The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-17
The S,rxanixation OF the Executive Departments
~ tie Government OF the United states;
STAN DEPARTMENT.


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The ho machinery employed the business srsng out
or oar rsn relations the the world is for more
simple Than generAiy conceived The number empoyea ~ @
& eressr Il STATE Ion Lewis Css Secretary Of
state on Apon chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
Dou,e Branh This branch OF state Department
charge correspondence between the department and other d
e accredited government In all diplomatic instructions
from ihs department. and commaneano 70 n
received registered and fled their contents
being nrst entered analytic table or index. 8s 81
can.sS rsuIhis charge II the correspondence
between ths department and the oonsu and commercial agents
United - .d ss s esr Y noss @
lar agency relating consular ans prepared aud recorded
Dy As He has charge al correspondence and md
disbursement a whch the department y Charged a 3N
T duties are y. furnish such ansa.loSs as the
and Woe conAn whsn not In English upon which exequaurs are
ous letters appointment nominations TO the senae
and rccsds exequatu and records when ~ hAEnsn %
they issued Has charge the library
Cik f s Rolls and takes charge Of the rolls or en-
rolled Congress they are received at the DC
which prepares superntends their publication
and that g Ss asa ass n 0oa sad @ Il al aoc
meps and publications. regard which this duty assigned 70 The
department; writing and answering all letters oonneoea
charge Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK If Administrations and Cqyghh has charge Of the
@ % Unss sss % sa sr receives
and charge Of publications transmitted TO
dexe their titles records other than
the diplomatic and consular o s
and remssions and registers petitions papers
which they founded Makes out and records keeps
and Of the disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
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S GENERALS i &54 "a
n n his s THO nr,napx bnsns or his once NAV be-
classified under the following heads
@ n hn pdn' NJ INV INV head ss deament or by The So
cior q the Treasury - :, -. ...., I. ,o s,,.s
houses light houses and ali other public works
'ns ohea sae a. 4, all . os 90, v,c,,on IN tho cour,s
Of The United States i, -. ,a, and sr,, business
q, sn ax"man ~ aip''''n " ~ ' '
u me governnen :, n, ,, a, , s,,.,,.o ,,rr, ~
m S ne dSnae' ~ ana h h S u ~ .
The supervision q all other suits arising , y any q he depart
T e ] hs os e 81 " ,h na,r a. ~ @ ,bs & ara added a,
the present mt tune Tue olowng, s WI VIZ; - ,n , !, cun
The eodnoaton and revision o The laws Of the District Of
a,ooiuumoa a,ooiuumoa 3 E5tE tt f g.alss8 aH 34 Gha&A s4
zi@ sInuoR DrraHrarr aa
.s % Of s spp ss s 's rsSs
clerk lOsss Kelly esq Two dsbarsng clerks and ten Other eg
following branches Of the public service; &.
M % S hs ns Tins % q % ss ns ess s sg
with the and sale q the public ana ns
by sales donations grants for schools
military beunes public and likewise the revision
lien thereof The Land Oace aso The
present Commissioner is Hon Hendricks Of Indiana is pn
ea officers ae recorder CHIEF cierk principal CLERK
besides draughsmah assistant arauen'sman anu some NV
d Pensions present head Of this bureau Is George
Wmng OF VIRGINIA ING ons s ,h MN r;u @ ana
laws passed by Congress- granting bounty pensions
far No miav r naval "a the revolutionary
wars been engaged He has
ss sss aSs s . which, aea 70 enable linn meet the
sxiraoiary requirements Of the bounty law added
sd Indians Commissioner Of Indian Affairs al Interim Charles