The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-10
The Orga nizatton OF the Executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United States


Inc organization OF the Executive bephremehts
OF the Government OF the United states
The whole machinery employed the business arising ou
Of our foreign relations with all the powers Of the world for more
simple than generally conceived The number employed "a we
81 only follows
One Secretary State (Ion c Assistant Secretary Of
State ion John Appeon chief clerk twelve clerks one Trans
iatur, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Brunch branch Of the state Department
charge Of all correspondence between tho department and other d
the United and those Of foreign
government all diplomatic instructions
sent from the department and % a
all Of like character received registered and ned thof contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index
charge the correspondence
@ between the department and the consus and commercial agents
Of hs United states m Instructions e hose oeeif as snswsrs
Tar agency relating to consular affairs prepared and recorded
TAe D,so /e has charge or all correspondence and
disbursement, 81 which the department is charged
The - duties furnish such lransons the
department require He also the commissions o cnsus
and vice oons when no, IN English upon which ereqa'ur are
issued
cioh Of appointments and Commissions lie makes
makes out and records cxeaurs and records when IN Eh the
commissions which they issued Has charge OF the library
Of s Rolls and takes charge rolls,
rolled ac resolutions OF Congress they received at the de
which prepares sopcrinicnds their publication
and that Of treaties In the newspapers and in book orm attends to
their distribution throughout the United States and that OF all doc
men aud publications in regard to which this duty assigned TO the
writing and all letters connected herewith
uas charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Ctk Of CygpigasIIc has charge OF the
seals Of the United States and Of the department and prepares and
attaches certificates presented Tor aubencacn
aud accounts for the fees Has charge Of publications. transmitted 10
the relating copyrights records and in
cSes their titles records all letters from the department other Than
the diplomatic and consular
cik Of Poa and Passports lie and records pardons
and reissons and registers and nls the petitions aud
which they founded Makes and passports keeps
ceiyed and Of disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
10 this business.
ATTORNEY exsKRAl's OFFICE
Hon jeremiah $ Black of the United States
be classified under the following heads;
called the President by department by the
2 Examination the titles all purchased
custom houses light houses and all other public works OF
Applications pardoos in all conviction the
Of the United States,
Applications for appointment In all the judicial and legal business
O. The conduct and argument of all suits in the supreme Court Of
ihe United in which the government concerned,
O. The O. al 9ne, suits arising 10 any Of the depart
To these ordinary heads Of The business Of The Office added at
NE present mt .ae tue lo ~ VII s Wiz on claims n cor0
Second The codnaon and revision of the laws Of the District
Columbia.
INTERIOR
Secretary Department Hon Jacob Tbomp
clerk Moses Kelly esq., two dsbursing clerks and ten other
aes and to its supervision and management are committed The
following branches Of the public service
LIST The Pubic Lands clier Of
with the management and sale the public domain and tho
ISSUING Of titles therefor whether derived from Of grants
~
nounus or pubic ma kewse lne revision
lieu thereof The Land once also auds MS own accounts The
present Commissioner Is Hon Hendricks Of Indiana It's prn
besides dranehsman assistant drauabnan and sone $50 clerks
d various grades
I'll head of Is C.
Whiting Of Virginia The commissioner charged with the cxam
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land pensions
Tor the military or naval in the revolutionary and subsequent
wars IN when the u'ed STATES nave oceh enRRca ne mas one
chief clerk g. Cole eq and permanent corps consisting Of some
Sd indiana Affairs Charles e. Mix of
Georgetown ID q He IL provided with cei clerk ana about becn
other subordinate clerks
4h Patm Ceeio TINS bureau y eommlueo 'ne execution ana
VI an aets ah .nss @ aa 'nr gram.
coic,tion cuttings
rhicf /, nv law the acting Copmssoer Of Patents in
Inc absence Of the Commissioner principal twelve
.sa' examiners ., patn.', s",e " pea 1,
80, M, @ ~ "a c,,n,,I s,naar, oso tr;ar
~, !" '''' - 10y N'-'e'' 49, ' - '''oF''' $50 $50
r ,,;s ,,,, oxo.,,,, ao,or,
en the organic Treasury
United iuahals
attorneys the d United States the manage
the United the affairs
pcnicnay the United States in The District Of Columbia and
rom the state department ,e duty taking ana re,nIhg lhe cen
iSes VI wv pi'. NV ~ ~ ~ 80 ~
me @ % %p h m', ~ ~ S', s a.o n mh h
nc army an" navy anu ,o i''o' :" u.s. uu'e u'e
OF ihs ~ "''on W M.,"i ny m"ste
n.. Wy, las - ~, wy ~, as ;, - ,,e panSs cna. w w
The department reau building
he last few years purpose
other department. including the
building, the whole which
viii he required al an early @ o uc use Oh ic fa'ch omoe iw
WHICH :" was o''s'"''' ''V'n'o"
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Treasury Department consists Of the Offices of the Secretary OF