The Washington union., 1858-02-09
The Organization Of the Executive Department
OF the Government OF the United States

The reanization Of the Executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United States
The whole machinery employed 10 conduct the arising
relations powers he is for
simple than generally conceived The number employ the
department of state the only
oae secretary on Lewis Secretary
~oT, and librarian.
Diplomatic Bronch branch Department
charge all correspondence
piomac Of the abroad foreign
sent from the department and communications commioners
ali Of IKE ehsssar received are rerserd Is 6ea % an
being nrst entered In an analytic table index.
ooasr Tins branch has charge Of the correspondence,
Sc between the department the
Of the United States In instructions TO those officers and
their dispatches and to letters from other asking for
lar agency or relating TO consular affairs prepared and recorded
fAe Durv Asse has charge Of all correspondence and
other connected relating the
disbursement, Of which tho department IS charged
TransiaoIis anslatons as the
department. require He also
issued NJ
otk Of rroes makes out and records
ou, aud records and ~ IN IN rpsn ns ,
commissions which they issued Has charge library
Csk cJ The Rolls and hir He takes charge of the rolls or en-
rolled acts and resolutions Of Congress they
from the President the authenticated copies
and q treaties he and So S ans e
their distribution throughout the United States and that Of all docu
department writing and answering all letters connected herewith
All Indian treaties, business reang
Clerk Of Authorizations and CopyehtIe has charge the
seals the United states and OF the department and
s st @ he speIi ia s o rr % ess @
tho department under the laws relating copyrights
dexes titles all letters department
the diplomatic and consular.
CLERK Pdyos dnd Pasoyte prepares records par5na
s1 Sey are oa s' as ss oo % saa r nd na Oh
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
TO this business.
Hon jeremiah Black Attorney General the United States
Glc. ccf cc The ordinary business this office be
l. ocal opinions on tho current business or The gosefnent as
called for by the President by head department by the 60
Of the titles Of all land purchased the sites Of
custom houses houses and all other public works Of
Applications pnrdons courts
Appaons m appointment all the judicial and legal business
The eodpc eng sptoni q i'll si, IN o Supreme Court q
the United states in Which the government Il conrcned
men By The ss fs ne Attorney s
10 these ordinary heads Of the business Of the oco added
s n s s'E sg a as % s d9 es' ,ss ss ss 4 % s
ooluraeta.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary Of Tho Department the nersr Hon Thonp
of the state Mississippi ITS clerical force consists chief
clerk Moses Kelly esq., dburng clerks and ten other
a clerks and e y mp % a are committed the
Isl ne Puddle Lands The chief Of this bureau called the Com
Land once The Land Bureau charged
issuing therefor whether grants
made by former by sales donations for schools
Virginia military bounty land claims and hc issuing Of scrip IN
np os% % r e. ae STa f. prime
epai officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of suvey
"a raa.gas Tho present head Of this luteau etSrso
Whiting Of Virginia Tho commissioner Is charged With eSani
nation and adjudication "f s claims arising under the various and
m tho military or naval scrvisea In he revonary and subsequent
wars IN which 10" United States have been engaged lie bus ore
xh sDsle him ,s
r sa IT, e m srsn S as a
Sd Commissioner of Indian Affairs id sm Charles
D. G. He provided with chief clerk and about
ath Patent 0eTo this bureau committed the execution and
performances Of all and things touching and respecting the
ing and issuing patents and useful discoveries Inventions
saa s % paa ind % @
chcr clerk is by aw The acng Commissioner Patents
patents doznp permanent
' BESIDE ss S,, o nnsa n%S, branches q mi, nsy saas"y
ment the organic act Of 1912 transferred % u from the Treasury De
and The clerks Of the United States the
mnt Of the lead and Other mines Of the United states and the affairs
from the State Department the duty Of taking and returning the
the Buildings hospt, tho Of
the army and and Of the District Of Columbia also under the
Gently passed the Secretary Of the Interior charged with the
I a the ans sons ' % @
the erection d has been repeatedly recommended during
provided with rooms in what Known as wnder Building While
department. including
the building whole
required early the
which originally intended
DEPARTMENT.
Treasury Department Secretary
Treasury comptrocrs custos
register SOLICITOR light house board
following Of the
ccs, and Of the force employed therein respectively:
Sacreays Oeeon Howell Cobb. Secretary Treasury
Philip Clayton Secretary. CHARGE
architect three draughen temporarily employed and
supervision fiscal the
concerning the and the
supcrintends the survey the the light
hospitals the United
public buildings for houses and other pur
poses
Con1srolier's OIon. William MedIl Comptroller and
He the mode keeping rendering
diplomatic service, well public lands
revisos and cerunos the balances arising thereon
Second Comrtycs O6oeJ CUTS, esq, Comptroller,
pecrbes the mode OF keeping aud render
the Of the and Indian departments the
public reyscs cehcs the balances arising thereon
Office Of Of the CtSon,sIIueh j. Anderson
prescrbes the mode OF keeping
and disburse
building and repairing custom houses and
siscs and cerlIaes the balances arising thereon
O6ceThomas L. smith, esq, Auditor
adjusts the the
list under private Congress and reports
OF the Cnstoms and the
roller respectively for their decision thereon.
Second 0fhrThomas D. Fuller Second Auditor
all
he clothing and recruiting Of the well nrmories