The Washington union., 1858-03-25
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
of the Government OF thc Unired States.


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The whole machinery 10 conduct the business arising out
relations eNh all the OF the world
simple than gsny oao,sa The number smpoyed in the
socsasy Of stale dion Lewis cass Assistant Secretary
ate fm John Aeion ons chief clerk twelve clerks
os, and librarian.
D,aomae BraruAThs the State Department nss
pomac agents the abroad and those sen pow
accredited 10 This government In all diplomatic Instructions
sent from the department and
all Of ike character registered ana hed their
being hrst entered IN an analytic tabie or Index.
Consular BaachIs charge correspondence,
&C. between the department, and the and COMMERCIAL agents
Of the United States In J, instructions those officers and answers
TO their dispatches and TO persons asking
lar agency relating to Consular s prepared and recorded
IAe D1"no A9a1e has charge Of all correspondence and
other matters relating fund with the
disbursement ri whirl tho department is charged
TAe Tranafols furnish such uansaions the
department may require
and vce tonsu when not in English which excnasurs
Issued.
Csh of Appointments makes ou, and records
commissions arn,snt and nominations the Senate
which they issued Has charge OF o library
Clerk A,AvIle ,akss charge rolls or en-
paren, prepares cces thereof
which are called kv PREPARES for and supcrntcnds their publication
their distrson throughout the United States all doou
en aad publications IN regard to which this duty b rssgpcd the
Department writing all
Has charge Of all Indian treaties aud business relating thereto
Clerk Authen,cafioRs charge
sea Of the United States and of this department and and
attaches papers presented for anthnuacn receives
the department. under tho laws relating oryghts
dex their titles records all letters from the department. other than
tho diplomatic and consular.
Clerk Of Pcsos-IIc prepares p,r,cns
and and registers and as the petitions and raers
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
ceyod and of tho disposition made Of them letters relating
Jeremiah r.
Gie chief clerk Tho ordinary business of this Office be
classified under the following heads:
ornchs the of the government as
called for BY the President by head Of department. by the
Of titles all land purchased
s. Applications pardons
Applications appointment judicial nge business
The conduct and all IN the Supreme
the United States in which the government s concerned
O. The
when by Attorney
First The direction all appeals on Land chims California
Second The codicaon and revision the laws the District
Columbia.
DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Department Of the Interior Hon. Jacob Thonp
clerk Moses Kelly esq two bursng clerks and Ten other rer
lar clerks and its supervision and management are committed tho
Isl. TAe Pun, this bureau Com,
with the survey management and sale Of the public domain and tht
issuing Of titles .rrior whether derived from combinations grants
Of Wrsna military es aud m tho uur sS Of n
heu thereof The Land occ, ase audts It's Tho
present eommssiner Hon a Hendricks Of Indiana Its prn
besides draugtsman assistant araughnan and some $50 clerks
3D. Iurscns-The present George c.
Whiting, Of Virginia The commissioner charged with the exam'
for lie nrS pr naval in sr rrsa,ry t r anu :,
in which tho United States have been engaged
sf f'S 5 6 & s nh gn, e 'n @ ~ o. some me-
extraordinary the added
temporary force Of abon, aty e.rsps Of different
Nix aGeorgcow D. G. He provided with chief clerk and about
4h Patent 0DceTo this bureau
Of all ac and things touching and respecting the
the collection statistics relating 70 agricuiuro
the collection and ibuton Of seeds plants nnd cuttings h,
chief BY acting Commissioner e Patents in
the absence d the Commissioner pnc~l and
clerks besides considerable temporary employees
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive depart
mcn the organic act Of lstD transferred TO from tho Treasury Do
pnment tho supervision the the United
pentenary Of tho United states in the Hc, Of Columbia and
from the STATE Department the duty taking returning
sase Of tts United States and Of supervising and directing the
the and navy and of the District
ann, management q H. this G IN addition to Which BY laws
srncton Of the three wagon roads leading the Pacific
on and the erection has been repeatedly during
tho last few Wy yoa for that purpose AZ preen, the Pension Once
the other branches of the department including Secretary Office
will be required early day Patent oce for
which it wns originally intended.
The Treasury Department consists Of the offices of tho Secretary
tho
iors rcgor solicitor light
vcy.
The following brief indication Of tho these
ces, and Of tho force employed therein respectively
Sod,ys 0GcelIon Howell Cobb, Secretary Treasury
Hon. Philip Clay Assistant Secretary
architect and three danghmcn employed
three clerks The Secretary charged
eral supervision Of the fiscal
execution OF the laws the
United states c supcrnond the the the light
establishment the hospitals
strucon of certain public buildings pu
poses.
First Comftrols OceIIon. william Medi, Comptroller,
fifteen clerks He tc keeping
counts for the civil diplomatic service we the public lands
Second Conisryier's OoeJ W. Cuts, cq Comptroller
clerks Ic pcibo tho keeping
Ing the OF the navy, and Indian
public and cenc The balances
Office Of Commissioner Of he Anderson esq
Commissioner and eleven clerks He prescrbc tho mode
and rendering The accounts Of the customs dursc
ments and for the bedding and repairing
vses and certhes the balances arising thereon
FTs Andiors Office Thomas L. Smith, esq Auditor
clerks M adjusts
revenue and disbursements appropriations and expenditures
under
the balances the Commissioner the Comp
trolcr, respectively for their decision thereon
AMdIovs ODiceTbomas J. Fuller Auditor and
twenty clerks ic and adjusts all relating