The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-17

The Organization Of the Executive D~pa rtments
Of the Governnens OF the United StateE
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The wso:e marncry employee aIns oai
supIs generally employed the
oss ssry s 'n nsw c Sa secretary
state DION John Apper Que chief csrk twelve clerks one trans
D9sssAA ByassArhss Of the STATE Department
sass q - T between s e aa sna Ds
accredited government In all diplomatic instructions
fu the nnd communications 70 commissioners
Of IKE character received registered and died. their contents
being analytic table or index
Csuiar ByamIhu charge correspondence
Sc department the consu agents
q the United In instructions those officers
and letters from other
lar agaocy relating consular sus recorded
ne Disse Aess has charge Of all correspondence
dsbursemsns " which the department rs charged
rae 7snraao fs duties 10 furnish ouch TRANSACTIONS the
Issued
clsrk III xruosni.aess aud makes
sramsAn ner If appointment aud nominations 70 the Senate
apd records and records when N ENGLISH The
crnscns wir6 they issued Has charge OF the library
Cux H ne M and Arehs He takes charge Of the rolls or
rolled ana resolutions Congress- as they are received Al the de
n sss n copies sseo
and shut o. treaties the newspapers and book r attends TO
publications which this duty Is assigned
Department. wTof and all letters
Al Indian treaties, and business relating thereto
Cgo1 Administrations Csrylohia-7le has charge the
he Timed States and Of tbs department. and and
Md acsunts ios Ill, fees Has charge publications 10
the under The laws relating 70 cop records and N
the tpt0matac and consular
csyk Passports He and records pardons
which they founded Makes passports
nd Il he disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
10 this bosness
ATTORNEY exsxaAls osnca
n Attorney General Of the United States A. d
bs sa.-iusd ander the following heads:
0teat opinions on the cnreat business o. the government as
for BY tho President by head Of department or BY the So
q Exam.naon d the u,s OF purchased the sites Of
houses light houses and all other public works Of
Applications for psrious in all
Applications appointment all the Judicial and legal business
g. Tls argument all tho Supreme Court Of
O. Tie supervision Of ali arising any depart
referred BY head thereof tho Attorney General
ordinary heads OF the business Of tho Office added at
HE present time the following viz:
Tie ccdneadcn and revision Of the laws Of the District o.
Columbia
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary department Of the Interior Hon Jacob Thomp
clerk {scscs Kelly esq., discussing clerks and other
lar clerks and - supervision and are eommed the
is re ilai Lands The called the
with tbs survey Of the public domain and tho
issuing therefor whether derived from combinations
made sales donations grants for schools
military public improvements and likewise the revision
o. m 4 OS oas aso naas s asa ho
present Commissioner is Hon Hendricks Of ndiana Its pria
rp recorder chief clerk, principal clerk Of surveys
drauehsman, assistant draughs and some 100 clerks
al presen. head Of this George
whng Virginia The commissioner charged With the exam
passed by Congress granting bounty land pensions
for the military naval services IN the ana M
Chief clerk & Coe eq and permanent corps consisting 81 some
Sal mmsoncr OF Indian Affairs Charles E. Mix OF
Georgetown D. He provided with chief clerk and about hecn
ah Faae,a Oc-To this and
ali acts and things touching and respecting the grant
useful discoveries Inventions
aud the collection statistics relating agriculture
de collection and distribution seeds plants cuttings
chief cerk~ho by law the acting
the principal and twelve
Clerks considerable number Of temporary employees Hon
Joseph Holt the Commissioner and Samuel shuger ESQ., Chief
principal branches Of this executive depart
parmnt supervision the United States marhas
and the clerks Of the United States courts the manage
pensnay United States in the District Of Columbia and
uses u the United States and Supervising directing
abe Commissioner Of Public Buildings The hospital or the insane Of
management this department. in addition to which by laws
81 ss asi Ss1s he
department additional building or s acoommoda
gears that Al present the Pension ONCE is
provided with rooms IN what Is known as "Wnaers Building while
tho Patent Office buildings the whole Of which
which it originally intended
rREAscaY pmARrgx7.
TIC Treasury comprolrs commissioner OF the six
ors treasurer register solicitor house board
The following brief indication Of the duties of these several Off
css, Of the force employed therein, respectively;
Spsay CMoeHon Howell Cobb, secretary Treasury,
Hon Philip Clayton Secretary engineer in charge;
architect three draughsmen temporarily employed and twenty
three the Treasury charged with the