The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-23
The Organization OF the Execptiv. D~parTments
OF the Government OF the United States


or the Government OF Inc united states
machinery employed he business arising ot
o. our ogegn relations Slth all The powers y ane Nea y ~ ~
Department Of the United only seventeen as follows
One Secretary Estate (On Lewis c Assistant Secretary Of
Ator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic BraacThs branch OF The STATE Department
charge correspondence department and other d.
Of tho United States abroad and those q foreign pow
sceredad 10 this government In all diplomatic Instructions
from the department commissioners IN
der treaties Of boundaries &C. are copied and
being first entered in an analytic liable or index.
Consular BancA This branch has charge Of the correspondence,
department the oonsu and commercial
Of United States In INSTRUCTIONS 60 those officers and answers
lar agency or relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
Yhe Diasno one charge Of all correspondence and
other matters connected with accounts relating to any fund with the
disbursement Of which the department 10 charged
1anooyIs furnish such translatons the
department. require He also records the commission Of eonsu
issued.
CLERK Of appointments Commissions He makes and records
makes exequainrs records English the
commissions which they issued Has charge OF the library
Ck Of the h and ArcL.ee lie takes charge
rolled Congress- they received the de-
parnen from the President the copies thereof
and Iha OF treaties Ia de newspapers ana in book FORM
their distribution throughout the United States ana that Of all docu
Has charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Clok cf Authorizations CpyriglsIIe has charge Of the
seals Of the United and Of tbs department and and
. papers presented for receives
th department under tho laws relating cghis records and in
their all letters from the department other than
tue diplomatic and consular.
Cik ~ Pan and Passports He prepares and records pardons
sna Sss T a1s ou saa l rsce a Eesp
daily register q all letters other than diplomatic and consular
ceyed and Of the disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
to this business.
ArrosxEY aESplIs OFFICE
Black Attorney Of the United States;
Mccamon chief clerk The ordinary business Of tins office
haea saueu 'unda The l,txing headH .
oca opinions the current business Of the government
called for by Tho President by any head Of department or by the So
2 Examination titles purchased
asena houses light houses and all other public works Of
the United States .8.5
Applications pardons all Of conviction The
Applications appointment all Judicial legal
The argument all tho Supreme
the United States which the government concerned
supervision all other suits arising Of the depart
by thereof the Attorney General
TO these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office are added at
First The direction of all appeals on land claims in California
Second The eoddcacn and revision Of The laws of tho District
Columbia
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Department Interior Hon Jacob Tomp
the OF Mississippi lis clerical force consists Of one chief
clerk oses Kelly esq two dsburang Clerks and ten other regu
Clerks supervision and committed the
following e, ean S ,a he public s sSrg &C nrco called he
General Land once The Land Bureau charged
Issuing therefor whether from combinations
made by former by sales donations for schools
bountes public and likewise the revision
of Virginia military buna claims and tho issuing of scrip In
present Commissioner Hon. Hendricks Of Indiana It's
cpa officers recorder chief clerk, principal clerk d surveys
besides draughsman assistant drugman and some $50 clerks
Cd Penion-The present head Of this bureau George
Whiting, of Virginia The commissioner IS charged with the esami
adjudication all claims arising under the various and
for he military naval SERVICES IN The aud subsequent
which the United States have been engaged He has
chief clerk G. Cole and permanent corps consisting OF SOM
Sd indians comnissiore Of Inlan Affairs Charles f. Nix n
Chief clerk
other subordinate clerks.
oosIo this bureau committed the execution and
all "acs and things touching and respecting the grant
Ing and issuing Of patents for new aG nss fGys
collection distribution II seeds, plants and cuttings has
the Of the comnsaonerweye princpa and twelve
slstan examiners Of patents some dozen subordinate permanent
Joseph Holt the Commissioner and Samuel T. shogert esd Chief
besides these principal depart
the organic act Of ls4s transferred to from the Treasury De
attorneys the clerks Of the United States courts the
nent Of the lead and 9, mines q me 1sa sa Sna Inc affairs
the sae Department the duty Of taking and returning the
The Commissioner Buildings. hospital the
army navy and Of te District Columbia Is also under the
Gently passed. the Secretary Of the Interior Is charged with the
struoon wagon roads leading the Pacific
The department reqi additional building for It's accommoda
o q has been repeatedly recommended during
provided with what Is known wnders Building while
the other branches the department Including as eeearys os
be required early day for the use Of e Patent Office m
which IT originally intended
Treasury comptroers commissioner Of tho
dors register solicitor board aud coast
The following brief indication
ces OF the force employed therein, respectively;
su,ays oeIIon Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury,
Hon Philip Secretary charge;
architect and three dsaghtsmen temporarily employed and twenty
the fiscal transactions the government and Of the
execution of the laws concerning the comneree ana navigation the