The Washington union., 1857-05-12
CITY OF WASHINGTON, TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 12 1857.


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The Organization of the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States'
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The whole machinery employed arising
simple than generally conceived The employed in tho
ee eary s o0 s o1a % ass @ oae o
State on John Appeon one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
hior, and one librarian
charge of all correspondence between the department and other d
pomae agents Of the United States abroad and those foreign pow
accredited TO this In all diplomatic instructions
from the department and communications TO commissioners
all Of like character received are registered and ded their contents
being first entered in analytic table or index.
BranoThis branch charge correspondence,
&c. between the department and the consus and commercial agents
the United States In instructions 70 those officers and answers
lar relating to consular Affairs prepared and recorded
The Dsno AgIie has charge Of all correspondence and
disbursement OF which the department is charged
Tas Tgslaos furnish such transaons the
may require H also records the COMMISSIONS Of consu
issued
CLERK Of Ayqoatnn conmsionsTic
commissions letters of appointment and nominations the Senate
makes exequaurs records English
commissions which they issued Has charge of the library
CLERK Of the charge Of the rolls
from the President the authenticated copies thereof
and that Of treaties in the form
their distribution throughout the United States and that Of all docu
department. writing and answering all letters herewith
Has charge of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Of Aaahepolions and Cpighs-IIe has charge Of the
seals the United States and OF the department. and and
attaches certificates to papers presented Tor receives
department the relating copyrights records and
titles all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular 'taa
Clk Of Padons and Passports and records pardons
and and s and % en the ana papers on
daily register of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
ceved Of the disposition made of them letters relating
TO this business. -..a.s
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE. -.
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney States;
Ge esq chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office be
CLASSIFIED under the following heads:
l. Official opinions government
called for by the President by head department. by the So
of all land purchased the of
arsena custom houses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons all conviction
Applications appointment in all the judicial and legal business
tho United States in which the government concerned.
ncn when referred by the head thereof 10 the Attorney General
To these ordinary heads the business Of the Office are added at
First The direction all appeals land claims California
The codaon and revision Of the laws Of the District Of
Columbia.
tSTRuoR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Department Of the Interior Hon Jacob Thomp
Of the State Of Mississippi Its clerical force consists of one chief
clerk oes Kelly eq two dsbursng clerks and ten other egn
following branches Of the public service
missioner the General Office The Land Bureau is charged
with the survey management and sale Of the public domain and the
made by former by sales donations for schools
public and likewise the revision ss
Office also apdls accounts. The
cipa recorder clerk principal surveys
besides drnugsman assistant draughman and some l5o clerks
"a present head Of this bureau 1 s George
nation and adjudication Of all claims arising under the various and
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land pensions
which the United States have been engaged He has
se a g ssf @ y ss the
extraordinary requirements the bounty land has added
sd Indians interim Charles
Mix ofGsorgeown He is provided with chief clerk and about
Odc-To this committed the execution and
performance OF all ac and things touching and respecting the grant
ing and issuing OF patents for new and useful discoveries
and mproycens the collection fstass relating aguure
chief cerkwho by law the acting Commissioner of Patents in
the absence the cmmissoetwelve principal and twelve as
patents subordinate
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees
mont organic transferred the Treasury
ment the supervision Of the Of the United States narshals
the lead and other mines of the United States and the affairs
the % @ the Tinted @ sS o % e District sua % aad
tho United a and Of supervising and directing the acts
the army and navy and Of District
management Of this department addition which by laws
sucon the three roads leading the Pacific coast
ton and the erection one has repeatedly during
the last few years for that purpose present
provided with rooms in what known as Wnders Building while
tho other branches Of the department including the office
all crowded tho Patent Office building the whole Of which
required carly day for The Of the Patent oac for
which it originally intended. - 'n.'. +' (
Treasury Department consists Of the offices of the Secretary of
the Treasury, compoe commissioner Of the CUSTOMS six au
treasurer register SOLICITOR light board and coast sur
The fong is brief indication these OH
and of the force employed therein, respectively:
scyars oGoeHon Howell Cobb Secretary of the Treasury;
Philip Assistant Secretary engineer charge;
temporarily employed and twenty
clerks Treasury charged gen
the
the concerning the and navigation Of the
He superntcnds tho Of tho coast the lighthouse
public buildings for custom houses and other
Is
Fra Ccaays,oliers O6ceIon William Mcd, Comptroller and
rendering
the civil and diplomatic well the public lands,
rcviscs and certnes the balances arising thereon.
Second ComJsros OceJohn Brodhead ESQ., Comptroller,
and clerks lie ecbes the mode Of keeping and render
the OF the aud Indian departments OF the
eves and ceres the balances arising thereon
Office Of Of Cuaomsugh Anderson, esq,
and eleven clerks He pescbes the mode keeping
the and dbuse
mcnts the building repairing houses and
ybcs and certfes the balances arising thereon.
FirS Audors 0RT1onas l. Smith, esq. First Auditor, and
clerks He receives adjusts the accounts of the customs
appropriations expenditures
OF the civil list under Congress- and reports
balances the Commissioner Of the Customs and the First Comp
troler, respectively, for their decision thereon
Second AUDITORS 0GoThomas d. Fuller Second Auditor and
clerks He and adjusts all accounts relating to
pay clothing and recruiting of the well armores
and ordnance all relating the Indian depart
ment and reports the balances 10 the Second or MS e
sion thereon.
Third Audos oGcc-obcrtJ j. Atkinson esq Third Auditor, and
Of the army Notifications Military Academy military roads,
and the Qareasters department wen for pensions eams