The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-13
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OF the Government OF the United States
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whole machinery employed business arising
esn relations with all the powers Of the world fer
department only seventeen follows
State on Appeon one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
hor and one librarian
DIPLOMATS Byua branch Of the state Department sas
charge Of all correspondence
pomaic Of the uued States abroad those Of foreign pow
secredsd government Ia diplomatic instructions
from the department. commissioners IN
der treaties q boundaries prepared copied and recorded and
beng nrs entered In an analytic table or index
coslar charge correspondence
Of the United ocers
@ Their dispatches and 70 letters from other persons asking for
lar agency or relating to consular ans prepared and recorded
The Disr0 has charge Of all Correspondence and
other matters connected With accounts relating fund with
disbursement Of which the department charged
TIC TO furnish such translaons as the
department. may require lie ae recoas the
aas @ s' '0'e1 Wnsn '0' N ss upon whh eA'a''"' are
cira@ AIgetrans a,a makes records
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COMMISSIONS which they Issued Has charge the library
oss z s Rs,. sra Arsc. q He takes charge Of the rolls
rolled acts and resolutions Of carc they received the
Fsrnctfo the President the authenticated copies thereof
and that o treaties il ,he and il book form attends 70
shslr dlsrhu'sm throughout tho rned States. a thu, q all
department writing and answering all letters connected herewith
Has charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Clerk Of AaAs3icesow Cfy,ighsiie charge the
soal Of thc Unnd states and o tbs department and
and for the FEES as charge Of pubTas tranm,sd 70
the department. under the laws relating copyrights records
the diplomatic and consular.
Clerk g fards and Passports prepares pardons
which they founc Makes o and records keeps
daily register AZ Letters oasr than dpome and consular,
to this business,
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Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States
Gct shc clerk Tho ordinary business Of this ONCE
l. opinions government as
called BY The President any head department by
Exnmipa,n u tho TILES Of all land purchased tho
arsona custom houses light houses and all other public works
Applications for parons in all cases Of ooay,ion in tho courts
Applications appointment judicial and legal business
Thc eonducs and argument Of all Supreme Court
The supervision Of ali other suits arising any or the depart
msns when referred by the head thereof tho Attorney
To these ordinary heads Of the business the
the present time the following, viz:
Second The codncton and revision Of the laws Of the
Columbia
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Secretary Of the Department Of the tes Hon Jacob Thomp
sSs q s sey 4 ap % E @ sn @ q ss enc s
lar Ss and 10 its supervision and management committed the
i The Pubic is the Com
missioner Of the General Land Once The Land Bureau charged
issuing titles therefor whether grants
military boansss public and ksH he REVISION
Of Virginia military bounty land claims the issuing scrip
4 Iiendr,ci q Indiana il prin
besides draughtsmnu assistant daughsman and $50 clerks
Whiting Of Virginia The charged the
nson and 70 all claims arising under The, The various and
or the military naval services In the revolutionary and subsequent
ar n which the United States have been engaged He has
seventy other clerks which Congress enable him the
extraordinary requirements OF the law has added
temporary FORCE OF about ny eeksp Of different denominations
3D. OF Indian Affairs dd inen Charles
NIX oueorgeown He provided with chief esk and about
al. q-To bureau i committed the
% q ~ ass and things touching and the grant
the collection Of stalcs relating ngricuture
the corion and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
the absence principal
clerks sesdes number q may employee
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive depart
partment tho supervision the United marss
and , and The clerks q s United aos naag
te penienty the United States in the District Coumba and
states and e Supervising directing
the Commissioner Of Public Buildings Tho hospital for The Of
Management. Of ibis depar'meD in addition to which h laws re
he three al eaap1 e Pacific eo
The department requires additional building for its aceenmoda
tho last few for that purpose present tho Pension oce
Se ob na rSou What known - h o while
arc all crowded Into tho Patent Once building the whole Of which
which Wa originally ntsndsd.
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Tho Treasury Department of the offices OF the Secretary Of
The Tasur two conroers commissioner Of the customs six a
ors treasurer register SOLICITOR light house board and coast sur
The following bc indication
ses, and Of the iorcn employed therein, respectively:
Sotays ooIiop Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury
architect and three agumen temporarily cmpoycd and twenty
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execution Of the laws pcenng the commerce and navigation Of the
United States lilo supcnnds the survey the coast the
establishment tho hospitals OF the United Sae and the