The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-20

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Of onr sss4sn resssns powers The
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5sha Appes'n one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
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charge ~ s..ssa tie department and other d.
.aarsdas4 hA n y all d,p'auasip instructions
ss ~ sna s oa and
an q hts chAaSs received and ns 'Osr contents
&C. tsswsss ~ drsus and commercial agents
s s .ud : sss e oS s.sn
sgsey relating consular Affairs are pparsd and recorded
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RI ry,a duties
NAV REQUIRE He oiso
sndos sous when net tn Eng upas which exsqaatas
aud oussssss makes out and records
of appointments aud nominations 70 the Senate
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Cza4@ IN Ra and AAuaH He takes charge Of the rolls
psS s s
which called prepares for and supcrnteuds .hsar publcaen
sSsr s,susaa .ousSou sse United states
and regard 70 which this duty assigned 70 sac
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attaches csaca paposs presented for rsosives
department oopyrshts and
dsscs hsr ss 81 letters from 0sr han
CLERK u Iar ana prepares pArdoss
and sss ass na hT pspn. sna "a
daily register all letters, other tan diplomatic and consulate
disposition made Of them letters relating
tos busnssss iii al b aH1datf Iltoa4NN8 n
.Eai eGt VI gtssast ..a-a It'll. ~ i3F airt
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General OF the United States;
Gni esq., clsf The ordinary business Of this ONCE may be
aca epos on The current business Of tho government MS
called psoD by head Of department. or by the So
"e;'9i ssnsdss the TILES Of All
.rsen custo houses and a other public w0rSao
pardons in all cases Of conviction In tho courts
ppuOa appointment all the judicial and legal business
ia q al gifts IN dc Supreme Court q
The NeiIed States which the government = concenod
usa hea BY The head Attorney
heads q The business Of the Office are added at
The dissection all appeals land claims in California
seend Ths codncaton and revision Of tho laws OF the District o.
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secretary o. the Department Of the Interior Hon Jacob Tomp
ok Moses Kely two sbursing clerks and ton other regu
a and . ~ supervision and management are committed the
&C. Ps Lords The cisa q this bureau called The Com
q end nv ~ s
mry bounes Or pubc and likewise the REVISION
s TIC and ce a,so andits ia own ncconnts Te
present Hon A. Hendricks Of Indiana Its prn
ca officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk of
besides daughman assistant daughtsnan and some 100 clerks
Of various grades sst ~ sf3t.
~ Psaoa-The present head oD this bureau Is George G
Whining Of Virginia Tho commissioner charged with the exam
na E sa Nv rnsaa nr,",,ra so".,v lana ar ,ens@as
wars a. which o nto e,,,cs have ecn encaed IIo has ono
.,i.s ctr,o
seventy or rIerts ~ witch 1nrrrss 10 enable him to meet Tic
The
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y sstsr n Ir,ar rsirs nj rsrr, fg,arics 4
~, q III u provided with chief cierk and about
1n.s MA s'sy n y, " c,crks ~
a. PaeM Q1i--To this bureau committed
things touching respecting
Ing and and useful discoveries Inventions
and ipros the collections Of statistics rehng to agriculture
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
chief Y by lay the acting Commissioner Of Patents in
ne absence tnc prhcipa ana Twelve as
sent patents some dozen subordinate permanent
pdos these nr pnns, branches Of his new cxccnv der
nsnt e urQa ct Of lsa9 transferrcdto il from the Be-
the e o the United states
"a attoreys and sc clerks Of the Tinted STATS courts The are
ment a the lead and other mines 81 the United aud he aars
Of the ponientary the uud States in the DISTRICT u Columbia and
from the State Department the duty taking and returning tho
suses q the United es and and directing the acts
me Of Public uidnss Tho hospital for the insane of
tho and and II tho District or Columbia also under the
mansgnent Of ths department. ~ addition 70 which, by laws
ssr,.r - ~ .s,cs rd ,aaa - ,he rs , m '
T !. 80 i 81 s h ,S s ~
tho that Al ,rcse the pensio osnra
nrorde with rooms IN what known ne ly,nders Hudnr s
e other brss Of The e,rment Including tho Office
rasent Once building the whole which
which Il originally intended t4egHa st Fas.F