary hes Of the business Of the Office added
TFt The direction u a appeals on land claims IN CALIFORNIA
snd The eodacation and revision Of tic lava Of the District Of
0lInbia.
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Secretary Of tho Department. Of the Intasr Hon Jacob Tsmp
e Moses Kelly two disborsing ers and ten other reg
drss; supervision mnag
@hwiag branches OF the pubic service:
TAe Palse chief th
neaer the General Land oce The Land Barean charged
ng of uties therefor whether combinations
na oy former governments BY sales doraton o. grants for schools
Military tcae public likewise the revision
Fnti military bounty land claims, and the issuing Of scrip
hN thereof The Land oaice alzo ai lis accounts The
present Commissioner r. Hendricks Indiana prn
ea officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk OF
ee assistant drangsnan and some i5o clerks
u Pcas.M The present heal of his bureau George
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n and adjudication Of Oh claims arising under the various and
M the military the revolutionary and sbsequcn
which the United been engaged He has
seventy other clerks u which conrr 10 enable him 10 meet tc
extraordinary requirements of the bounty land lw has added
81 tdiaC od tnai Charles r.
h ofGcogeown n C. Hc provided with chief clerk and about
4th Patent CgeTo this hurean Committed the execution and
pOmanco Of all and things touching and respecting the grant
s and issuing d patents tor new an useni
aud the collection q statistics relating % arcultnre
chief ccrkwho by acting Commissioner of Paents in
The absence Of the principal and twelve
dSs besides considerable number of temporary employees
Besides these four principal branches of this executive depart
the organic ls4e Treasury De-
Reut the supervision the Of the United states naha
other mines q the Unted states
de penicntary o the United States In The District of Coub and
from the state Department the Of taking and returning the
sses the United Staies supervising directing the
the Commissioner Of Pubic BGbngs The hospital for the
@ army and navy and q the District q Columbia y also under the
management OF this department; In addition to which, BY laws
Gently passed the secretary Of the Interior charged with the
sruen OF the three roads ang tho Pacific
The department requires additional building for m accemmca
tho hast few years purpose present Pcnson
provided with in whn known .winders Bidding white
all Patent once building the whole 81 which
W be required AZ m early day for the OF the Patent ONCE for
TREASURY pErARrsru.
The Treasury Department Of the Offices the Secretary
NE Treasury two cmptoler commissioner Of the customs six
s treasurer register SOLICITOR lighthouse board and coast sur