The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-21


daily register of all letters other than diplomatic and consular,
seyed and Of tho disposition made Of them letters relating
| to this business.
ArrorSKY oEncE
Black Attorney the United
Mecamo chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may
| be classified under the following heads:
| opinions OF the government,
called for by the President by head of department. by the So
Examination the titles of all land purchased, the sitos Of
as custom houses light houses and all other public works OF
Applications pnrdons the
Applications appointment judicial legal business
The ouduo, and Of all suits in the Supreme Court Of
the United States in which the government concerned
by Attorney General
To these ordinary heads Of the business of the Office added at
First appeals land claims in California.
| Columbia. ...
... INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Department Interior, Jacob Thomp
Of tn, state 2" Mississippi rs clerical force consists Of one chief
lar clerks its supervision and management committed the
I We % n a.. o r Of this bureau called the Com
missioner of the General Land ONCE The Land Bureau charged
of the public domain and the
issuing therefor whether derived from combinations of
military boune or public improvements and likewise the
Virginia military bcnntard cars and the issuing Of scrip in
lieu thereof The land Office, Also auls its accounts The
Commissioner Hon A. Hendricks, Of Indiana It's pn
recorder chief clerk, principal clerk OF
besides droughtma assistant drughmon and some $50 clerks
ID Peasons-Tbe present George C
whiting Virginia charged with the ezami
numerous e ws i ps Ss i i u'y p d VI ss,n
which the United States have been engaged He has
chief clerk g. Cole esq and permanent corps consisting Of some
3D. Affairs Charles f. Mix, OF
Gorgeown D. c. lie provided with chief clerk and abont fifteen
4h Patent QBce-Io and
;na and aE Of pMcu for ngw and useful discoveries Inventions
improvements collection Of relating agrrute
distribution seeds, plants, cuttings
chief ceSho by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents in
the absence of the commssoncrwere principal and twelve as
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees Hon
SA Holt is the Commissioner and Samuel = Sn'FS' '' 's'
these four PRINCIPAL branches Of this executive depart
organic ISi0 the Treasury
The supervision the The United states aroha
attorneys clerks of United States the
Of The lead and other mines Of the United States and the affairs
tho state Department the duty Of taking and returning the
m Of @ Emitted and Sl M Sa and ss , the Of
army navy and Of the District Columbia Is also under the
GENTLY passed the Secretary charged
nc'io Of the three wagon roads leading to the Pacific coast
on has been repeatedly recommended during
provided viii rooms in What known AZ wlader Building while
tho other branches Of the including the seereary Office
will be required early day for the Of the Patent Office for
which was originally intended
... DEPARTMENT ...
The Treasury Department Secretary Of
Treasury two comptcers, commissioner OF the
lors register solicitor, lighthouse board and
The following IL brief indication Of these several c
and OF the force employed therein respectively
sayarys 0GceIion Cobb, Secretary Treasury
Hon Philip Assistant secretary one engineer IN charge; one
architect and three daugmc temporarily employed and twenty
supervision fiscal Of
unsd States Jic su,rnnds lie survey Of tho coast Tie
establishment the marine hospitals Of The United States and The con
certain public buildings r custom houses and other
poses -
Comrtollers GGeeHon William Medi, Comptroller, and
counts for te civil diplomatic service. public lands
reviscs and cerhhes the balances arising thereon
Second ComrboIer's oGoe-y Cuts esq., Comptroller, and