The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-19

The TraadaI His duties to furnish such tansaos as the
require He as records the commissions consu
and vice consus when not in English upon which exeqaato arc
Issued.
Clk f appointments and Commissions Te makes OUT and records
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations 70 the Senate
consoas which they sucd Has charge Of the library
CIk af The Rolls and charge Of the rolls
rolled acts and resolutions q Congress s they are received at The de-
called for for and snlenends their publication
h @ Throughout The unted states and tina, o all doc
men and pabaraons which this duty assigned TO tho
Has charge Indian trca and business relating thereto
ciaE n Amnsnliofios cqgyaasI He charge Of The
sh @ e@raates to papers presented for amten,eaon receives
for The fees Has charge Of publications transmitted TO
The the laws relating copyrights; records and in
their es records all letters from the department other han
the diplomatic and consular
aud esons and registers and files the petitions and papers
which they are founded Makes ou, and records passports keeps
ccye the disposition made Of them letters relating
o this business
ATTORNEY
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States
Get esq clerk The ordinary business Of this Office be
classified the following heads:
oalciaI opinions Of the government
called for by the President BY any head Of department or BY the So
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased
ase houses light housc and al other public works Of
Applications pardons all Of conviction in the courts
OF the United 6'ates
Applications Tor appointment IN all the nai ana esn business
1e conduct and argument Of I'll suits in the Supreme Court
g. The supervision other arising Of the depart
referred by the head thereof TO the Attorney General
ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office are added at
the present @ Me sss 0l@@ u W snsa. s an hand Chains IN p
The coGan and revision of the laws Of the District Of
Columbia.
isrIloa DEPARTMENT.
secretary o ,he Department q the nsrsr Hon Jacob Tomp
clerk Moses Kelly esq., two sburng clerks and ten other regn
lar clerks and 70 sup r .srn an are
l The Pac Lus Tho ehs q rs ms bureau , % ced 'n6 % Co,
with the survey management o. tho public domain and the
issuing q titles therefor whether derived from srsm.
military bouns public Improvements ana Newa n iesp M ~
lieu thereof The land occ also audits accounts The
Commissioner is Hon 4 sndsks q India INDIANA g. snaa Is pn
besides draughsnan assistant draugtsman aud some 100 clerks
a reaseas-Thc present Of this burean George G
wng Of vsu The commissioner charged % %n WI . the esa an
laws passed h Congress granting bounty Land OF penso
wars in which the United LaYe He has
chief clerk q Cole esq and permansn CORPS consisting @ ~ - o @
extraordinary requirements Of the bounty land law has added
temporary force o. about y csks r. s q % asrsni ra
ax D. O. He provided with chief clerk and about
a,h fa,r oeTo this committed the execution md
performances Of an and things touching and respecting the grant
useful discoveries, inventions,
Election Of statistics relating 70 agriculture
Tho collection and distribution seeds plants ana ounss e mas IN
the absence the Commissonerxcie principal ana We've hs
an examiners Of patents dczg subordinate permanent
clerks besides considerable temporary employees
Besides these four principal branches q hs M nw thys aen ma
the supervision Of the accounts Of the United states
acnt Of e Lead and other mines o the states tho affairs
Of the pccy Of the United States in ,e Dc, 9 ana
Department duty Of taking and returning e cen
the United states and q supervising and directing 'e acs q
the rmy and navy and Of the erli Of Columbia the
management department. addition 20 which BY laws re-
sacn X ~, ' hss Wagon roads leading 70 lie fncc sq
The department requires an additional building a @r m asaaa %
the last for ths purpose AZ present .he pens,on once %
the other ranchcs department Including the scre'ary Office
the Patent Office budag Ihe whole o. when
viii be required ai ap hSfy day Tor me use u ns 'fV ~
which it was originally uaepded.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Treasury Department, consists Of tIe css Of the Secretary Of
dors asare register solicitor lighthouse board and coast
The following Il sr indication Oh
res employed therein, respectively:
Saays ogceIIon Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury;
Hon Tnp Clayton Assistant seercay one engineer ~ charge one
architect and three drauehtsmen temporarily employed and ,~en
a clerk The Secretary Sec the eaay ~ Ma nna ne y he
rxeeuton the concerning the commerce and nayga '
eb,hmeni the marine lnsals states and the
n of public buildings Cor custom houses ana other pur
comrrolreyr 0gce-Ilon william Medi compiroler and
fifteen peseribe the mode Of keeping and ssssqg g.
service wen n the pnbhc ianoA,
and rcviscs and certhes the balances arising thereon.
scd Comptroller 0fIoIm Issdhead ESQ., Comptroller,
ACCOUNTS army, navy aud indian departments Of the
public service and certacs the balances arising thereon
Commissioner and eeyen clerks He pcrrbcs the mode Of keens
and The rcvenne and dsbue
and building aud repairing custom houses, Sc ana re
certncs ihe balances arising ihcfees,
Fs Audaors o Thomas smith csq E.rs, Asdior, and
appropriations and expenditures on n
Of the cy Isl under private acts Of Congress and los
The balances 10 the cpmssioner o. the .ustoms anu ~
troucr respectively, FOR a,s,s decision thereon
Sead Audgoy OHc Thomas ~ Fuller Second AUDITOR ana
and aosss an accounts rcamg "
The pay clothing OF the army " fe as hrmo
srsens and ordnance, and oil accounts relating 70 'ue
acn reports the balances The Second Comptroller for ms d
stln thereon.
Third Ahiaas oGo,Rolcr Mknson cs, Third Andnor ana
seventy eight clerks He and ahsts all noeonn
aeBce of the orGeaicus, Military Acsdcmy m'''s ~
and the Qafeasers department well for pensions cmus
aug from military services previous 70 1919, ana LOT
other military service under various acts o. 'on
e aud reports tho balances 70 the second homwrof D 7 y"
oiion thereon
Asdaass Aaron Dayton esq Fourth AUDITOR and
sixteen clerks adjusts all aouns for ie service
the Navy Department and reports the balances TO the second tnp
ueher for his decision thereon.
FVh AadTos oGc Murray Mcconnell esq, Fph Auditor and
six clerks Ho adjusts all accounts for diplomatic ana
ar performed direction Of the state Depart
tasn and the balances 20 the Fr r s aen
thereon.
SaL Aialor's Ofcswllam Phillips asduof o Tho Treas
ury for department. and hundred ANA fourteen
clerks accounts arising from the ser
Noe Of the Post 0mce M decisions are hnn unless an
in months the First Comptroller He super
Intends tho collection all debts due the Post Once Departments apn
al penalties forfcrcs imposed pomastcrs and mail con
s civil aud criminal ssd takes al such sy be au
ihozcd by the me o. moneys doe 10 te
department a,rucng Unfcd aiorncy masa's and clerks
~ %ae relating hcrce aad receives rsuras ,r eaeS @ ,rIm @
apd legal proceedings has charge of all lands aud n ppperN
Hged 10 the United States In payment OF debts due the 70 e
armeht and has povsrio sc and dispose ~ ihe same lot e
p'aeal o thc United States.