The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-24
The Organization of the Executive Departments
Of the Government or the United States;



simple Than Is generally conceived The number employ
@ s % % se .I,sa I N @ only eFsnsea a. loaow
state ion john Appe'o one chief clerk twelve clerks,
Dipsonpuic ByunAThis branch Of The s,ss nar,meot s
charge Of 81 Correspondence IT % between nc arIen other d
sccroted this government In il all diplomatic instructions
sent om the d",xsnt and communication commissioners
an or IKE character regssre and a lr contents
being first entered in an analytic table o index
Coasuo branch has charge of the coesadcnoe
e between the department. and the oosuis eoca agents
q the United States n Instructions % thes officers
dispatches aud letters
lar agency or relating consular affairs prepared
zAe Dasr'ne gs lie has charge q al
disbursement Of which the Department. charged
The rsa.aor Is du'ss TO furnish such tra,Ions The
Issued "' ~ '''
cla5 Of appointments and and
commissions letters o spImen. and nominations TO tho Senate
COMMISSIONS which they sued Has charge the library
cyex Rolls takes charge rolls or en-
ss sa ,a na ss e S are q The de-
mncn are called r prepares for and urennds their publication
saor throughout hr tne states and that a ali dooa
ments and publications IL regard which this 10 Tho
departments writing and all
Has charge Of all Indian treaties relating thereto
Clet g thaa,salins gns Copyrights lie has charge
seals Of the tted and Of department. prepares
attaches certificates to presented for ahencacn
, desrtmen, under The laws relating copyrights records
dKes tcr uiles records all letters from the department. other
the diplomatic and consular.
CLERK Porsons and Passports prepares and records pardons
aud Ienis.os mis- md res-'srs and MES the petitions and papers
daily register q all letters, diplomatic consular re.
70 this business '''' = 'V RIVERS fvl'Ds
-.
M, ,..s,, : ,,- ,,.a. ,-., - 49,, ,,,, -
Gne chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office be
"nGh nn nnaSI ,n ano i"loMns m M s mcaa,' j. ia
called for By the President by head Of department. by the
Examination Of the titles Of all purchased
arsenss, houses, houses all public
the Umted States.
of bc m,a s,,c M an eases " '0nNon IN tne courts
Applications for appointment In all the judicial and legal business
y and amsn. Of all suits in the supreme Court
@ on. lm @ ss u when ~ =, hs m government. = concerned
mnt. when referred y the head thereof the General
present time the rsoUins VIZ '''s' '' ''s'
srnond @ Tb coaocn A. @ bpr , @ On a W ,s s @ N ~ oaorn no.
Columbia,
INFERIOR nrrArraTsr
Secretary department Of the ncrsr Hon. Jacob Thomr
clerk 'oses Kelly csq clerks regu
lar clerks and 70 is supervision
i Ts Pubic Iaa The chlet Of thi, bureau i called the Com
survey management public domain the
issuing Of titles therefor whether grants
mae by former By sales donations schools
Of Virginia ni, pun nd e,%s and the a Of scr
lieu ,.re The land Once also a,s Is own accounts The
@ ocor re eore 0n s q ak nn q esrs hs r m @
Of vancNs grades
ne Ien~nsihe present head Of h bureau u George G
s - is ~, MH'i e M
nnmnrs l,,r nv a T., - .si .n,n honr,, ,and 49, ~ aaa
Far ,,a ,g,ar, ~ ai ~ ra Il IN, ma
war. i. ,,ti.i So. ta.. an m.
s,,a, p'e
snran,, a, " a,arl y, ,n @ r r ~ ~ n, n h ~ , ~ % nv
NJ - ~ -, ~, ~ - !. I ,a @ ~, ~ JL ~
,'. go ~ @ n - ILL. ,nS NV IN ~ ,,rs ~, mi 80,
t, "t 5y @ y y au , s hsmi - ni ~ nm. "a' y, - . SIa r
M - ~ :. ~ A. = a,, aaa I'm, !. u I'M ~ ,, ~, -. 49,,
lnrer other sntoriina,e c,ertss 4 III 90
h J,a,p OTo hIs borean l. cou,r,cd ,e execution and
pcolancr al ,c,s and thing. ,cag ana ie rran,
Ing and us &c eats for new and useful icove inventions
the collection OF statistics relating agriculture:
ributon pants cuttings
chief cerkwlo law the Commissioner Patents in
the absence the principal
sint examiners Of patents dozn subordinate
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees
these principal branches
men the organic act o 1919 transferred 10 II from the Treasury De
Paht he supervision m m account, on ,he tinlah sltS mars
mar, ~ NJ W, ~, a,ha ,as f M ,a S,,,as n ,h an a.
,r ~, M IN, INIT, e,ae IN t trIrt ~ Cou,I,. md
from DE staie cr,mep ,he u,y Of kinp and renrninr The cen
ana of
The Commit er ~ public Iugs Tho bos,itaI rr te nne
the army ana ma ~ and Of The District OF Columbia l. also nner tho
management Of st dcrtnet IN addition which by laws
Gently passed. the scary q III Interior i charged With the con
Of uaeon leading
The department rcai-cs building
repeatedly during
ur present
provided with Awindcrs Ribing, wllo
III" other branches the department. nurdng the Secar Office
are all crowded into the int ohce buen the whole OF which
WI Dc required at an early day Tor the use INC incn once Tor
TN
TREASURY nkfARIsESr
OF OF
the Treasury conprolrs the customs,
do register solicitor light board and coast
vey aktt,
" the THESE
os, anu OF ae orce emihoy GU 'here,', respce''eH'
Sersdyys epee-o' Howell .opp srretafs % ns reasuy