The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-21
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States


generally conceived hhnsuef
secretary State on cAss Assistant Secretary q
ator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Bu.chThs branch Of the department.
palc agents q tss uasd states abroad and oas foreign pow
accredited 10 Tins government IN i 4. diplomatic instructions
der treaties No. opsd and ,sersa ss
being FIRST entered IN analytic table OF index
csuay Brunch branch has charge Of the correspondence
- a. na s,, =, I, ,as,oa ,a bo asr ana
their dispatches and 10 letters from other asking for consul
agency relating prepared recorded
Dun0 4gsa-ne charge all correspondence and
other with relating fund with the
disbursements Of which the Department. charged
furnish such transaons the
department lie also records the commissions Of
and vice consu when not IN English upon which sneqaAias are
CIak Of pyopnns,s Oaaraisione out records
commissions appointment and nominations senate
when English the
commissions which they issued Has charge Of e library
CLERK Of The Rolls and AreA lie takes charge q the rolls
President the authenticated thereof
which called for prepares for and supeuends their pabeaon
distribution throughout the United States and that q all docn
department. writing answering herewith
charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
seals 81 he United states and Of liz department and aud
attaches papers presented for receives
department tho laws relating copyrights records and in
titles all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular,
Pdspoo prepares and records rardons
and @ na ss,s and al .a the Ts sS @ On
daily register Of all letters, other than diplomatic and consular,
ceiyed and the disposition made OF Them prepares letters relating
10 this business.
.s ,r1oRsty aKsra.,s oy,cx
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United states
Mceamon' esq chief clerk lne ordinary business o. % once may
opinions the business Of the government
called for sy the President BY any head q department. or y % 30
. Examination purchased the sites Of
customl houses and all other public works of
the United States - ,....
Applications for pardons In all cases OF conviction 'ne eou~
Applications for appointment In all the judicial and legal business
The conduct and Of all suits in the Supreme Court Of
The supervision all other suits arising OF The depart
men when referred by the head thereof to The Attorney General
present the following vn
FIRST The direction q al appeals on ana CLAIMS IN "a mo-
second The eodihcaon and revision the laws OF inc District o.
Columbia.
~ INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary of the Department, 81 the Interior Hon Thomp
clerk Moses Kelly two dbusng clerks and len other
lar csrs supervision compued the
ist The Public Lands called
with the survey management sale the public domain
made by former by sales grants schools
military bounles or public
lien Thereon The land Once also aadits its own accounts The
present Commissioner = Hon A. hendrsas q lnas"a m pr
sipa officers ae rssoras en, S s d no Ir
=
whiting o. aLgha me e @ , s , w., NY" ,,e "s l
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land pensions
or
vars IN which the United states have engaged
chief clerk Is Cole esq permanent corps consisting
ninsy other clerks II 4 $500
I'd yrdiane Of Charles
Gcorqowp d. G. lie is provided with
o,bor snboriipate clerks
4ih Pae,a OD-To the
all acts and things touching and respecting the grant
Ing and issuing patents M new and useful discoveries
and improvements te heoh OF s'a,ftcs reung 70
the cohecuoh ana VI seeus, au a .
examiner 81 natens some dozen unfortunate permanent
ricrks besides number
Joseph Holt Samuel T. Shugert Chief
Clerk
the organic a q lsiy % from ,ne
the supervision Of the accounts OF me United states marsas
aud attorney ana the CLERKS Oh 'he e
ment Of the lead ana ouieI mines ~ is o'ea u Wy
W ~ nI aud @ and directing he acts ~
M az Public Budnrs The hospital for the insane Of
he amy nnd navy and Of the District Of Columbia the
~ ;b addition which
$500, ,ha Interior charged
strucon roads leading TO the Pacific coast
additional building br Its accommoda
and the erection q one has been Repeatedly during
that purpose Al present tho PENSION ONCE IL
with what known Windcrs Buding white
the other bfahches Oh ine ui' a Wv
are all cro~neu 'n'o wy IN d o I w. s ,ha pn, oa @
WI, WILL !, ~ l orisinaly Intended 49,
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consists Of the offices the Secretary
conptrolrs commissioner OF the CUSTOMS
dtors, register, soco BOARD anu coast
vey n,r s,,,, ~ ~, anita, ~ ,h.so s.ror., IN
Inc ionowlhg y q piie, .na ,boso, rasran,naIr. $3.50
oes apa Vi h0 i f'N' -
Secreys Obon Howell COBB, secretary Oh the treasury,
Hon Philip Clayton ASSISTANT one d % vne
architect ana tnree ,' ~ t, nv, ,y