The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-13
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United states;
STATE psrAxr,n.sr.


STATE
The whole TO conduc, arising out
Of foreign relations with all the Of me world Is iss %
simple than generally conceived me number smp 20 ~ s
Department Of state Of the United states 4 only seysh'sen -
One Secretary Of State on Lewis cs Assistant o.
i John Apple,on chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
lator, and librarian
Diplomatic BranaA-Tids Department, aas
agent, Of he United states abroad and those pow
accredited to this government all diplomatic nsrucuons
der treaties Of boundaries &c prepared copied and
being nrst entered in an analytic table or index.
the correspondence,
between the department and the conu and commercial agents
dispatches asking for
lar relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Drsg 4ezHe charge OF all correspondence and
with relating fund with the
disbursement Of which the department is charged
The furnish such ransatons the
department may require
aud conuB when not English which exeqaaurs are
issued
CLERK Of Appointments oon,aissons
commissions appointment and nominations 10 the Senate
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
clef Of de Rolls and Arafr Of the rolls
from Tho the authenticated copies
which called for prepares for and surerntehds Their
throughout United States and that Of all docu
mens and publications IN regard 10 when ,hs uu IS ~
charge treaties, business relating thereto
G z s ard ' has ss G Sns. Of an n
certificates 10 papers presented authorization
The department copyrights and In
their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic consular.
CLERK Of ardous and Taso,tre prepares padon
and reons and registers and nes the petitions and papers on
daily register Of all letters, other than diplomatic and consular
ceiyed and of the disposition made Of he prepares letters relating
Black Attorney the United States;
Mcoamont chief clerk The ordinary business this office may
l. Official opinions the current government
called the President by head of department. by the So
denomination ali purchased the sites Of
houses houses and all other public works OF
Applications pardons all conviction the
Applications for appointment Judicial legal
s. The conduct and argument Supreme
the United States in which the government Is Concerned
by the Attorney General
First The direction all appeals on land claims in California
Second The eodnaon aud revision Of the laws Of the District o.
Columbia.
r EXTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Department Interior Thomp
the State Mississippi Its clerical force consists of one chief
cler supervision management committed the
branches OF the Pubic ce &c this called the
missioner the General Land Office The Land Bureau charged
issuing therefor whether from combinations grants
made by former by sales @ grants s
Of virginia military bounty land claims issuing scrip
present Commissioner is Hon T. A. Hendricks rrin-
epa officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides draughman assistant dranghsnan and some $50 clerks
ID PensicrThe present bureau G.
Whiting of Virginia The commissioner is charged with the cxam
adjudication of all claims arising under The various and
for the military naval in the revolutionary and subsequent
which the United States have been engaged lie has
chief clerk g. Cole esq., and permanent corps consisting OF some
3D. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Affairs, Charles E Mix
Georgetown He provided with Chief clerk and about heen
4t Patent OooTo this bureau committed
performance aud things touching respecting
relating agriculture
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
Conmissionerwcye principal and twelve
clerks besides temporary employees
Joseph Holt the Commissioner, and Samuel shugcr esq., Chief
principal branches Of this executive
partmcn the supervision the
and the clerks Of the United States courts the
pcnentiy the United states the District of counbi and
the state Department the duty Of taking and returning the cen
United and Of supervising and directing the OF
Of Public Buildings The hospital for the insane Of
management of this department.; In addition to which by laws
Gently passed the Secretary Of The Interior CHARGED with The con
department requh additional building Tor its aceommoa
the Inst few years for That purpose Al present oncc
provided with in whit known "Wnders Buing while
the department including the Scoraryis office
crowded into the Patent oce building the whole Of which
will be required early day for the use Tie Patent oc for
! which it was originally intended,
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The Department consists the offices Of Secretary
Treasury cmptroer commissioner of the customs six
do register SOLICITOR light house board and coast
The following the these
ces, the force employed therein, respectively:
scror1js OHcefIon Cobb Secretary Treasury
Philip Clayton, Secretary in charge
hroe eorR THE !" the Treasury Charged with the
era supervision the ca Of the and o. t
United states He supertonds the survey Of the coast the light hos