The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-28
The Organization Of the Executive departments
OF the Government OF the United states
srArn DEPARTMENT..

Of the Government Of the United states
sr1n DrAXrNssu.
machinery employed business arsng out
foreign relations with all the the world y for more
Department o. ssse q The United states only
one sasa yo e o1 nevis S one Ass srs Sns ,rsn
aor, and one librarian.
Diplomatic the Departmen,
charge Of all oorpondsc between the aud other d.
poac the United scs abroad and those foreign
department
der treaties Nc are copied and recorded and
being first entered in analytic table or index.
charge the correspondence
Of the United States In instructions those officers and
agency relating consular Affairs prepared and recorded
The Dtusng has charge Of all correspondence and
other matters onnees with accounts relating to amy fund with the
disbursement II which the department rs charged
The Tranda-Hs translatons
department may He aio records the commissions Of cousu
issued.
oIak Of appointments and
commissions appointment the senate
records English
commissions which they Issued Has charge Of the library
CLERK f charge Of the rolls
parment from the President the copies thereof
treaties lhe newspapers attends
@ distribution throughout % Vnsa @ a spd aa q al soa Se
wrag and answering all letters connected herewith
Mas charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK Of Authorizations CpioIle charge Of the
Of the department and and
aud accounts @ the s Has Charge Of pubIaons TRANSMITTED %
department relating copyrights; records and
the diplomatic and consular.
oyk If ays Pa&ots prepares records pardons
which they arc foandei Makes out and records passports Keeps
daily register s r than ,s diplomatic and Sns Re-
TO this business A ,..r.s a..aas susf gra sag.aa
4"
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States
McCon esq., chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office
be classified under the following heads: 'sHNt1 1aa
called the President by head OF department. by the So
hcltor & the Treasury; - -t . !, =, , -. i,
custom houses light houses and all other public works Of
Applications for pardons in all
Applications for in all the judicial legal business
s. argument tho Supreme Of
the United States in which the concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising in Of the depart
the present time the following, viz; ,.,..n,a, ..r
second The codhcaon and revision Of the laws Of tho District
Columbia ,... ~ s...
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. II .s..HnsrHI H
Secretary Department Interior Thomp
Mississippi clerical force consists chief
Moses Kelly two dsb1rsng clerks and ten other resa
following branches o the public service:
is The chief Of this bureau Is called the Com
with the and sale Of the public and The
by by sa donaon for schools
military boune public improvements and likewise tho revision
thereof The Land Once ALSO auds its accounts The
Hon h:, Msnd Of India H. p
besides assistant and some Loo eers
"a Pension, The present head Of this bureau = George
Whiting Of Virginia The co charged with The ss mil
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land OF pensions
wars in which have engaged has
chief clerk Cole esq and permanent corps consisting some
3d. Affairs Charles Mix
other subordinate clerks
4th Taief OgoeTo committed
Ing and issuing Of patents for and useful discoveries inventions
mpovements;p the collection Of statistics relating agricultural
chief cerwho by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents
eonsderabe number Of temporary Employee Ion
e sS'dph non the commissioner 'o s'f' sn'sS esq., ''s
principal branches of this executive
the organic act Of lste transferred 70 tho Treasury
@ sps hs f. s s ea s he
the lead and other the United and the Affairs
tho Department the duty Of taking and returning the
q the United States and e and directing the acts q
The army navy Of Columbia undor
senl passed the Secretary Interior Is charged with tho
three leading 70 the Pacific coast
building
erection has been repeatedly rseommepded during
provided with rooms in what Is known US awndors Building while
e other branches Of the including the secearya oes
win be required 2. early aay Tor the use Of the Patent oc for
TREASURY prrAararsr ..... et t5.sa 4.
The Department OF
Treasury omptrolers commissioner the CUSTOMS
register SOLICITOR light house board and coast
D. L ID = t.8 ( 7 81 q
The following brief indication several on
employed tberen respectively: ta
Sc,e,arys ObceIIon Cobb, Secretary Treasury
Philip Assistant Secretary; engineer In CHARGE
architect three dashtsmen temporarily employed and twonty
transactions OF the
the and
United He supernend the the coast the
establishment hospitals the United States and the
public buildings for custom houses and other
poses. .,e .E.
C6nltroller OGoeIIou William Medl, Comptroller,
fifteen clerks, keeping rendering
counts diplomatic service public ands
revises and cert2es the balances arising thereon.
Seond Cosoer's Office NJ. Cults, esq, Comptroller and
He pescrbes the mode OF Keeping
the aud Indian departments Of the
Occ Of Commissioner Of Custom-samuel IDgham esq
clerks procrbes keeping
ment for the building and repairing custom houses,
certhes the balances arising thereon. s.t
Firx A,aiaor Office Smith, esq., First Auditor and
appropriations expenditures
the civil list and under private acts Congress- reports
the Commissioner the
troller, respectively for their decision thereon
Second Aadors OgeThomas D. Fuller second Auditor and
clerks. 10
pay clothing recruiting the army well arnores,
ordnance and all relating tho Indian
reports the balances the Second Comptroller
thereon. +.
Third AUDITORS 0cRobortJ Akinsop esq., Third Auditor aud
seventy eight clerks adjusts
sence OF tho army orthcaon Military Academy military roads,
we'll
arising IRON military previous
other property lost the military SERVICE under
and the balances TO the Second Comptroller for his de