The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-03
IN. Organization OF ,hs executive Departments
OF the Go ernme nj OF the United States
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rhe Organization OF The Execstiys D.nar iments
Of the Government OF the United STATES
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x e ,,ainery 10 conduct business arising oct
Of our resn fthlbfa Nh powers of the world sI yIo
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one Secretary fstae (ion Lewis cassD oas hn % sus
Iaidr and librarian.
Daomai s,a,s branch ssaie Department. ass
psu agrus o. The United and thos q foreign NV
accredited g th 1 IL al p so%%"srs On
r treaties eoanaare s sns S saa ss contents
being nrsi entered ID IN analytic table or index
ay aael THIS branch has charge e me asses.
&C. between We a az Wv ~ sos and answers
dispatches and .ete from other Persons ~ wy @
lar agency relating consular ss ore prepared ana ee0fned
other via, relating 70 any ua nn e
disbursement sf which the department Is charged
Recruitment may rednirs lie conuls
consu whom not IN Esh, upon which ereauaurs arc
issued. ~ ~ s'r..t l,5 ~
Clyk or S,.,,u and out ana records
letters appointment and nominations 70 the sena,e'
which they issued Has charge Of the library
cek n lie takes charge Of the rolls or en-
from the presidents thereof
which called prepares for and supertends their
their throughout The United tina. q all eoo
publications regard TO which thus duty assigned 70 ane
department. writing letters connected Herewith
HAS charge treaties and business relating thereto
s and s has ssa 9 a@s7sr.s .n ss
certificates 70 presented for ahenean receives
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deses e letters from ,be Department. other than
The diplomatic and consular. fs e
~ of yar and Passports lie prepares and records pardons
remssion registers and hlss the petitions and papers on
daily register o. ali letters diplomatic and consular
ove disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
ArroTsxr onsrnaI's oyrc.
a,u Of tho United States A. b.
chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may
T. onca onaas on the the government
Inc President " hcad Of department or by the So
Esaminaon Of the lilies purchased, the o.
asena custom houses and all other oho woks
Applications padons conviction in tho courts
4 Applications fr appointment judicial legal
g. The conduct argument Of all the supreme Court Of
United in Which The government concerned
en when referred BY the had thereof to tho Attorney General
ordinary e business Of the Office are added at
rsi The direction appeals land claims IN California
second ooeien aud revision Of the laws o. the District o.
Columbia M
M F'g rsftRion isisWiahSf
secreay Of the Department Interim, non Jacob rop
Of The state Of Mississippi rs clerical forge consists q fnc fet
clerks aid s SUPERVISION and management are committed the
following branches q t Pubic ery'ss C ,.. a., Com
land oce The lard Bureau Is charged
suur q titles therefor whether derived from grants
by by sales donations for schools
bountos public improvements and likewise tho revision
virginia military land claims and tho issuing Of scrip
presen COMMISSIONER Hon T. A. Hendricks Indiana prn
opal Officers arc recorder chief clerk principal sox q saryey,
az Pnson present head IL tins boreau George G.
Whiting Virginia The commissioner charged viii tic esau'
nation adjudication arising under the various and
for ne military naval services The subsequent
which The United States have been engaged lie has ono
chief clerk Is Cole esd and permanent cors consisting Of some
bpcy ouc' oic' y, N,.o
Georgetown, He provided with chief clerk and about ansen
a. Tes ss this bureau ia committed the execution
all facts and things touching and respecting the grant
an" the collection q Statistics reas ncuae
collection distribution Of seeds plants, and cuttings has
The principal and twelve as
s ssr shsrspe number temporary Hon
Joseph Holt the Cohmsoncr and Samuel shuger ESQ., Chief
principal branches Of this executive depart
ment the organic oct q lss transferred 70 from The Treasury Dc
attorneys the clerks Of The United states courts tho
Of te penitnry Of the United States in the District Columbia;
from the State Department Tho duty OF taking aud returning the cen
Public Buildings Tho hospital Tor tho insane Of
army navy the OF Columbia also under tho
this department; in addition TO which, by laws
Gently passed the Secretary OF the Interior Is charged with the con
The department requ additional building for It's accommoda
on and the erection e one has been repeatedly during
provided what known "wmder's Budng willie
The other department including Office
the ratnt once building the whole o. which
required early for the Of tho Patent ONCE for
which IL originally Intended 8 SIR t tta
. DEPARTMENT
Treasury Department consists OF tho Offices Of the Secretary OF
the Treasury the
ors treasurer register solicitor light house board aud coast
The following brief indication Of
cos Of the force employed therein respectively
ecrdars 0goIou Cobb, Secretary tbs Treasury,
Secretary In CHARGE
architect and three ~ employed and twenty
the fiscal transactions Of the and Of the
the and navigation Of The
United supcncnds the survey the coast the hight house
establishment hospitals Of the United States and the
public buildings for houses and other
poses. s
Fa Ccrptyolas 0FceHon william Medil Comptroller and
Of
civil diplomatic service well the public ans
and certnos the balances arising thereon.
Second ComJtrotte's CceJ NJ Cuts Comptroller, and
prescrbes the mode keeping and render
Ing OF the and Indian departments Of the
Oace Of Commissioner Of ne Customs Samuel nghnm, esq
clerks He procbcs the mode keeping
rendering the and dsbursc
for the building and repairing custom houses &c. and
yises and oertdcs the balances arising thereon. 81
EYrs Audaor's ODee Smith, esq., Auditor,
lie receives and adjusts tho OF tho customs
Disbursements appropriations and expenditures
the civil list and under ac Of Congress- and
the the Customs aud the
trollcr, respectively for their decision thereon
Second Auduoy's 0foeThonas u Fuller sccond Auditor and
He and adjusts all accounts relating
pay clothing, recruiting OF the web armor
ordnance and AL accounts reng 70 the Indian depart
reports the balances the second Comptroller for his dc
sion thereon.
Third AUDITORS OHceRobert esq Third Auditor
adjusts all
the army Notifications Military Academy military roads
the department well for PENSIONS Chains
from uI