The Washington union., 1858-03-28
The OrGsnixatt0n or the Executive Departments
Of the Government Of the United states

The Organisation orthe Executive Dega rtments
Of the Government Of the United Ssates
The whole machinery employed conduct the business arising out
simple than Is generally conceived Tho number employed the
sas q The United states only svsn,s as
ate on John Appeton one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
or and librarian
Diplomatic ByanAIhis branch Of the State Department nas
charge correspondence the and other di
ssas 70 mn @ IA n Iau D%s .ueons
the department communications commissioners en
ali or like ohaso.er are died
being nrst entered in an analytic table or index
Cn.ular branch charge correspondence
&C. between the department and the consns aud agents
q United states iu instructions 70 those oee and answers
relating consular affairs are prepared ana recorded
rA DSse AssIIs has charge q all correspondence aud
with relating to any fund with the
disbursement II which tho departments is charged
furnish such trAnsacns the
consu, when not in English, upon which eIequAars
Issued
Ck Of Aprnmes ard Caa.m.ss makes out and records
ooupons appointment
makes excquatus records EAgh the
which they Issued Has charge the library
CZek Of TIC charge rolls
rolled acs and Of = the. arc
from the the a core
and that o. treaties in the newspapers and in book m attends 70
and publications regard TO which this duty assigned TO tho
sna ~ a s9oo
Clerk g Administrations and C4rieMs has charge Of the
and OF the department and and
and r @ s Ia. cnrss Of transmitted
The under the Laws lay relating to . and
the dipIomaic and consular. e6a
Ctek n Pa~.Hs and records pardons
which shsy als au1sd Makes out and passports Keeps
daily register letters diplomatic and consular
csvsd disposition q them prepares letters relating
to this business.
ATTORNEY
Jeremiah Black Attorney General q the United States
ESQ., chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may be
classified under the following heads
OnIciai opinions the government
called tho President BY amy head Of department or by the 80
Of the pes Of all land purchased as the sites Of
light houses and all other public works Of
Appacsaons rardous all Of conviction tho
Appcaons for appousmsn, judicial legal
The ,s and % s q ~ @ n ss Supreme Court
The q al other suits arising n any q the depart
TO these ordinary heads Of the business Of tho office are added at
r Tns drseon Of ali sppeas on land claims in California
Tho codncon and revision Of the laws of tho District
Columbia
IsrKsioR pxraxrxxSr
Secretary
son. Msssspr clerical chief
clerk oses Kelly esq two dsbursng clerks and ten other reg
following branches Of the pubic service:
mlssansr u charged
with the and sale q the public domain and tho
made BY former BY sales donations for schools
r % I'D ia s s.ass .es
hsu thereof The Land 0ce also anas i own accounts The
spa oucsrs are recorder CHEF clerk principal clerk
besides daashman assistant draushman and some $50 clerks
q g,sssn, head C ~, ss.s bureau S George
adjudication OF all cins arising under the and
passed M M bounty land Or pensions
which the United States have been engaged c has
chief clerk q Cole and permanent corps consisting Of some
extraordinary Of the new boun, land law has added
I'D Indan Of Indian Affairs I'D a.ei" Charles
Mix Georgcown n G. Hc provided with chief clerk and about
an Faisa OeeTo this bureau committed execution and
and no collection Of s,ics relating 10
collection distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
chief cek~ho b by Inv tine acting Commissioner Of Patens In
Commoncr-wcve principal,
ra.s lermancn,
clerks besides number e temporary employees
the organic Of l6+0 tho Treasury
attorneys manage
men e The lead and oler mines q The United States and the affairs
tho the duty taking returning
Public Baiines hospital Of
the and and Of thc District e Columbia also under the
Of this department. in addition which by laws
Gently passed the Secretary Of the Interior charged with tho
wagon leading the
The department requires an additional building for its aeommoda
The has repeatedly during
provided Building while
as s r s %o Sos s wan
required early Patent oflcc for
which 1t originally intended
Treasury Department Secretary
Treasury comptroers the
dtor treasurer register solicitor light house board
The following these several
ces and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
crays O0eIIon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
Hon Philip charge
architect draughtsmen temporarily employed twenty
three clerks The Secretary Of tho Treasury charged with the
supervision the fiscal the
United lie spcrncnd the survey tho light
establishment the hospitals tho United States and the
public buildings for houses and other
poses
GcraProilcs CceIon William Mcdl, Comptroller,
keeping rendering
the and diplomatic well the public lands
and cer,incs tho balances arising thereon.
Second ComIsroilos Office W. Cults esq Comptroller
He preserbcs the mode
Of the and Indian Of
public and evses and ccrdes the balances arising thereon
OHce Of Of the Cnsonugh J. Anderson, esq
clerks lie the Keeping
rendering the of the and dbuse
for building and repairing houses &c
vises and oertnes the balances arising thereon
Auducrs 0ceThomas Smith. esq Auditor.
lie
and disbursements appropriations and expenditures
civil list and
Comp
troicr, respectively for their decision thereon
Srond O@ceThomas J. d. Fuller Auditor,
twenty relating
pay cot.ng and recruiting Of the wen arlnoe
arsenas relating
reports balances the Second Comptroller
thereon.
AuaIo,s Office esq, Auditor
clerks He
army Academy military