The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-30
The Organization ofEx ecuttve pepnrtnien''
Of the Governm1r the United states


The Organization of Exe cuttve nepn,s.n,e
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The whole machinery emp4O condao, hs easHss ~ ors
p na generally cpd The number a pos
secretary Of safe Hon css1 one Assistant Secretary q
state Gon John Appelon ef clerk twelve clerks one -u'
Diplomatic Byand.-rhs la Of the state Department ass
STss o. al The soa 9s
ers accredited this governn all diplomatic Instructions
me department. anlnmuneauons 20 s
All Of like character received and hled their contents
| osns hrst entered in an analyabe or index
coniay Byanch1 charge Of the eorespondenee
A between the department consu and commercial agents
o. he United states In naons 10 those onees as - %
- er dispatches and to lesesom other persons asking
A' agency or relating 10 eonsuhnars are prepares anu
The Da A0 ehase Of al corrssp0ndescs , a ,s
disbursement Of which The deplpent is charged
inc Tsanoc His duties furnish such transiauons - ~
department require the commissions Of eonsas
| ,ssued go
ct,oa Of Apyos and He makes and records
commissions letters OF appolnt and nomnains 70 .ne ~
mass out and records exequauf and records when N
COMMISSIONS on which they are sued Has ehAige o. 'A
Gtk q the Rolls and A'c takes charge OF te r", S Az
rolled acts and resolutions CONFESS they are eeee a'
Ssnen, from the President prerea the authenticated
which are called for supenend their p -
ana mat Of treaties in the newspapers and N book iorm M ~
lhe distribution throughout az United States and that o. 1 h
men's and publications regard wh this duty assigned 70 ane
sns n ~ n and answering al o thereto
Clerk n .iatencai csqyyiohtIle has charge Of ns
seals and Of The and and
s for the fees Has charge Of publications. 70
ae onac aud laws relating to copyrights rssoras anu n
Clerk Of ParGoas and Paa,ro,is 1n is2r 'D'
they records passPss
daily register Of all letters Other than diplomatic aud eo fs-
eeved aud of the dpon made OF them prepares letters f6
10 nls business
ekSxRal's OFFICE
Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States
Mcmont chief clerk The ordinary business OF this Office
be classln under the following heads
olcia Opinions the current bsines Of the government
called for the Prcsdeut by load Of department. by III. So
Examination Of the titles purchased
srsena custom houses s, houses aud all other public wori
Tor pardos m ali cases Oh CONVICTION IN ue eou
Applications appointment all the judicial legal business
The and ~ suits the Supreme Court
the United States in which the government Is Concerned
supervision arising any the depart
when referred by the head thereof TO tho Attorney General
To these ordinary heads Of the business the office added
The present time the following viz:
First The direction OF all appeals on land claims IN California
Second The odihcaon and revision of the laws Of the District
Columbia.
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Secretary the Department Of the Interior Hon Jacob Thomp
s s sa e Mississippi M rs a s e s"s s o. o 9s @
lar clerks and 70 is and management are committed the
The Public Lands chief Of this bureau called the Com
on, q tho General land os s re-, n saT oa 3 @
issuing therefor whether derived combinations grants
sry poun or pass @ and se~e @
OF Virginia military bounty clams issuing scrip
presen, Hendricks Of Indiana prin
a officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides dauetsman assistant draughtsman and some $50 clerks
of various grades
Whiting, Virginia Tho commissioner charged with the exan
adjudication all claims arising under the various and
military naval in the revolutionary and subsequent
wars in which the United States have been engaged lie has one
chief clerk g. Cole esq and permanent corps consisting OF some
Sd Indians Of Indian Affairs Charles T. Nix Of
other subordinate clerks
4th Patent TO this bureau Is committed the execution and
performance Of all a and things touching and respecting the grant
and the collection statistics relating TO agriculture
The collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
the absence Of the Commissioner principal and twelve
stni examiners Of patents some dozen subordinate permanent
Joseph Holt the Commissioner and Samuel shagert ESQ., Chief
Besides principal depart
The act ls4s transferred from the Treasury De
attorneys and the clerks the United States courts the
d The pentcnary Of the United States in The District Columbia and
tho Department the taking and returning the
The Commissioner Buildings The hospital the
the and and OF the District Of Columbia also ur the
management this department. addition which by laws
Gently passed the Secretary of the Interior charged With the
the three roads leading to the PaciHc
department requh building
on and the erection has been repeatedly recommended during
provided with in what known Winder's Building while
the other branches o. the % nsaans the Office
win be required at early da for the use Of the Patent olce FOR
which 1t was originally Intended
Treasury Department the Secretary
the Treasury coniproers commissioner the
tos treasurer register solicitor light house board aud coast
The following brief indication duties these several o
ces aud OF the employed therein, respectively
Soreayys Howell Cobb Secretary of the Treasury
Philip Assistant charge
aceet and three drauetsmen temporarily employed and wonty
three The secretary Of the Treasury charged with the
a supervision the fiscal transactions of The and the
execution OF the laws concerning the commerce and navigation OF the