The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-08

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r.e organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Governments or the United states
The whs nacnery employed arising
far bren all the powers OF the world fsr
s@ ap sss ss1of1 q sss Snsa States n ssvsup q
oae secretary Lewis cass Assistant Secretary Of
state (On John Apon chief clerk twelve clerks trans
Iator and one librarian gtls
Dise~as ByanA THIS branch Of the state Department
aslc agents abroad foreign pow
accredited 70 this government IN all diplomatic Instructions
treaties S are od s S ana Ss and
being first entered m an analytic table or index
ciay yaach branch charge Of correspondence,
&c. The department and the consu and commercial agents
I'm, United
their dispatches and letters from other asking for
lar agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
D1s1s0 A0ea He has charge Of all correspondence and
other connected with accounts relating TO fund with the
dsbursesnent Of which the department Is charged.
the TansiaaorFis the
arment require
eoosuls when In English which eNequanrs are
lssuod.
co S Ayyonsn and osaassioas makes out records
commissions letters OF appointment and nominations to the senate
COMMISSIONS which they ssasd Has charge OF the library
Cls AAicIe charge of the rolls,
a from the the aulhencea eoss thereof
which called m for and suporptends their publication
S dibaoa throughout the United states and thai all
Iaens publications which hi, duty assigned TO the
answering Herewith.
Has charge treaties and business relating
csk u AaAtieatiens and cqypat He has charge q the
certificates presented for auhencion receives
and oan ~ nnar ,us o ne lava M aan % nr and m
dexes titles records all letters from the department. other than
The diplomatic and consular, H@t
CLERK Pads aud IassosHe prepares and records pardons
and uons and registers and os the petitions and papers on
Sv rsae Of all letters other diplomatic consular
yed and disposition made of them; letters relating
10 this business .Hrt
GENERALS
Hon jeremiah Black Attorney the United states
Ge esq clerk The ordinary business this office be
classified under the following heads
opinions tho current business Of the government
tho President by head Of department or by the So
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as sites
Arsna houses light houses and all other public works
Applications pardous all cases conviction the courts
II United States
Applications appointment all tho Judicial and legal busnesa
s. The conduct and argument suits Supreme
tue States in which the government is concerned.
The supervisors OF all other suits arising N any o. the depart
these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office are added at
nr The direction Of ali appeals on land claims in California
codnaton and revision Of the laws of the District Of
Columbia
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary m the Department Intaer Jacob Thop
SON. Of the state Mississippi Of che
clerk oses Kelly esq., dsbursng clerks and ten other regu
following branches Of tho public service.
lst The chief Of this bureau u called the Com
the survey sale Of the public domain and the
issuing derived from combinations OF grants
made by former by sales donations grants m
military pspncs public improvements and likewise be revision
Once also ands its accounts The
present = Hon 4 Hsndss Of Indiana India M pn
ssdes assistant draghssman and some 100 clerks
"a head Of this bureau = George e
w.9 virginia The 60 a s, sh vi vaross ss saa
passed by Congress granting bounty land po
for the military naval services the revolutionary and subsequent
which United engaged He has
chief clerk 6 Cole esq and permanent corps consisting q some m,
extraordinary requirements Of the bounty land law has added
81 % Of ndian Affairs aa sr Charles
Mix oGeogeo~n D. He provided with chief clerk and about
4h Patent OoTo this bureau is
performance all a and things touching and respecting the gran.
mprovemens collection statistics relating agcuure
chief clerwho il By law the acting Patents
abe the Commissioner principal and twelve
clerks Of temporary employees
@ % @ . a q . % rom nsm Ike
the supervision Of the the United States marshas
the United states and the affairs
Of the penntay Of the United States in the District Columbia and
tho United States and Of supervising and directing the acts o.
ihe army and navy under the
management ths department addition to which BY laws
s the three roads leading 70 the Pacific coast
@ as ana o one has Ssn
the last ow o that A. present the % paRson once
department including the sccreays office
the oce building the whole Of which
viii required early for the Of the Patent Once Tor
which was originally Intended
TREASURY DEpARrnEsT.
Treasury Department, consists Of the offices Of the secreay Of
thu Treasury oompoer commissioner Of the customs S an
to treasurer register, solicitor light house board and coast sur
The following Is brief indication or the OH
and Of the foree employed therein, respectively
Ssgday oGoIon Howell Cobb Secretary of the Treasury