The Washington union., 1858-03-20
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
Of the Cove rnment Of the United States:
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The Organization OF the Executive DEPARTMENT.
of the Government OF the united States
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State on John Areon chief clerk, twelve corkE
Iaior aud one librarian
charge Of all correspondence between the department other d
roma AGENTS OF The United States abroad and those Of regn pow
sent from hc department and commissioners n
all ike character received are registered and ad their
being hrst entered In all analytic table or index
Consular charge correspondence
&c between the department the and commercial agents
Of the United States In instructions those on GERS and answe's
70 their dispatches and 10 letters from other persons asking or
lar agency relating consular a prepared ana recorded
1Ae Dtin0 A9aIie has charge o. all Correspondence and
other with relating To any iund With the
disbursement nj which the department Is charged
TA< Tsan,oo furnish such nansaions the
department require lie also records the commissions OF consus
when English, which
Issued.
CLERK Of Ar.oils and Commissions makes out and records
records and records when Eagls
which they issued Has charge of the library.
Ioh rrhireIIe charge rolls,
Congress- they
prmenI from the President the authenticated thereof
treaties the newspapers form
their distribution throughout United
and publications which this duty assigned
department. writing aad answering all letters connected herewith
If Authorizations Cc1yohtsIIo charge
seals the United States and OF the department and prepares
and lor the fees Has charge Of publications. transmitted
the department under the laws relating copyrights records and in
dexcs their titles records all letters from the department. other than
The diplomatic and ocns-lar
Clerk Parons and ra~roIc prepares pardons
which they are founded Makes out and records ,sorts Keeps
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
to this business.
Ar1onaEY GENERALS
Black Attorney United States
IL Gt esq chief clerk The ordinary bancss Of this Office may be
classified under the following heads:
Official opinions the current business of the government
sailed for BY the President by any head Of department or by the So
q purchased Of
o Applications pardons conviction
Applications appointment judicial legal business
The conduct and all suits the Supreme
tho United States in which the government is concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising the depart
by Attorney
To these ordinary heads of the business of tho Office added
Iho appeals California.
Second The codcaon and revision tho laws of the District
Columbia
INFERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary Of the Department the Interior Hon. Jacob Thomp
son OF the S,ate Of Mississippi It's clerical force consists Of one chief
clerk Moses Kelly dsbuIsng clerks and ten other
a clerks and TO its supervision and management are committed the
following branches Of the public service
1st, The PpJic The this is called
missioner the General Land occ The Land Bureau charged
with the sale Of the public domain and the
issuing Of titles therefor whether derived from conrnaons
made by former BY sales donations for schools
military beunics public improvements and likewise tho revision
o Virginia military bounty land claims, and tho issuing of scrip
present Hendricks Its prn
epa officers arc recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides draugbman assis. draughnan and $50 clerks
Cd Pensions present head Of this bureau Is George C.
nation and adjudication of all claims arising under the
Tho military naval services in the revolutionary and subsequent
wars in which tho United states have been engaged He has
chief clerk, ( Cole, permanent consisting
seventy other Congress- enable him
extraordinary the bounty land law has added
temporary about fifty ccrkshs of different denominations
3D. int'a's Of Indian Affairs I'd oe Charles
Glleen other subordinate clerks
4ih. ro,n oa-To execution and
performance things touching respecting grant
ing and issuing Of patents for and useful discoveries
the collection and distribution Seeds plants cuttings
chief clersho Is by law the acting Commissioner Patents
the absence the principal and twelve
ssian examiners OF patents some dozen subordinate
BESIDES these four principal branches Of ,nis new exsc"ve r
ment the orgac Of 1sto transferred the Treasury
and attorneys and the clerks Of the United courts manage
%eni Of The lead and other mines Of the United States and tc affairs
from the State department the duty Of taking and returning The
tue Commissioner Public Buildings Tho hospital tho
the army and aud Of The District Of Columbia is also
management Of this department. addition which, by laws
Gently passed the secretary the Interior = charged with the
s'lG, T Of the es wagon roads leading ,s,, to the Pacific I'D coast
ton aud the has been repeatedly during
provided with rooms in what i known as windcrs Building while
The Other branches Of the department. including the scrctry Office
will be required an early day for the use Of the Patent oce for
Which il originally intended.
The Treasury Department Secretary
the Treasury eompocr commissioner Of the
dos treasurer register solicitor light house board
The following brief indication Of the duties Of these
ces, and Of the force employed therein respectively:
Seearys 0eciion Howell Cobb. Secretary Treasury;
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary; charge
architect aud hre aushtsen ,omray employed and twenty
three clerks The Secretary tue Treasury charged with the
era Of the fiscal the
conccrnng avgaon
United States lie supcnnds the the the light house
establishment the hospitals o the United the
strnon of certain public buildings for houses and other
poses.
CoD,,srois OGfeIIon William Medl Comptroller,
fifteen clerks He prcscrbcs the mode OF keeping
for tho civil and diplomatic service well the plbc lands
and and ceriles the balances arising thereon.
Second Comrtr0iIu's OUceJ W. Cuts Comptroller