The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-14
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United states


reiaios with all tbe
only seventeen follows
State (ian John Aeon chief clerk twelve clerks ono trans
iaior, and one librarian
charge d all correspondence between the department and other a
pomac Of the United slles abroad ofo pow
department
der treaties Of boundaries 30 are prepared copied and recorded and
bong nrsl entered In an analytic table or index.
onar BranTh branch charge Of correspondence,
the United States In INSTRUCTIONS to those officers and
Their dispatches and 70 letters from other persons asking r consul
lar agency relating affairs prepared aud recorded
The Dsng AeaHo has charge Of all correspondence
other matters with accounts relating to any fund with the
disbursement Of which the department Is charged.
furnish TRANSACTIONS as the
department require He also records the commissions
Issued
Clerk AIqormras
commissions letters Of appointment aud nominations 70 the Senate
mikes exequatus the
commissions which they Issued Has charge Of Tho library
cIk ae Rolls hi takes charge rolls, or
partner, from The rcsen prepares The suhencad copies thereof
sn s S e. a % tie @ aps sp @ sr
thor distribution throughout the United States and that q all dc
Department. writing and answering
Mas charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
seals Of he unid States and Of liz department. and rsare ana
attaches certificates 70 papers presented for anencn receives
tho department under the laws relating copyrights and
dexc their tiles records all letters from tho department. other than
tho diplomatic and consular.
If Posror prepares records pardons
AMI rensons; and registers and cs the petitions papers
daily Of all letters, other diplomatic and consular
cciyed and Of the disposition made Of them; letters relating
ATTORNEY ossrRALs orrc
Hon jeremiah Black, Attorney General OF tho uuiio ss
McCanont ESQ., chief Tho ordinary business may
be classified under following heads
l. Official opinions government as
called tho President by head Of department. By The 80
titles Of all land purchased,
arsona custom houses and all other public works OF
g Applications for erdous all Of conviction tho
Applications appointment the judicial and legal
g. The conduct argument all suits in the Supreme Court
The United States in which the government is concerned
eu when referred by the hca thereof the Attorney General
10 these ordinary heads Of the business Of the oaco added
First Tho drecon of all appeals on land claims in California
Second The coicaon and revision Of the laws Of the District
Columbia.
Secretary tho Department d tho Interior Hon. Jacob Tho
Of The State q Mississippi It's clerical force consists Of one chief
clerk Moses ks sa two sbs sTs ns ten o g
following branches q tho public service:
list The Pubic Lands The chief u this burchu called the Com
missioner Of tho General Land occ The Land Bureau charged
with the survey management and sale q the public doman and the
made by former BY sales donations q grants for schools
% W = Se an ea snS a a asa s sr
lieu thereof Tho land oirc, also auiis lis accounts The
opal CHIEF clerk, principal surveys,
besides drauslnan assistant draushtsnan aud some 100 clerks
"a feiSion rrcscut hca this bureau George C.
WHITING Of commissioner is charged whistle cynml
naon and az 'on Of all Claims arising under the various and
numerous laws ed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
wars which United engaged c
elet clerk e. Cole cq and permanent corps consisting q some
ID Indian Affairs Charles X Nix
other Subordinate clerks
4h Patent 0ece committed the
performance touching respecting tbs
Ing and issuing o. patents r new and useful discoveries Inventions
The collection and distribution q seeds plants and cuttings has
cicf cekwho 4 by law the acting commissioner of Patents in
rcrs csis ,nn,rer al, emnlyces Han
Joseph Hot Is the Commissioners and Samuel Shuser Chief
Besides these four principal branches Of this new executive depart
men organic SO transferred 10 from tho Treasury 10
partmrnt The supervision q The accounts u tho United states narsas
the lead and other mines OF the United States and tho affairs
pcnensry United District Columbia
from tho state Department The duty taking and returning The
tho United States and Of supervising and directing the acts ~
army navy tho District o. Columbia y also under the
management O his department. in addition to which BY laws
suc'on the three wagon reads leading % Che Pacific coa
ion tho has been repeatedly recommended during
The last few for that AZ present the Pension Office
provided with what known az 'wtnders Building" Willie
the other branches OF tc department. ncidng the secretary Office
All crowded into the nten Office building the whole of which
win required for lilo of Tho Patent oaioc, Tor
which 1t was originally hicnded
@"s DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists OF the Offices Of the Secretary
cprocrs Of tho
% treasurer register solicitor, light house board and
Tho following bc Indication several ON
and OF the force employ cd therein, respectively:
rstarys oTceIIon Cobb Secretary Treasury,
hon Philip clayton Assistant Secretary one engineer n CHARGE one
employed,
Secretary the Treasury charged gem
supervision the sca transactions The Of the
execution concerning navigation
tile the tho ghthoso
establishment the hospitals of the United States and the
pttcn certain public buildings for cus,oouscs and other
poses
First C6,u,tralIeY OTse.Iion William Mcdl, Comptroller
the mode &c keeping and rendering
the civil and diplomatic servcc well the public lands,
and rcyises and certnes tho balances arising thereon
Second C.ppoey's oaoeJ Cults, osq, Copptroller,
clerks o prescbcs tho mode keeping and render
Tho Of tie and Indian departments OF the
reyses and ccr,s the balances arising thereon
Commissioner and eleven clerks He pcseribc Tho mode keeping
OF the and dsburse
c and for the building aud repairing custom houses, Sc and
vlses and coruies tho balances arising thereon
AUDITORS Office Thomas Smith, esq, AUDITOR
clerks lie receives and adjusts the Of tho
disbursements appropriations aud expenditures
o The civil list g under private acts u Congress- and
Comp.
trollcr, respectively for their decision thereon.
s,,d 0GcThonas u D. Fuller, Second Auditor
lie and adjusts all rotating
pay clothing, and recruiting &c The army, well ntorie,
ordnance and all relating the Indian depart
the balances 70 the second Comptroller for @
sion thereon.
Third AUDITOR Ocobort esq., Auditor
seventy eight clerks Iie receives aud adjusts all accounts for sub
tho army prtincahns Military Academy military
the department. well for pensions claims
arising from military services rcvts 1916 and r horses
property military
cson thereon.
Fourth Oce-anrono Dayton, ESQ.,, Fourth
clerks Ie and ADJUSTS all accounts for TIN service 81
Department and Tho balances TO tho Seond Comp
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