The Washington union., 1857-09-26
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
of the Government Of the United States:

of the Government of the United States;
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The whole machinery employed business arising
q rrgn relations with all the of the world for
ams tn = seaeTay conceived de humber employed N The
Oae secretary STATE, Hon Lewis o Assistant Secretary Of
saa n John AppeOn one chief clerk, twelve clerks, trans
hiur, andon librarian
poaie BranAIds branch or the STATE Department aas
e agents Of the United states abroad and those f foreign pow
s accredited 10 thus 10 ali diplomatic instructions
dr " Iels t - ,r = ~ - WI n aid 1 ~, ~, a & an, asa
being entered 10 an analytic table or index
fr branch has charge or the correspondence
kc the and the csas and commercial agents
% ber dispatches persons asking
agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
other connected with relating with
disbursement of which the department charged.
The Tnnaa are furnish such translaons the
department require He also records the commissions of oonsus
and consn when not in English which exequaiur
issued
CIk n Agaaes and Commissions makes oat and records
olnusions letters Of and nominations the Senate
exeatrs and records when English the
which they sued Has charge Of the library
II Eis ArcsIie takes charge of the us,
aens a the the anerealed ess thereof
which called for; for and suFerutes their publication
er distribution throughout the United States and ai ali
publications which this duty assigned to the
Has Charge treaties relating thereto
ciek n ashAeso,ius and cgyoH He has charge Of the
attaches csraesss papers presented Tor receives
the department relating
er titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
CIk NJ Paaoy-e prepares Iardons
registers files the petitions and
which they rassors keeps
Gy register q all letters other than diplomats consular re-
and the disposition made Of them; letters relating
to this business
Hon jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States
G chief clerk Tho ordinary business of this Office be
classified under the following heads:
opinions Of the
by the President by head Of department by the So
2 Examination O purchased Of
aena houses, Light houses and all other public works Of
3 Applications pardons conviction in the
Applications appointment all the judicial and legal business
q government.
qe conduct and argument Of all suits in the Supreme Court
the uutaa States In which the government Is concerned
& .T % Tsfrd Sv tesad thereof the Aiorney General
these odnary heads Of the business Of The Office added at
first ali appeals land claims California.
ooaon and revision Of the laws Of the District Of
Columbia.
Secretary Department Hon Jacob Thomp
The STATE q Mississippi rs clerical force consists q one nhe
s % Moses 1 q y es WIZ sD ape committee The
following branches of the public service
The eer of this bureau called the Com
General Land oce The Land Bureau charged
] WIN @ r. afEes is sd derived s o@ @ grants
by sales DONATIONS o. grants for schools
Of Virgn, military bounty claims issuing scrp
lieu thereof The Land Once aso auis is cmh accounts The
o srs recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides draugtsnan assistant dangtna and some l9o clerks
81 The present head Of this bureau i George
adjudication all claims arising under the various and
@ me- military a naval syes IN the reyola,onaTy and subsequent
which United States have been engaged He has one
seventy other clerks 70 which Congress
temporary force II about fifty cershs
81 Of Indian Affairs od iners Charles =
Nix eorgetow He provided with chief clerk and about
1neen othcr subordinate clerks.
ce and things touching and respecting the grant
ing issuing Of patents for and useful discoveries inventions
ie collection distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
chief Y ny law the acting apS rsye rasnl' a
examiners paens dozen subordinate permanent
eT M. Ss , 4 Snnss h ay executive
organic ls4s transferred TO from the Treasury De
aneys clerks q The United States courts The manage
u @ MI @ s n e United States in The District q cnmba
Department the duty OF taking and reforming The cen
Pablc Buildings The hoa for the insane @ Of
The and navy and O the a.irei 9 sonoa h @ ~ 1 wy
Gently passed secretary the Interior i charged with the con
Tie drrireui requires additional building for its acesmmoda
to has been repeatedly during
provided with rooms 1wnders Building while
% r sne 81, na e Patent once buldiag
or the use ue Patent one Tor
which u originally intended.
TREASURY DEPGr1,Esr
The Treasury Department Of the Offices OF the Secretary OF
G Treasury two st4roers Of the customs six au
register solicitor hghthou board and coast sur
The aalowing ths duties Of these several Off
ces, ando force employed therein, respeS-Eepi
.sarvs GdIIon Cobb, Secretary Of tbs Treasury
Hon p asto Secretary engineer in charge e
architect and three temporarily empoyed and twenty
clerks Secretary the Treasury charged wild the
erAi o the government ana oe
concerning the commerce eld NAY Wv
United States He survey the coast ts
hospitals D The United States anu the con
Of public buildings for custom houses ana oir Pur
poses.
FYr Cpyarsrs OGce-Ifon william MedaH Cenpr0ler, and
fifteen clerks He pcrbes keeping and rendering 40
service well the pubtc ahds
sai certDes the balances arising thereon
y.ai Compllcr,S OBceJoln NJ Brsdhead esq, comproer
and He proscbes the mode OF keeping and render
and Indian departments he
% AZ Cau,aisSsoaS, of ne CnaomsTngh J. Anderson, esq.,
COMMISSIONER clerks He precrbes the mole OF keeping
the customs revenue ana dsbnrse
and repairing custom houses & ana re-
yises and cert6es tho balances arising thereon
Aa1lor,s Smith First Andlr, ana
and appropriations and expenditures on &C
and under private acts OF Congress- ana fsor
the Customs and ne fst eop
troler respectively, fer their decision thereon
Ssd deoy O5oe-Tfomas J. D. Fuller, Second Audor ana
ty one clerks lie adjusts all accounts relating TO
e ar cbug and recruiting the well as arinores
aIseaA and ordnance all accounts relating TO the
ne and rsports the Second Comptroller or ms oe
tioa thereon
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