The Washington union., 1857-09-16

No deduction Tor CLUBS on WEEKLY,
The Organization or the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States
STATE psrAnrusr
whole machinery employed business arising
q negn relations with all The Of the world for
generally conceived The
Department Of State Of the United only
secretary Of State ion LAWS c Secretary
state (ion John Areon chief clerk, clerks,
hg and one librarian.
Diplomatic Brunch This state Department nas
Of all correspondence between department other al
poa Of The United uf foreign pow
from the department commissioners un.
Der treaties Of boundaries copied and
being hrst entered In an analytic table or index
Consular branch charge u the correspondence
& between the department the agents
q The United ssa - 4 Instructions % those officers and
lar agency OF relating TO consular affairs prepared recorded
The Di,s'g AsIe has chsrse Of all correspondence
disbursement Of which the department Is charged
TIE are to furnish such transsons as The
department. require He also
ad ''''' "'' n0' u 'ssh upon which e1'qoaar' are
cFqt IF Anssmeas ad Ccsmio~s makes out and records
@ & n..ers q appoament and nominations 70 the SENATE
COMMISSIONS which they Has charge the library.
G & Tie Rolls and A,yass IIo bikes charge The rolls
rolled acts aud resolutions the
partment from e President the authenticated copies thereof
treaties Ia the newspapers and in book form attends to
their distribution throughout the United States that of all docu
nents and publications which this duty assigned
writing and answering all letters connected herewith
Has charge OF all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK qf Cyrioh,s-IIe has charge Of the
seals Of the United States and of s department and
and for IL, as chs % ubsaon dsssSfs to
The department under the laws relating copyrights
the diplomatic and consular
Clerk rardoH and Passports prepares pardons
which they Makes out and records passports Keeps
daily register q all letters other than diplomatic and consular
to this business.
OFFICE
Black Attorney General United States r.
G chief clerk The ordinary business of this office may be
oca opinions on the curren, business Of the
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased
arsena custom houses light houses, and all other public
Applications padon in all cases Of conviction in the courts
Applications appointment Judicial legal business
The argument all Supreme Court of
s urss s s os ws n Il s nSy % % i
ments When referred by the head thereof Attorney
the present time the following, viz:
First The direction Of all appeals land claims California
Second The codhcaton and revision OF the
Columbia
scretsry Of the Of the Hon. Jacob Thomp
Ger ssS o sns IL ss sn @ as Ss s4 s
lar clerks and 70 R supervision and committed the
s aas Ps Lands The chef Of this bureau is called the Com
missioner Of the General Land Office Tho land Bureau charged
with the public domain
issuing Of titles therefor whether derived from grants
military beuncs public improvements and likewise the revision
Of Virginia military bounty land claims the issuing scrip
present Hendricks Indiana It's prn
c officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides drangtsman assistant daughsman and $50 clerks
Pcnss-Thc present head Of this bureau is George
Whiting, Of Virginia The charged
aoa and aadc0 q al Claims arising under tho and
for the military naval services the revolutionary and subsequent
wars In which the United States have been engaged He has
chief clerk & Cole and consisting Of
seventy other clerks which Congress enable him the
temporary force Of about y clerkshs different denominations
3D. OF Indian Affairs dd ieri Charles
Mix osorgctown D. He provided with chief clerk and about
ih Patent oGTo this committed the execution and
performance Of M Facts and things touching and respecting the grant
and the collection Of statistics relating 70
Tho collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
The absence Of the Commissioner principal and twelve
mpe ys
Besides these four principal branches OF this new executive depart
the supervision the Of the United marhals
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United States
the other the affairs
Of the pentcnry the United the District Coumbia and
Of United States and Of supervising and directing The acts
the Commissioner Public Buildings The hospital for the Of
management q this department. addition which by laws
wagon roads leading the raae coast
The department requires additional building for its coommoda
ton and the erection repeatedly recommended
the last few years for that purpose present the Pension ONCE
provided with what "Wndcrs Budng while
tho other branches the department. including the Office
all crowded into the Patent Once building, the whole Of which
viii be required early for the the Patent Office
which II was originally intended
~ ,sa
The Treasury Department the Offices Of the Secretary of
do treasurer register solicitor light and
The following indication the duties OF these several OH
e0s, and OF the force employed therein respectively
Srarys ODIon Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury
Hon Philip Assistant Secretary engineer charge
architect three raughcn temporarily employed and twenty
three Secretary Treasury charged with the
eral supervision the OF the and Of the
execution of the the and navigation Of the
United supeDnds the the ghth
establishment hospitals OF the United States and the
con certain public buildings for custom houses and other
poses.
First Cop,ysroiles Onceon William MediD Comptroller and
fifteen clerks mode keeping aud rendering
for the civil and diplomatic service well the public lands
and rcvses and cert1cs the balances arising thereon
Second Cop,ffroiier's 0John M Bedhcad Comptroller,
lie prescbcs the mode Of keeping and ronder
public vice. balances arising thereon
prescbes the mode Of keeping
the and dsburse
ments building repairing custom houses &c and
rscs and ccries the balances arising thereon
Firs Auaaors 0aceThomas Smith, esq., First Auditor and
appropriations and expenditures on sc
and under acts Congress- and reports
the Customs aud the First Comp
trolor rospecyely. for thereon.