The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-06
The Organization or the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States

The organization or the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business arsng
o oar foreign relations with all the o. the world fsr
%Is ah a s 81 ne tne states 4 onv sSepsep 81 Soo~
0as Secretary se Ion Lewis cass Assistant secretary Of
Ialor and enc librarian.
Drlouaai BraRckThs state Department aas
s asen, 4 The United states abroad and ose o foreign pow
n acoedtsd 10 this government In all diplomatic instructions
dsr treaties boundaries prepared copied recorded
al like character received registered and hd their contents
being asi entered In an analytic table on index.
CuIdr charge correspondence
between e department and tho consn and commercial agents
ber dispatches persons asking
agency relating consular affairs, prepared and recorded
Dsng AesaHe has charge of all correspondence and
other with relating any with the
disbursement # which the department is charged
f duties are % furnish such TRANSACTIONS as the
and Voc oonsu when not in English upon which sxquaars are
CLERK ArgoHens and Cmriuins makes out and records
commissions letters O appointment ard nominations 70 The Senate
COMMISSIONS which they charge library
CIak Of the Rolls and Achie charge Of the rolls
% a s q ss s sas a. .s s
which called o prepares for and supernends their publication
heir dbaoa throughout the United States and that Of ali docu
msn publications which this duty assigned the
Has charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
clsk n uae,tcafsona c4ynoAH charge Of the
es certificates 10 papers presented for authentan receives
and accounts % n s ss @ Has osagg q 6 poDasas Transmitted 70
tor TILES records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
and cmssons and registers and ae the petitions and papers on
daily register all letters other than diplomatic consular
Of the disposition made Of the letters relating
to this business
ATTORNEY GxsKRAIs OFFICE.
Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United
classified under the following heads
0iai opinions tho the government
called for by the President by any head Of department BY the So
examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as the sites OF
sen custom houses light houses and all other public works Of
Applications parons in all Of conviction in tho
Applications for appointment In all the judicial and legal business
rs conduct and argument Of all suits in the supremo Court o
the unsed states which the concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising in any Of the depart
To these ordinary heads o the business Of The Office are added
FIRST The direction Of ali appeals on land claims in California
second The cohcaon and revision Of the laws Of the District Of
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary Department, Inee Jacob Thonp
Of the State Of Mississippi Is clerical orca consists Of one chief
clerk Moses Kelly esq two dburng cers and ten other cg
ar clerks and TO its supervision and management committed the
following branches Of the public service:
lst The Puddle Q called
" sfo o't''ai i-@"a VnNs- i~
with the and Of the public domain and the
wbeshcr
made o former by sales grants or SCHOOLS
y oeahss OF pophc improvements an, hksMe ne rsysoh
oice, us
present Commissioner : Hon A Hendricks q Indiana a. ls n
besides rsarhismap asan, dranrh,smn ana some $50 clerks
Of various grades. st4
puee rg,a, r,
vbtna ar w,; Tha ~ q sorrc@ VI, y M y.,
nation and adaaton of All claims arising under the varons and
laws passed By Congress granting bounty land
WAITS IN Nhch ha United States have peen engaged lie mas one
eh ce @ Coe and permanent corps consisting on some
seventy othr clerks TO which Congress TO enape MN 10 meet the
the
temporary force Of about ny cierkhs OF different denominations
3d. Insd OF Indian Affairs dd iHcm Charles
MY uosogeown d. e He provided With Chief Clerk and about
nheen other subordinate clerks
nerror.nen ~ s, a. IA I 49,, ~ = Ia aaa..,na M aran
.s,nr ~ an ~
and a. M I,S M ae r @ e 70 r
he ooon mi or eea nlars and rn,,inqs n has
chief ceryho q nv law The acting on Patents in
of the PRINCIPAL and twelve
patents permanent
number a temporary ernployecs
Besides principal depart
men the o 1s99 transferred the De
pamen the Of the OF the United States mahns
and attorneys and the clerks OF the United States courts the
mn the lead and other mines Of the United States and the Affairs
e eneny Of the United States IN me District o oonpla and
rom he stale the duty q taxing ana returning he cen
ne tinted saes and m snperyln ana uecing tne ac q
p rupis nuiihgs Ihe W nio nan.
e army and navy and q the District Of Columbia s also under Inc
entnt OF tis department. N addhion 70 wmeh py hWsfe
Iassea tna scretary q ,he interior GnhIgcu VIII 'ne con
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