The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-04
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United States
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Of the Government OF the United States
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The whole machinery employed conduct '
hrin relations with all the q the world
simple han : generally eceived The number employed ia The
secretary Of sat tfIon secretary
se dian John App'on chief clerk twelve clerks
lator, and one librarian,
Dgso~as branch This branch OF ,Ae state Department ass
hafse 81 Correspondence setseeh TIE department o.s a
accredited 20 this all diplomatic
boanafs x ara prepared COPIED and recorded and
Al IKE character received registered aud hd their
being nrst entered in an analytic table or index.
Consular BranaTin charge correspondence
&c between the department, and the eonsu commercial
dispatches from other persons asking for oous
lar relating affairs, prepared
other matters connected with relating any
disbursement cf which the department Is charged.
translalions as the
deirnent may require h ao ss the commissions o. oonsu
and e nnsa when not In English upon which cxeauaurs
Tsaf fgcsiaais and He makes
sss 50, ssd ] q "a and % e 2. ssnae
commissions on which sy Issued Has charge the library
CLERK y a Rolls and 4rehesf charge rolls
artmenl The President pere the aulnte copies thereof
which are called for prepares for and superntends their puhta
their dbnun throughout States
ments and publications which this
charge treaties and business relating thereto
.s Ggs e ,s & .,as ss SO s1a g % h., charge e S
papers presented auenciiou receives
department relating oopris records and in
exes their titles records all letters ffcn the department other than
the diplomatic aud consular.
Clerk " Pass and PasrotsBe prepares records pardon.
and Ieniasio and registers and hles the petitions and papers
daily register q az letters other Than diplomatic and consular
10 this business.
ATTORNEY srsEaAIs OFFICE
II Gle chief clerk The Ordinary business Of this cne may
oca opinions The government
called for by the President by head Of by the
Examination q the dles purchased As the sites u
rseas custom houses light houses and all other public works e
g Apra,els pardous courts
Applications appointment judicial legal business
s. The conduct Supreme Court Of
the United States in which the government i concerned
when referred BY Attorney General
TO these ordinary heads q the business Of the Office added at
Irs, The direction q al appeals land claims caon
Columbia.
INTERIOR pEPARrsssr
Secretary of the Department ntcrisr Tomp
son q the ss e Msspp l clerical force consist, q one chief
lar clerks and It's supervision and the
Isl RE Pae Ls, The CHIEF q this bureau Is called The Com
missioner Of the General Land charged
issuing therefor grants
military bounes public improvements aud likewise The revision
q Virginia military bounty land claims, issuing scrip
Ires otauissionsr 4 Hon. T. A. nentic Indiana lis prn
e officers recorder, chief principal surveys
besides dranghtsman assistant draushman and 1Se clerks
"a present head Of this bureau is George G
Whiting q Virginia. The commissioner charged with the exami
BY Congress granting bounty pensions
for The military Or naval the and subsequent
s e r 6 ls % 3 s ana n oUgs so e S y @ g me
temporary force q about f clrkhs aeat dnominaions
Nix D. lie oyiied with ehe clerk and about
oDoTo bureau committed the execution
performances q an and things touching and respecting The grant
ing and issuing Of patents for and ueul discoveries inventions,
aud mprcsc the collection statistics relating agriculture;
BY The acting Commissioner q Patents in
the absence q tho principal and twelve
clerks besides considerable number q temporary employees
BESIDES these four principal branches Of this executive depart
meni the Is49 Treasury
neni The supervision q the accounts q The United states arsa
msn Of The lead and other mines q the United s and c affairs
ss of the United States and d supervising and directing the
army navy and e nie q Columbia / also unae The
% & a. @ ,rasar " RI Interior a sasa sn & sS s ss
ssrctioa e te three roads leading % the Pacific coast
% and the erection has been repeatedly recommended during
provided win n @ Known q I rs a sos es %ss
The as ois "a Srsnses o the egig the Office
vii be required at early day for the q the Patent Once,
which IL was originally intended.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OF
the Treasury
Go treasurer register solicitor light house board and
The following indication
oes- and of the force employed therein respectvely
Sayearys Qcen. Howell Cchb secretary IL the Treasury;
Hon Philip Clayton Secretary charge;
architect and three temporarily employed
three clerks The Secretary Treasury charged
ea Of the fiscal Of the the
execution OF the and navigation the
United states He the survey
establishments the hospitals
srnc OF certain public buildings for custom houses and other
poses
fifteen clerks Ne tho mode Of keeping rendering
counts for the civil public
and resses aud cenncs the balances arising thereon
cavTtyylies 0fctJohn Brsdhcsa esq Comptroler
ing the army NAVY and Indian Of the
public service and reyses and ccre The balances arising thereon
OAuc Anderson, esq,
Commissioner lie prescribc the mode keeping
ment and for the building repairing custom houses 6c and
vses and certihes the balances arising thereon
Fs doys 0tfo-Thomas smith, esq First Auditor, and
nineteen clerks adjusts the d the customs
ryenre and disbursements appropriations and expenditures
the balances the
troher, respectively fer their dectsion thereon
OtGoeThomas T. Fuller Second Auditor, and
twenty clerks aed adjusts ali relating 70
the clothing
aenals and ordnance relating the Indian depart
meu and reports the balances the Second ccnrecr for his dc
son thereon.
Tkf dsaifas ogcRobertJ esq, Third Auditor and
seventy eight clerks he and adjusts all for Sub
ss,ence Of tho army Military Academy military
and the Qarernsster or pensions Claims
arising from military previous 1916 and for horses and
and reports Comptroller bis
asion thereon