The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-09
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
Of the Government or the United States


The whole machinery employee 10 conduct arsng
ms than generally conceived Tho number employed
Department state Of tho United States only seventeen as soows
Secretary on Secretary Of
State on John Apion one chief clerk twelve clerks one Trans
ator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Broaefs branch Of the rsac Department. nas
charge all correspondence between the department and other d.
poac agents Of the United States abroad and those foreign pow
sent from the department and communications commissioners IN
ali Sr Ee oasee received are and hS
being first entered in analytic table or index.
charge correspondence
between the department and ME consu and commercial agents
Of the United States In Instructions 70 those officers and
70 their dispatches and TO letters from other persons asking for consul
lar relating consular aas prepared and recorded
the Dono AeasIIs has charge q all correspondents and
disbursement Of which tho department Is charged
furnish such Transitions the
department may require Ne also records he q oona
issued.
CLERK Of appointments and makes aud records
commissions letters of appointment and nominations the Senate
makes and records exequaturs and records when English tho
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
Of charge the rolls,
rolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they received at the de-
from the President prepares the copies thereof
which are called for prepares for and suenens their puncon
and that Of treaties in he md IN book form attends 70
and publications regard to which this duty Is assigned tho
a \, and anse s q soo Herewith
CLARK Of cTyiehs He has charge Of the
tho United and Of s department aud and
and accounts r he fees mas charge Il publications uamied
The department under the aws relating " COP records and IN
Tie diplomatic and consular.
cp y Pardon. and lie and records pardous
they pasports keeps
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular,
cye and tho disposition made Of tn letters relating
TO this business
ATTORNEY oKsraMs OFFICE
Hon jeremiah Black Attorney General q the United States
chief ordinary business Of this may
DO classified under the following heads;
Official opinions business OF the government
called for by the President by head Of department. OF by the So
o tIae
arscna custom houses houses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons Of conviction
l. Applications for appointment, judicial legal business
The and q all suits in tho Supreme Court Of
United which the government concerned.
The supervision q all other suits arising any Of tho depart
To these ordinary heads Of The business of the Office added at
The present me s s wa on land claims i caa
Second The coddcaon and revision tho laws Of the District
Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary the Department Interior Thomp
Mississippi clerical force consists OF chief
clerk Moses Kelly esq., dburng clerks aud ten other
lar clerks and It's and management are committed the
following branches Of tho public service:
list The Pubic lands Tic CHIEF bureau called the Com
with the and sale q The public domain and Tho
made BY former by sales donations for scoo
military bnes public improvements and likewise the revision
lieu thereof The Land oee, also andis its accounts The
Commissioner Hon Hendricks @ Indiana IL pn
besides daughma asssian daaghsman and some 100 clerks
Cd PeaSolsThc present head Of this George q
Whiting Of Virginia Tho commissioner Is charged with The exan
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land Or pensions
VARS d wes he United states have BEEN snrscd lie has
chief clerk Cole esq and permanent corps consisting Of some
Indian Affairs, Charles Mix
Georgetown He provided with chief clerk and about acen
4h Patent 0ceTo this bureau is committed the execution and
performance all ncs and things touching and respecting the grant
Ing Issuing patents useful discoveries
and the collection statistics relating e
chief ccrkwho by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents in
ssanl examiners o PATENTS dozen permanent
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees Hon
a Is.sPA Holt ne and samuel sA's' s'a eh'f
Besides these four principal branches Of this new executive depart
the supervision the accounts q the United States ahals
attorneys the clerks Of tho United States the
other Of the United States, and tho affairs
q The petenary q Che United states IN hs District q coana and
United satc and Of and directing the acts Of
army navy Columbia also
q e 81 Y addition & which h s s
rcton Of the three wagon roads leading 70 The Pacific coast
department additional building for lis accommoda
ton repeatedly during
tho last few years for that purpose present Le 0e
Tho Other branches q th department including TIE Office
VIII DO early day for the q the Patent oace fr
which II was orgpalS intended.
TREASURY prARrAEsT
Tho Treasury Department consists Of The Offices Of The Secretary q
dos register socr light house board and coast
yey EEs .5g - X 3-y&
following indication tho duties Of these
ces, and Of tho force employed therein, respectively;
says oGceIIon Howell Cobb, Secretary of The Treasury
Philip Secretary charger
architect temporarily employed and twenty
Secretary the Treasury is charged with the
fiscal transactions the aud OF the
the and navigation OF the
He tho OF The coast the lighthouse
hospitals Of the United States and the
sucon Of certain public buildings for and other pn
poses
First ComrtroIers OEceon Mcdl, Comptroller, and
prcscres mode Of keeping and rendering
diplomatic well as the public lands
cert1es the balances arising thereon.
yand Ccmarolers CEceJ NJ GIFTS esq, Comptroller and
He prescbcs tho modco Keeping and render
ing Of the and Indian departments OF tho
public service rcyscs and ccrcs the balances arising thereon
Commissioner clerks He rcscics The mode Of keeping
the and dkburs
the building aud repairing custom houses, &c. and
aud certi1es the balances arising thereon
FYye AUDITORS Office Thomas L. Smith, esq., Auditor,
o adjusts the Of tho customs
disbursements appropriations and expenditures
civil t under Of Congress-
the Customs ard tho First Comp
roler respectively for their decision thereon.
Second AUDITORS oce Thomas D. Fuller, Auditor,
lie receives and adjusts all accounts relating
pay clothing aud recruiting or the well apories
sion thereon. a&sN8ae
OoeRobert Atkinson, esq Third Auditor,
and adjusts all for sub
Of tho i1cans Military Academy military roads,
ana department. pensions,
military previous 10 1915 and for ocs and
other property the military Service under various acts u Con-
reports the balances To tho second Comptroller or ps DC
cision thereon. 5#E f4E6
Fourth Auors OceAaron Dayton ESQ., Fourth Auditor and
sixteen clerks c The service Of
the Navy Department and reports The balances 70 mo second conp