The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-12
The Org anixation Of the Executive Depa rfments
Of the Government OF the United States


OF the Government OF the united States
STATE pxAnsssr
The whole machinery employed business aTng out
SIMPLE than a reneaiy .ancvS me number emnloved IN he
Department Of State Of The United only oows
0ne Secretary OF state Hon Secretary Of
state on John Appleton one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
lator and librarian.
Diplomatic BranATs branch OF tho state Department
charge OF all correspondence d.
poauc Of the United States pow
sent from The department and communications commissioners
ge1s o. NC are soped and recorded and
being FIRST entered in analytic table or index.
cas B,anh THIS branch has charge of correspondence
o. The United States 10 instructions 70 those officers and
lar agency or relating TO consular Affairs prepared and recorded
The Dts'n0 A9e charge Of all correspondence
other matters connected with accounts relating TO fund with the
disbursement Of which the department Is charged.
furnish translatons az the
department require lie also records the commissions oonsu
issued.
clsk Of Argonfnu Commissions makes out and records
commissions appointment Senate;
commissions which they Issued charge the library
Of the Rolls takes charge the rolls or en-
rolled resolutions Congress- they received
ament from the President the authenticated thereof
treaties the newspapers form attends
their dtrbuon throughout the United States and that q all doom
department. writing and answering all letters connected Herewith
Has charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK ,ahenieations aud oiSHe has charge Of the
seals of the United States and OF tho department.
attaches 70 papers presented Tor receives
department under the laws relating copyrights
their titles all department
tho diplomatic and consular.
Clerk u PdrLs and PaacIie and records pardons
and res and registers and flies the petitions and
oh they founded Makes and records passports keeps
iay register Of all letters, other than diplomatic consular
'eyed and OF the disposition made of hemj letters relating
70 this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS oyflcK
jeremiah Black Attorney States A. b.
lmont chief clerk The ordinary business Of this Office may
"a uutir he Ia lDkyuV hpur
Official opinions the business Of the government
aed for by the President by any head of department. by the
purchased as tho sites of
rsena custom houses light houses and ali other public
he United States
Applications pardons
II the United States.
Applications appointment all tho judicial and legal business
The conduct and o. all suits The Supreme
he United States in which the government, concerned
nenta when referred by the head thereof the Attorney General
To these ordinary heads Of the business Of tho Office added
he present time the following, viz:
First The direction Of appeals land claims California
Second The codncaon revision
Columbia.
....... .. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary the Department Interior Thomp.
Of the State Of Mississippi force
clerks and to ia supervision and committed the
ist The Public Lands The chief Of This bureau is called the Com
missioner of tho General Land Oce. The Land charged
ssuing therefor whether derived from COMBINATIONS grants
made By former governments by sales Donations for schools
Virginia military bounty land claims and the Issuing scrip
Hon + a. Hendricks of Indiana It's prn
pal officers recorder chief clerk, principal clerk
edes dranghsman, assistant draughma
"a Pe.icms The present head Of this bureau
adjudication arising
military revolutionary aud subsequent
in which the United been engaged
3D. indiana Commissioner of InGan Affairs Charles E Mix Of
u
ther subordinate clerks,
OeceTo this bureau Ia committed the execution and
ertornance Of all ac and things touching and respecting grant
g and issuing Of patents for new and useful
collection and distribution plants cuttings
absence Commissioner principal and twelve as
slant examiners Of patents some dozen subordinate
oseh Holt the Commissioner and Samuel r. Shnger Chief
principal branches Of this new executive depart
en the organic ls4o transferred the Treasury
the supervision the Of the United
attorneys courts the manage
en' Of the lead and other mines Of the United States and the affairs
the peniteniary Of the United States in The District Columbia
the State Department the duty Of taking and
Public buildings hospital insane Of
and navy and OF the District Of Columbia Is also under
nty passed the Secretary Of the Interior charged with
Of The three roads leading Pacific
department reu building accomn,oda
and the erection Of has been repeatedly during
divided with rooms in what known as wners Building While
other branches 9" the department including the Secretary o
III be required at an early day for the Of the Patent ONCE
hcl II was originally intended. |
s. Eaa.a. DEPARTMENT.
Treasury Department Secretary Of
Treasury comptroers,
tors register SOLICITOR light house board
The following brief indication the duties Of tese several OH
IS, and OF the force employed therein, respectively:
Seroarys 0ceon. Howell Cobb, Secretary Treasury
Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary; Charge
chtec and three draugimen temporarily employed and
clerks. The OF
the fiscal
ecuton u the laws the
ne states lie superncnds the survey the coast the light
tabshment the marine hospitals OF the United States the
uctioD public buildings for
Fist Coafayole's o0Hon. William Medli Comptroller and
clerks He prescbes the mode keeping rendering
reyiAesa certihcs the balances arising thereon.
Second Cohaltruiias 0GceJ NJ Cuts esq, Comptroller and
clerks lie prcsoribes tho
the accounts Of the and Indian departments
bc service and eyises and cchs the balances arising
Office Of Commissioner Of The nglan esq
mmssoner and eleven clerks He prescbos Keeping
ID rendering the OF the
ents and for the building aud repairing houses re-
SEES and certihes the balances arising thereon.
Frs 4uaiofs oceTbomas L. Smith, esq, First Auditor and
lie accounts of the customs
and disbursements appropriations expenditures on
Of the civil list and under private Congress
balances to the Commissioner OF the Customs and Comp
oller, respectively for their decision thereon.
iu,iors OHo-Thomas D. Fuller Second Auditor and
enty clerks He receives and relating
clothing, and recruiting Of the
sena and ordnance and all relating
ant and reports the balances 10 the Second Comptroller for
IN thereon.
eight clerks He
tence Of tho forthcaons Military Academy military
the Quaerases department. well PENSIONS
ng from military services previous 1876
OF