The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-11-05
The orxanizati0n Of the Executive Departments
OF the Government Of the United States; b.
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Of our Ssrgn with all The powers world
prpsrimenl only seventeen tolows:
one Sscnetary on LOWS Csas Secretary
slo on john Appn chief clerk twelve clerks
p,lena,s Branrh This branch the STATE Department aas
oaie agents the United sates and those foreign pow
I'd 5 as a ON
treaties Boundaries &C. prepared copied and recorded and
being Ars entered in an analytic table or index ntt
This branch has charge Of the correspondence
S ",sS % n nucn 70 ho @a sr ana
dispatches and to etors from other persons asking for
relating 10 consular Affairs prepared and recorded
The b6a,sn0 ASe has charge Of all correspondence and
connected with relating fund with the
disbursement OF which tho department s charged.
The TyaaciorHs
department require He as records the commissions consuls
and consul when not In English, which
issued.
Clak Of Apponns makes and records
COMMISSIONS letters Of appointment and nominations TO tho Senate
commissions which thoy issued Has charge Of the library
cies S e Rolls ArairsIle charge the rolls
pamen, from the President The authenticated copies
which called for prepares r and suprntcnds their
,Geir distribution Throughout the United states
s ama s% N @nn M % .as aa
charge all Indian and business relating thereto
c,at y 4.Asas.'er ara csrgsa,Ie has charge Of ,hs
attaches certificates papers presented for aahenicaton receives
the department relating copyrights
dI he o records all letters from the department other than
CLERK Of Piou Paap,sHe prepares pardons
and rcnssis and registers aud h4 the petitions and papers on
ds esc a e,,or. ohcr than diplomatic consular
eeed and Of the disposition made Of hem prepares letters relating
to this business. W I# a.aH.E na W.
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Hon Jeremiah s. Black Attorney General Of the United States r.
G sief clerk Tho ordinary business Of this Office may be
classified under the following heads
Official opinions the business o the government,
called for By tho President by any head Of department by tho So
Termination titles purchased sites Of
r.ea lighthouses and i other public works of
Applications psrions all conviction
Applications for appointment judicial legal
the government
The United States In which the government Is concerned
The Of all other suits aring in a the depart
when referred by the
To lheo ordinary heads Of tho business Of the office added at
appeals on land Chains in California
second The colcat and revision Of tue laws Of the Dc, Of
Columbia.
Iyr1u,ioa DEPARTMENT. . '
secey the Department Inicrier Ihomp.
clerk Moses Koy cq sbursng clerks and ton other
following branches Of tho public service:
a n G m s @ e m n. n Sss ss
with the survey and sale q the public domain and the
made governments BY sales donations, ogrnts schools
military beunes or public and likewise the revision
,a Thereof The Land Once also sna s ~ own accounts The
aI aers are recorder '1 CHIEF eI PRINCIPAL e q
besides dauehman, draughtsman,
a i'sss The present hs,d Of this bureau + George G.
n Ws oS q The % a n s,rga ad with VII the ssnm ,n
humorous laws passed N Congress granting bounty land or pensions
in which the United engaged has
ns clerk g Cole co. and permanent corps eGninE mi, O. some M,
ssaor na requirements Of the bounty land law has added
ST. rdiarscommsi siony Of Inisn Affairs ad iaem Charles T.
Mx dGsorsown He provided with chief clerk and about
4th iaAs Cace-To
q al "acts and things touching and respecting the grant
Ing and ssuing discoveries
aad improvements the relating agriculture
the collection and distribution m seeds plants, and cuttings has a
chief cekwho by law ths acting Of Patents
tho absence Of the cmmisonertweivc principal and twelve
ccrk besides considerable temporary employees
mn the organic act Of isas rasferred to R il from ,e De-
nent the supervision Of tho accounts Of the rned States marhas
mnt Of the lead and the United States
9TH" pentetary Of the United States the District Columbia and
h" the State Department the duty taking aud the
a'es of tho United STATES and u supervising end directing the
the and navy rstiut Columbia
mnagcmen Of fha department in addition TO which by laws
Iuc,iou Wagon leading
o " a a S""n sca,aSy u ee" a"nr
@ @ ew Wy years for that pnrpose Az present the Pension oce y
IN" other branches of the department. including tho secreay Office
arc si crowded into the Patent Office building the whole which
VIII be required carly day for the the Patent
'hShh was originally Intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. ..... ...I..
The Treasury Department consists Of the oces the Secretary of
treasury comprolcS commissioner OF the
uoF treasurer register, solicitor light house board and coist
The following
Vos' ana oil The hrco employed therein, respectively:
teu,ys QRteIIon Howell Cobb, Secretary OF a Treasury;
non Pp Clayton Assistant Secretary engineer In charge; one
architect and three draughi temporarily employed,
roe clerks The secretary Of the Treasury charged with the
fiscal
eeuon Of the laws onernng the commerce. and navigation the
United Ss lie supcr!ntcnds
cahhhmcn the marine hospitals the United the
ucon Of certain public ung for custom houses and other
poses. It. 4-ef ts tH '#aa
Fsr< comlerots o6aH Medll Comptroller,
mcn clerks He prcscbcs the mode Of keeping and rendering
the civil ani diplomatic
ana revisos and cehea the balances arising thereon.
Sond Compr1lers QGoeIobn NJ Bsdhcad ceq, Comptroller
and seventeen clerks lie probcs tho keeping
public service and eriscs arising
oNcs y Commissioner Of The J.
'onnissoner, eleven clerks keeping
and rendering the the and burs
us ana Tor the building md repairing custom houses BE- aud
'SS ana certhes The balances arising thereon.
fhs udiors ofeTonns I. Smith, esd, First Auditor, and
netoen clerks He receives aud adjusts tho Of tho customs
revenue and disbursements appropriations expenditures
count the civil list Congress-
The balances the Commissioner
Uo'cr, respectively, fer their decision thereon
Srond Auior's OGoe-Tlouas j. Auditor,
twenty clerks He and adjusts s relating
The clothing, recruiting the army well ermoes
hNea and ordnance, and all relating to the niian depart
n and reports the balances the Second Comptroller for his d
sion thereon.
Thini Auiaos 0TceRcbert T. Atkinson cs4 Third Auditor
seventy eight clerks He receives and adjusts all for sub
tonce Of the army, forhcatons Military Accny military
sn the acrmasters department we'll for pcnsons claims
arising from military services previous 10 1915 and Tor horcs and
Wr property the military under ariOus acts of
% aud reports the balances 10 the Second Comptroller for his de
tsiOn thereon ,f7
FOURTH AUDITORS 0eAarono Dayton ESQ., Fourth Auditor and
cen clerks lie receives and austs a accounts for the service OF
Navy Department and the balances TO the Second Comp
uoter Tor his decision thereon.
FVh Avdlors ofce Murray Mcconnell esq, Firth Auditor and