The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-09
The Orxs nixatfon OF tina Executive Departments
of the Governme nj Ut the United States


feisn with all the powers Of the world Tor
ample than G nsa ms o employed the
Secretary Of state iou i1wm eaa one Assaa Secretary Of
on John AeonD one chief clerk, twelve clerks, trans
or, librarian
D,ysopaie Department
all q % nss ss ss . 1aS @
sccrriisd this In all diplomatic Instructions
boundaries &C. prepared recorded and
like character ned their contents
being FIRST entered In analytic table or index
charge Of the correspondence,
between the department and he consul aud agents
dispatches and 10 asking for
agency relating consular affairs are prepared and recorded
oshe matters cuecssd with Accounts relating any with
disbursement Il viii he department is charged
TAe Tansiaor furnish such TRANSACTIONS the
may require records the commissions eonsus
consu when NOT in English upon which exeqaaiars
issaed
Ce,k Of Appon~ests
Of appointment and nominations the Senate;
which they Issued Has charge Of tho library
Ciyk Of charge rolls,
from the President prepares copies thereof
which called for prepares for and sapene their publication
throughout United States that Of oil dou
ana %s nS ssws al ns
charge indian and business relating thereto
sss Ss nss :s and s <. mas saa 1nsss s
attaches papers for receives
department laws relating copyrights records and in
titles all ecs from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular. Me1Fit
CLERK Paydos Faso prepares rardons
and remisss and registers and ne The petitions and papers on
daily register all letters other than diplomatic aud consular
ceived disposition prepares relating
business
ATTORNEY oxsrsAIs OFFICE
Black Attorney General the United States
Ge esq., clerk The ordinary business of this Office
opinions the business Of the
called for BY tho President by any head Of department OF BY the So
Of tho titles of all land purchased as the sites
nj
Appisons for pardous in all cases Of conviction in the courts
Applications appointment judicial legal
Of all suits in the Supreme Court
'ns s wSII es @ ny Of tho depart
referred the head thereof the Attorney General
~ s s s sssss s, business q the once are added at
First The direction Of ali appeals California
Second The codhcaon and revision the laws the District
Columbia.
.ei6
the the Interior Hon. Jacob Thomp
the Of Mississippi It's clerical consists Of cf
Clerk Ky Two snSrsns shs and ten os, gu
LIST The called
with the and sale Of the public domain and the
mss Iy By sa donations % e a,sa
military o. public and likewise the revision
eu aefso The Isud Once also sudts y own accounts The
ap osrs ars n q sa s e. @
besides assistant dragsmnn and some $50 clerks
"a PnsnsThe present bead Of this bureau George 9
D %a1s IND & ss 1as 81 % a s
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land
which the United States have been engaged He has
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extraordinary the bounty land law has added
ID interim, Charles E.
MIX D g He provided with chief clerk and about
4h Patent this bureau Is committed the execution and
performance I'll acs and things touching and the
and he collection q statistics relating agriculture
chief scrkwho . BY law the acting Commissioner q Patents
clerks, besides temporary employees
ment Organic Treasury Do
sa a M s q so s
ent Of the lead and other mnc Of the United States and the affairs
from the State Department the duty Of taking and returning the
s s s Bs % Sa sas e IN ss as
the and and Of the District Of Columbia
Gently passed the Secretary Tho Interior charged win the
@ q a ne Wagon II roads aas % y" Pacific coast
repeatedly
provided wh IL ~a as s es
The other branehe. Of the department including the secretary
VIII DO required an early day for the use Of the Patent ohce
which u was originally intended
Treasury Department Secretary
the Treasury cmptrcrs commissioner Of the customs
dors register solicitor light house board and
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The following Il brief indication Of the duties these several OH
and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
Scastnryx Oe-Icn Cobb Secretary the Treasury
Hon. Philip Secretary
architect and three draughsmn temporarily employed and twenty
three ccrka The Secretary Of the charged with the
government
The concerning the
United He supernlcnds the the light
the marine hospitals Of tho United sacs and c
public buildings houses other pur
poses. ~
Conptoer's William Medl, Comptroller,
fifteen the mode Of keeping and rendering
and revses and ceinee tho balances arising thereon.
Comr<roters Office W. Cults esq Comptroller
pescrlbes keeping
the and Indian departments Of the
public and revsc aud ceac the balances arising thereon
Office Of ComniionU Of TIC Hugh Anderson esq
the OF the and dbrse
the building and repairing houses &c
viscs and certi1cs The balances arising thereon
O6fceTbomas Smith, ESQ., Auditor,
Disbursements appropriations and expenditures
the Comp
troler, respectively for their decision thereon.
seDad Qfcc-Ihcmas D. Fuller Auditor and
twenty adjusts accounts relating
pny cIcthng and the well armores
arena ordnance and all relating tho Indian depart
reports the balances the Second Comptroller for his
sion thereon
Third Audaovs 0ce- Atkinson ESQ., Third Auditor and
Military Academy, military
we'll PENSIONS
from military previous 1915 and for horses and
property military
reports balances tho Second Comptroller for
cision thereon.
Fourth OGcs Dayton, esq Auditor
Navy Department reports the balances Comp
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