The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-26
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United states;


Department Of state u the United only seventeen follows
state o John Ae,on one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
laior, and librarian.
Diplomatic BanehThz branch tho department nas
charge all correspondence between the and other d.
AGENTS o. .he United states abroad and those
from the department and communications commissioners
ali Of Ike character received ara and died. their
being nrst entered IN analytic table or index.
charge OF correspondence
k between department agents
Of the United States In instructions those officers and answers
lar agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
Duhg AosalIe has Of all correspondence and
disbursement Of which the department is charged
The TramatorI His duties furnish such TRANSACTIONS the
department He also the commissions Of eonsus
issued
clsk Of Atguseas records
commissions letters appointment Senate
makes and records exeqatn and records when In English the
II charge Of the rolls,
rolled resolutions Congress- hoy received at the de-
which called for prepares for supenends their pubcaon
and that O. treaties n The Iepgges and u book , asoa s
and publications. regard to which this duty Is assigned 10 the
charge all Indian and business relating thereto
Clerk Of ahetioaias and cTy1ighs has charge Of the
attaches oerca,os to papers presented for
for the foes Has charge OF publications transmitted TO
the department under the laws relating TO copyhs records and In
their titles records all letters from the department other than
tho diplomatic and consular.
Ctk Pacs and PGslos He prepares and records pardons
and and and files tho petitions and
a sy are Sanas Makes out and d so0 sna keeps
coyed and Of the disposition made Of thom letters relating
70 this business
OFFICE
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General OF the United States A. b.
Mcamoni chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office
be classified under the following heads; .
called by tho President by head Of Department. by e So
q Examination purchased, nlo sites Of
arsena houses light houses and all other public works
Applications pardOns
Applications appointment all Judicial legal business
The conduct argument Of all suits in the supreme
the United States In which the government concerned
supervision arising any depart
by Attorney
To these ordinary heads Of tho business Of the Office added
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims in California
Second The codncon and revision Of the laws the District
| Columbia.
INTERIOR DSpARTxRsr.
Secretary Department Interior Tomp
Mississippi chief
lar cs and IL supervisor and are conmied he
following branches q ne public s I service
General once Tho Bureau charged
issuing Of titles ihesor Whether from Combinations grants
by former BY donations Of schools
military bounes public likewise revision
Virginia military bonntya claims, and the issuing scrip
present Hendricks, Indiana prn
pal officers are recorder chief clerk principal eck OF surveys
besides assistant draugan and some $50 clerks
d. Teaop present head Of this bureau George c.
whiting, Of yrgn Tho commissioner charged with the exami
nation and adjudication Of all claims arising under the and
for the military Or naval services the revolutionary and subsequent
chief clerk q Cole esd and permanent corps consisting of some
3d. Of Indian Ars Charles E. Nix, of
Georgetown He provided with chief clerk and about fifteen
4th Patent 0ce-To
performance NIL acs and things touching and respecting the
improvements the collection Of statistics relating agreuuo
The collection and distribution seeds plants and cuttings has
absence Of the Commissioner principal
clerks temporary employees
Joseph bolt the Commissioner and Samuel T. shugcri Chief
principal depart
parten supervision the United
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United States the
pentontiary the Columb and
suses q United States supervising directing q
The q Public p, Buildings The hospital or o nsans q
management Of This departments N addition e which by laws rc
ructon wagon leading the Pacific
The department requi additional building for is aceomoda
the last few years for that purpose AZ present the Pension once Is
branches the including sccrctarS Office
crowded into the Patent oce building tho whole Of which
which il was originally intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Treasury Department Of the Secretary
the Treasury comtroles commissioner the customs
dors register SOLICITOR lighthouse board and
Tho following brief Indication duties Of these several ON
and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
Scsorys OEIon. Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury
Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary engineer charge
three raughsncD temporarily employed twenty
three clerks The Secretary Of the Treasury charged with the
navigation
establishment hospitals
public buildings for custom houses other pu
poses.
Conptoers 0bfcc-Ion. William Medi, Comptroller
fifteen He prescbes tho mode OF rendering
the civil diplomatic Service well tho public
and and cerilcs the balances arising thereon.
Second CorarsrolIey's oee-J Cuts ESQ., Comptroller and
clerks lie pecrbcs the mode of keeping and render
the Indian
cerhes the balances arising
Office Of Commissioner Of he Caaoms.-Samucl Ingham ESQ
eleven clerks He prescrbe the keeping
rendering Of
building repairing houses, &c.
and coriGes tue balances arising thereon
Aaddors 0Goe-Tbomas L. Smith, esq, Auditor,
and disbursements appropriations expenditures
the civil list and under
the balances the Commissioner the
troIcr, respectively Cor their decision thereon.
Second Audior QEoeThomas d. Fuller Auditor and
twenty Clerks lie receives and adjusts relating
ascna ordnance relating Indian depart
and reports tho balances The Second Comptroller
sion thereon
0ceRobcrt esq., Third Auditor and
seventy lie receives
sisteDce Notifications,
the QiaremasteTs department. well
arising military services previous and
other property the military Service
reports the balances tho Second Comptroller
cision thereon.
Fourth Audors oceAaron Dayton esq., Fourth Auditor and
sixteen He adjusts all Of
the the
trollcr for his decision thereon.
Fgh Audacs oGoeMurray Mcconnell, ESQ., Fifth Auditor
aix nln.I IIa lain. ..