The Washington union., 1857-04-28
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
of the Government of the United States.

The Organization OF the Executive Departments
Of the Government of the United States.
DRAKsuor
The whole machinery employed arising
simple generally conceived The number employ in the
nSresasn, q sss q The United states only As ows
% on John Apeton one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
liior, aud one librarian.
Diplomatic BdnThs branch OF the state Department has
charge Of all correspondence between the department other
pomac agents Of the United States abroad and those foreign
accredited 10 this all diplomatic Instructions
sent from the department commissioners
ali Of Ike character received are registered and 1ed their oaiens
being first entered In an analytic table OF index.
BrdneIs charge correspondence,
between the department an the eosas aud commercial agents
Of the United States In instructions those officers and
10 their dispatches and TO letters from other persons asking tor consul
lar agency o relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
The ps"e geis has charge q all correspondence and
disbursement Of which the department charged
The Traasa HIS furnish
department. require He also records the commissions Of oonsu
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clok Of aIreiaent Commissions makes out and records
out and records exeqaurs records when English
commissions which they issued Has charge OF the library
CLERK f The Rolls aud ArhilIe takes charge OF the rolls,
rolled Congress they
from the President the authenticated thereof
and that Of treaties IN de and book form attends
their distribution throughout the United States
ens aud publications IN regard 70 which this duty Is assigned to the
department writing and answering all letters connected herewith
CLERK Of Authorizations copyieatsIIe charge Of the
seals Of the United States and Of the department prepares
and for The fees Has charge pubneaons transmitted to
the department under the laws relating copyrights records
the diplomatic and consular
CLERK Of Pardo and PasposHe prepares pardons
which they are founded Makes out and records passports Keeps
daily register q alletiers other than diplomatic and consular
ceve and OF the disposition made of cn letters relating
TO this business.
Hon. Black Attorney States r.
IL Get chief clerk The ordinary business this Office may be
classified under the following heads
oca onons the current business of the government
called for BY the President by any head Of department or by the So
Of the titles of all land purchased the
arsena houses light houses and all other public works
Applications pardons all
Applications appointment Judicial legal
The conduct and Of all sus the spcmo Court Of
the United States ~ which the government + concerned
when referred BY bead thereof Attorney General
TO these ordinary heads Of the business Of the office added
First The direction Of all appeals land claims California
Second The codhaon and revision the Of
Columbia,
isnRoH nErARrnss
Secretary Of the Department Interior Thanp
Of the State Of Mississippi It's clerical consists Of chief
clerk Moses Kelly esqD two dsbusng clerks and ten other
lar clerks and . It's supervision and management, are committed e
is, We Pa I 0 Te ehs Of mi. bureau called IN, Com
missioner Of the General Land Once The Land Bureau charged
issuing Of titles therefor whether derived from unma,ons grants
made BY former BY sales q for for schools
Of Virginia military bountyland claims aud the issuing Of scrip
present Commissioner Hon. T. A. Hendricks Of Indiana pn
epa oces recorder chicfelerk principal clerk Of
besides daughsman assistant draugman and l5o clerks
3D. Posians present head Of this bureau George C
nation and adjudication all claims arising under the various and
military naval services in the revolutionary and susequen
wars in which the United States haye pccn engaged He has ond
seventy other clerks which Congress enable him
temporary about nr clcrhps different
3d. Indians Of Indian Affairs dd interim Charles
Mix ofGeorgown d. c. He provided with chief clerk and about
nssn s oasr s saSSrn.a aS ,s oom o \.
performance all ac and things touching respecting the grant
ing add issuing patents io new and useful inventions
the collection and distribution o seeds plants and cuttings II has
ln s ss % ~ sS !s ss c@I's a snS nsys re' m
aant Of patents dozen subordinate permanent,
Bas these four pine branches q ,as new esssaso depart
men the organic act Of is.o transferred to from The Treasury
and and the clerks Of the United States the
pencuary the United States the District Columbia
from tho state Department the dn taking and returning the
the Commissioner Public Buildings The hospital for tho insane
sas a sa' 3 EI I spa a sas ss w s ss"r ss
Gently passed tho Secretary Of e Interior charged with the
The department requires additional building for its accommo
ton the has been repeatedly recommended during
provided with in is building while
are ali wdcd into The building which
w sas s sba n fn ns6de r. a4s sa oe '
Treasury Department the Secretary
Treasury omptroers commissioner the customs,
do register solicitor light house board aud
The following indication Of the duties these
ces, and of the forcc employed licren respectively
Ssrtarys O6efon Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary engineer charge
architect and three temporarily employed and twenty
three clerks The Secretary OF the Treasury charged
supervision Of the fiscal transactions the government
execution OF the laws concerning the commerce and navigation
asin Eb nsp " s Ho,"a u s,s,ol Ia sna ne son
uctn Of certain public buildings for houses pnr
poses.
P5S Comtlrolrs O6roe-IIon William Mcli Comptroller and
fifteen clerks He rcsches the keeping
counts FOR the civil and public
aud reyscs and cerudcs the balances arising thcf9n
Srd osmitroias 0EeeJon NJ Brodhcad, eq Comptroller
c prccrbcs Keeping
Ing the Of the and Indian The
public service and evlcs ccres the balances arising
Office g Commissioner Of ne CuaonsIuph Anderson esq,
Commissioner and eleven clerks lie pescbes the mode of keeping
and rendering The accounts Of the customs and dbue
and for the building and repairing
vses and certines the balances arising thereon
FS Auddors 06oThomas l.. Smith, First Auditor, and
clerks io receives adjusts the
and disbursements appropriations expenditures
Of the civil list and under private Congress
balances 70 the Commissioner tho Customs and the Comp
Eroller, respectively for their decision Incrcop.
Saod Audos OGteThomas d. Fuller Second Auditor,
clerks He adjusts all relating
the pay, clothing and recruiting the army wen armo
arscnas and ordnance and relating Indian
men and reports the balances 10 the Second Comptroller for his dec
sion thereon,
ThId 4uiaas 0 Robert j. Atkinson esq 4hrd AudIor and
sence Of the forthesons Military Academy military roads
and the Quarermasters well Tor pensions claims
from military
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