The Washington union., 1858-02-10
The Organization Of the Executive Depa rrment
OF the Government Of the United States
nrArK DEPARTMENT.

The Organization Of the Executive Departments
oi the government Of the United States
DEPARTMENT
The whole machinery employed conduct sle business arising
simple than generally employ In
secretary State on Lewis css one Assast secretary Of
state ion John Appleson chief clerk clerks
Dr&o~aic Bra,rh-hs branch Of the state Department .as
charge Of all qshe
pIonAc the abroad foreign pow
err accredited 70 ths government In All diplomatic
s sn from s and 70
all Of like character
being FIRST entered in analytic sAle index. 5t ~,
Cossay charge CORES poadence
A between the department and the consu and commercial
to their dispatches and 70 eerr from other asking
lar relating consular Affairs
TA D.s~o AoIs has charge o. all correspondence
disbursement ef which the department is charged sf
TA Tranai His duties furnish such
and vice consus when not IN English which
Clerk Of AJ9nssais and oo".misos'e
commissions letters OF appointment nominations Senate
makes out and records esequa,a and records when E.gs .he
commissions which they issued Has charge
Clerk Of charge rolls or en-
rolled acts and resolutions Of Congress they are received the
which called r for and supenend their publication
their d,rbao throughout The United states and TIM. a ali a
and publications regard TO which this duty
Has charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK Of AaAestetiou and G4vIeAh has charge of the
papers receives
and the fees Has charge Of publications
the department under the laws relating copyrights records and
dxes their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular. ts- @
s and and ns the petitions and papers on
a % nsy re Of % ss asr out than ana n S
aud Of the disposition made of them letters relating
10 this business. Es ss4sI n. tEtH ast .tr-.
ATTORNEY oxsEpALs orr1cs a PA. 2
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General of the United States;
Get chief clerk The ordinary business Of s Office may be
classified under the following heads; ~, !.
called the President by head Of department. by the
Examination titles purchased sites
custom houses lighthouses and all other public works Of
Applications for pardons all Of conviction the
Applications in all the Judicial and legal business
the United States In which tho government concerned
msna when rerrs BY the bead thereof Attorney General
TO these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office added at
First The direction appeals andc N California
The oddcaon and revision the laws Of the District
Columbia sat 8t:5 is hl.tl ~ HfsT 1 ttseagT ss
oiila4 al INTERIOR psr AHr,4xSr .t3 lasijaasEfas
Secretary Department Incrs Hon. jacob Thomp
Of Mississippi its clerical force consists Of chief
lar clerks supervision management
following branches Of the public service:
General Land Office The Land Bureau charged
issuing therefor grants
by saes donauons for schools
Of virgins military bounty land ams issuing scrip
presen, Commissioner Hendricks Its prn
officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of
besides assistant daughtsman and some $50 clerks
ad Psnsion present head Of this bureau is George
adjudication Of all claims arising under the various and
,r the military subsequent
which the United States have been engaged lie has
seventy other clerks which enable him
a%pasry force q about afy e'srp @ o
Sd Inn Of Indian Anirs ad irer"s Charles
GNeen other subordinate clerks.
performance things touching respecting grant
Ing and issuing Of patent. G9r new and useful
distribution of seeds plants and cings 1t has
@ s ABSENCE q the S .s s e and az
stant examiners Of patents some dozen subordinate permanent
Besides these principal depart
s as % h @
the clerks Of e United salss the
o sn sa st III u IN .s
the gate Department the duty of taking and returning the
the Public buildings THO hospital for tho
management this department; "a addition 70 which, BY laws
Gently passed the Of the Interior m = charged x the con
department requires additional building for i aoommoda
% 10. snd few s' ys.s srsS % s Sn9 s Sss @
provided what Is kuown "wndur's lodng while
are ali Once building, tho
viii be required early day for the use Of the Patent oe for
which II originally Intended N if ftsIsg Ega#f
aa ltiat IL, Us t.ia'
Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Secretary
Treasury comptrocrs commissioner the
dor treasurer register SOLICITOR light house board and coast
ta-itt '.'
following the duties Of these
ces and OF he force employed therein, respectively:
Srddys Office Hon Howell Cobb Secretary of ths Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary ongnsor In aree
architect dranghsmen temporarily employed twenty
The Secretary the Treasury charged with the
fiscal transactions OF the the
Of the concerning the and navigation of the
United supernends the the coast the light house
establishment hospitals Of the United the
public buildings pur
poses. liaat .fi ts8asifti q tfi t8 t14 lHstt
First Comttrolers oGon William Med, Comptroller, and
mode of keeping rendering
the civil diplomatic well the public lands
rcvises certihes the balances arising thereon.
Second ComikroIers 0GceJ W. QUITS esq, Comptroller and
Of keeping render
ing army navy Indian departments
public service the arising
Office Of Of the Casomsugh j. Anderson, esq
clerks He prescrbcs keeping
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