The Washington union., 1858-02-03
The Organization Of the Executive Departments
OF the Government or the United States

The Organization Of the executive DeHsr rtments
Of the Government Of the United States
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The whole m.snery employed ooaauc, e bu.nsrs arising os
simple generally employed IN the
.s Of the United s.ss only
State ioa John Appson chief clerk twelve clerks one Trans
lAtor and one librarian.
Dirleie BunA1hs branch the ssAse DspArtmsas aas
charge Of all correspondence between ths dsp,msn. and onst d
government ALI diplomatic Instructions
the and communications 70 commissioners nn
and nl their contents
being first entered in analytic table or index
branch charge the eorrespadencs
&c consas commercial agents
Of the United States n instructions to those "n'ss and wsr %
agency relating consular prepared and recorded
rAs Drs As.s has charge Of all ofsspouasnss nee, and Nd
disbursement Il which the depsrtmsn, is charged
re nss Hs .,s . ss , 'sn e sss.a As %
and couu when not in English upon which eneaAins are
issued
commissions letters OF and nominations 70 the senate
which they Issued Has charge the library
CLERK Of the charge the rolls
rolled @ ss ss the
called and superneuds their publication
their dstrbnu throughout the United States
publications regard which this duty assigned to the
Has charge all Indian and business relating thereto
CLERK of ,aA@niea,ioss Csrr0 charge of the
papers far suthentcaton receives
p s under "s ae lava a % sopv and
their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
Papo, prepares records rardons
and registers and nu tho petitions and papers on
daily register letters and consular
the disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
70 this business
sttp ATTORNEY asAlaAl's orrIcx
of
% chief clerk The ordinary business of this office may be
classified under the following heads:
opinions business VI III. government
called by the President by head Of department by the 20
titles OF all land purchased the sites of
houses houses and all other public works Of
s. Applications pardons conviction the
Applications appointment all the Judicial and legal business
g. The conduct and argument all suis Supreme
tho which the government concerned.
men when referred by the head thereof TO The Attorney
TO these ordinary heads of he business Of the office added at
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims in California
Second The coddea"n and revision Of the laws OF the District :"
Columbia.
Secretary Department OF the nerer Hon Jacob Thomp
Of the State o. Mississippi s clerical force consists Of ono chief
Jar clerks and TO s and are committed e
ons ersnsss ie 2 tue public @ sS seSes &c mis- noeau called m
Of the General land Once The Land Bureau charged
issuing therefor whether derived from csnfmatons grants
made BY by n @
Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip
.esens conmoner is Hon nondcss Of Indiana pn
pa oces are chief clerk principal sex o. y" survey
"a Pensions The present head Of this bureau George
whng of Virginia The commissioner charged with the oAa
and adjudication Of all claims arising under the various and
Congress granting bounty land pensions
military in the revolutionary and subsequent
hsS clerk - Cole and permanent cos Consisting Of some
seventy @ other clerks & which @ Congress
tcmporary a.y crkshp different Denominations
Cd OF Indian Affairs ad interim Charles
Mr ofGsorgcown D He provided with chief clerk and about
aleen other subordinate clerks
QeTo this bureau is committed the execution and
Of all acts aud things touching and respecting the grant
Ing and ss o. % S % ans s. Sss sasr o
distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
.he absence principal twelve
employees
Besides these four principal branches Of this new executive depart
sa .r x .as Vn.sa
and attorneys Of the United saes courts the
en OF the the Unted States and the affairs
pcpnay the United States the District Coumba and
snscs Of the United States supervising directing the
Public Buildings The hospital for the insane Of
this addition TO which BY aws
e a. ls s,ss S es ss '
department. additional building for It's accoumca
years for that purpose present the Pension Once
provided @ wn r"ns 81 INV ~n, nlan~ ih sas ar
crowded Into the Patent 0ce building the whole Of which
which originally Intended
IRrAsrRy
The Treasury Department the offices Of the Secretary
tho Treasury compoes commissioner Of The
dors register solicitor light house board and coast
.a
The following a the Of
ccs, the force employed therein, respectively:
ysdays O0ceIIop Howell Cobb Secretary the Treasury
Philip Clayton, Assistant In charge
temporarily employed
Secretary the charged with the
the na transactions the and Of tho
the and Of the
superntcnds survey the light
public buildings houses and other
poses tsilglt Ef
Frra Co,nstroIiers william Medl Comptroller,
dfteen prescrbo mode keeping and rendering
the civil aud diplomatic we'll the public lands
tho balances arising thereon.
Second Copptrors OGcs-J W. Cuts esq, Comptroller, and
lie prescbes the mode keeping and render
Of the and Indian departments OF the
public cedes the balances arising hereop
Office Of Connsionv Of the Cuaomsugh Anderson, esq
clerks He precrbcs the mode keeping
the and dshurse
the building and repairing custom houses. &c. and
v,ses and certlaes the balances arising thereon
Fsra Audaos cTbomas L. Smith, esd First Auditor and
and appropriations and expenditures
civil list and prvste acts OF Congress-
the Commissioner Of the Customs and the Comp
troler respectively for their decision thereon
Second OG~Thomas D. Fuller Second Auditor
adjusts
pay clothing recruiting Of the army armoes