The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-14

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oae Secretary cfsac lion Lewis o Assistant Secretary Of
e on John Apeon one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
Diplomatic Branch branch Of the Department ass
enarse Of all between the department and other ID
ers accredited 10 this government In all diplomatic instructions
from the department. commissioners
ali o. Ike character received are and aa heir contents
being hrst entered In analytic table or index.
B,aaAh,s charge
between the department and tbs consu and commercial agents
he United states In instructions TO those officers and
their dispatches and TO letters from other asking for
lar relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
rA D.se Aslis has charge o. al Correspondence e, and
disbursement Of which the department Is charged
The such translarons the
department. require lie ao records the commissions Of consus
issued
CLERK Of 4irpoames omnsions
commissions letters OF appointment and nominations TO the Senate
makes when English tho
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
Cik Of the Rolls and AycAise He charge Of the rolls
PArment from the President the authenticated copies thereof
that Of treaties IN ,e newspapers aud in form
as,r distribution ,oushoe .he United States and Una. p a aosa
department. writing and answering all letters connected herewith
Has charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Clerk Administrations and Cs0asHe has charge Of the
seals the United States and Of the department. and and
s as Has essse % Is
The department. under the laws relating coy records and
dcAss their tales records all letters from the department other than
tho diplomatic and consular
Clerk Of Pars and Part and records pardons
y sa ont n and s aaa teess
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
70 this business
ATTORNEY ahsnAps oFru
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States A.
Mcmoni chief clerk The ordinary business Of this office
be classified under the following heads:
Official opinions the current business of the government
icitor q the Treasury.
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased the sites Of
light houses aud all other public works Of
the United States.
Of the United States
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal business
g. The conduct and of all suits in tho Supreme Court Of
the United States in which the concerned
when thereof Attorney General
Tho present time the following, viz:
First The direction Of all appeals land claims in California
Of tho District
Columbia.
INTERIOR DrrAn,xrsr
se,srv of The psnrmep, or the ter,er Hon acnb qomp
S ,s sa Ks ~ s @ ~ o an n Dp rno
a esks md to IL sauyi and arc eom,a,sd the
~, ~ is y p Ta ,r ~ ,hs h,reau h cad N,
missioner o the General land Office The Land Bureau charged
titles therefor Whether from Of rants
military bounte or public and likewise hs revision
n virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing Of Scrip in
nea , a r" W ,an'rrus IF Indsn -. nn
pa officers recorders chief clerk principal clerk Of
besides dagh,sman assistant draughman and $50 clerks
OF various grades
ID LcnsonsIhe present head OF tha bureau IS george "
nation and adjudication all claims arising under the various and
n NC. , p ~ s - s s ,ionsy y an ,ns.n
r. a. | ~, uni,aa safes bnye neon engaged IN. bas one
tr cia,r ~ rs o and nafma,ent rr ~ soms
ninety other V clerks -
II n No l. rovsa with chnr ebert ana aout aneen
w hn ss s',r, -. ~ ,,arrs p m ' ~ m ~ ~
III, ,,.n r. ,, ,,ro,, &, eo,,n,,,o Tho ,n
~ Mi acts and ,,ngs tning an reeing NE grant
inc ami ssuinp of Patents for new and us, nyeniou
improvements the of relating Agricultural
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants aud cuttings Il has
chief cekwho u by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents In
the absence Of the Comnissonetweive principal and twelve
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees Hon
the
Clerk.
principal branches Of this executive depart
ment the organic ac isss transferred 70 from e
partment The Of the Oh the United states marsha
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United states courts inc manage
ent OF the lead ana ohcr mines OF the United states ana tne ai
OF the pentchay :" he ohieu States ~ .ne VI anu
Of ,a United States and of and directing tho acts Of
me Of Public Duldlps The hospital for the insane Of
The army and navy and of the District the
Of Tia den,rimept in addition 10 which bv laws re-
Gently rnssed Che secretary the Interior Ia charged with the
ncton Of he three wagon roads leading 70 the Pacific coast
The department requ additional building for its acoonnoda
and the erection has been during
tho last few years for that purpose AT present the Pension oe
provided with rooms In what Is known AZ building while
the other branches OF the department intending tue ecrenrys oce
are all crowded into the Patent once building inc whoc Oh winch
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The Treasury Department consists OF INC oce OF inc secretary OF
dos register SOLICITOR lighthouse board aud coast
vey ,.,.,,, Il ,. !. =
.n ~. - ~ ~ $50 .ranauaa t,ars,r resnsr,,ve,,
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Sddrys CDceion Howell eopb secretary OF inc treasury,
Hon. Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary one engineer IN charge one
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