The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-17
The Organizati ti0n Of the Exc ecutiye Department,
OF the Government Of the United States

The Organization Of the Executive Departments
Of the Government Of the United States.
mrn prARnnsr
The whole arising
OF our fg relations with All the powers Of the world far
simple than generally conceived The number employed in the
Secretary osaie, (on csa secretary
state ion John Appeon one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
Diplomatic Branch the Department hss
charge o. All eogo9aencs between hs department, and other d
accredited 10 this In all diplomatic instructions
sent from the and 70 commissioners u
all Of Ike character received registered and filed their contents
being lrst entered in an analytic table or index
ooiuIa B,es branch has charge OF the correspondence
A between the department and the consu and commercial agents
Of tho United States In instructions those officers and
their dispatches and letters from other asking for
lar agency relating consular anas prepared and recorded
4he Dsi'g 9a4He has charge Of all correspondence and
other matters connected with accounts relating TO any fund with tho
disbursement OF which tho department Is charged
The T,a,raoHis duties furnish such tranaons
department require lie also records the commissions
and vice consu when not in English upon which
issued. Ytf
Commissioners letters Of appointment and nominations the senate
makes exelaus and records when il English the
cak @ M Rolls and Arehs He takes charge Of the rolls,
rolled and resolutions Congress- they received at the de-
from The prepares the copies thereof
and that Of treaties the and in book form attends
publications regard which this duty assigned the
Department. writing and answering all letters connected herewith
Csrl n .,,ahntaons CapwightsIIe has charge Of the
Of the department. aud prepares
and accounts for the fees Has charge Of pucaoas transmitted
department under the laws relating copyrights
their % records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular
CLERK Of Paro Passports prepares records pardons
which they are Makes records passports keeps
daily register all letters other than diplomatic and consular
oed and OF the disposition made of hem letters relating
to this business.
ATTORNEY a
Hon. Jeremiah Black Attorney the ses;
H. G chief clerk Tho ordinary business Of this Office be
oca opinions the current business Of the
called for by The President by head Of department by the 60
Examination Of The titles Of all land purchased
asena houses light houses all other public
Applications for pardons all conviction the
Applications appointment all Judicial legal
The conduct and argument of all the Supreme of
the United States in which the government concerned
ments BY 10 the Attorney General
To these ordinary heads of tho business of the Office added
First The direction q all appeals land claims calon
Second The oodcaion and revision Of the laws Of the District OF
Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Department the Interior Thomp
the of Mississippi Its clerical force chief
lar cierks and Is supervision and are committed the
following branches q the public service
missioner of the General Land Office The Land Bureau charged
issuing Of titles therefor whether from grants
made by former by sales donations Of grants for schools
Of virginia military claims aud the issuing Of scrip
lieu thereof The land oe also andas Is own accounts The
ca officers recorder, chief clerk principal clerk OF surveys
besides daughman assistant draughnan and some 100 clerks
"a Paens The present head Of hi. bureau Is George
Whiting, or Virginia The commissioner charged with the cxsn
adjudication Of all claims arising under the and
@ I laws passed p G9s ssn1s I SGua land or
in which the United States have been engaged He has
seventy other clerks Congress enable
extraordinary @ Of The new bounty land law has added
ID indians Of Indian Affairs I'D i"ei' Charles
Mix ofGegetown lie provided with chief clerk and about
4h Paa ITO this bureau Is committed the execution and
ing and issuing patents for and useful discoveries Inventions
The collection and distribution Of seeds plants, and cuttings has
chief clcrkwho Is by law tho acting Commissioner OF Patents in
sstan examiners patents some dozen subordinate permanent
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary EMPLOYEES
principal branches this
the organic act Of 1so transferred 70 from the Treasury De
and attorneys and clerks Of courts the manage
the lead and other mines the United States and the affairs
the Department the duty Of taking and returning the
o. the United s,a,ss and e I and directing the nets
The army navy and Of the District Of Columbia y also under tho
sa ps hd ~ ey & III a E a III ss e.
the three wagon roads leading TO tho Pacific coast
ton has been repeatedly recommended during
sTd aS @ sw w s as B s While
the other branches the including the scoenys office
required carly day for the Of the Patent Office for
which originally intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Treasury Department consists Of tho Offices Of the Secretary Of
or treasurer register solicitor lighthouse board aud coast
The following brief indication duties of these several OH
ces and Of the force employed therein respectively
ssyet,s ocIIon Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury
Hon. Philip Clayton Assistant secretar one engineer charge