The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-08
The Organize ton of the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States;


OF the Government OF the United States;
sram pSrARn&sr
me Whole machinery employed Conduct out
foreign relations with all the powers Of tho world y f0r more
gps than :. geness @ TIC on aSaoS a fooss
One Secretary state, Dion LOWS c Assistant
STATE Ion John Appeton one chief clerk twelve clerks o u
lator, and one librarian
Diplomatic branch Of the saae Department. nas
os AGENTS - ~ aS @ abroad and those foreign pow
accredited 10 this government In all dipoauc
boundaries prepared copied and reeerdea and
registered and hed their contents
being hrst entered in analytic table or index
e.slay ,an branch charge OF the correspondence
the department ana Inc consul, and somnsra agents
lar agency or relating affairs prepared recorded
m, D,.as Aoeine charge correspondence and
other matters with relating any fund with the
disbursement sf which the depar'ment s charged
The furnish TRANSACTIONS the
may require lie alo commissions q consus
consu, when not in English which exeqaia are
ol Of Appointments and ousnisas-He and records
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations 70 the senate
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
casA Of ne Rolls 1chio charge Of te rolls or
paren from The President authenticated copies thereof
which called for prepares o and soIernos eir
their throughout the United States and that q all doe
n,s publications regard to which this duty Is assigned 70 tho
depamcnt; writing answering all letters connected herewith
Has charge and business relating thereto
CLERK II AUTHORIZATIONS ct4yeAe has charge Of the
attaches crinca to papers presented ADMINISTRATION
ihe under relating copyrights records
all letters from tho department. other than
diplomatic and consular
CLERK II rayos Passports prepares records parons
rmasons and registers and Mes the petitions and papers on
daily register letters than diplomatic and consular
the disposition made of them prepares letters relating
~ this business.
A,ro.sEY
Hon Jeremiah s Black Attorney United saes A.
McCnon csq clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may
Official opiniops on the current the government
called BY head of department by The So
q Examination d the titles purchased, the sites q
asena houses light houses and all other public works o.
Applications pardons all of conviction IN the courts
AiIauons for appointment in all the judicial business
The conduct and argument the supreme Court Of
States in which the government concerned
0so, n m by Tie head thereof TO The Attorney
ordinary heads Of the business Of tho Office are added AZ
The present time tho following viz: .y.8
FIRST ai appeals on land claims in California
second coaon and revision Of the laws Of tho District
Columbia
INTERIOR psrARrsiESr
Secretary department of the Interior Hon Jacob ThSp
the q Mississippi rs clerical force consists s rs Of on9 eS
clerks supervision and management are coed inc
Isl, ah Public lands The called the Com
Of The General land oes Ihs ba Ho Gna g.
issuing whether erise from grants
as uy h o pbe and likewise the
a Virginia military bounty claims and the issuing Of scrip
present Hon A Hendricks Of indiana rs pn
ral recorder chief clerk, principal clerk Of surveys
besides danghmnn assistant drashsmn and some 100 clerks
"a Inns present head Of this George
Whiting Of Virginia The commissioner charged with the exani
and adjudication q 81 claims arising o a"ssr an s y o an
for the military Or naval services IN s a ana snoSaa ar
chief clerk IS Cole esq) anda permanent corps consisting Oh s'
adj Infars Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Charles Mix,
soetown G. He provided with chief clerk and about hheei
4th Ta OceIo committed the execution and
performance and things touching and respecting the grant
Ing useful discoveries inventions
the collection Of statistics relating agriculture
chief cekwho is by law the acting
The Commssionertweiye principal and twelve az
clerks Of temporary employees Hon
Joseph io is The Commissioner and Samuel shuscr esq., CHIC
Besides these principal Of this executive depart
parmen The supervision Of the accounts 81 The United states marshah
and attorneys and the clerks o. the United s ae a a
penieniary Of the United States IN The District o. Columbia ad
e tie Department ie Of taking and returning the
uses supervising and directing the acts
the Commissioner Of Public buildings The for 1n insane
management addition to which, by laws re
srnc,on q The three wagon leading the Pacific
The department Requires an additional building or Us aeGommoaa
the Inst few years for that pnrise AZ present me ns oce
tho other branches the department the sccrctary Office
crowded into the Patent Office building te whole 81 whel
which / originally intended tHf,a
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FAX TREASURY
The Treasury Department the Offices Of the Secretary
Treasury comptolers commissioner Of the customs SIX an
os register SOLICITOR house board and coast sur
The following brief duties of these several on
ces and o force employed therein respectively;
s,,s O6zee-IIon Howell Cobb, Secretary Treasury
Hon % CLAYTON Secretary charge;
daugsnen temporarily employed, and twenty
three clerks Secretary the Treasury charged with the
the fiscal transactions OF the ana w
execution the commerce and navigation Of tn
hght hous
gnbimen the hospitals Of the United States and The con
cop buildings custom houses and other pur
poses. tttt s&tgala .#t
Ey cu,trollers Office Hon william Mcdi Comptroller
fifteen the mode Of keeping and rendering nc
counts service MS we as The public lands
and revises ceru6es the balances arising thereon
Second CanaroIe's Office NJ Cuts Comptroller, ant
clerks prcscrbe the mode keeping and render
ing Of the army navy and INDIAN departments q W.
abc cees tho balances arising thereon
oGcs If Commissioner Of The Customs Ingbam, esq
clerks He precrbes the mode oil keepm
and the customs and dsbrse
en building aud repairing custom houses &c and re
yiscs and certincs tho balances arising thereon.
Hg,y Aaidos once i. Smith, esq, First Auditor
neen clerks lie adjusts tho accounts Of the custom
appropriations and expenditures on nc
count ~ Tho civil list private acts OF Congress- and report
The Commissioner o. the Customs ana Tue f comp
,roler respectively for tbcir decision thereon
ei Auiaox,s Thomas d. Fuller Second Auditor,
one clerks adjusts all accounts relating
the nav clothing OF the well as arnoes
relating indian
en reports the balances TO the Second Comptroller or nus
thereon.
clerks and adjusts all accounts for sun
scncc 81 army fortacaions Military Academy military roads
a be well az for pensions claim
to lSlo ana Tor horses an