The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-27
The Organization or the Executive Departments
Of the Government of the United States:
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OF the Government OF the United States:
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The machinery employed arsing out
Of our foreign ali powers for
simple than generally conceived The number employed the
One secretary ofsa (IIon Assistant Secretary Of
ion John AppletonD chief clerk twelve clerks,
aior, and one librarian, l e ie
Dlomaic Banch-Ths branch Of the State Department
charge q all y e., ss ssesn The dep % and e d.
accredited TO this government In all diplomatic instrucons
der treaties boand se ars prepared ana recored
being first entered in an analytic table or index
Consular BrancThs charge correspondence
department the ccnsus commercial agents
70 their daiches aud 10 letters rom other persons asking
lar agency relating 70 consular aa are prepared aud recorded
matters connected relating TO any fund the
dsburscmcnt Of which the department charged
TdHatorfIs furnish iransaions
require He as records the
and Woe copsus when not in English which cxequaurs
e Arpaas cos,miaoas makes ont and records
COMMISSIONS letters q apIoane aud no,iatus y the senate
commissions which oy issued Has charge the library
oeh Of Rolls takes charge
from ,he President The auhcucted copies thereof
which are ealei for prepares @ and suiernends their publication
their dsbuoa Throughout ihe United states and that q ali doca
publications regard which duty assigned
department.; writing answering letters connected thereuih
M charge all Indian treaties and busiess relating thereto
tfgs f lraeacnst ossa oopygnts-Ic has charge Of
attaches certificates Ipc preenicd Tor avthntaan reeves
the department under The laws relating reca AND h
s their titles necrd all letters from the department other than
tho diplomatic and consular
CLERK Of Pa Passports prepares records pardons
% a s Sss asa 3 ss ts @ au s soa % s 9as s ps Rs %
daily register q al ters other than diplomatic and consular re-
eeiye and Of the disposition made Of e' eprc 'c'crs relating
TO this business
MA ata ATTORNEY GssrRAl's OFFICE
Hon jeremiah Black Attorney General the United States; r.
Ge c chief clerk Tho ordinary business Of this Office may be
ona opinions on the current business q the government as
called for by the President BY any head Of department or by the So
Examination u the 1es Of a land purchased the sites Of
ARpen!eas rad0ns al conviction the
Applications appointment judicial legal
The conduct and all suits the Supreme Court Of
the United states in which the government Il concerned.
when referred by The head thereof the General
To these ordinary heads Of the business of the Office added
the present time the following, viz:
second The coAcon, and revision Of the laws Of the District Of
Columbia
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary Of the Department the ,erier Hon Jacob Thomp
clerk osss Kelly so dbarsns clerks and Ten oer resD
Tar clerks and % us SUPERVISION aud committed the
ls re is,tic lands The chisi Of this bureau called the Com
survey management and sale Of the public domain and the
issuing q ules therefor Whether derived from conrmoios grants
% vrrn Or pao Ga and m likewise hs
lieu thereof ONCE also its accounts The
rrss Commissioner Hon L T. a snds q pasns r. priv
besides drausnan assistant draush,ans lSe ee
- The Ercseh, head Of This bureau George
usn Wns s,S % % 81 sms n, as Se w. yao S ss n
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land pensions
in which the engaged.
s s 8 s % 9 e saaSe sn @ s INC
sxaolnay @ the new law has added
81 Inianscommissoner Indian Anars ad irtn Charles
Mix oGsorgctown p g s provided with chief clerk and about
QgeeTo burcau
q and isuI II patents for new and useful nvenon
and improvements the collection statistics relating agrcuurc
ecrkWho Is BY law The acting commsoner Patents
sistant examiners Of pn some dozen suboraie permanent
clerks % sscs so @ considerable siderable number q I, s employees
the Of s4o transferred from the Treasury
and attorneys United the
as sns 'f @ n % @ V%s s ea@ ss a and
from the State Department the duty taking and returning the
Commissioner Public Budings hospital the insane
the and q navy G an & @ % asa q eGom y & also e ppae. the
Gently assed the Secretary Of the Interior charged with the
The department requires building
ton and the erection has been repeatedly recommended during
the last few years for that purose AZ present the Tension Oae Is
provided with what Is known "wmicrs Badngo white
the other branches Of the department including the
aea crowded tho Patent occ building tho whole ot which
win be required early day for the use the Patent Once for
which, was originally intended
The Treasury Department consists Of the offices Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury comptroller commissioner Of the customs six
dtors register solicitor light house board and coast
The following these
and Of the force employed therein, respectively
Secrdoys 0fdion Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon. Philip Clayton, Secretary; IN charge;
architect three temporarily employed and twenty
three clerks The secretary Of the Treasury charged with the gen
execution the the and navigation Of the
establishment hospitals the United and the
public buildings houses and other
poses,
FUst Cosrsoters OgceIion William Mcdin Comptroller and
fifteen clerks He the mode of keeping aud rendering
diplomatic well public lands,
Hnd reyiscs balances arising thereon
Sesnd Ceftcr's OdfJoin esq, Comptroller,
the mode keeping aud render
the Tie and Indian departments of the
public balances arising thereon
oGoe # domsiouer cf NE CoaslIugh D. Anderson,
Commissioner and eleven clerks H prcbcs the mode of keeping
nad dbrc
building and ropang custom houses &C. and
yfscs and certihes the balances arising thereon.
Thomas smith, esq, First Auditor, and
nineteen clerks receives
civil list
the the and the FIRST Comp
troller, respectively fer their decision thereon.
Saona l,e'for's Auditor
adjusts all relating
the pay clothing recruiting Of the well anores
m relating the Indian depart
nt and the balances the Second Comptroller for his dec
sion thereon rr
Third daors 0fcRobcrtJ Atkinson, esq Third Auditor, and
eight alusts all for sub
rtncations Military Academy, military roads
arising from military previous TO 1916 and for horses and
other property the military under various OF Con
and reports the balances tc SECOND Comptroller for his de
cision hercon. .ls s
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