The Washington union., 1858-02-02
The Organization Of the Executive Departments
of the Government OF the United States:
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The Organization OF the Executive Depa rtmeots
OF The government OF the United States
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The whole machinery employed business arng out
OF our Foreign relations with ali the for more
simple than generally conceived The employed IN the
one Secretary STATE Hon cass Assisast secretary d
laor and one librarian
Diplomatic B,anchrhis u the Stale r~pur,usn, ~
charge Of all correspondence between sad other di
accredited 10 this In all diplomatic Instructions
from the department and communications commissioners un
prepared copied recorded and
all OF Ike character received are registered and ne their eonsn
being first entered IN an analytic .able OF index
charge correspondence,
the oonsu commercial agents
dispatches persons
relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
other matters relating TO any fund
disbursement of which the department Is charged.
The TransatorH His duties such the
department He
and oousu when English upon eIequaturs
CLERK of Appointments makes out
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations the Senate
which they suod Has charge Of the library
clerk Of as charge rolls
the President the authenticated copies thereof
which called for prepares for and susnends their publication
throughout the United states and that Of all dcu
publications regard which this duty assigned to the
Has charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Of aAeaicaios and Gfyohs He has charge Of the
the United States and of the department and and
certificates @ papers II Tor s
under the laws relating copyrights records and In
titles all from the other than
the diplomatic and consular
Psrdoas He and records ardons
Ss @ a "adea ts ou, u and % records le
daily Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS
jeremiah Black, Attorney General of the Unted states r.
H. Ge. chief clerk Tho ordinary business OF this Office may be
indie following heads: .
Official opinions the current business Of the government as
called the President by head Of department by the So
Examination Of the titles of all purchased
arsnal custom houses lighthouses and all other public works Of
Applications for pardons in all cases OF concon the courts
Applications appointment judicial and legal business
The argument all in the Supreme Court Of
supervision all other suits arising of the depart
sn when referred by the head thereof The Attorney
tho present time the following viz:
The direction Of all appeals on land claims In California
second The concaon and revision the laws Of tho District
Columbia.
INTERIOR psrAKrxKsr
Secretary Department the lnes Hon Jacob Ihomp
Of Mississippi Its clerical force consists of one chief
clerk css Kelly dburpg clerks and ten other
following branches of tho public service;
lst The flic Lands The es Of this bureau s called the Com
and sale Of the public domain and the
made by former governments by sales donations schools
military oeant or public and likewise The revision
lieu thereof The Land oce also aads its own accounts The
ss oces are recorder clerk principal surveys
besides dranghsOan assistant drAushsman and some lso clerks
present head e this bureau Is, + George
nation adjudication arising various
passed by Congress- granting boant land or pensions
which United States have been engaged He has one
@ s 6 ss s ses s1s to ms Ss
extraordinary Of The new bounty land law has added
Sd Iuian nerm, Charles
Mix ofGeoStown He provided with chief clerk and about
.th Potent 0eio-To the and
Ing and issuing Of patents for and useful deoye
distribution Of Seeds plants and cuttings has
chief clerk who BY law the acting Commissioner Of Patents
tan examiners Of patents some dozen subordinate permanent
pDs SsIss Sss @ ppa hnnss Of h new executive
the act Of lss transferred 70 Y from the Treasury Pc
and attorneys the United States courts the
"a M q & as sns q ss %ss i IN saa a
Department the Of taking and returning the
Public Buildings Tho hospital for insane Of
army and and Of the District q cmba also
Gently passed Secretary charged with the con
srcton the three roads leading the Pacific
The requires additional building
the erection has repeatedly during
povdd S IN what as Bon M
It'd other branches Of lhc including the secre,arys ONCE
arc ali crowded into The Patent building tho whole Of which
win day for the Of the occ
/ which Il was originally Intended.
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Treasury the Offices Of the Secretary
cnmptrolers the customs
treasurer register solicitor light house board aud
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following indication Of the duties Of these
/ cess and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
ys,starys OHceon Secretary Treasury
Philip Assistant Secretary CHARGE
architect and three draughmcn temporarily employed and
the Treasury charged with the
fiscal OF
superntcns survey
establishment hospitals OF the United States and the
public buildings custom houses and other
poses, - -rru g.a iIsis.g #f gg Ht} }tt 1l
First Conaoers OGoson. William Medl, Comptroller, and
prcscbcs tho mode keeping rendering
and diplomatic well the public lands
and cerines the balances arising thereon.
Second Conaftroller OcsJ W. Cuts esq, Comptroller and
He the mode keeping
the and ndan departments tho
public and cerhcs the balances arising thereon
OGce Of Of the CuaomEugh j. Anderson, esq
Commissioner and eleven He pescrbes the mode OF keeping
dsburse
the building and repairing houses &c and
yses and cerhes tho balances arising thereon.
Fs Auduors Smith, esq Auditor
adjusts tho
disbursements appropriations and expenditures
private Congress reports
Commissioner Of the Customs and the
| troler, respectively, for their decision thereon.
SYond ObsThomas D. Fuller, Second Auditor,
Hc and adjusts all
pay clothing and recruiting Of the army, well armocs
and all relating Indian depart
the balances the Second Comptroller for his dc