The Washington union., 1858-03-30
The Org a ni1a ion OF the Executive Depa rtments
OF tine Gov ernmeDf of the United States

The orsanization Of the Executive Departments
OF the GOV ernment of the United States;
STATE
machinery employed conduct the arising
with all the Of the world
p than s s"e NY STATE. ins o ISOsr employed n the
Secretary State Ion Lewis Cas Secretary
ate Gon John Appon clerk twelve clerks one trans
and librarian.
Diplomatic Brunch This branch of Department
charge o. al % % oween The depansn. and other
accredited 10 this government In all diplomatic instructions
from the department commissioners
der treaties boundaries &c prepared copied and recorded and
all Of like character hid their contents
being first entered In an analytic table or index
Consular Ban-Ths branch charge correspondence
S between the department and the consuls aud agents
the United States In instructions 70 thoee Officers an
their from other persons asking for consul
lar relating consular affairs are prepared ana
The Dwsng A0eHe has charge Of all correspondence and
with accounts relating to fund with the
disbursement Of which the department is charged
The anlai duties are to furnish such ansaions as the
department He also records the commissions conu
consu, when not in English upon which exequaurs
Issued.
CLERK of Appointments records
commissions of appointment and the senate
which they issued Has charge of the library
clk Of the Rolls ArchusHe charge rolls
President the authenticated thereof
which are called for prepares for and supsrntsns their
their distribution throughout the United States and that Of all docn
department writing answering herewith
charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
AiAheRtcltoS
attaches certificates papers tor
the under the laws relating to copyrights records and In
dexes their titles records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular
Clerk Paaos-He and records pardons
and nna % and 0 a sna the na % S on
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
oeyed the disposition made of them letters relating
to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
Hon Attorney the United States
Ge chief clerk The ordinary business of this Office may be
opinions the business of the government
called for by the President by any head Of department or by the so
Of the titles Of all land purchased the sites Of
houses light houses and all other public works
Applications for pardous in all cases Of conviction
& Applications appointment judicial legal
The conduct and argument of all suits the Supreme Court of
the United States in which the government is concerned
supervision arising any the depart
when referred by the bead thereof the Attorney General
these ordinary @ M hSa Of the business the o are added "
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims in California
The odiGcation District
Columbia.
Secretary Department the Interior Hon Jacob Tomp
son the Of Mississippi It's clerical force consists Of one chief
clerk ose Kelly osql dsbarsins clerks and len other
lar clerks nS 70 is sup ad are '
st The chief Of this bureau called the Com
survey and sale the public domain and the
issuing titles therefor whether M derived from G Of
aiary beunes or public improvements
Of Virginia military bounty land claims, and the scrip
ONCE also, auhts its The
present Commissioner Hon G T. A. a Hendricks 2" India INDIANA a. Is pn
besides draughtsman assistant raushlan and some lo clerks
I'd. Pensensrho present head Of this bureau Is George
Whiting e Virginia The eHm%one co sIa n charged g with VI, the esam init
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
which United have been engaged lie has
chief clerk g Cole esq and permanent corps consisting @ Of some
extraordinary Of the new bounty land law has added
3D. comnssoner Of Indian Affairs ad am Charles y
Nix oGeorgetown D. He provided with Chief clerk and about
0eee-To this committed the and
Ing and sune patents discoveries inventions
and improvements the collection Of statistics relating to agriculture
chief eekwho Is BY acting Commissioner
Ss s e psn on Dozen Tns
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees
men organic lse transferred from the Treasury DE
the a M ses @ e a s d s s s s s @ a
men of the lead and other mines Of the United states snd the s4r1
Department the duty taking and the
suses Of the United States and Of M and directing the acts
and of the District Of Columbia also under the
Gently passed secretary the Interior charged viii, the
sucon Of the three wagon roads leading TO the Pacific coast
department additional building
to has repeatedly recommended during
provided no @ with rooms in what known as Waes BUILDING while
the other branches Of the including tho oes
will be required at early day for the use Of the Patent occ M
which II originally intended
DEPARTMENT
Secretary
Treasury, compOers commissioner tho
dtors, register solicitor light house board and coast
The following is
aud Of the force employed therein, respectively
aaays OTce-IIon. Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
Clayton Secretary engineer CHARGE
architect daughen temporarily employed
The Secretary the Treasury charged with the
the fiscal
supenends the house
Of the United the
public buildings houses and other
poses
Consrtrolleys OGceHon william Medi, Comptroller,
the mode rendering
the diplomatic service well the public lands
and revlscs and certfes the balances arising thereon
Second Conrtroerss 0DceJ Cuts, esq Comptroller
ing army navy Indian departments
public and che tho balances arising thereon
Office Of Of The Cuaonls-Iugh Anderson, esq
rendering the Of the
for the building and repairing houses
yisss and ccrtnes the balances arising thereon.
Audior's 0GceThomas Smith, esq, Auditor
e the
private Congress, reports
Commissioner
troller, respectively for their decision thereon
clerks He receives and adjusts
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