The Washington union., 1857-06-13
. orsanizatiOn Of the Executive Departments
fbe ~ lie Government of the United States
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a. organization of the Executive Departments
TIC o9 lie Government of the United States
STATE DEPARTMENT.
M machinery employed to conduct the business arising out
M I relations with all the powers OF the world 5 for more
@ m,n Is generally conceived The number employed In The
@ Of se Of bn United States Is only follows;
y q state IIop IeYis Cass Assistant Secretary of
gH join lppcion) chief clerk twelve clerks trans
Nm and one hbraran'
! ,.,,, goanA-Tbs branch Of The State Department nas
m correspondence between the department other d.
ns OF The United foreign pow
td 10 this government In all diplomatic instructions
Gm the department and communications to commissioners
a bonndae &c. prepared, copied, recorded
No character received registered and ned their contents
y M grt entered in an analytic table or index
- BurncThs branch has charge of tho correspondence
~ the department and the eonsus aud commercial agents
United states In instructions 70 those officers and answers
naccs and TO letters from other persons asking for
Or relating consular affairs, prepared aud recorded
M Dyag gsRIIe has charge of all correspondence and
matters connected with accounts rotating any fund with the
sprscment Of which the department Is charged
nj, raaaiOrIs furnish translaons
] may require He also records the commissions Of consuls
N y ccnsls when not in English upon which exequaturs
sued
yt IA pra,pents and Conui lie makes and records
oam letters Of appointment and nominations 70 The senate
% ont records eScquanrs and records when In English the
Tuous which they are issued Has charge Of the library
5 RIls and Arl.,vIIc takes charge of The ros,
% AZ resolutions o Congress- they received at the de
m The rrcsdent prepares the authenticated copies thereof
@ are cd prepares for and suIerIntends their publication,
I'D tor repuc The newspapers and in book fonp attends to
distribution throughout the United States, and that OF oil docu
@ ana publications. IN wgard 10 which this duty Is assigned 10 the
all letters connected herewith.
M charge Indian treaties, and business relating thereto
ek 5 Adhaicd,ims and OpytGhtIIc has charge Of the
m United States and of the department. and prepares and
certificates TO papers presented authentcaion receives
mi accounts for charge of publications
department under the laws relating to copyrights records and in
titles records all letters from the department other than
Me diplomatic and consular
c ~ Paas Passports lie prepares and records pardons
I nous and registers and HES the petitions and ptpers
y register all letters, other than diplomatic and consular,
nd aud the disposition made Of tem prepares letters relating
this business,
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Han jeremiah Black Attorney General the United States r.
Ga ESQ., chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may be
Classified under the following heads:
Official opinions on the current business Of the government as
by President by any head Of department. by the 80
cior 0 the Treasury.
Examination Of the titles of all land purchased as the sites Of
s houses light houses and all other public works Of
The jIted States.
Applications for pardons in all Of conviction the courts
the United States.
Applications for appointment Judicial legal business
The conduct argument the supreme
United States in which the government Is concerned
The supervision OF all other suits arising any OF the depart
n by the head thereof Attorney General
ordinary heads Of the business Of the office added
Frst The direction all appeals California
Second The concaon aud revision Of The laws Of tho District Of
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iSrERioR nEpARr,nSr.
Secretary Department Of the Intcrer Hon Jacob Thop
the State Of Mississippi clerical force consists chief
k scs Kelly esq two dbursig clerks and ten other regu
clerks aud its supervision and committed The
6AOwng branches OF the public service:
a The Public lands The chief Of this bureau is called the Com
missioner Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau charged
With the survey management sale Of the public domain and the
ug titles tcrelor whether derived from combinations grants
made former governments by sales donations ogant for schools
military bcune public improvements, and likewise the revision
Virginia military bcunyand claims, and the issuing Of scrip
present Commissioner Hon A. Hendricks, Of Indiana It's prin
opal officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk surveys
besides assistant drangbtsman and some $50 clerks
q Peasige The present hcaa Of this bureau George G
Whiting Of Virginia. The commissioner charged with the exam
nation and adjudication Of ail claims arising under The various and
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land pensions
in which the United States have been engaged He has
chief clerk g. Cole es and permanent consisting Of some
extraordinary requirements Of the bounty land law has added
temporary force Of about y clcrkshps Of different denominations
3D. Commissioner Of Indian Affairs nd ineriR, Charles T.
M %Geogetown He provided with chief clerk and about
Mfen other subordinate clerks.
4h Patent 0bfoTo this the
ance all acs and things touching and respecting the grant
% aud Issuing Of patents for and useful discoveries Inventions
and improvements the collection OF statistics relating agrculure
HG collection and distribution d seeds plants and cuttings has
a ekwlo by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents IN
e absence OF the Commissioner principal, and twelve
% examiners Of patents, some dozen subordinate permanent
clerks besides considerable number of temporary employees
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive depart
mn the organic Of 1S49 transferred the Treasury De
cnt supervision Of the accounts Of the United states marhas
mem the lead and other mines Of the United States and the affairs
n ncnary Of the United states the District Of Columbia and
from the State Department duty taking and returning the
I the United States and Of supervising and directing the acts Of
the Commissioner Public Buildings hospital tho
the army and navy the District Columbia IL also the
management of this department; addition which, by laws
Gently passed the Secretary of the Interior charged with the
sct Of the three wagon roads leading the Pacific coast
he department requires additional building o its acccmmoda
and the erection has been repeatedly recommended during
@ a few years for that purpose present the Pension ONCE is
provided with rooms in what Is known sWin1ers Building while
% branches Of the department. Including the Secretrys Office
Gre AT crowded into the Patent Office building the whole Of which
VIII be required at early day for tho the Patent occ for
""Nh II was originally intended.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices of the Secretary of
% treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast sur
he following brief indication Of the duties of these several o
w, una of the force employed therein, respectively
SrTdrys QRceon HoweIi Cobb Secretary Treasury
non Philip Clayton Assistant secretry engineer in charge
and three draughtsmcn temporarily employed and twenty
m supervision the fiscal government and the
M the laws concerning the and navigation OF the
nte States supernends the survey Of tho ca light
NobmeDt the hospitals the United States and the
" certain public buildings for custom houses and other pu
fVH compauley,s OnceIIon William Meli Comptroller and
% clerks lie presrbcs the mode of keeping and rendering ac
and ry e Gyuand diplomatic service as wen y 'he puonc H
''SFes and eertifes the balances arising thereon.
Sa'ad C6mpos OGceJoh NJ Bredhead, ESQ.,, Comptroller
clerks Ho pescrbcs the mode Of keeping and render
accounts Of the and Indian departments OF the
po service and and cercs the balances arising thereon
gNo Commissioner Of he CIetonsFugh j. Anderson esq
rendering the accounts Of the customs revenue and dsbnrsc
% and for the building and repairing custom houses, &C. and
VEG" aud cortiles the balances arising thereon
.s A@tdos odceThomas l. Smith, esq, First Auditor and
clerks He and adjusts the accounts Of the customs
yeaue and disbursements appropriations and expenditures
the civil list and under private acts of Congress- and reports
Alces TO the Commissioner Of the Customs and the First Comp
"VNr, respectively for their decision thereon.
opad Audors 0gThomas j. d. Fuller, Second Auditor and
one clerks lie and adjusts all accounts rotating to
@ pay clothing and recruiting Of the army well armores
and ordnance and all accounts relating to the Indian depart
Sion thereof
hua Autrs 0cRobert j. Atkinson Third Auditor and
eight clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts for sub
e Of tho army foncaons Military Academy, military roads
Vuarermasers department well for pensions, claims
from military services previous 10 1915 and for horses and
property lost in tho military service under various acts Of Con
and