The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-30
The Organization OF the executive Department.
OF the Government OF the United states;


The org anization OF the Executiye yeyartments
STATE p~Asnxn
whole machinery employed the business arising DOT
segn relations the o. the world Is for more
nrie than generally conceived The number employed IN tn
department as follows;
secretary State on c.s Assistant Secretary Of
ia John Appe,n chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
Dric-ate Brsnh-Ths Department aas
s q an Correspondence between the department and other a.
srs .eerslsd % government In all diplomatic Instructions
department. commissioners
s t o buna.rs NC are prepared copied and recorded and
~ nae character received are REGISTERED and Med their contents
csy Bsne This branch has charge Of the correspondence
department. and
: % = and ss o% other psrsoas asking aRS for
~ sssny rsns consular Affairs prepared and recorded
s s sso snasss ra9 70 any fund with h Inc
tsluFsrasat q whirh the department d charged
ga . ms ds'ss are 70 FURNISH such transaO on as ,hs
.aa esu' uhsa nod 10 hgsh upon which eHeqaAtars are
GA = A,,.ssas ans csa~isss lie makes out records
ss listers q spIa,msni and nominations 70 the Senate
recrds ekeuaias and records when In English the
hey issued Has charge Of the library
aad Ale takes charge Of the rolls
az ] a. ss .sS S ss .hs
sh ead f psrpaFs fr and sapenencs their publication
lss ~ ~ Ssss as sais. and sSai al doea
sss pahhsus regard whh ,ht duty assigned % the
~ ~ 9 & isa.s sss- and business relating thereto
sa ass@ss 90 y h. ., charge q a. ,hs
- = sVs p.s,.a &c sss,vs !.
~ sssssasni rslstns copyrights; rcods and In
ssss. asss Al isprs from the department other hAn
a unks asa raa.-aIis prepare. and records pardoas
sna REGISTERS and n tbs psions aud papers
al, s.s,s z n ssr' asr ssa aipia@se saa consular, re-
sa 40 Ne aon usas q them prsares letters relating
srsossxs ssss,als omcr. ....
nsc-ni shf elrk Tho ordinary business Of this once
4 oesi a,ar.s o. Is carrsn business the government as
esa ~ irsu any bead u department. BY the So
s..an.aos q u.s titles Il all land parehased
arssa sas.n hasss, and all other public works u
1ppoaaaas sOr paraous IN
AIg.aaus appumsat all the judicial and legal business
ana argument Of all the Court Of
NE unisd sae N which the government, u Concerned -
sa ~hsS Referred y ss bead ssso, Se aaorney General
ordinary heads Of The business q the Office added at
ns The dresoa q ali appeals on land claims IN California
aud revision Of the laws Of the District
Columbia.
nrKsoR pErARrsrSr
Secretary Department Interior Hon Jacob ThOmp
Mississippi It's clerical force consists Of chief
@ ess ana % Il SUPERVISION aud are computed the
fOlosing branches q ths pubic service 49,. -, 49,,
missioner tho General charged
issuing o. no iharefor whether grants
made by former governments by sales grants for schools
OF Virginia military bounty land claims issuing scrip
prssn, comssioner Is Hon A. hendricks Indiana Its pn
al officers are recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of sa,ey
I'd Peas.rs The presen, head bureau George c.
whiting Virginia The charged with the
adjudication all claims arising under the various and
COR the military naval the revolutionary and subsequent
chief clerk O. Cole eq and permanent corps consisting Of some
Sd Affairs, Charles Mix, Of
Georgetown lie provided with chief clerk and about heen
lh Patea rosTo this bureau committed
performance things touching respecting tho
and mpros the collection relating agriculture
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings i has
absence the Commissioner principal and twelve
clerks besides number temporary employees
Joseph Holt tho Commissioner and Samuel T. shuger Chief
Besides these principal depart
pent the supervson
and the clerks the United states courts the manage
pencnay hs United states the nsuc, Of Columbia and
from The state peiame INC aS,y q taking ana resrng e cen
Public Buildings The hospital for the insane
Of this department. IN addition TO which by laws
ssny 1 , ssegs sSs % sr y. q s s the con
The department requ @ an additional building 1r lis acconoda
years purpose the Pension
provided with in what known as wnde Building while
all crowded into the Patent oaec building the whole q which
which 1 originally intended.
Treasury Department Of Secretary
COMPTROLLER commissioner the
dors treasurer register SOLICITOR light house board and
vey. - ...-... a. .. u =.
The following a the
and Of the crce employed therein, respectively
rays OHoeon Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury,
Philip Assistant Secretary charge;
architect employed,
secretary the charged
concerning the and Of the
the the
marine hospitals OF the United the
public buildings Tor houses and other
poses. ...a.. tsa .8... ..## -
First conyarate's oG-on. William Mil Comptroller, AID
prcscrbes the mode
and diplomatic well the public
revises and ocrtihes the balances arising thereon.
Second Comptroller, oGJ ~ Cults, esq Comptroller, and
procrbes tho mode keeping render
and Indian % tho
public and oehs the balances arising thereon
Office Of Commissioner Of he Caaomssamuel lngham esq
prescribe the keeping
rendering the
ments the building and repairing custom houses,
vses and cerines the balances arising thereon
Frs AUDITORS Office smith, esq, Auditor and
s sdjuss the
and Disbursements appropriations and expenditures
civil kt and under
toner respectively for their decision thereon.
Second OEce-Thomss n Fuller Auditor
twenty reang
the pay, cothng and recruiting of tho army web smces,
ordnance and all relating Indian