The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-03

Department only seventeen follows
One Secretary qsse (ion Lewis Css one assistant secretary "
state dion John Appoh chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
laior, and librarian.
Diplomatic This Department aas
ronae the United abroad those Of foreign
srs f ,S % % u sosfaa ~ az ep0u un
der treaties Of boundaries &c prepared copied and recorded and
being an analytic table index
Consular charge Of the correspondence
the United States those officers
their dispatches and letters from other asking for
Agency relating affairs prepared recorded
The Ditvsto has charge Of all correspondence and
other with relating fund with the
disbursement 81 which the department. is charged
The T1aaatorHis furnish
department require He also records the commissions OF oonsss
and vice consu when not in English ~hh eHoQuAtus
CLERK Of Appointments and Commissions
commissions letters appointment and nominations 70 the Senate
commissions which they issued as charge Of The hbSay
CLERK Of Rolls Aehite He takes charge Of .he rolls
from The President prepares the copies
which called prepares for and superiniends their publication
their throughout United that Of all
department writing connected herewith
Has charge all treaties and business relating thereto
Glox q AaAs"oton and csp,eAisLie has charge Of III.
aitnoes certificates presented for receives
department relating copyghs
all the department. other than
the diplomatic aud consular
Clerk Paaoas PasrsHc prepares pardons
and romssons registers and files The petitions and papers
daily register letters diplomatic and consular
oeived and OF the disposition made OF them letters relating
10 this business. s.r..
ATTORNEY orSERArs OFFICE =,
Mcconi esq chief clerk Tho ordinary business Of this ONCE may
be classified undcr'tho following heads!
ofa opinions on the current business of the government as
called for by the President by head department by the So
lctor OF the Treasury a'
Examination Of the titles purchased
houses lighthouses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons conviction tho
of the United states. @
Applications for appointment all the judicial and legal business
The argumen, all Supreme
roen when referred by tile head Attorney
ordinary
tho present time the following viz,
First The direction OF all appeals California
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son. Of be state . n SS' I. clerical force chief
, Saosss hsg osaJ wv" G ,, ,d ~
oowhs ~, nr t,j o. he pqSo 5yCs g m , ,h
missioner q S e general q uS Once Th Inn urea i Charged
WIN e ~ sa ~ y s ,n 800 s ~ n,
made by former by sales Donations Of grants for schools
~ VA n ,F ,Is 81 49,, so"'j,a ~ nt,i
heu horeo Inc Land once aso audts rs own accounts Inc
cpal officers are recorder chief clerk principal surveys
of various grades,
Cd Pensions present head Of George
whiting Of Virginia The commissioner is charged with the e1am
adjudication all Chains arising under tho various aud
laws passed by Congress bounty ana OF pensions
or ne hn oi nana sri ICES ~ Wv anu M
wnIs N mioh o oi'e o'te nav oen nan ouo
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one sppo 'ea tpn oeIs' ,, -, Il. Al, 49,,
IN a,e,a !, Y" &c., n s p y S a, @ Nv,
the collection relating
collection distribution of seeds plants aud cuttings has
chief eerk--wbo acting
principal and twelve
s,h nIhn s - p rahs rno ~ nrn,ov -. Iien
enh Iplt i The Commissioner and samuel n Shucer Chief
Tls,t ~ NJ Y IT. = = ~ -
ps,e ,hoso oo,r nrirot branches m ,is new
the Of ls49 transferred TO from the Treasury Dc
supervision Of the of the United States nnahas
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United states courts the manage
the lead and other mines of the United States and the Affairs
OF the pehonay OF the United States in the District cumba and
@ ~, ,, t a,e ama ~ and drccng H. nr ~
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h % b % %9 If n,s, - colnnha "a oo ml h
~ d. an,r,,,a" ~, da,,nn 10 ,,bI, Nv law. ra
M, If III n,rrior IL CHARGED w,b in con
sr.,,d, n te ,hraa yas rnsIs any 10 the Pocc ,ast
The department reaul es building
the has been repeatedly recommended during
years that purpose present the Pension Office
provided with what known Wnders Building" while
the other branches Of tho department. including tho sccres Office
all crowded the Patent Once building the whole Of which
WIN De az M aty us t'f uo ' " ' i'' otoe'i ''
WHICH !" was p''sln"h' io'onu'"
.u--ur ,.a,nu,,--
DN1S' 0"A''i
The Department Of the Offices Of the Secretary
The Treasury comprolers customs
treasurer register solicitor lighthouse board and
vey.
The following Is brief daon Of the duties o. these several OIL
oosl anu VI 'no ''oe oni'osou uioie' io'po0'Nu'E.
Scays 0ceHon Howell Cobb, Secretary Of tbs Treasury
Philip Clayton Secretary engineer charge;