The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-11
The Organization Of the Executive Department
OF the Government OF the United States;
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The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the government OF the United states
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The machinery employed oondue, The business arsng out
foreign relations with all the powers OF The world fer more
simple than generally senesed The number employed - te
ono SECRETARY STATE (IIo c) secretary Of
state (ion John Ap,on chief clerk twelve clerks, trans
Diplomatic Baaeh--rhs branch Department
ea. q al eorropo1deaes between the aeaasn. aud Other d.
accredited 70 this government In all diplomatic instructions
the department. and communications TO commissioners
der treaties q boundaries nc prepared copied and recorded and
all Of IKE character received are registered and Med their contents
This branch charge the correspondence,
& the the consus and commercial agents
their dsaisIs and 10 letters from other persons asking for consu
agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
other matters eonaSsssa with relating to any fund With the
disbursement OF which the department Is charged
Tyantal Ills duties furnish such translation the
department rcqre consuls
and consu, when not in English which eSeqnaturs are
Clat Of appointments records
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations to the Senate
commissions which they are Issued Has charge Of tho library
oas a< ROD ,sA;es the rolls,
partner, from the President the authenticated copies thereof
which called for for and supenend their publication
and in book form attends TO
their distribution throughout the United States and that q oil doo
department, writing answering all letters connected herewith
Has charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
qf Authorizations and Copyigh.I has charge Of the
scas tie United Of the dciat and and
s;Gs @ e paper prosecuted s i for Is
tho department. under the laws relating cyrgt records and in
the diplomatic and consular
CLERK If I4oasIIc prepares pardons
which shy are tsands Makes out and records passports Keeps
daily es ns e ~ s,s 's sn and ,sr Is,n re
to this business
GENERALS
Hon Black Attorney Of the United States; r.
H. G esq., chief clerk Tho ordinary business of this office may be
classified under the following heads
oa opinions on the current business Of the government
called for by tho President by head Of department. or by the So
icor Of The Treas ury . j, IN. u.,..o, !. ~. .o ;,
arscas oues lighthouses and all other public works Of
o Application pardons the
Applications lor appointment in an tho Judicial and legal business
o. All su the supreme Court Of
The supervision Of all other suits arising IN any Of the depart
To these ordinary heads Of the business the Office are added at
me f pss'sr a an Of al appeals on hand claims in California
Second The codcAon and revision of the laws of the District Of
Columbia
DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Department Interior Hon Jacob Thomp
SON Of the state Of Mississippi Of chief
clerk Moses Kelly eq two dbung clerks, and ten other regu
following branches d the public service:
missioner q Tie General Ind Once The charged
with the and sa e TIC public aoa sna @
made by former BY sales donations Grants ,or schools
Of vrsn military lonani claims the issuing Of scrip in
lieu Thereof M land o o a as Of ~n aaans i, pr
officers recorders chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
"a P@ssoas- present George g,
adjudication Of all cans arising under the various and
% ass military II The
which The United States have been engaged Tie has one
seventy OTHER clerks Congress enable him The
empoary force about y esksnp lenomiaaioas
ST. Commissioner Of Indian Affairs adj interim, Charles f.
I fifteen other subordInaie clerks
9TH Pa,em oceTo committed the execution and
an acl and things touching and respecting the grant
and ns g p s ns% ana asai sar to
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings u has
principal and twelve as.
& aoim poas
Besides these four principal depart
' Gs ri iss j he
n s .s ss s and other mines s Gnsa s che
hc pecnary q the United States IN the Drc. q Columbia ana
tho United STATES and q and directing the acts q
Inc %y and nayy and IF se iet d Columbia
q ibis deraent IL addition to which BY laws re-
s,uecn three roads leading TO the Pacific coast
sss a. y, a Sss sans @ M aa
the last few years for that pnrpse A. present .he aenssn oce Y
the other branches Of the department including The sccrearys Office
arr crowded into the nen. o, M @ y hue St Once far
which was originally intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
casary Department consists the offices Of tho Secretary Of
tos treasurer register solicitor light board ana coast sur
The following brief indication Of on
ees, and Of the force employed therein, respectively;
Seyss osceIon Howell Cobb Secretary of the Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton, Assistant Secretary one engineer ~ sse o
architect aughmen temporarily employed and twenty
the fiscal transactions Of the government and o. he
VSti s,ss lie nnas lie survey Of the coast the
establishment, the hospitals the United States and the con
O Of certain public buildings for cusiohoaFes and other pnr
n pnes.