The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-21
The Organization or the Executive DE pm rtments
OF the Government OF the United states:


OF the Government OF the United states
msrn pnarnnar
The whole machinery Gu 10 conduct arising cut
relations Mii, all the o. the world = i.r more
department Of of The follows
state don John apietou e clerk clerks trans
isor, and librarian.
Dsp,opatsc BYunehrias branch ssae Department
charge ali the department aud other d
pmac Of The United States abroad and those foreign pow
department communications TO commissioners
al y @ received are registered and asa their contents
being entered IN analytic table or index
Cassay Bss~h charge correspondence
Ac between The department and the onsu and commercial agents
Of The uned states In i Instructions those officers and answers
lar relating consular AFFAIRS prepared and recorded
Ddrnns Aesnc charge correspondence and
other matters connectsd with relating fund with the
disbursement II which tho department N charged
The His duties furnish TRANSACTIONS the
issued.
Clerk Of Ayrons aud ossapisssns
makes out and records exeuas and records when IN English the
CLERK Of Tao Rolls Arains OF the rolls,
rolled they received at the dc
prepares for their publication
s ' ouahou the United states and that Of al aocu
and publications n regard which This duty is assigned the
charge and business relating
CLERK n a,ahosouion ard Copyrights He has charge of the
certificates presented for Authorization
and accounts for the fees Has charge Of publications to
dexe their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic aud consular
CLERK Of Parcn ana PasseHe and records pardons
and ressicns and and files the petitions and
daily register letters other than diplomatic consular
oyed and of tho disposition made Of them letters relating
ATTORNEY GxsxRAI's OFFICE
Black Attorney the United States;
Momo chief clerk The ordinary business this office may
re classified under the following heads:
cd for by the President by head Of department. by the So
Discrimination all land purchased the
srsea custom houses hight houses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons all
applications appointment judicial legal
rho argument Supreme
the United states in which the concerned
en whom BY the hea 70 The Attorney General
10 these ordinary beads Of the business the Office added
direction appeals on land claims in California
Columbia
rxr.suon DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of Department the Interior Thomp
son Of IL, state e Mississippi Is clerical force consists O chief
ar Clerks and supervision and management are committed tho
LIST The Pubic The chief o called
missioner @ the General Land Once The Land Bureau charged
Issuing Of titles therefor whether from grants
military Loune public
Of Virginia military bounty claims and the issuing of scpin
present Commissioner Is Hon T. A. Hcndrts Of Indiana is pn
cpa officers recorder ef CLERK principal clerk OF
besides draughtsman assistant draaghman and 1850 clerks
"a present bureau is George C.
Whiting Of Virginia The commissioner charged with the
passed by Congress granting bounty pensions
% s a a y ss Ss snd II ss sas
onet cer g co esq0 and permanent corps consisting Of some
oil Observation-Disclosures Affairs Charles f. Mix of
Geogetexn e is provided With chief clerk and about aneen
ath Patent Qfos-ro this
Ing issuing patents
and the collection Of statistics relating agriculture
the collection distribution plants cuttings
chief cerwo by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents
sant patents subordinate permanent
clerks besides considerable number temporary employees Hon
s es non me Commissioner ana samuel sAus'f' esq Chief
principal depart
the organic Of 1sl9 transferred from the Treasury
parent The the the United states mashs
attorneys
ment the lead and other mines Of the United States the affairs
from the state Department the duty taking returning
suses the United states and Of supervising and directing the acts
the and and Of the District Of Columbia
gently passed the secrsay the Interior Is charged viii the con-
ntrnoou q The three wagon roads leading the Pacific coast
on and the erection Of has been repeatedly recommended
provided in what Is known .Wndes Building while
the Other branches q the including The Office
which il was originally Intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Treasury Department Secretary
the Treasury two compolers tho CUSTOMS
do treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast
following is brief indication of the duties thege several on
ces, and Of the force employed therein, respectively.
Scsctsys oc-Hon Cobb Secretary Treasury,
on mp Clayton Assistant secretary one engineer one
architect and three Graghnen temporarily cmpoyed and twenty
cra supervision the fiscal transactions Of the and the
United states c supcrntends survey the coast the lighthouse
establishment the marine hospitals Of the United States and The
aron Of certain public buildings for custom houses and other
poses.