The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-25
Tne orsarixat son arfbe Executive Departments
or fhe Government OF the United States


The machinery employed conduct the business arising
simple generally conceived The number employed IN the
oa secretary state Io css Secretary q
on John Appeon one chief clerk, twelve clerks
Disomsan B,arch-This branch Department aas
charge Of ali correspondence between the department other d
accredited to this government In all diplomatic instructions
seut from the department and communications TO commissioners
der treaties q Boundaries Sc prepared copied and recorded and
all Of nike character received registered 1ed
beng first entered in analytic table or index.
charge correspondence
&c between the and the consa aud commercial agents
S s United s,s 10 % :, those onesl and asms
lar reng affairs prepared and recorded
TAs Dursng has charge Of all correspondence and
other matters connected with accounts relating fund with tho
disbursement Of which tho department is charged.
rhe Tansls duties furnish such rnsiaions the
and vice oonsu when not ia English upon which exquans are
issued.
commissions letters and nominations 10 the senae
makes out and rcors and records when in English tho
which they issued Has charge of the library
Ceyk of tks Rolls and Archiu charge rolls
rolled acts and Of Congress they received at the de-
prepares supcrntends publication
ss s s ses V sS @ Al to
publications regard which this duty assigned TO the
Has charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Clerk n Authorization, Copyrights has charge
certificates for authorization receives
aud for the Has charge publications transmitted to
the relating copyrights records and
dses their titles records all letters from the department. other than
Cok Of Iaro PuststsHc prepares rardons
rcnsslos registers and nles the petitions and papers
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
ceved and Of the disposition made of them letters relating
TO this business.
ATTORNEY axsnRL's oruux
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney
Mmon chief clerk The ordinary business of this Office
be uasshe under tho following heads
L. opinions the businos OF the government
called for by the President by any head Of department. or by the So
O. Examination purchased,
houses Light houses and all other public works Of
Applications psrdous tho
Applications appointment Tho judicial
the United States IN which The government is concerned
referred by Attorney
10 these ordinary heads Of the business Of The Office arc added
First The appeals land claims California
secone The codncaon and revision Of tho laws Of tho District
Columbia.
Secretary Of tho Department Of the INTERIOR Hon. Jacob Thonp
Of the Mississippi It's clerical force consists OF chief
lar clerks and to is supervision the
following branches Of The public service:
missioner The charged
issuing therefor grants
made by former by sales donaons schools
Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing scrp
preaen commaoaor ' Hon. T. Ienacss Of ndana Il prime
cpa officers recorder CHEF clerk principal clerk OF surveys,
I'd F1ssoa present head Of this bureau George O.
whiting, Virginia Tho charged
adjudication Of all Claims arising
military subsequent
wars In which the United States have been engaged He has
chief clerk q Cole q and permanent corps consisting Of some
3d. ndian Commissioner f Indian Affairs Charles E. NIX Of
Georgetown Ho provided with chief clerk and about fifteen
ah Taeni Oco this bureau is committed the execution and
performance Of all and things touching respecting the grant
and ssa collection Of STATISTICS relating e agnure
The collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
she absence Of the principal and twelve
Clerks besides number Of employees Hon
Joseph Holt is the Commissioner and Samuel shugert Chief
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive
panont The Of the Of the United States maus
aud attorneys and The clerks Of the United States the
penteniary the States Columbia;
m the si9 sn an the ay Of kg and the
the Commissioner Of Public Buildings Tho hospital
Of this departments in addition which by laws
uooa The three Leading the Pac oo 'n' con-
The department rcq additional building for its
tho last few for that At the Pension
@ with rSomo what non Gs Ter while
% 1 crowded Into he Patent oS building the whole @ which
which 1t was originally intended.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
the Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of The Secretary of
he Treasury cproers commissioner Of the
The following Is brief indication the these several on
and Of tho force employed therein respectively
Sordarys Ogccon Howell Cobb, Secretary Treasury
Philip Secretary charges
temporarily employed
three Secretary Treasury charged
the fiscal transactions OF the
tho the and
United he the Of the coast tho
establishment hospitals States and tho CON
public buildings for other pur
poses. 1880
Tfra ComItrollers QGc-IIon Medl Comptroller
fifteen clerks He keeping rendering
counts for the GILL diplomatic service public lands
and evises certines the balances arising
Second Comrtroy's Office NJ Cuts csq Comptroller aud
seventeen clerks lie prescbcs the mode Of keeping and render
ing tho the army navy and Indian departments
public rovses ceros the balances arising thereon
Office Of Commissioner V hs Custom-samuol ngham, esq.
prccrbca keeping
and rendering tho the and burse
and for the building repairing custom houses
vises and certincs tho balances arising thereon.
Fs Qcc Thomas Smith, esq First Auditor, and
nineteen Ho adjusts the
count Of tho civil list and under private acts Of Congress and reports
balances Of Customs the First
troller, respectively Cor their decision thereon.
Second OGcel Thomas j. d. Fuller, Second Auditor and
adjusts all relating
pay clothing, recruiting the well armories,
ordnance, Indian depart
reports tho balances the Second Comptroller for his dcc
thereon.
Third Audaors OceRobcrt Atkinson ESQ.,, Auditor
seventy eight ccks lie receives aud adjusts all accounts for sub
army rliHcaions Military Academy military
department w for PENSIONS claims
arising military services previous TO 1876 and for horses and
properly the military under various
src reports tho balances tho Second Comptroller for his de
rison thereon.
Fourth 4daor O0oeAaron Dayton Fourth Auditor and
sixteen clerks He all The Of