The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-08
The Organization OF the Executive Department,
Of the Government OF the United States

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whole machinery elaycd business arising cat
sHgse than seneray esaosavsa Is number employed the
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STATE lou sop Appleton ono chief clerk twelve clerks trans
Dlsmas Brand-laas brsneh Of the sa.se Department as
sgs Al ooerespoaeass sesea ss aeparnsnl saa other a
s sovrrnmeni n il ali diplomats instructions
sent rem The deTsrxeni and communication V commissioners
being nrst entered IN anAlsue tabic index
nar Branch-7s branch has Charge Of the correspondence
5 between the Department and the csUs ana commercial agents
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lar reaag consular affairs prepared and recorded
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dsbnrsemeni of which Che department u charged
TIE 7anaef fs du,iss furnish such iransnoas the
ana voc eosals when not N English upon which eseqaaiars
eoau'ss leilers q appointment and denominations e the snnte
hpy sIias charge library
coh of r,als, OF
rolled act and reouns q oonEress e they are received 4 ae a
which called for prepares for and sufrntend their alao
throughout shs rniod States
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charge all treaties renting fceio
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ashes csacs % parers presented ior ihenicaon receives
department relating copyrights
dexes thr titles records all letters FROM he department. other than
the diplomatic and consular
Cer Paon PaspotsIie prepares records purdons
and reaiasis and resI ana nes the petitions and
daily rcgiscr q all letters, cr and
oed and Of the disposition them prepares relating
this business.
Jeremiah s Black Attorney General Of The United
o chic clerk Tho ordinary business Of tins oihce be
eusrs current Of government
called f by The President BY any head q department by the So
land purchased
arseu cnste houses hight houses and al other pnbc works f
Appatons pardous conviction courts
Applications appontment judicial legal business
The conduct an the Supreme
The arising any depart
snts when referred BY the head thereof % the Attorney General
Firsi appeals land claims in CALIFORNIA
secuna The ocanctoa and
Columbia
INTERIOR pzrusrsunr
Secretary the Department Of the nt4ssr Tomp
clerk osps Koy dsarsing CLERKS regu
lar clerks and 70 us sscrvn and committed the
following branches II the Inhr
~ TAe Iasi Lands The cl u tins bureau called the
with ss % and sae q the ps domain and the
by governments ~ sales dtnatons ogrsuts schools
military soaae Or public and hkewe The revision
heu thereof The Land Office, andts accounts. The
ciai osaccrs arc recorder chief esrs principal clerk af survey
besides draaeiasma assistant drauginan and $50 clerks
"a rNs.sas The present head q tas bureau : George
adjadson arising
@ ws passed sy eorre granting bounty nna PENSIONS
IN which the United engaged. He
seveuir oer clerks . which Congress % enable him % meet the
reqeee q the new bounty land law has aaaed
Sd Iafians Of Indian Affairs a i'aed Charles
hftesf other Subordinate clerks.
all things touching and respecting the
ing and issuing for useful discoveries Inventions
the collection distribution q seeds, plants and cuttings has
slo aseaee of tbe 1rae and twelve a
sstli examiners q patents some dozen subordinate permanent
Resides these four prep branches q this new executive depart
,nrlt tie anpersin q ts aaens q he raea states narss
and and the clerks q the unied States the
penbeniry United coumba
from The stae Department. The duty e taking and returning he cen
the Commissioner Public buildings The hosItai fr the insane Of
the and navy and the District Columbia also under the
q ths department; addition which BY laws
rruen Z ID 's @ as e ar ra q ne nans o @ e '0
The department requires an additional bcne for s aosmmoda
roIaea Sih rs IN Sat pnov Winaer Iidlnp w,e
The other branches Of fe rparnc cuaing tf secrr,arys ONCE
sl crowded into the ratou oce building the whole q which
which il originally intended
TREASURY prAnrrrsr
The Treasury Department consists q The Offices The Secretary Of
dos treasurer register solicitor light house board aud cost sur
The following 4 brief inaon II nc duties Of these several ON
ces, and q the force employed therein respectively:
seq,ys orlion Howell Cobb secreaTy 6 The Treasury
architect and three daurne tnloFariy employed and twenty
supervision government q
s1ssua q the laws the esmmese &c and naga m lion q G
establishment hospitals Of the United States aud the
sScon certain utic buildings for custom houses and other
Fs cssstyras cGc-Iion- william nodm, Comptroller, and