The Washington union., 1857-11-25
,,be ,rna anjza tfon OF the Exc cutiye Departments
OF the Government OF the United StatcE
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The Organization Of the Exc cutiye departments
OF the Government OF the united statcS
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The whole machinery employed the business arising out
nue than generally conserved The number employed IN ths
Of STATE the DATED ssss only ssysn,sss s %Sss
a on John Appeson one chief clerk twelve clerks one @as
nor and one LIBRARIAN gAbil fa Astt"
charge Of an correspondence beween ths department aud other d.
ac agents the United aies abroad and those q foreign POW
ere ere, @ The derarlnen snd 70
G Boundaries &C. prsssss eoped and recorded and
being arsl entered An analytic table or index rf ~
Consular branch hes charge @ the correspondence,
s % limited states IN Il instructions ocers
letters from oshr asking for consul
agency relating 70 consular saAs are prepared Ana
TN Ds4siag AuHc has charge q all correspoadsnoe and
other matters with acOoan reang 70 fund with tho
dsburseraen Of which the department y charged ~
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and vice cana whom In English which excqustnrs are
issued sast y. sfl- -siif& " i,ss9ss ssN
o., ~ loass.. and camsi1s makes ou and records
commissions appointment and nominations 70 the senate
out and records eSeqaturs anu wnen ~ ~ @
Cq Of e Rolls and ArcHe charge Of the rolls,
rolled resolutions Of Congress- they are received al the de-
which are called or prepares and superntcDds their publication
that Of treaties the newspapers aa N oooa , M @
mep publications regard which this duty assigned To the
rnent writing answering all letters connected Herewith
I,s charge d all treaties and business relating thereto
cI,rk Of Administrations Cqyvi0hHo has charge Of the
seats Of the and Of the department. and prepares and
"I aoo for the fees Has charge Of publications
the department laws relating copyrights records and in
their tes records all ccs from me department. otc "an
the diplomatic and consular 80 Il as4
CLERK Padoa and Passports Ie prepares and records pardons
anu % ey arc founded Makes out and records pssporis Keeps
daily register cters other than diplomatic and consnar
and Of the disposition made OF them prepares letters relating
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oo Jeremiah s. Black Attorney General States
II Ge chief clerk The ordinary business OF this Office may be
omea opinions on the current business government
called the President by any head Of department or by the So
Examination Of the titles Of all purchased
houses light houses and all other public works Of
Applications parons all Of conviction in tho courts
Applications for appointment in Judicial legal
Se conduct and argument Of all suits in the Supreme
the United in which the government is concerned.
supervision Of all other suits arising in any Of the depart
ordinary heads Of the business Of the office added at
the present time the following, viz; ,
oodncaton aud revision G the laws Of the District Of
Columbia.
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Secretary Department Of tho nterisr, Hon. Jacob Thomp
@ Of the state Masssppi Of chief
clerk Moses Kelly dsbursng clerks other
clerks and s supervision and management are committed the
Isl RE Pu5lic Land called the Com
the General land ONCE The Land Bureau charged
survey and sale c. the public domain and the
issuing therefor whether derived from combinations Of grants
military bsunies or public improvements
Virginia military boanty land claims, and the issuing Of SCRIP IN
sssn, nss emmsons s oo o r n Of indiana Is
officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk OF
besides asssans ana some i0o
The head o. this bureau , \ George e
adjudication all claims arising under the various and
Congress granting bounty land or pensions
the
which the United States have been engaged He has ono
seventy other clerks which Congress- enable him meet
extraordinary requirements Of the bounty land law has added
fifty cerkshps OF different denominations
3D. Of Indian Affairs I'D irem, Charles
Mix ofGeogetown C. He provided with chief clerk and about
i oGe-To the execution and
performance Of all ac and things touching and respecting the grant
and the collection Of statistics relating asricuture
BY acting Commissioner q Patents in
the absence Of the principal and twelve
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees
Besides these four pnspa branches q @ new executive
the supervision Of the the United States marshas
men Of the lead and other mines Of tho aed states and
cho pcnna Of the United States IN the District o. Coomba and
The Department duty Of taking and returning the
United sae supervising directing Tho Of
the Commissioner Public Buildings The hospital for tho insane q
management This department. addition to which, by laws
$ s ,ss 1. q az aoa r ne < Pss %l hs
Tho department requires additional building for It's accsnmoa
the last few years for that purpose Al rssen, the
provided with known .wnder Building while
ali building the whole or which
will DO required early for the Of the Patent once for
which Il was originally Intended. s i
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The Treasury Of the olcc Of the Secretary Of
The Treasury two compoers commissioner Of the SIX an
d treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast
The following indication Of these several on
ses, and o. the iorco employed therein respectively;
Sraays OceIIon Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton, Assistant sccretry engineer In charge one
three Secretary Treasury charged the gen
era supervision the fiscal Of the and Of the
United supcrends survey the the house
establishment the marine hospitals Of the United States and the
poses. E.eg ea sr s8lg9 lssst& Aa8 fatEEE 9tt
Fa Comrrollcrs OEceHon. William kedll, Comptroller and
fifteen clerks e pebss tho mode keeping and rendering &C.
and revses and certnes the balances arising thereon
Second cmptroo's Office NJ Bsdhead ESQ., Comptroller
and mode Of and render
ing Of the army navy departments the
public service and cers the balances arising thereon
, CGe q Commissioner Of ae aoms-Hugh J. Anderson esq
commissioner and eleven clerks He prcsbcs tho mode of Keeping
and rendering tho OF the and dburse
men and for the building and repairing custom houses c and re-
Vscs and cerilhes the balances arising thereon rsl
firs Audaors O6ce-Thomas smith, esq First Auditor and
nineteen clerks He receives adjusts the accounts the customs
count tho civil list private Congress- and reports
@ balances TO the Commissioner Of tho Customs and the First Comp
uoler, respectively far their decision thereon JB .
Second Auda@s ogr Thomas Fuller Second Auditor and
twenty clerks lie receives and adjusts all accounts relating 70
s and orusnse sna % sssoon rns % So Indian
and reports the balances 10 the Second Comptroller for his dec
TAri Audaoy 0cs Pobert j. Ans esq Third Auditor and
cc, Hs and adjusts all accounts for sub
senco Of the army oracaons, Military Academy, military
arising from military services preyos 10 1916 and Cor horses and
CHER property military SERVICE various acts Con
and reports the balances % the Second Comptroller for his de-
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