The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-06

The Organization Of the Executive Departments
Of the Government Of the united states;
srAn pssAK'Axsr tr.e4i f
The whole machinery employed conduct the business arising
simple than Is generally conceived The number employed the
o. t ss hon lewis csss one Assistant secretary Of
ate on Appc.oa chief clerk twelve clerks trans
or and one librarian
charge correspondence between the department other d
srs accredited 70 This government diplomatic instructions
the and communication " commissioners un
registered and nd their contents
being nrst entered IN an analytic table or index
lssIor charge Of the correspondence
Ac and the cosu and commercial agents
Of tho United States 10 % % ,nosc ana
agency consular aa are prepared and recorded
Dps Ae has charge q all oo.1sspeaasnss and
aisbursenept NJ which the department b charged.
The rtamlasor Furnish such TRANSACTIONS
department He also records the consu
and consu when not In sh upon which sxequaturs
sssned F
osak Of Argosns~.ens makes
letters Of appointment aud the Senate
and records esequssr and scord when IN English the
which they issued Has charge Of the library
CIok f the charge 81 the rolls
rolled acts resolutions Congress- they received al tho de
for prepares and superintepds their pubcaion
and E aur ss ne TSss o saa a "s oo
and publications IN regard 70 which this duty Is assigned TO the
charge Of ali Indian treaties and business relating thereto
clak As.Acis4ton. and cyrsAs has charge Of tho
ssa o 'ns umsa ss anu ~ @ w. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a re~
Has charge Of publications transmitted to
their ,es records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular
and remssios registers reuons papers
which they aned Mikes on, and records passports keeps
disposition made them letters relating
10 this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Black Attorney General Of the United States r.
chief Tho ordinary business Of this office may be
casaned under the following heads;
the President by head Of department. by the So
Es.mn.on Of the titles Of all land purchased the sites of
asa houses light houses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons all conviction in the
Applications appointment all the judicial legal business
the United States which the government E concerned
msns %hen by the hem" he Attorney General
To these ordinary heads Of The business Of tho Office added at
First Tho direction all on land claims in California
Second The codeaon and revision the laws Of the District
Columbia. F
M aA INFERIOR prrAsr,uxr
Secretary the Department of the Incer Hon Jacob Thomp
the Mississippi rs clerical force consists of chief
lar clerks md z L. supervision and are committed the
10y 4 sSn,hs e q % Public s .sT e sure. , ne
Land Once Tho Land Bureau charged
Issuing lilies therefor whether derived from grants
mSs BY % By sales for schools
Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip
present Commissioner r Hendricks It's prip
sa ocs are reooraer et clerk clerk Of snryey
Whiting, Virginia The commissioner charged with the
nation adjudication q al Claims arising under the various and
r @ military naval ,s tho N
Chief clerk G Cole and permanent CORPS eois,nr Of some
clerks which enable him
temporary my clersTs
Nix He provided with chief clerk and about
anssn o'hsr g sa I clerks ",
q n ac and things touching and respecting the
any s Snu s"" h e nem npa "sus % \,
The COLLECTION ds,rsuIon seeds plants cuttings
the absence tbs principal and twelve
clerks besides number q imorsry employee
Besides these four branches q this new executive depart
parncnt the supervision Of the the United States maras
su a % ard anS ssr s Of s aa n e s
Of the pencnay Of the United States in the District Of Columbia
the United States supervising directing
the s sS sns .p SD s The M 20 % %
Of this department; in addition which,
strnctiou The three coast
The department requires additional building FOR m aceammoda
the last few for that tho Pension
the other branches the department including The Secretary Office
aro all crowded 'nothe Patent Office building the whole Of which
which y WAS originally intended
a DEPARTMENT
Treasury Department Secretary
the Treasury two compcv commissioner Of tho customs Elk
dtors treasurer register c'or lighthouse board and
e following brief indication Of tho duties Of hese several ON
and n The force employed therein respectively
Sxays 0ace Cobb, Secretary the Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton Asss,an Secretary engineer charge
three clerks The Secretary d she Treasury charged with the