The Washington union., 1858-03-24

The Organixa tion Of the Executive Departments
OF fLs Goveramen mt of the United States:
srAn
me wbos srpsry employed the arising
srrIn rrasoos vita all e ro~es a te world for more
% s % y, - Inc s hsss y e .n
sscrssary Hn Lewis cAss Assistant Secretary q
or and librarian
Dtse~aS B,u~A-rhs branch Department
p.nssn agents abroad those foregn pow
sscr-nssd % hi government In ali diplomatic Instructors
% c' treaties q ooanaa's S are prepared orsd and rssSreS and
being nrst entered In an analytic table or index
cs1~ Branh hrh branch has charge of the eoesp1ndens
ae TaS sa, M ~ ana .ns consul :, h % and answers
% their despAiohes and TO letters from other persons of
DSswssy ssse charge all correspondence and
other matters enneeisd with accounts relating to ANY ana WI" e
disbursement 81 which The department IS charged
Ttcaa furnish such rsasla,sons the
department require he % records the commissions orusu
and ccnsu English which e1equaurs
issued
cqs of 4o,rs,. aps cs.~l~,a~ r,cords
oonm..s,sns letter. & o ana ana , s N sss S ,S
which they issued Has Charge Of the library
cs n the ss charge rolls
resolutions Of Congress- they received at the de
President the authenticated copies thereof
which cd for prepares for and superinends their publication
and That q uea,es in The newspapers and IN book ,@ attends m to
Publications regard duy assigned
department. wng ard answering all letters
# c4srisas-He has charge Of
department prepares
sna accounts for the fees Has charge Of puosoas ran.ue
the department under the laws relating 70 epysh records and IN
the diplomatic and consular.
cys Pgsons PasportHe prepares rsrdons
and hes the petitions and
which they fcuuacd Makes paporti keeps
daily register letters diplomatic consular
ocivsd disposition them; prepares relating
to this business
ATTORNEY oEsrHAr's
Black General Of the United States R.
esq chief The ordinary business Of this Office
CLASSIFIED the following heads:
opinions the business sf the
called for by the President by any head OF department by the
Examination Of The titles Of all purchased sites Of
arsena houses light houses and all ether pnec works Of
Applications pardons all Of conviction in the
Applications for appointment In ali the Judicial and legal business
Tho all the Supreme
the United in which the government, concerned.
The supervision Of q. other ,ns s,pg % any o. the depart
TO these ordinary heads the business Of The ce added
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims California
Second The codneaon and revision Of the laws Of the District
Columbia
Secretary Department Interior Hon Jacob Thop-
Mississippi clerical icree consists Of chief
clerks; supervision management the
Is Tie Pubic Losds CHIEF of Com.
The General Land oec The Land Bureau charged
titles therefor whether derived from eonfrmaio
na By former by as on sa 70, for eh
Virginia military bcupand claims aud the issuing Of scrip
Commits y Hon A Hcndriks Indiana rrn.
% sr,, s.s nfs reorae yl s mp s sh @ @ ,s
Of variocs grades.
"a Pran The present head Of this bureau = George
Whiting Of Virginia The commissioner charged with the esami
nation and adjudication OF all m. arising under The various and
for the military naval services in the revolutionary aud subsequent
,as. , ,c @ g - hh 'h sp @ to- enable hn i, % s' ,h
uf
temporary force e about aty csrps q Iren, denominations
Mix oiGeoso'ewn Hs Is provided with chief clerk and about
4h Ios tysoTo This bureau committed execution
performance al sr's and things touching and respecting the grant
and improvements the collection c statistics relating agriculture
chief elerkmlo i by law the acting Comisper Patents in
the aieoce a s Coinmipncriwese PRINCIPAL and twelve
ssnt examiners q patents some dczn subordinate permanent
clerks besides CONSIDERABLE number Of temporary employees
usn e organic a a isls trarrs 10 it from The Treasurr De
the q tho acon Of The United states marsha
cf affairs
from H. s,,e Isr,pep H., a,y taxing ard ,e,n,na t sp @
a the United states and supervising and directing the
army Columbia also
Gently , m sre.r oq he Interior i CHARGED Ss w hs s
sucton Of the three roids leading 70 the Pacific coast
bon and The erection has been repeatedly recommended during
rorii @ w s r ,p' IN r What known "a as wis ~. Bds os ~
the cher srarche q The department, including the scre,arys oe
VIII be required early day for the q the Patent Office for
which ii WAS originally Intended
II
cmptfolers- Of the customs
dor1 treasurer register solicitor lighthouse board
The following brief Indication of the duties nf these several on
ces, and Of the force employed therein, respectively
OHcefIon Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury:
Jnn fbr Clayton Secretary charge
architect and three daghnen employed and
three clerks The c the charged
eral supervision o the cai transactions Of the and q the
of the laws tho and II tue
United States He surerntcnts the the lighthouse
establishment the hospitals cf the United sa the
public buildings houses other pur
poses.
IIa CoBtptroiaB OeHcn William Meili Comptroller and
fifteen the mode keeping and rendering
well the public lands,
and -nndr sna,t th.l laian Thereon