The Washington union., 1857-12-02

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yo dsducton ror elaba WEEKLY
,r,.. organ,xation OF the Executive Depa rtmenfs
OF the Government or the United States
masE puARrrnsr
ls machinery employed 10 conduct business srisng
r een with all the Of the world fsr more
smps gsseraly conceived The number Employed " tho
49,, rtary state ton Lewis os Assistant Secretary Of
ste ion ApIt erf oe,k twelve clerks oae trans
lalor and librarian.
tsorats 8sasrh.--Ihs tho Department
ca all eospoasnes ss,wesn The ast.,smen . and ehss d.
m accredited fs government In All diplomatic INSTRUCTIONS
ar treaties boundaries &c copied aud recorded and
hing arst entered analytic liable or index
car B,aaArhb raneh has charge the eesresIoadence,
Az between dpsrmat and M oonsuls and commercial agents
uaAe states n n.rscaous e sn omesIs AN an1 ~ @
~ agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
r< Dsaa0 He has charge q Al correspondence and
disbursement Of which the department Is charged
Th raaaaIIs duties 70 furnish such uAnsiations as the
aesameni may reqe He as records the commissions Of consuls
and ye eonsals Egish, which exequanrs
issaed
CID f Aspoi.anaas and cs.m.ss.
usslons appointment nominations tho SENATE
exequaurs And records when Ia English the
eum-s ~hsh they arc ss"cd as charge q fs hofay
cs AZ tae Rolls and ArrhsiIe charge the rolls
rolled resolutions Congress- they are received Al Tho Dc
arni from the President, the authenticated eopss thereof
Which upern<nnds their publication,
and that q treaties in book Mrm attends 70
en and publications regard wh this duty assigned TO the
department.; writing and answering all letters connected
Has charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
c1s ii Administrations and CgyioAs has charge the
seals and Of tbs department. and prepares and
and aouu, for the fees las charge o pubcaioas
he department the relating copyrehts records and in
deres ali letters from The department. other than
the diplomatic and consular.
CLERK g aud Passports He and records pardons
and and ns the petitions and papers
DAILY register letters other than diplomatic and consular
rsd disposition made Of them letters relating
Arromsr oksraAls oylG
Hon jeremiah 8 Black Attorney States
II Get esq chief clerk The ordinary business this Office may be
a,ssiaed uuder the following heads.
Il oncal ouios on the euren, business government
called BY President head Il department BY the 50
Esamnaton all land purchased, the sites o
houses lighthouses, and all other public works Of
Applcaon parons conviction the courts
alcsiona apponmen, the Judicial and legal business
the which the government Is concerned
The s, "a s Ges ses ia 1Is 3 @ srney a
ordinary heads Of The business Of the Office are added at
First The direction Of all appeals California
second Of the laws Of the District Of
Columbia.
HrsRoR
secretary Of the Department InteSs Jacob Thomp
son o the state Of Mississippi Of chief
clerk oss Kelly esq., dsburng clerks and ten other regn
hllosins branches d the public service
M r 4 1 ~ a ns s eel c TIN n. a Buaa ad es
with the and sale q the pube domain ana .e
made by former by sales donations grants schools,
military bsunties or public and likewise tne
thereof The Land Once also anis is own accounts The
present. Hon 4 nsndrns q a na T. M
besides assistant and some iso clerks
"a Psnso~s The present head George G.
Whiting e T b e ss,aa shas ap an s ,Ss and
passed BY Congress granting bounty land OF
wars which have been snsased He has
chief clerk g. Cole and permanent corps consisting o some
extraordinary requirements o the land law has added
force Of aboa, nfy cerkhps q different
Nix of6sorgwn D. He provided with chief clerk and aoout
4th Pasx OcsTo this bureau b committed
performance all and things touching and respecting the grant
s,asucs relating agriculture
the collection and distribution d seeds plants and cuttings has
by acting Commissioner Of Patents In
the absence Of the commonertweve PRINCIPAL and twelve as
erss besides consider number e temporary employees
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive depart
parent supervision the United States marhals
and and the clerks Of the United states hs
pentenary the District Cunoia and
us # ihs n aes and o supervising and directing
the cner Of Public Buildings The hospital ior The insane q
management. 1s department addition % Which, BY laws re
Win The
ruon three roads leading % the Pacific ooasi
The department requires an additional building pr ITS accmmoda
has been repeatedly recommended during
thai ~ present the Pension Oufe ~
provided with wat il town Widers Bwdng while
branches department including the Sccreays office
once building the whols g which
required early for the o the Patent Ofe for
which originally intended.
DEPARTMENT.
Treasury Department Of the offices sf the Secretary Of
the Treasury eompesr commissioner OF the customs SIX an
ors treasurer sohor board and coast sur
Fey. , =.
The following a the dusss a these several Of
employed therein, respectively
Ssaasys Oceon Howell Cobb Secretary of ,hs Treasury
Philip CLAYTON Secretary charge one
architect dranghtsmen temporarily employed ana twenty
Secretary Treasury charged with the
the and o me
the and navigation o. the
States the coast the hight house
establishment the marine United and the
posn
P;rx cor.kroIl<ys OfoHon Mei Comptroller, and
the mode Of keeping and rendering &C
diplomatic service well ~ the public lands
revises csrtdcs the balances arising thereon
Sand Comr<rsllv Otk-J W, Cutts, ESQ, Comptroller end
ng te accounts army navy indian Of the
pubic SERVICE and cenes the balances arsing tee
0fce @ g Ae CasfcrHsFiugh j Anderson, esq
clerks He prcscrbes the mode Of Keeping
rendering Of the customs revenue and dsbars
building repairing custom houses &c and re
ceriines the balances arising thereon
Aadiors smith, esq, First Auditor, and
s and adjusts the aceoans o. the customs
appropriations and expenditures on a
private Of Congress and reports
the balances the Commissioner Of the Customs and the fr comp
roIler, respectively, fsv their decision thereon
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