The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-25

OF the government OF the United states
STATE psrAKrnssr
machinery employed the arising out
Of relations all the world Is for more
department Of se Of tie United ssae only seventeen
0ae Secretary q state dion Lewis css Assistant Secretary 81
State on John Appeton chief clerk twelve Clerks one trans
laior, and librarian
Diplomatic state Department
pomauc Of the United States abroad and those foreign
accredited this In all diplomatic instructions
der treaties Of boundaries prepared copied and reorded and
being first entered in analytic table or index
charge correspondence
department the consu and commercial
the United those officers,
70 their dispatches to from other asking for
lar agency relating TO consular AFFAIRS are prepared and recorded
Dtsing AgsnHc charge all correspondence aud
er matters connected with accounts relating any fund with the
disbursement Of which the department rs charged
The furnish such TRANSACTIONS the
department. require lie also records the commissions OF oonsu
eonsal, wheu English which exeqaAis
issued.
sonoas letters Of appointments senate
makes records and records when IN English the
which they issued Has charge Of the library
Clak u The Rolls charge
rolled Congress received at the de
from the President the authenticated copies thereof
which called prepares and upcnends their publication
tho newspapers attends
their distribution toushou, the United states and that g al doSu
and publications in regard TO which this duty assigned te
department. and answering all letters connected Herewith
as charge Of all nhn treaties and business relating thereto
Of Ca4ysDs-lie has charge Of the
seals Of The United states aud Of The department and prepares and
aud accounts Tor the fees Has charge publications.
the under the laws rotating copyg records and In
deses their titles records all letters from the department other han
| the diplomatic and consular,
Passports prepares and records pardons
which they are uded Makes and records passports keeps
daily register Of all letters other .an diplomatic and consular re-
10 this business.
ATTORNEY
Black Attorney General Of the United States
chief clerk The ordinary business OF TINS Office
| be ua shed under the following heads
Official opinions on The current business Of The government as
called by President by head Of department or by the so
| licor or the Treasury ~ !,
sena custom houses light houses and all other public works Of
Appcaions for parOns tho
Arrcaons for appointment all the judicial loyal
all the supreme Court Of
the United which the government Is concerned
The Of all other suits arising N any Of the depart
To these ordinary heads OF the business OF ie once are added AZ
the present time the following, viz; o.u,.,.
Second The codGcaton and revision Of tho laws of the District o.
Columbia
|
Secretary the Department Interior Hon. Jacob Thomp
Mississippi clerical consists Of chief
clerk, oses Kelly e dsbursng clerks and ten other regu
lar clerks aud its supervision and management arc committed the
is The this bureau is called the Com
Of Land Bureau charged
with the and sale the public domain nnd tho
made by former governments Ny sales %
military bounes public improvements and likewise The revision
| "-''''r
lieu thereof The Land olce also auds It's own aceonn The
@ @ recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of survey
besides daoghisman assistant draughea and some 100 clerks
I'd The present head Of this bureau = George g
all claims arising under the various and
by Congress granting bounty land pensions
which have been engaged lie has
clerk 6 Cole esq9 and permanent corps consisting Of some
Sd Indian Affairs, Charles Nix Of
Georgetown d. @ eis provided with Chief clerk and aoont 'en
| oihe clerks
Pat, oe 10 tis bureau is eonn'',i the execution and
ing issuing patents cu dscoyees inventions,
Tie eoec,Ioa and Distribution q seeds plants and cuttings
chief CLERK by law The acting Commissioner Of Patents in
isans Examiners Of patents subordinate pcriaanen,
clerks considerable number Of temporary employee Hon
Joseph Ilo, the Commissioner aud samuel shuge Chief
principal branches q this executive depart
men organic si9 transferred 70 u from tie Treasury De
par a S M clerks ss ne United states courts the
lead and other mines Of the United States AMI the affairs
from the State Department The duly taking and returning tho cen
Of The United sa and % aua asans lo aa q
army navy the District Of Columbia Is also under the
Gently passed the Secretary charged wh
the three roads leading TO the Pacific coast
ion repeatedly recommended during
provided with rooms in VIVA, Building
the other branches Of tho department Including the Secretary Office
viii be required early day for the use Of the raen, oc ior
which il was originally intended
TREASURY pRrAnrapsr.
The Treasury Department consists Of the offices Of the Secretary
The Treasury comptroes commissioner the customs
ators trAsurcr rssls scco gh house board ana coast sur
The following brief
ces, the force employed therein, respectively;
o8 Hon lowell Cobb Secretary Of ,ls Treasury
architect three draughsmcn temporarily Employed and twenty
ai fiscal Of the and q III
execution e LAWS CONCERNING e Commerce and Navigation O TN
osabhincp lie ptas Of lhs nied STATES and NE COP