The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-03

The organization OF the executive Departments
of the Government Of inc ohi'ea S'a'e''
STAN
The vhols MACHINERY emoyed arising
Of our Sssn reials @ powers liz + sr more
simple than generally onss,sa The nunoer employed In The
nc Secretary on Lewis Cas- Secretary Of
n John Apeion one chief clerk twelve clerks trans
Di5aoaat Byanh branch the State Department
all correspondence between the and other d
pcmau f tile Uned those Of foreign
accredited this In all diplomatic instructions
sen, from the and communications commissioners un
der treaties Of boundaries &c prepared copied and aug
all OF like character received registered aud hd ih contents
being nrst entered IN an analytic table or index
Consular Barh This branch charge Of tho Correspondents
department cousu And commercial agents
20 their and 70 letters from asking
agency consular ais are prepared aud recorded
T $ nss onasss n sy With ns
disbur ssusnt Of which tho department is charged
Ths Tow,la,oIs furnish TRANSACTIONS
cousn when not ia English which
issued
oommssious Of appointment and nominations the Senate
which they issued Has charge Of the library
Clok Of charge of the rolls
@ "a sy aas IS the
superntcnds their publication
their distribution hroushous the United States
70 which this duty assigned 70 the
Has charge Of ali Indian treaties relating
CLERK g AaAeaseata~s and c4yreM.Ie has charge Of the
attaches certificates presented for auhenca,on receives
the department relating copyrights
their titles records all letters from the department other than
CLERK Pa,ps and Parots prepares padons
and flies the petitions and papers
daily register all letters other than diplomatic and consular
ccived disposition made Of them letters relating
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Hon Jeremiah & Black Attorney
IL Cei esq chief ordinary of this Office be
Official opnIs on tho Current business Of tue
the President by head department or by the So
Examination Of all land purchased the sites Of
srsena houses light hsuses and all other public works OF
Applications pardous Of conviction IN the oours
Applications for appointment judicial legal business
The conduct argunen. the supreme cur. Of
the United States In which the government y concerned
mens wen BY the Seaa thereof % ornoy
ordinary heads Of The business Of the Office added at
First The direction q all appeals on land claims In California
Columbia.
m1RRIoR pErAarxESr.
the Department q the Interior Hon Jacob Thomp
clerk Moses Kelly esq., dsbursing clerks other
clerks supervision and management are committed the
Isl, TAe puddle chief this bureau called the Con-
with the survey management public domain the
issuing Of titles grants
military b.un public likewise revision
a. military aSa oe a s n n own hs
Commissioner Hon A. Hendricks q Indiana IT, pn
assistant draushsman and some 100 clerks
"a Pesions present head Of this bureau George
whiting Virginia The commissioner is charged with tho oxam
BY granting bounty land or pensions
for 1 q as ] have ns S
chief clerk q Cole and permanent corps CONSISTING o. some
sxraadnary requirements Of the bounty law
q about ay esrksps Of , srsn!
sIx ofGsorgeown e provided win cnei clerk ana about
4th Patent the execution and
Facts aud things touching and respecting The grant
the collection Of statistics relating agriculture
chief i by law the acting
Of the Commissioner twelve principal and twelve as
clerks considerable number of temporary employees
ment tic organic ar Of Treasury
pent supervision tho accounts Of the United States marshn
men and other mines Of the United States and the affairs
tbs State Department the duty Of taking and returning tho cen
United States and OF supervising and directing The acts Of
the ans o Is ao the
0 this N MT ad'n e ~ sws
strucoa three roads ading to the Pacific coast
on and has been repeatedly recommended during
tho @ few WIN ysa sF s. ss Ss aSna1 M
the branches the including the office
viii be required ut early day for the Of the Patent
which was originally intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Tho Treasury the Offices Of the
treasurer register solicitor ghho board and coast sur
The following il brief indication tho dulles
css and of the force employed therein, respectively
sysay. os< Hon Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury
and three nnh s gs