The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-20
The Organization OF tn. Esecutis. departments
Of the Government OF he United states;
STAN prrAkrsxsr.


whole machinery employed conduct the business srpg oa
four oregn relations with al The powers Of tne world y @ s
Of STATE Of The United States only seventeen as follows
state pin John APeio5 chief clerk twelve clerks one ua1
lator, and one librarian.
all correspondence between and other d.
pOmac the United States abroad and those Of foreign pow
from the department and communications commissioners IN
aS n'suss u ooun ~ ~ a S s1s ,SIr soaenis
being entered in analytic table or Index
caar Brunch branch has charge Of the eorr,spghdnce
Of the United states b instructions 70 those ooer and answers
dispatches and 10 letters from other dskg for
Tar relating consular nas prepared and recorded
The Dsae Aga He has charge Of al eorres9ndeose and
disbursement Of which the department is charged
duties furnish such TRANSACTIONS as the
department require He also records the commissions g eonsn
and vice consu when not 10 English upon which exeqars are
| issued
clG Of appointments makes
commissions appointment and nominations 10 the Senate
makes and records exequatnrs and records when Eng tho
commissions which they issued Has charge OF the library
Cleft Of The Rolls charge q the rolls,
rolled resolutions Of Congress they received at the de-
from the President the copies thereof
which called prepares for and superntends their publication
and that treaties the and book form attends 10
throughout the United States ana that Of all docu
publications regard 70 witch this dn Is assigned 10 The
department writing and answering al Letters sopne
Clok @ and cf0iehtsfic has charge Of the
Of the department. and prepares and
and or &c s'i as Charge q pa6ns
relating copyrights
dezes their titles records all letters from the department other than
Che diplomatic and consular.
cert Of Pdrtons Passports prepares and perdons
resons registers and files The petitions and papers
which they founded Makes and records passports Keeps
daily register letters other than diplomatic aud consular
and the disposition made Of thea prepares letters relating
to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
Hon jeremiah Black Attorney General q the United states A. y
The ordinary business Of this Office
be classified under Tho following heads:
Ofc opinions the current business OF the government az
called President head OF department.
elimination Of the titles Of all land purchased
custom houses light houses aud all other public works
Applications pardons all conviction the courts
OF the United states. a, -, a.. ,,,J., 49,, ,.
d Applications for appointment IN all ue Jud ana
The conduct ana Of all suits In the supreme Court
the which tho government concerned
The supervision Of al other suits arising y any Of the depart
ordinary heads of the business Of the Office added at
WI First The direction Of ali appeals on land claims in California
The codncaon and revision Of the laws the District
Columbia.
s1KSioR DEPARTMENT.
seeretary Of the Department Interior Thomr
Mississippi Is clerical force consists Of chief
clerk Kelly es two dsbdrsng clerks md ten other regu
! iGoiowing branches Of tho public service;
m T sas s Lam" s '1 oc nc "na Tsf s
with the management and sale q the public domain and The
by by Donations for schools
military eouns or public and likewise TIE revision
lieu thereof The Land Office also ands y own accounts The
present Commissioner HON. T. A.
cpa recorder principal clerk Of
bedea draugtmon assistant dausha aud some $50 clerks
"a Eresen, head Of This bureau + George e
nation and adjudication Of ali claims arising Under The various
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
which have been engaged He has one
chief clerk g Cole ESQ and permanent corps consisting Of some
3d. ndian-ommissioner Affairs, Charles Nix of
Georgetown He provided with chief clerk and abon fifteen
in Paa ogceTo this bureau IS
Ing issuing patents and useful discoveries inventions,
ana relating agriculture
the collection plants cuttings has
chief cero : by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents in
saat examiners Of patents some dozen subordinate permanent
Joseph Holt ia the Commissioner and Samuel shuge esq., Chief
Besides these four principal branches Of this new executive dcra
men lslg transferred 70 from the Treasury De
and Attorney and ,c clerks Of the courts
Of the lead and other mines Of tho United states aud The affairs
from tic State Department the duty Of taking and returning e cen
s % s S oS pnbl Rs,nrs IN" osial for ,c insane Of
the army navy the District OF Columbia also under the
Gently passed Secretary the Interior charged with the
strcion Of the three wagon roads leang 10 he Pacific coast
on repeatedly recommended during
,SS w y'n n W as Bs White
the other branches of The department including tho scretays Office
will be required early day fer The use Of the Patent ONCE for
which it originally Intended .t,..
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
tho Treasury, coupocrs The customs
dos register SOLICITOR light house board and coast sur
The following
ces and o. the employed therein, respectively:
Ssyitors OH-on Cobb Secretary of ts Treasury,
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant secretary one engineer IN charge one
three ranghsmen temporarily epoyed and twenty
three SecrGtar, charged with the
ea Of the
concerning the commerce. and navigation Of the
supcrtends the OF the coast the house
public buildings for custom houses and other
poses.
Pa ComrtrorS og,ce-Ilou. William hIedi Comptroller and
the rendering
diplomatic pubic
and rcyises Tho balances arising thereon.
Second Conpyoller' OFFICE Cuts esq., Comptroller, and
ing army and Indian departments ct tho
ce6s the balances
Office Of Commissioner Of The Customs Samuel hglnm,
Commissioner prescrhcs mode Of keeping
and rendering and sburse-
ments building repairing custom houses
! yises and certhes the balances arising thereon.
Frs AUDITORS Office Tbonas Smith, esq, First Auditor and
nineteen
and expenditures
the civil list aui under private acts Of Congress and reports
of
trollcr, respectively for their decision thereon.
sopd obseThomas n Fuller, Second Auditor and
twenty adjusts all relating
tho well
arsenas ordnance the Indian depart
mcn reports the balances the Second Comptroller for his doc
| sion thereon.
Third 0Gc,obertJ Atkinson Third Auditor and
all
army iortcaions Military Academy military roads
QuarteriDases department. well for pesons claims
arising military 1876 ANA for horses and
property the military under various Con-
the balances 10 the Second Comptroller for his de-
r,un thnr.pn