The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-04
The Orgs nization Of the Executive DePa rtmeDts
OF the Government or the United States

The rxsnization Of the Executive DePa rtments
OF the Government or the United States
srArs prrAm,SEsr.
The whole machinery employed business arriving out
rsn relations With all the powers o the world fer more
simple than = NY n the %S%Sss employed =. the
Secretary kn Lewis Oass one Assistant Secretary Of
son John Ayaeor one srf clerk twelve clerks trans
or and ceh brariaa.
D,a.s.ase ByaucA-ysHs branch Department
sseu,s q tho United states abroad and those ~ pow
accredited this diplomatic instructions
der 'reaes boundaries &c copied and recorded and
all Of IKE character and ne their contents
being FIRST entered in analytic table or index
charge Of the correspondence,
&C. between the department and the onsns aud @ sn
their dispatches from other persons asking Tor oons
lar agency relating consular affairs are prepared and recorded
TA< Dssino AsxHe charge Of all correspondence end
other matters oonnesisd relating fund with the
disbursement sf which tho department. Is charged
department may require the
oonsu when nos in English which
issued. "a 1890 tNiF 4fFN
Clk Of Ayyosssas
commissions letters Of and nominations the ea,e
which they issasd Has charge Of the library
clex q charge the rolls Or
psxment prepares copies
which called s for and superntcn their publication
book attends
dStsbun throughout the United States and That Of all
department and all letters connected herewith
charge Indian and BUSINESS relating thereto
s ~ "ss ".. and s"S S % s 1.,S 81 ans ind
attaches certificates presented for aoshntaon receives
Tho department under relating copyrights
their all from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular
CLERK Of Pa&sfos-He prepares Tardons
and rcmssicn and registers and aes the petitions and papers
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
ce and Of the disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
% this business.
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Attorney General of the United States
% ESQ., chief clerk Tho ordinary business Of this Office be
classified under the following heads:
opinions tho government
called for by the President by head Of department by the So
all purchased the
acna houses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons all conviction the
Applications appointment judicial legal
argument supreme
the Tinted ss p which S osp = N nnS q N, a.n
men.s when referred BY TIC head thereof 70 the Attorney General
First The disop of all appeals land claims in California
revision the Of the
Columbia
psrAR1nkNr
Secretary q The Department. q tho Interior Hon ncob Thomp
clerk Moses Kelly esq isbone clerks regu
lar clerks and 70 rs and committed the
following branches Of the public service:
LIST The Public Lo The chief Of this bureau Is called the Com
missioner Of the General Land occ The Land Bureau charged
with the and ae Of tho public domain and
made by former by sales donations for schools
military bouDses or public and likewise tho Revision
thereof Once also auiHs It's ausunts Inc
pcsrnI ,ommoner y iion A. hchufsks INDIANA Us prin
assistant aaus"'S""n ana some 100 clerks
VI a''.e s,a'e'' ~. =
bsecn, heaa Oh 'hhs bureau y george y
weR W ,.s,N nv @ = caIgsu w'n me skaI.
numerous laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
in
which engaged He
IS } permanent Consisting some
clerks Congress- the
extraordinary requirements bounty added
Sd fwdidn-
Mix,
subordinate clerks.
s xo,s sDee" ths bureau Is committed the execution and
"a 'hhgs
H M s"s pa.eh ,or new anu usein discoveries inventions,
'Mc eohecuon oi @sus remug 20 asTuhuui
rti.c , ~ ~ ~. w., -. 500, ', ,u NV s
IN, os.n.. ~ ~ a,sr ys ,,na,., anS . ~
s,,nn, Sr,r If na,an,s - p'. , anu mssu u.s.
principal this new executive depart
the supervision the the United
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United
Ut the lead and other Of the United
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,sas r ~ ,,r ST.. I s ~ a 'c WIN
,a r p,. paa r 800, a. ~ ' a W
ho arrr ard ~ 90 ~ ~. tM., ~ rn,ta ~ IL, e "
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GENTLY ,asss d. sccar ~ % ~ ,,r;or 4, cr ~ h ="
wagon leading coast
department requires building accomnoda
on and the erection has been repeatedly during