The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-22
The Organization OF tb. Executive Departments
OF the Government on the United States;



OF the Government OF the United States;
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The whole machinery employed 10 conduct tho business arising
relations with all the Of the world y FOR
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Secretary fale ion o Assistant Secretary
.ator, ana librarian fsFsf
Diplomatic Bran-rh branch Of the state Department, GAS
poauc agents uned states abroad and those foreign pow
s aSors, e., dis sossnsas m + 4. diplomatic Instructions
der treaties boundaries no copied and recorded
being FIRST entered 10 an analytic table or index.
casuar Bc, branch charge correspondence
No. between the department and the
Of the uned States IL officers
- Their dispatches and to letters from other persons asking for
lar ageney relating to consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Disturbing lie has charge all correspondence
with ascon, relating any ond With the
disbursement VI Which the department Is charged M t5
The
department require He also records Of copsus
aud vice eonso, when not IN English, which eHeaius are
CLERK appointments ooaoissas records
con missions letters Of appointment aud nominations 20 me senate
nakos records when In English the
commissions which they issued Has charge Of The library
clet the Rolls .esiu takes charge Of Che rolls
pertinent from tho President the authenticated copies thereof
and thai treaties in The newspapers form
Their distribution throughout The United states and that q az doeu
@ csa xs sns as~s a az res se
CLERK II Authorizations Cayigs charge OF this
seals Of The United States and Of tbs department and and
and @ se & m rasrn m m Is
department relating coryghts
dexes their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular. h{ A
CLERK Poydo Passports prepares pardons
they founded records passports Keeps
daily register q al letters other than diplomatic aud consular,
to this business.
ft F ATTORNEY GENERALS \
Hon jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States
Mcomoni chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may
Official opinions The current business of the government
called for by the President by head Of department. by e so
q Examination 81 The lcs Of all land purchased as the sites Of
sena custom houses light houses and all other public works of
D. Applications pardons cases courts
Applications appointment Judicial legal
The argument supreme
The supervision Of all other suits arising any Of depart
en when referred by the head thereof the Attorney General
10 these ordinary heads of the business OF the office added
the present time the following, viz y ts
First The direction of all appeals land claims California
Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary Department Interior Thomp
clerk Moses Kelly j disbursng clerks regu
lar clerks and 10 its committed Che
following branches of the public service.
1st The Pubic The chief this bureau called
with the survey sale the public
Issuing Of titles therefor whether derived from
made by former by sales donations schools
military oouncs or public and likewise the revision
virginia military claims,
lieu thereof The land Oce also, audits It's accounts The
present Commissioner Hon A. Hendricks, OF Indiana.
officers recorder chief clerk principal surveys
besides drapghman assistant draughtsman aud $50 clerks
Of various grades. s..
I'd. PonSlns.-The present this George
Waas hs 81 shassd VI, With the esam
laws passed BY Congress granting bounty land or pensions
which the United have engaged
chief cok e. Cole eq and permanent corps consisting some
ninety other clerks.
3D. Commissioner Indian Affairs,
Georseon H. G. lie provided with chief clerk and about heen
other suboT clerks
O1ce1o this committed execution and
performance all things touching respecting the grant
lug and issuing OF for and useful discoveries inventions,
and improvements the collection statistics relating agriculture
the collection and distribution seeds pl1ns and cuttings
chief by the acting Patents
The absence Of the Commouerwve principal
Risant patents subordinate permanent
clerks besides considerable number temporary employees
Joseph Holt is the Commissioner samuel T. Shuge esq., Chief
Clerk.
principal executive depart
raen the organic Treasury
the Of The United
and attorneys the clerks tie courts manage
the lead and other the United States
the pentenary
othe Unte states supervising aud directing tho
the Commissioner Public Buildings. hospital
the and navy and Of The District couinb also
management Of ls department; addition which, by
Secretary
sucton OF the three roads leading to the Pacific
department additional building
on the erection has been repeatedly recommended
the last few that the Pension
provided With what Is known Winier's Building
the other branches the department. including the Scrnrs
crowded into The building, which
will the
which it was originally intended. '.
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the Treasury Department Offices Secretary
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