The Washington union., 1857-11-19

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IN, organization OF tho executive Depa rtments
'H Of the Government Of the United states:
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- boe machinery employed conduct the arising ont
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of the United ..es Is only seyeneen follows:
s.s In Appn chief clerk twelve clerks, one trans
.tor one librarian
n,,ou ByanA-rhls branch Of The state Department nas
mae agents the United States abroad and those foreign pow
@ m sm The department. communcaons nm
Der boundar &c. copied and recorded and
sing hrst entered analytic table or index.
c,av BunA-Ths branch charge correspondents,
q s United s,es ~ i instructions oeers
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rne Dssusy Aoa-Bs ehssss or all ooespsndsnes and
other matters .s ss:1s any fund with the
rA dudes ass y sssssh such .rsnslAions as tho
department may He As records tho commissions Of connls
consu when not in gAH upon which eneqnaurs arc
issued, tsrs4 .g4Sf H. e'S&.
crs Ayys,.e.u enl Out and records
~ - son,Ins,ions % tho senate;
s:I%ass as. sss sss q S nv ssss & ssaiy
Cux ts Rolls and takes charge Of the rolls
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which called | prepares for and supsrasnds ends ,he,r a a.
% distrbaon Throughout the United States of all
Sspa%sn %Tsa writing aud ss.wsns ali letters
@ charge of ali Indian treaties relating
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attaches certificates 70 papers presented for receives
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dsses thcir titles records letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular
Clerk T Psrom RapsHe prepares records psrdons
and registers and nss tho petitions and papers
Say y register sn letters other than diplomats consular
the disposition made Of them letters relating
TO this business
ATTORNEY
Hon. Jeremiah Black Attorney General United states
G shcf clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may be
tho President by head Of department. or by the 30
Examination of the titles OF all land purchased
srsens houses light houses and l other public works Of
applications padons Of conviction the courts
Applications appointment all the judicial legal
The conduct argument suits Supreme
United states in which the government Is concerned
The supervision e Al Al other ,u,s arising in any q the depart
To these ordinary heads Of the business Of the ONCE are added at
FIRST The direction Of ali appeals on land claims In California
Second The codncaon and revision Of tho laws Of the District Of
Columbia
INTERIOR DrrARnnSr
Secretary Department Inersr Thomp
Mississippi force consists Of chief
clerk oses Kelly csq busng clerks and ten other regu
Puddle hi. called the Com
with the and sale q the pubc domain and the
sas donations
military esun o. public and likewise the revision
lien thereof The Laid once also .udi,s s accounts The
Pre-. Is Hon e A s1 Si India Indiana f. M pn
besides adughsnan assistant and some 100 clerks
"a Fe,@s The nressh. head Of h bureau is George e
Whiting e ysgn. The eSm%issOne co. charged w The ssam
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
wars IN which he states s have BEEN engaged He
chief clerk q Cole and permanent corps consisting Of some
extraordinary requirements bounty law
temporary force about MY osksp q dren.
Nix iGsorseown He provided with chief clerk and about
4.h Paa odeeTo bureau is and
M and things touching and respecting the grant
and improvements the relating
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
chnf ockwho by the acting Commissioner Of Patents in
the absence tho Commissioner principal and twelve
clerks besides considerable temporary employees
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive depart
armnt tho supervision the tho United States marshals
and attorneys and the clerks q the United States courts the
ohe penentary the United States In the D CounbiA and
% q the United % q Supervising and directing So aets
the ne Commissioner 5 Of Public Building The hospital for the the insane
management Of Oils department. addition 70 which, H laws re
the three wagon roads leading to the Pacific coast
department requires an additional building
and tho erection has been repeatedly during
provided with In what known wndcrs Building while
the other branches Of the department including the secrary Office
are all crowded the ONCE building the whole Of which
will be required early day the Patent ONCE for
which il was originally intended.
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Secretary
the Treasury commissioner Of the customs six
dtors treasurer register solicitor lighthouse board and coast
The following brief indication Of tho several o
ses, and OF the force employed therein respectively:
S~radry 0Gcson Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary engineer in charge one
three clerks The Secretary Of the Treasury charged with the
Asupervion fiscal the and Of thu
United States He superntens the tho coast the light house
establishment hospitals Of the United Sa and the
sucon Of public buildings for custom houses and other
poses.
PHa Comrolers OMoIon william Medil Comptroller, and
hcn clerks He the keeping and rendering
cunts for the civil and diplomatic SERVICE well the public lands
and revses and cencs the balances arising thereon.
Ssond Comitrolier 0Gceon NJ Brsdhead, esq, Comptroller
and seventeen clerks He pecbe the mode keeping and render
the tho army and Indian departments OF the
public service and reve and coes the balances arising thereon
Office Of Commissioner Of Cusoms-Fugh J. Anderson,
COMMISSIONER and He prescbes the mode keeping
and rendering and dsbnrse
en and for the building repairing custom houses and
sises and certiGes tho balances arising thereon.
Frs AUDITORS 0ccTbomas L. Smith, erq First Auditor, and
nineteen clerks He adjusts the OF the
revenue and appropriations and expenditures on &C
count tho civil list and under private acts OF Congress- and reports
Ae balances OF Customs and the First Comp
roIer, respectively, fer their decision thereon. .
Snnd Audlors 0Thomas j. d. Fuller Second Auditor, and
twenty clerks He receives and adjusts all relating
the clothing recruiting tho well armorcs
asen and all accounts relating the Indian depart
men and the balances TO the Second Comptroller for his dcc
siou thereon
Third Apdaor OGee-Rober Atkinson esq Third Auditor
seventy eight clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts for sub