The Washington union., 1858-03-27
The Organization or the Executive Departments
of The Government of the United States
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Of oar escirn reo. wrl ali The powers work. f,r more
near,ment Of s, q the une only seven,ee as follows:
Secretary (iton lSws c Assistant Secretary Of
ate nlon Appeou) chief clerk, twelve clerks
or and one librarian.
D,aemaic state Department,
correspondence department
plomaue the United abroad Of
ers accredited 20 ,h government In all diplomatic INSTRUCTIONS
der treaties boandar &c are prepared cosd and ana
all Of like character received registered and nled their contents
being nrst entered in an analytic table or index
Consular Of the correspondence,
&C. between The department and the eonsus ana % answers
their dispatches and from other persons asking Tor oo
lar relating consular as are prepared and recorded
relating to any fund with the
AisbursG . which the department charged
Tra,lato furnish such TRANSACTIONS as the
department He also records the conmsn Of onsuls
aud when not in English upon which exeqaars
issued.
Clerk of appointments and Cousmiai~e makes
commissions letters q aponmen' and nominations 70 the Senate
which they issued Has charge the library
CLERK A,eAHe charge of the rolls,
tho President. the authenticated copies thereof
which are called o prepares io ana % he,r pnna'
distribution throughout the United States and that Of all docu
department writing answering all letters herewith
Has charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
seals Of tie United states department prepares
attaches to papers presented Tor receives
the department relating copyrights
titles all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular
Of Pass and Pas He prepares and records pardcns
and n ss and an % sna ng rse a"a % on
daily register Of all letters, other than diplomatic and consular
this bufness.
ArroRsEy GkSnlArs orYlcx
linn Jeremiah Black Attorney General of the States
Ge chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may be
oca opinions Of the government
the President by any head Of department by the So
Esaminaaon Of the titles purchased
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AppcaiOns pardons Of conviction the courts
Applications Tor appointment judicial legal
The conduct argumeD, oil the Supreme Court Of
United States in which the government Is concerned
men,s .uI when referred BY the bead hcrc Attorney General
direction q all appeals on land claims in California
revision Of the laws OF tho District
Columbia
INTERIOR
Secretary of the Depamen, the Interior Hon jacob Thomp
Ne s ky % ao doas IL e sad ten SSs Sa1
lar clerks supervision and management are committed he
iss The raiiie lands chief this bureau called the Com
Of the Grnra Land Office 1 Land % buaa % ena1ea % s
issuing therefor whether derived from o. grants
Ilay public spa likewise the revision
virginia military bounty land claims % and ~ ha % Issuing :" scrip Pm
present Hon. a Hendricks Of Indiana is prin-
cjp officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk surveys
isies drauraa assistant daughtsman and some $50 clerks
whing u Virginia The commissioner is charged with the exam
nation ana hS crr M granting bounty ,ss or pensions
for the military naval IN the nss ana s has a
clerk G Cole eq and permanent corps consisting @ m % o. some me
seventy e clerks to which &c hs os n 70 ao w ' has as added
Temporary force q about dy cesshir Of different aeno.SsRs &
Sd Commissioner Of Indian Affairs dd s,m .ni.s
Mix ofeoge,own He provided with chief clerk and about
Aaeon other subordinate clerks and
things touching and respecting e grant
Ind improy emens the collection relating agrcpluro
distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
.bif clerkwho Commissioner o Patents In
tbs absence u principal and twelve
seIs svstsa considerable saporary employees
four principal branches OF this new executive depart
pertu,, the accounts Of e United States nas4
ana sas e a and other mines Of Ii" U sae The
M pentenay the United States in the District Of Columbia and
United and Of and directing tho acts
he army and navy aud District the
management this department. m addition to which BY laws
.rnsda son.y q The three wagon roads leading e
The department requires an additional building 1 " aaeommona %
years for that purpose present the Pension oce
ihe other ranss m department including the seccarys office
are all Patent ohce building the whole OF which
viii bs required easy day for the use Of the Patent Oc for
which i. was originally intended.
TREASURY pnAxrXx,r
The Treasury Department consists scerl4ty
the Treasury conpoe commissioner Of the customs six an
The following a brief indication o these
ces aud Of tbc force employed therein respectively
S,aay ONeefIon Howell Cobb, Secretary the Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant secretary one engineer in charge one
three Secretary the charged with the
rnl the
and navigaS ~ The
coast lighthouse
strucon public buildings custom houses and other
poses
Firs Com,sroIsrs William Medl Comptroller, and
fifteen clerks mode Of keeping and rendering
csunts for diplomatic service well the public lands
and rey,ses the balances arising thereon.
Second c,AsJsrolies Office W. Cuts esq, Comptroller and
seventeen clerks o precrbcs mode keeping render
lug Of the aud Indian departments OF e
pubic cvcs and ccrhcs the bannce arising thereon
clerks lie prsarbcs the mode OF keeping
cns building and repairing custom houses &C. apd re-
yises certiAes The balances arising thereon
P;rs Audaos OGo--Tl Smith, esq., First Auditor and
n,.n clerks c receives and
G under private acts OF Congress- and reports
the BALANCES 10 the aud the First Comp
sroer respectively for their decision thereon
Second Audio~s OFt-Jhomas D. Fuller Second Auditor and
the pay chng recruiting the well armorics,
arsenar ordnance all relating to the Indian depart
ent and reports the Second Coppra.r for his dec
thereon. st.e
rkii AUDITORS esd, Third Auditor and
and adjusts all accounts for sub
anr tho army Academy military roads,
and s department. we for pensions clnims
arisno from pry 1885, for and
ess and the Second Comptroller for his de
thereon.
co.1 Arlaor Office baytr esq Fourth Auditor and
en clerks He adjusts all for the service