The Washington union., 1858-02-13
THE WASHINGTON UNION,
The Organization Of the Executive Dcpa rtments
or the Government 0f the United States,

The Organization Of the Executive Depa rtments
OF the Government ef the United States
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The whole marhncry crro,ed rndu the arising out
Of foreign relations with all powers ihe
simple than Is generally conceived employed
r.I.msn, Of se q The United States only seventeen follows
STATE an John Arcton chief clerk twelve clerks
iator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic ByanAThs branch Of the Department
charge Of a correspondence between the
ponae agents Of the unoa States abroad and those Of foreign
accredited TO this Ia
from the department and communications commissioners
OF like registered filed their contents
being hrst entered III analytic table or index.
Cna'u' S,ar rh bFanth has eharse s The eottespadens
&c between the department and the ccnsa agents
The United States In instructions 10 those officers and
their dispatches aud TO letters from other asking for
lar relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Dtyso Aoae has charge Of all correspondence and
other matters with relating
disbursement II which the department is charged
Tensia,oyIs
department may REQUIRE e also recsrs the o,sons cnsn
issued.
ciek Appointments and
commissions letters Of appointment and Senate
exqnnturs records English
which they charge library
Clek Of Achio takes charge Of the rolls or en-
rolled and resolutions Of Congress they the
parmen, from the President the thereof
and that treaties in the and In book FORM attends
their distribution throughout the United States and that Of all dou
mcns and publications regard to which th, duty assigned The
department. writing and answering all letters connected herewith
all business rcnlng
CLERK Of Copyeht-Ic has charge The
seals the United States and Of tbs department and
s"S r e M rrs q roaa. @
the department under the laws Fra,ng 70 e9prsts reort ana
dexes their titles record eli letters rcs The department. other sh
the diplomatic and consular
Clerk Of Paious and PasoIIc prepares paions
which hey are "nae MAKES out and records 'asspol Ierps :"
dy register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
to this business.
ATTORNEY cESER.i's oyr,cK
Jeremiah Black Attorney siatcs
dsss e. s S" snsst sl @ s s S S s's business Of m ''' may be
oo opinions the business of tho government
called for by the President by head of department. or by the So
purchased sites
areas houses light houses and all other public works
3 Applications all
Applications apponmcn, Judicial legal
s. The cogdet dprguucn, uf al sus The Supreme
the United States in which tic government il concerned
g. The NIL
ments when referred by the head thereof Attorney
First The direction Of all appeals land claims California
Columbia,
is,rRDs psrAprsssr
secretary ,hr hs r'er'sri ttoh ioecb rvpp
son Of the state Of Mississippi Is clerical force consists Of one chief
lar clerks and 70 its supervision and committed the
following branches OF the public service;
1t The Public chief bureau called tho
%'Is ~s S m 9 pa au o sac M m @ Es fsa I
issuing Of titles therefor whether derived from combinations
military boun or public improvements and likewise The revision
Of Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip
pcsen Commissioner is Hon T T. Hendricks Of Indiana Is prn
epa officers are recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of
besides drauelman assistant draughtsman
OF various grades
cation and adjudication Of all claims arising under the various
military naval services In The revolutionary and
other clerks which Congress enable him meet Tie
temporary n,y cekshps of different
81 indiana Commissioner of Indian Affairs ad interim Charles
Mix Georgetown C. He provided with chief clerk and about
fifteen other subordinate clerks.
Of all ac's and thnra touching and respecting the grant
ing and snn Of patents for new and useful
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
chief cerksho is by law the acting connssioner Of Patents
ssant examiners Of patents dozen subordinate permanent
Besides these four principal branches this depart
men The organic act Of sio transferred to it from the Treasury DE
the United
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United States the
pcncniy Of ,e United states in ic District M cail sna
from tho State Department. The duty taking and returning tho
the Commissioner of Public Buildings The hospital for the
of this department. addition which,
Gently passed. the Secretary tho Interior charged with
The department requires building
ton the has during
provided with what 'wmdcr Building
other branches OF department. Including
all crowded into the Patent ofcc building the whole which
will DC required early day the
which 4 originally intended.
Treasury Department Secretary
the Treasury clnpoers Conpncr Of Tho
dors treasurer register solicitor light house board
The brief Indication Of the several on
and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
Srdrys OGceIIon Cobb, Secretary Treasury;
Hon Philip Clayton, Assistant Secretary engineer
architect three temporarily employed
three clerks The the Treasury charged
eral supervision Of the fiscal transactions tho
execution OF the concerning the
United States the
establishment the the United
ructon of public buildings for houses pu
First CosJsroglcrs OEcc-Hion Comptroller
counts for the civil and diplomatic service well the public lands
and rcves and certles the balances arising thereon.
Second Conrsrolsy's 0Gce-J W Cults esq Comptroller and
clerks prcscrs the keeping
inc the OF the army navy departments
public and and cercs the balances arising thereon
Office Of Anderson esq
Commissioner eleven clerks He the mode
and rendering the accounts OF the and dbursc
ments and for building repairing
vscs and certies the balances arising thereon.
Fns 0Ace-T smith, esq, First Auditor and
nineteen clerks. lie
and disbursements appropriations and expenditures
of the civil list AMI under reports
the balances the Commissioner
uolcr, respectively, for their decision thereon
Second AUDITORS Oor-Tlomas Fuller Second Auditor and
twenty clerks He receives
ascna and ordnance all relating depart
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