The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-19

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The orxanlsatloa Of the Executive Departments
OF the Government Of the United States:
Ibe machinery employed business arising ont
rsn relations with all the more
Department only sevensc as tolos
os essossry q ss.ie ioa lewis Cas- AsssaH, Secretary
i4or librarian. d t.s' - w D - II '~~-
D,pso~at.s BrasAIhis of the state ppartmen, mas
romstc q the United foreign pow
ers serreh.sd 70 this government In all diplomatic
sent from the Department.
treaties c boundaries he prepared recorded aud
being first entered in an auaytc table index. - 4
ConsaIar branch charge correspondence
S between ln department. ard re consus and commercial
TO their dispatches and to letters from persons asking
lar agency or relating to consular affairs prepared
TAe DsSagsswJ correspondence and
other matters connected with
disbursement sf which the department 5 charged
The Tanla furnish such trausIatons the
may require iio also records the Of ccnsa
issued. 10y 81 N -71'TE7- IT
@ Atyoinrsxs and makes gu, and records
commissions letters appointment Senate
Out and records exequaurs and when English the
commissions which they issued Has charge the library
Crs the Rolls and Archir He takes charge of the rolls
from The prepares he su,hena.ed copies thereof
which called for for supcrncnds publication
their dbu,n throughout the United states and ih Of ali ocu
publications duty assigned
writing and all
Has charge OF all Indian treaties and business relating
CLERK S AuAeatoaions osqwieas-He charge Of the
attaches certificates to papers presented for auhencaon
deamcn, relating copyrights records and in
doxs ter titles records all letters from the department
the diplomatic and consular
Of Padoas aepares and records ,rdops
and Iems,ons and registers and MES the petitions and
eee and the disposition made Of em prepares relating
Hon Jsremiah Black Attorney General Of tho United
Glcs chief clerk Tho ordinary this may he
classified under the following heads
Official opinions the business Of The
Saed Tor oy tho President by any head department by the So
all land purchased a. the sites of
arsa custom houses and all other public
Applications for rsracrs all in the courts
Applications appointment all the judicial and legal business
conduct and argument, of all suits in the upreme Court Of
the united States in which the concerned
The supervision Of all other arising any depart
when referred by the head thereof Attorney
10 these ordinary beads q he business of the Office added
FIRST direction appeals on hand claims in California
second The cedncaaon aud revision Of the laws Of the District
pTAsrrsT
Secretary tho Department n,erer Tomp
sou Of the sse Of Mississippi clerical
clerk Moses Kelly esq two disbnrsng clerks other
ana 70 us supervision and management are committed the
,t Tc chief this bureau called the Com
o he General Land ,ce inc Land Bureau is charged
m survey anu salc OF thc pubic DOMAIN and the
issuing er ercior whether derived from nations grants
mace @ former b sa uonatos OF grants or schools,
oous or punhc improvements ana likewise tne revision
lieu thereof The Land Office also, audts The
present Commissioner Hon Hendricks Of Indiana It's prin
Of var1oas grades NJ - :" -
Whiting OF Vrrnia be T. csrres with the nsami
adjudication all claims arising under the various and
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land ensos
W e military naval In the revolutionary and subsequent
"a Wnh ne lhte states nave peen engaged lie mas one
Ihe clerk O. Cole and permanent corIs consisting Of some
seventy other clerks b which Congress TO eabc him TO meet the
aoaiy require"cnts ,nc ne" pouR-'anu aw mas added
al e y % su my :. " ne.. ,euoiicsuon .
3D. VI Indian Affairs dd nsrtm Charles
@ eorsetown y e y proyded WIN cfei clerk and about
m,esh @ o.ner suooronatc clerks
performances s and hnrs touching and the Grant
issunp pacnts for new and useful
and tho rptc Of statistics relating 10 arrurr
collection ana distribution Of seeds rIpts and cuipgs II has
chief clerk-who by acting
patents permanent
clerks besides temporary employees
aes these ou prnca branches o. TINS new executive depart
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Department the duty Of taking and returning the cen
ssos Of the United states and r and directing the acts m
Il district OF Columbia also under the
This department. in addition 10 which bv laws
Gently passed tho secretary Of the Interior 4 charged with the con
sncson of the three roads leading the Pacific
requires an addonai building FOR It's accemmoia
anu inc erection Of one has been repeatedly recommended during
,em Year, lor Una. pupse Az present hc pcnson once
~, ~ mIn rooms ~ What known as Mndcrs budng While
~ !" the nciuoing e secretary ONCE,
will bo euurcd =, an carly aav @ Tho nc ae n p,an om r