The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-09

The Organization or the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States
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The whole machinery employed the business arising out
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Dpsrsn, Of state q s United states i only sssansss
state ion John Apeon chief clerk twelve Clerks ono trans
aor, and one librarian
Diplomatic BasAThis branch OF the state Department
pAc Of the United States abroad those foreign
accredited all diplomatic Instructions
from the
der treaties Of boundaries copied and recorded and
being first entered In An analytic table or index
Csnr BancAThs charge Of the correspondence
between the department and the ccusuis and commercial agents
Of the United In instructions those officers and
their dispatches letters other asking for
lar Agency or relating TO consular ana are prepared and recorded
Dissng Ag7le charge all correspondence and
oher matters connected with relating to any fund with the
disbursement Of which the department is charged
department lie also the OF consus
and vice conu when not in English upon which exeqaturs
issued.
Clerk Of Ar9oieas makes
commissions letters OF appointment aud nominations TO the Senate
commissions which they issued s charge Of the library
Crk gf charge o. the rolls
the President the authenticated thereof
which called for for and sucrinicnds their publication
their distribution throughout the United States and that Of all oc
department. writing answering all connected herewith
Has charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Cek n Authorizations and c1yr0 He has charge Of The
attaches cencasss papers presented for anenca"n receives
department under e laws reatns TO sopyghs and
ers their titles records all letters from Che department other than
the diplomatic and consulsr.
Ck or Eayrs and prerores and records pardops
and and registers and s the petitions and papers
daily register Of ali letters other than diplomatic ana consular re-
cved disposition them prepares relating
aon jeremiah s Black Attorney General of The United states
chief clerk The ordinary business Of this ONCE may
oo,cia, oins an No business Of the government MS
called for by the President by any head of department or by the So
~ y @ " no ,,,l or ~, land nrchoea a. ,hs s, .,
houses light houses and all other public works Of
@ o ai s, s a. n IN ,.ss. !, con,,c,,on IN n. co,
" nv uru s IN Al. Tho ,,c., and lars, h,ness
Of the government ~p''' - y ''-''''
INC Tinted sia,ss IN which The government d concerned
INC o. an other suits arising my o. INC depart
tn ,h dn s W ~ IN h"uess I M, ono ars adaaa .
NY sg, ill., a i wy ~ ali & on land c,s IN ,,pcrn
second The eodhcuon and revision Of the laws tho District
o0'un''A
INTERIOR psrARrxksr.
Secretary Of the Department of the Interior Hon. ncob Thomp
clerk oses Kelly esq., two sbusng clerks and ten other
lar and % is and management are committed the
LIST The Public Lund Tile chief 81 this bureau called the Com
missioner OF General bureau
with the survey management and sale Of the public domain and the
issuing whether combinations
governments Donations for schools
bouncs, improvements likewise the revisln
of Virginia military bounty land claims nn the Issuing Of scrip
present Commissioner Hon. Hendricks, prin
s'a ny INV NV. n 20 ~.
~ 49,. ~. : y. ~ A'T w ~ $3.50 - $500
" o. J s Tho roseut head Of ,hs b,reau 4 Georgia e
Whiting az Virginia The IA charged with the exan
~ rns. nv opgrcss granting honnv Land or ens
the military tho revolutionary and subsequent
which the United States have been engaged lie has
chief ccrk g. Cole csq and permanent corps consisting OF some
ninety othor clerks.
3D. ITd0Hs1mnissioner OF Indian Anars Charles r. NIX or
D. He provided with chief clerk aud about acen
other subordinate clerks
4h. OoeTo this committed the execution and
performance Of all ncs and things touching and respecting the grant
Ing And Issuing " patents Tor and useful discoveries
he I ~ ~, tn, - saa ,a.,. IN, cn,r,s n has
cheS j., nv law The nng Comm, II Patents in
~, $780, ~ IA ,o ri,c,a, ia ,soiya a.
M ~ n,m,s same ,o,en snhorna,e ncr,naoen,
clerks besides considerable number o. employees hon
Joseph ot Is the commissioner ana sainuc T. Shaser esd ehe
Clerk,
besaes ncsc TOUT s ~ ',s INV NV ~
the u The accs Of ,c United states marsas
Of he lend and otter mines Of tho United states and the affairs
of The picntary o. the United states in tho District Of Counbia and
from The state Deartncnt The duty Of taking and returning The
tho United states and supervising and directing the acts Of
The Commissioner OF Public Huigs Inc hosta lot c insane
she army ana navy ana :" me District o. y aSo nnhsr me
management Of this departments in addition % which, ny awsre
gently PASSED the Secretary OF tc interior charged WIN the con-
srncon OF the three wagon roads leading 70 me ncin coast
tim and h erection or onc ha n Recommended during
,a l,s, rr vnars Gr flat sc al ,sc, Tho Pension Office
tho Cher branches or Tho lepurten Including ,e Office
ali ,,e Patent ONCE ,ldic Tho ,to,a