The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-08
The Organization OF the Executive penartinents
OF the Government OF the United States



The whole machinery employed TO conduct business srsne out
foreign relations viii, all the q the world Tor more
Department The only seventeen follows
oae Secretary efsale ior Lewis e.l one Assn. seasS ~
lato and one librarian.
Diplomatic B'unoahis brOnch Department las
pna the United States abroad and those OF foreign pow
sent from tho department.
der treaties Of boundaries prepared copied and recorded and
being nrst entered IN an analytic table or index
Consular Bencs branch has charge Of the correspondence
Of the United states In il instructions officers
70 their dispatches aud 10 letters from other persons asking for onsI
lar agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
Tke DiSa4ino osfe charge all correspondence and
other matters connected with rotating TO any fund with e
disbursement Of which the department is charged
Trans.Is furnish such TRANSACTIONS as the
department He also records the commissions OF oonsn
and vice consu when not in English upon which eHequatus are
issued.
Ce& Of Arpoita,ea makes out and records
commissions letters OF appointment and nominations to The senate
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
Ch II ae A and ArchieIIe charge Of the rolls
parimen President prepares the authenticated copies thereof
which called r prepares r ard supernends their publication
the distribution throughout the United States and that Of all docn
and publications In regard which This duty E assigned 10 tho
department writing answering ali letters connected herewith
charge all Indian and business rotating thereto
CeA of eLtiiions and Copigl,sIic charge OF the
seals The United Of the department. and and
attaches certificates TO papers presented Tor lthenueato seeNs
the department under the laws relating TO copyrights records and n
their titles; resods all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic aud consular.
Clerk Of PaySons PaSp@tse prepares and records Taions
and registers and Giles the petitions aud papers
which ,hcy founded Mke and records passports keeps
daily register OF all letters other than diplomatic and consular,
ceved and OF the disposition made Of th prepares letters relating
" This business
GENERALS
Attorney OF the United States A. B.
Mccnont ESQ., chief clerk Tie ordinary business OF this Office
be classified under the following heads:
Official opinions the current business Of the government as
called for by the President by head OF department. by the So
icitor 81 the Treasury.
hc titles Of all land purchased as the sites OF
srsena lighthouses and all other public works OF
the United States.
Applications pardons all Of conviction In the courts
of the United States.
Applications appointment all the judicial and legal business
Of the government,
The OF all suits the Supreme Court OF
thc In which the government IL concerned
The all other suits arising In the depart
referred head thereof the Attorney General
ordinary business Of the Office added at
present the following
First all appeals land claims IN California
revision Of the laws OF the District o.
Columbia.