The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-11-06
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ma whole employ conduct the business arising
@ % srsn relations with ali The powers o the world r more
simple than generally conceived The employed the
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STATE u John Appei@o one chief clerk twelve c'er one trans
Dloaatie BrasA Department
an eoespoasass ss,.eea hs s,a,sa, and other o.
en-, from the depariasn
s me- received And sa saa
being entered In an analytic table OF index f
Nc between department and the consu agents
States n u ns'race'r % those ocers and answers
lar sgscy relating % consular affairs prepared and recorded
aS & has sssss s. e ~ 6 @ % and n,
disbursement Of which the department " charged ri
Ihs T,ansaos dues furnish ranslaions the
department may qaire e ss records he eommsons u onsa
rtc consu when not In English which exequntus
s.ned
ciaaqf J,ssAtMsA. ana
appointment and nominations 70 the senate
makes out and records exeauaurs records English the
commissions which they sne Has charge Of the library
clerk n ne Rs aqd charge of the rolls,
rolled ae and resolutions Congress- they received at the de-
parmcnt President tue authenticated copies thereof
a ss's $ sS ss liz s%pr s form @
me and publications regard whch hi, assigned the
n writing and agswernT al letter. sI1"'sa son
CLERK d AsAentioa,oas AMI C1yrieh has charge Of tho
seals q the United states department prepares and
and accounts for tho fees Has charge publications Transmitted to
the department tho laws relating copyrights records and In
their hts records all letters from The department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
Ghrk f ayon Paotse prepares records pardons
Which ihsy are tsaaao Makes out and records passports keeps
daily register all eer other than diplomatic and consular
aud Of the disposition made Of them letters relating
to this business. 4eu
Ar1oRsRY sgsKRAls or,Isr
lion Jeenah Black Attorney States;
% esq chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may be
oahcin opinions Of the
called for by tho President BY hoad " department. BY tho So
= Examination titles of all purchased
na eaom hoses light houses and al other public works Of
Applications pardons the
Applications appointment all the judicial and legal
The argument Supreme
the United States in which the government Is concerned
by Attorney General
To these ordinary hos Of the business Of the Office added at
the time tho following, viz: e} M 3n ttA 4f.
First The airec,n e All appeals on land claims in California
second The coihct aud revision Of the laws Of the District Of
Columbia i@e
at INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary Department the Inerer Thomp
son Nisssippi Of chief
% ns g L S ss,n q "ss ns
following 0sncl,es Of sls public service;
charged
with @ = and al, e am @ pSs ana the
made former by sas Donations grants for schools
Of Virgins military bpsn,land claims and The issuing Of scrip in
lieu thereof The Land oce, audis It's accounts The
p recorder, chief clerk principal clerk Of
besides drauhtsman assistant dghisna and some lSo clerks
present head Of this George G.
adjudication NIL Claims arising under the varion and
passed by Congress granting bounty land pensions
military
which the United have been engagc He has
chief clerk g. Cole aud permanent corps consisting of some
extraordinary requirement. Of the bounty land law, has added
3D. Commissioner Indian Affairs dd interim, Charles f.
Mix Mix oSsorge,swn D G H. provided with chief clerk and about
4h Potent 06GTo committed the
Ing issuing patents for new and useful dcovcrcs Inventions
and improvements the colcct of statistics relating agrieultrc
clerwho is By law The acting commssioncr q Patents
" aeasS q pn DOZEN isfias
clerk. besides considerable number Of temporary employees
men the organic lsla the Treasury
sn the supervision q the accounts Of the United states mar.h
h o. the lead and other mes Of the United s,aiea and The a
cs m United States and Of supervising und dcctng the acts Of
the army navy the
management o tis departments in addition to which b laws
'uucon Of the three road, leading the Pacific coast
d repeatedly during
the last few years Tor that pc.cn the Tension Office s
the other branches the department Including the secretary oe
are all crowded into tho Patent Office building tho whole which
VIII be required early the the Patent Office, Tor
winch was originally intended
s.tr Sass TREASURY prrARrxisr.
The Treasury Department consists q The Offices Of the Secretary Of
tho Treasury cmItrol-rs commissioner tho customs
ors, treasurer register solicitor, lighthouse board, and
The following brief indication
sss, and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
Sorsays QfoIton Howell Cobb, Secretary Of tbs Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton AsnEt Secretary engineer In charge one
architect and three daughne temporarily employed and twenty
three clerks The secretary charged with the
supervision the
United states He snpenen the the coast thc light house
Establishment the hospitals OF the Unicd States ar the
rucnoi certain public buildings for hohcs and other
poses.
Pt Comphorers OGos-IIou William MedI Comptroller
fifteen ceks He prcscibcs ha mode keeping and rendering
nis for the civil and diplomatic service well the public an
ani rcvses and oertiues the balances arising thereon.
Sooond comf,rpia's OctJoln Bsdhcad eeq, Comptroller
and seventeen ccks He prbes the mode keeping render
h The accounts Of the and Indian departments Of the
public service reyises ers
Commissioner and cloycn clerks He prcscbs tho mode keeping
aud rendering the accounts Of the cuoms and sbursc
mn aud for the building houses &c., and
Vscs and cettties the balances arising thereon.
Firs Audlas OGceThtnas smith e4q Auditor,
nineteen clerks He the customs
revenue and Disbursements appropriations aud expenditures on ac
list and under
the balances thu Commissioner of tho Customs aud the First Comp
holcr respectively, fer their decision thereon s
scrod Asd7ors ooerhomas y Fuller Second Auditor, and
twenty clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts relating 70
the oohnr, arluy, wei. armoe
ar'eual ordnance, relating the Indian depart
% and reports the balances 70 the Second Comptroller r his dec
s0n thereon RI
Third AGl,or's Ro,cr, Mtnscp c4q Third Anler ami
seventy eight cork He receives aud adjusts all accolnts for sub
sohcc of the army f,fc,ion~, Military Academy military
and the department. we'll pensions,
Arising from military services previous 1915, and for horses and
o property lost tho military service under various acts Con-
% and report the balances TO the Second Comptroller for his dc
usln thereon. az tNS th