The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-28
CITY WASHINGTON. THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY 49, 1853

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The Organization Of the Executive Departments
OF the government Of the United States
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The whole machinery employ business arising
Of our ireign relations with all the powers Of tho world
simple than s generally concsyed The number employed he
department Of state OF the United state only seventeen as follows
One Secretary state ion Lewis Css Assistant Secretary OF
state, dion john Apple'on one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
aor, aud one librarian.
Diplomatic B,arph-li.s branch Of the state Department
plonac agents he United states abroad and those q foreign pow
der treaties Of boundaries &C. prepared copied and and
being hrst entered in an analytic table or index a
Coular Bc This branch has charge of the eorrespeadeno
between the department and the consus and commercial agents
The United states In instructions those officers and
their dispatches and TO letters from other asking for
The Diwsiag Asrss charge correspondence aud
other matters connected with accounts relating any fund with the
disbursement Of which the department charged .1 a
The
department He sso
Issued.
c Of ipoi,y Capni,siu makes out aud records
I"S a." snd cc ma s"a % % ~ ~ r rss ne
commissions which they issued Has charge the library
roS Ga Che @ a take. ,s ssgs Of the % II ,s Or en-
partmen from the President the authenticated thereof
iroaes The newspapers and form attends to
, run throughout the vn,ea sa,es aud that o. al doS
department. writing and answering all letters connected herewith
ok Of imhen,dise ard CoryioAsie has charge Of the
seals Of the United states and Of e department, and prepares and
anS % the @ % H caS IS pons @
the department under the laws relating copyrights revfs and III
dexe their TILES records all letters from the department other than
tho diplomatic and consular
Ch @ Pcreun and Passports prepares pardons
which they are founded Makes out and records passports keeps
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
eed and Of the disposition made Of hcm prepares c relating
to this business. 'sss f.I}sI .t'tcfs
ATTORNEY GEsrRAi's oIIcr aili
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney Genera Of tho United
CLASSIFIED under the following heads es sgg si
oca opinions on the current business Of the government as
Examination Of tho titles Of an land purchased as the sites
arsen custom houses and all other public works
Applications padons tho courts
Applications appointment judicial escl
The areumcu, Supreme Court
The supervision Of al other suits arising IN any Of the depart,
mn,s when referred by the head thereof TO the Attorney General
To these ordinary heads Of the business Of The office added
tho present time tho following, viz: g sH aa
Second The codncaton and revision Of tho laws
Columbia
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Secretary Of the Department Of the ntor'sr Hon Jacob Thomp
CLERK Gle osss Kelly two clerks and ten other rcga
RE e Land 'IS' The chief ii, hi, syrs. sald Tic Com
survey management a sale Of the public ioa and Inc
nac by fet governments by sales donations schools
rsafy oeane public improvements and likewise the revision
lieu thereof The Land oae ase s aas is own r sSesus '' s
% aes a Hon a ga y isrs " q r. p
besides % arssyh,sss aan draushman and some $50 clerks
81 peesnsTho preaen, head Of This George G
p, msns s,S Virginia TIE BE &c sa r1a r wit With The sa% N.
M laws passed by Congress granting bounty land Or pensions
IN
seeS M S aen enable 'I" @ to ms s
eMeotnns requirements OF the beun, land law has added
Comissonsr Of Inda Anrs ad inte,i. Charles E.
My c Georgown q he provided with chief soh asd u1oai
4h Patent 0oTo this hrr,u Is committed the
s 5 y s r s n a1 anS % o
I'D proy emens the collection statistics relating to arnure
chief clcrkwho by the acting d
s sia" m % ms subordinate
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees
'uen, organic lio transferred the Treasury
paItmen the snsrm ts aco9n Of United States mashas
tho lead other mines Of the United States and tho affairs
the Department duty taking and returning the
sascs Of The United sss end supervising and directing The acts Of
The aa the District Of tubia s also under the
Gently passed the secretary of the Interior i charged with the
sirncop Of the three roads leading 10 the Pacific coast
ton AMI erection repeatedly dfn
er 'se n few WIN N S % "a As na %s
tho other branches Of the department Including the Secretary oe
carly the Of the Patent one for
which was originally intended r
The Treasury Department consists Of the oe; q the secretary Of
dto register, slc light house board aud coast
The following the
ccs aud Of the force employed therein, respectively:
s.sta,y Hon. Howell Cobb secretary Of 's rressuryi
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary charge;
architect and three drnugn emroar, employed and twenty