The Washington union., 1857-05-29
"a. oyeap liza ion OF the Executive Departments
az die Government of the United States:
srarE pEFAKrMKSr.

the organ ization OF the Executive Departments
AZ the Government OF the United States
sran DEPARTMENT
- e machinery employed conduct the business arising
~ cn reions with all the powers Of the world Is far
~ baR b generally conceived lhe number employed in hc
AZ siatc Of only seventeen follows
retary STATE (on iewis css one Assistant Secretary Of
~ Hon Appon chief clerk, twelve clerks one trans
M snl O librarian
D,aae BraHchTlis branch Of the state Department
& all oorrespo9dence between The department and other d.
gsisd this government In all diplomatic Instructions
AZ opaTies c are prepared eoIaed and recorded and
o received registered and hed their contents
~ hri catered in analytic table or index
l, nekThis branch charge the correspondence
esn department and the consuls and commercial agents
M tinted states In Instructions those officers, and
= n relating to consular ailairs are prepared and recorded
M Dg g s & has charge g al oorrespondenoe & aud
sur,emen Of which The department Is charged
~ TarIa furnish TRANSACTIONS as the
ert may require He also records the commissions Of eonsuk
"a r oOah when NOT in English, upon which exequaurs
cosd pFosn and oen'nsipns Ee makes and records
aa letters e apeoiaiut and nominations % the Senate
rs rsords cNnlaaurs and records aan m English, the
onnssu which they issued Has charge Of the library
rgs d ii. Rolls Gpd yceIIc charge rolls or en-
~ from President prepares the authenticated copies
b called r for and supernteuds their publication
I distribution throughout the United States and that Of all
neu and publications in regard TO which this duty Is assigned
aten writing and answering all letters Herewith
II Charge al Indian treaties aud business relating thereto
CsyE S Authorizations and CTpighl--TIe charge Of the
% crrfes to papers presented Cor arhenicaion receives
and accounts fees IIas charge Of publications
NE department under the laws relating TO eopyghts records
d ies records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular
cE Pdya and Passports He prepares and records pardons
and rcmsss registers and 1e the petitions papers on
vb they fonnded Makes passports keeps
ANN register letters other than diplomatic consular re
ue the disposition made Of them; letters relating
to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General the United states;
Ggc esq chief clerk The ordinary business may be
OMhI opinions the the government as
called r by the President by any head of department. by the
Exaaon Of tho titles Of all land purchased as the sites Of
sHl nou houses lighthouses and all other public works of
Aspirations pardon In all in the courts
Appaous for appointment In Judicial and legal business
d
thr Gated States in which the government Is concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising Of the depart
~ when referred By the head thereof 70 The Attorney General
these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office added at
represent time the following, viz:
and The codheaon and revision of the laws OF the District Of
Columbia
INFERIOR DEP. Rr,fzxr.
Secretary q the Department Of the Interior Hon, Ihomp
Qoscs Kelly esq., Two dsbung clerks and ten other rcg
la dks and to its supervision and management committed the
t TA Public Lor. The CHIEF Of this
missioner Of the General The charged
s titles therefor whether derived from combinations grants
e by former by sales donations, for schools
Virginia military bounty Land cas the issuing scrip
Hu thereof The Land Obce also nndts s own accounts Ihe
present Commissioner Is Hon, A. Hendricks, Indiana prin-
% officers recorder, chief clerk principal clerk surveys
te daughnan assistant draughmsn and $50 clerks
~ Patn The prrsen, this bureau is George C
Whn Of Virginia The commissioner Il charged with The cxm
andcatlon o all Claims arising the
o laws passed. by Congress granting bounty pensions
m military or naval services in the revolutionary and Subsequent
vars 10 which the United States have been engaged lie has
ae clerk g Cole esq and permanent corps consisting Of
eartnary requirements Of the bounty law
temporary force about fifty clersi different denominations
SL injn"ctonnsoner Of Indian Affairs dd Interim Charles
S %Georgctown D. c. He provided with chief clerk
Gt,en other subordinate clerks.
h Pdted 09ioeTo tits bureau
OF all aets aud things touching and respecting the grant
ad improvements the collection statistics relating agriculture
@ collection and distribution Of seeds plants, and cuttings has
the absence CompssopertcIve principal and twelve as
h exagincrs q pteue dozen subordinate permanent
Besides these fur principal branches o this rcw executive
ne tbs organic act o is49 transferred from the Treasury De
eut the spcryin e accounts o the United States marss
ad attorneys and the clerks Of the courts manage
the pnary United States in The District Of Conmbia and
n @ Siie Department the duty Of taking and returning The
ac Commissioner a PuhM Buildings hospital for insane Of
e army and navy and O the District OF Columbia also
management Of this department. addition which by
@ Passed the secretary Of tho Interior is charged with the
iTeFn % Of ho three roads loading the Pacific
Tue department requires additional beng
and the erection q cne has been repeatedly recommended during
S rev years for that purpose ~ present the Pension olce
N wan rooms IN what Is known Wndes Building while
We "a Ga branches q the department including the ecretary Office
S 1 crowded into the Patent oce building the whole Of which
VII &c required at early day for che the Patent Office
WHICH was originally intended
TREASURY prPaprmKsT
The Treasury Department Of the Offices Of the Secretary of
ma treasury, two oOmptrpllers commissioner customs
% treasurer register solicitor lighthouse board and coast
Ihc following indication The duties these
0 and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
Satuys DHceHon. Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
@ fhlp Cayton Assistant creary engineer in charge
act and three draughtsm temporarily employed, and twenty
m supervision Of the fiscal and the
ln Of the laws concerning the and navigation Of the
Ohhmcut the marine hospitals of the United States, and the
h Of certain public buidg for custom houses and other
Frs comJig'a oFoe-IIon William nIedil Comptroller and
& Clerk He pcrbcs the mode Of keeping and rendering ac
he ior the civil and diplomatic service we tie public lands
'' re'ses aud crrtihes the balances arising thereon.
Sna CoHftrotes 0BreJobn NJ Brodhend csq Comptroller
cntcen clerks He prescbcs the mode o keeping and render
E The army navy and Indian departments
"eC ssrvcO arising
g Commissioner e ne Cnson,sIIugh J. Anderson esq
MI and eleven clerks lie Prescrbcs the mode Of keeping
erng the accouns Of the CUSTOM revenue and disbursc
and for the building and repairing custom houses &C. and
'e and oarilcs the balances arising thereon.
Ft Aud1ors oGce-Thonas L. smith, ESQ., Auditor and
clerks He receives and adjusts the accounts q the customs
and disbursements appropriations and expenditures on &C
as TO the Commissioner m tho Customs aud the First Comp
'oUe respectively, for their decision thereon.
Srnnd AUffs 0a-Ihomas u Fuller, Second Auditor and
QUO clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts relating to
me pay, clothing recruiting of army arnorcs
and ordnance and all relating TO the Indian depart
on thereon
Ihi Agl,or oo, Atkinson esq, Third Audtor and
eight clerks He and adjusts all accounts for sub
lnco Of the army oacatons Military Academy military roads,
u w Qlnrtcrnascrs department well for PENSIONS claims
ang from military services previous to 1916 and for horses