The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-05
The Organization Of the Executive pepartDcnts
OF the Government OF the United States


STATE psraHrAssr.
The whole machinery employed business arising ou
simple than generally conceived The number employed ~ The
oa secretary State Ion Lewis css one Assistant secretary
STATE Hon John Apleton chief clerk twelve clerks trans
i lator and ono librarian.
Diplomatic BraneSrs branch Of the state Department
harss Of all Correspondence between the and other d.
accredited government all diplomatic
sent from the department and communications commissioners
died
being first entered in analytic table or index
charge
between the and the conu aud commercial
Of te United States In instructions 20 those officers and
20 their dispatches and 10 letters from other asking for
lar agency relating consular Affairs prepared and recorded
Tae Dtsg aged has charge Of all correspondence and
! disbursement Of which the department Is charged
The 7aloi s duties furnish such TRANSACTIONS the
and consu when English, which
CLEFT Of Appointments ana COMMISSION He makes out records
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations the Senate
makes aud records exequanrs and records when English the
commissions which they issued HAS charge Of the library
Clok The charge rolls
rolled resolutions the
% the President the authenticated copies thereof
which called for superntends their publication
snd ha, o. u The ae%saRe,s and N book form attends to
and publications regard which this duty assigned 70 the
Department. writing aud answering all letters connected herewith
uas charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Glok q Ae.eatio"s ana clygas has charge Of the
for the Has charge Of publications.
their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
Sb ' @ r ana sp sao on, n and 's a E On
register letters, diplomatic
oeiyed and the disposition made Of them lot,ors relating
10 this business
ATTORNEY oEsEan's orucs
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General OF the United States;
McCamoni chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office
be classified under the following heads:
Official opinions The current business OF the government
called the President head Of department. by the So
2 Examination o. purchased the
arsena custom houses aud all other public works Of
Applications all conviction in the
OF the United States.
Applications appointment judicial legal business
Of the government.
The conduct and Of all suits in the Supreme Court Of
the United States which the government % concerned
ens when referred by the bead thereof 70 o Attorney General
10 these ordinary heads Of tho business OF the oee added at
Fret The direction Of all appeals land claims California
Second The coicaon and revision Of the laws of the District
Columbia.
Secretary Department Interior Thomp
son. the state Of Mississippi Its clerical force consists OF one chief
& e sS DS an ns Sm " se
following branches OF the public service;
missioner the General land oce The Land Bureau charged
n 81 surrey and sa q s pa and the
by by donntions ofgran for schools
virginia military bounty claims issuing scrip
lieu thereof The Land oce also auis is accounts The
pa officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk OF
besides daughtaman assistant dragan and some $50 clerks
PeaonsThc present head of this bureau George C.
Whiting, i charged
nation and adjudication Of all cains arising under the various and
for the military services in revolutionary subsequent
which the United States have been engaged He has
Chief clerk, O. Cole esq) and permanent corps consisting OF some
3D. Commissioner Of indian Aairs Charles T. Mix Of
Georgetown D. He provided with chief clerk about neen
4th rae,a ogice-ro
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