The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-22
The Organization of the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States;

Department United only toows
State on John Appeon chief clerk twelve clerks one Trans
ator, and one librarian.
% ~ a ps.sa o. .e ,s s ma other AZ
pIate agents az do limited sc rad ana those on foreign pow
ers accredited 10 tls government In n ali doatc
sent from the department. and communication q commissioners
all like registered aled contents
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m nI h s D,InSn s snass y us a,
o. ~, United states n 20 those Officers and ANSWERS
lar Agency pr relating consular affairs are prepared and recorded
other with relating any
disbursement Of which the department S charged.
The Traay His duties are TO furnish such ansaions as the
an Wee cnpsns When MAJ N Egsh mon which are
issued
ca @ Aroaoaeat and cmisio's makes out aud records
COMMISSIONS letters Of appointment and nominations the Senate
commissions which they issued Has charge of tho library
Co @ he Rl aud rchtes lie takes charge Of the rolls
@ aa res 0s a. y u o Se
and that Of treaties in the newspapers and in book form attends %
nents and publications 70 which this duty assigned to the
@ w ~ ana AL letters me sao noro~
Cik Of Auhentacns and CsfyytpfsIe charge Of the
ass cue ua,ss - naos a @ @ ah sDa
fees charge publications
dexes their titles records all letters from the other than
diplomatic andc consular
0 G q Pardon, and He rep and records par0ns
which they are founded Makes on ana records passports Keeps
ced disposition nado them prepares letters relating
70 'h's business.
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Black Attorney States A.
hccamon chief clerk The ordinary business of this Office may
DO classified under the following heads
Hs sor S by rns oS any mead OF oy 'e
Examination Of the titles of all land purchased the sites Of
arsea custom houses and all other public works Of
Applications pardous the
OF he unsa sa e, a. n. judicial and o, n.oo,
ofthe government
the United States which the goy concerned
The supervision OF all other suits arising any Of the depart
To these ordinary heads the business OF the oee added at
the present time the following, Wa
First Tie direction all appeals land claims in California
Second The codcaton and revision Of The laws OF the District o.
~ a --
iSrhuoR DEPARTMENT ~
son Of the state Of Mss liz clerical fore. consists Of one chief
@ l M Il, ea1 Wv" a 'n m,,I sh
following bra,sbes q ,,p public service,
Ist Tbs pIic L e chief Of his bureau called the Com
one~ ~ u. ,nars land uGc TIE ns farean "a ,a ed
with the management and sale Of the public domain and tho
issuing Of tos therefor hs,6sr from grants
made b trmcr by sa donations for schools
military urtes or public IMPROVEMENTS ana likewise the revision
t ,r 1hn land once also n"ai,s ia own accounts I1a
present eonnisoner Is Hon Hendricks Of lndiana Its prn-
cpa officers recorder ehei clerk principal clerk u surveys,
besides assistant drangsman and some 100 clerks
"a Pension, The present head Of this bureau George e
Whiting OF Virginia Inc commissioner charged WIN Tue eSan
Law, Ssaa Nv conyr pnang bounty land or nensiops
for the military or nav services in The vouonry and
,,r 10 Tia uni,ed ra, .,g,cna
chief clerk ~ Cole esa and pernaneu cos Consisting Of some
ninety other clerks
n, Jaa.,ng ~ Indian ahars Charles Nix
cor,,o,, ,royt.d with cbier cE anil ob,u, Anpan
Other su,,or5ina. clerk - ~
Jtb Iaeh this bureau committed the execution and
things respecting
Ing issuing patents Inventions,
and improvements the collection OF statistics relating to agriculture;
the coecen and distribution O seeds plants, ana cuttings has
chief Is by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents IN
' hsia ,nr,ier or ,cn,,orary nn'rIves un
nsenl, Samuel Shugert
clerk ls5 III II
Besides these four principal branches OF this executive depart
mcnt the organic act 81 1879 transferred TO II from the Treasury Do
the supervision OF the Of the United States narsha
and attorneys and the clerks OF The United States courts the manage
the lead other United
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H., NJ p,,c nld,nga Th bos,d,,I FIR ti nsane ~
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my ny ' Is ~ ~, ,,,tta, ~ inI - wy
n assea ,he cretry ar ,he Interior "a CHARGED 1, n, hs enn
Of the three roads leading to the Pacific coast
department requh building
years that purpose present the Pension
provided with in what IL known Winers Building" while
branches Of the department. including the Secretary
are an u.o o on'. .' , :" WHICH
VIII VIII, y" !, ,i Nv s,iiiy ,",aydaI i " w ~ " w ~ ' '
"i"' /" was '''h''' "'
b s.ft- .... -.,.,u,n, ,n,tur,,..n
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The Treasury Department consists Of the offices Of the Secretary
cumIoer commissioner tho customs
register SOLICITOR light house board and
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Inc 70 oi'ei u t ~ Wv. " 'heA' sese'' ON
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SrIddys 0Hon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury,
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant secretary one engineer ~ charge; one