The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-13

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The Organization OF the Executive fycpaftmehti
OF the Government OF the United Statess
uAm mrAsrnu.
machinery empIoye 10 conduct arising
Of our foreign relations with All the Of the world fer or'
simple than e generally conceived The number employed IN th'
One Secretary State Ion Cass Assistant Secretary
State ou John Apeon chief clerk twelve clerks trans
| lator and one librarian.
DrIoaae ByanTis branch Of the saate Department
charge all correspondence between e department and other q
accredited this government In all diplomatic instructions
S st o us apaush' aa - ~ qua
all Of like character received registered and Med their contents
Consular This branch has charge OF the correspondence
between the department and the consu and commercial agents
dispatches persons asking
lar relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
ocs $ has enlarge q al g ns and
disbursement II which tho department Is charged.
The bis duties are 70 furnish such TRANSACTIONS a. The
and vice eonsu when not in English which
CLERK IF Afoaas and lie makes out and records
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations % the Senate
makes exequaus records when English the
commissions on which they are ssacd Has charge Of the library
clerk charge Of rolls
a ss s
which are called for prepares for and snperntends their publication
their distribution throughout the United States and thai ali
publications which this assigned the
Has charge Of all Indian business relating thereto.
CLERK Of Authepieaions CqwlctHo has charge Of the
attaches CERTIFICATES % papers presented for receives
The under he laws relating to records and in
dexes their titles; records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular.
Of Passports prepares records pardons
and and registers and ne the petitions and papers on
s pn oy r h @ ,h 1 h ,s a ps"ss keeps
ccied and tho disposition made OF them prepares relating
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Hon. Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States
ESQ., ehe eSrS Iho ordinary business o. TINS once may
Official opinions the current business Of the
or by o rese p any mead Oh department or oy INC so
Examination Of tho titles Of all land purchased the stos Of
ar s a a s houses houses and all 0'r pubic works OF
Applications for pardons In all cases Of conviction in the courts
Applications appointment all Judicial legal
Of the government. :, ~. =. -. a.. .
the United States in which the government concerned
on,s when referred BY the head thereof 70 tie Attorney Geasra
10 these ordinary heads INC business OF the oee are added at
FIRST The direction o. all appeals on land claims In California
Columbia sSn Inc 'ou'0n anu revision " inc laws Of INC District o.
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Secretary of the Department Of the Interior Hon. Jacob Tomp
Of s state e Mississippi ~ clerical consists q chief
clerks; supervision mama
is ~ P Lands The CHEF Of this bureau called the Com
missioner II the General Land once The Land Bureau is charged
will The survey and sale Of the pubc domain an Tho
issuing Of titles therefor whether from grants
made former y saIcs donations schools
military boun,ies public and likewise the revision
lien hereof Tho land oce also ats ts own accounts Tho
present Commissioner Hon. A. Hendricks OF Indiana lis prn
opal ocos are recorder ehei clerk principal CLERK OF surve
besides draughman assistant draughsm and some $50
0 various "a.
"a Fe'Cnsihe present head OF this bureau Is George
whining, OIL virginia lhe commissioner y chhfseu WI the
humorous laws nssed nv Congress Granting bonv various ana
for to military or naval in the revolution. nv AMI
wars IN which The United states have been nu
chief clerk ~ Cole eso and pernnnep rrns ~ mas one
ninety other CLERKS S'''''s VI S'n'o
al Jud;o,x Coou,s,pcr Fl Indian Ar.,u, r,,..,. -,
other subordinate clerks t 49, '' apoole Atceh
4th Paea Office To this bureau ia oon,mi,e a., The III,
performance ain acts and things touching ma
Ing and issuing OF patents for and useful discoveries Inventions
OF relating
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants md cuttings
cme oefkwho by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents
sistant examiners of patents some dozen snicr,naa
clerks besides copderabe nnnter ar tcmnorar,
Joseph Holt Ia the Commissioner md samuel Srnar, - ac
Clerk 80 f'' Si
men the organic Of ls49 transferred to Treasury
panent the supervision tho the
and attorneys and tho clerks of the United
non the lead and other mines Of the United States the
rom pe st, - MY Y nv a s ,I e bsi ~, o. sounoa and
aSas ns 10 ITi,eI eaa an ~ y IA u le cen
No nnnr ~ unc n,darI M iai s ~. 'no aol u
~ arr ana nn, nna aS ~ rs,o - u. ~ o lane OF
az tb,s IN aa,,a, ~ ~ n uo
.an,I, nassaa ,o -, a. az, J,,a.tn
scton the wagon leading TO the Pacific coast
rcqui building accornmoda
repeatedly during
years purpose Pension Office Ia
provided with in what known "Wndcrs Building while
branches the department. including Office
an ah iof .ne use !" INC iu'eh omce Tor
WHICH II "aS ofghHhis mtehuca #-. ....s4.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.