The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-17
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States;

The Organization ofthe Execpllys Departments
OF the Government Of the United States
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machinery employed business arising out
q our ,esn resns with all die powers q sas world s 1 ss
Department o. ne United only seventeen as oow
State dion John Appleton one chief clerk, twelve oierk
Ialor, aud librarian
Diplomatic B,anAy-Ihis the Department aas
charge Of all correspondence between the department and other az
pouac agents The abroad ffogn
department
der treaties q soundar are copied and recorded and
being FIRST entered in analytic table or index
charge of the correspondence,
Of the United States In instructions 20 those officers and
their dispatches and letters from other asking for
lar relating TO consular AFFAIRS prepared and recorded
The Dsg A0 He has charge Of all correspondence and
oher matters connected with accounts relating % any fund with The
disbursement Of which the department Is charged
The T,ansloiors
lie also records the commissions Of consuls
consu English upon which ereqaaurs
issued
cts1 Aygoiapaa
and records, when English the
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
clet e Rolls and lie takes charge o. the rolls or
rolled resolutions OF Congress they received At the de-
from the President the authenticated copies thereof
and thai q treaties in The and in book form attends 70
their distribution throughout the United states and that Of all docu
department. writing aswcrng all connected herewith.
Has charge Of All Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK e Authorizations and odrgoaTe has charge Of tho
the United States OF the department. and
attaches osae e papers Tor
the under the laws relating 70 eopgs records and
their titles records all letters from the department. Other than
tho diplomatic and consular.
CLARK Paos and Pasore prepares and records pardons
sh y a nad Me aaa o ana r aspo Reoss 0
daily register q all leters, other than domatc and consular
10 this business.
aH.1 s ATTORNEY aKSEnAi,s pys1cE
Black Attorney the United States
Mccmont chief clerk The ordinary business this Office
be classified under the following heads
opinions Of tho government,
called for by The President ny mn, head Of department or by tho So
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased the sites Of
arsena houses lighthouses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons the
Applications appointment judicial legal
Tho conduct and Of all suits in The Supreme cur. Of
the United States In which the government i concerned
Tho supervision Of all other suits arising Of tho depart
nen when referred by The bead thereof the Attorney General
The present time the following viz
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims in California
Second Tho codcaon and revision the laws of tbs District
Columbia.
INTERIOR prlAKrsliar
Secretary the Department Of the Interior Hon Jacob Tomp
Of the state q Mississippi T. clerical force consists q one chief
lar clerks supervision committed the
The Public Tho chief Of this bureau called the Com
the General ONCE The Land Bureau charged
with survey management Of the public domain tho
snne Il titles therefor whether Combinations grants
military boune or public ipoy enents the revision
Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip in
Hea thereof The Land Office ALSO andi It's accounts The
present Commissioner Hon Hendricks q Indiana lis prn
cp officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk OF
besides drauhtsman assistant daughtsman and some $50 clerks
Whiting Of Virginia Tile commissioner charged with the exami
nation and o all claims arising under ,ns various and
Or he military m che and 81 seq
chief clerk Cole esq and permanent corps consisting Of some
ST. idian Of Indian Affairs Charles E. Mix Of
Georgetown d. q He provided with chief clerk and about afeen
4h Palea oGee-To
performance Of all things touching and respecting the
and improvements the collection Of statistics relating agriculture
cewho Is by the acting Commissioner
the absence Commissioner principal
clerks besides temporary employees
Joseph Holt the Commissioner and samuel shuger Chief
Clerk. tf' Nv S@3ila Aa7@A 5o
these branches Of this
supervision marsas
and the clerks Of the United States courts the
the pentenry o the United States the District Counb and
from ne s.e ne a9 q rkng ana reahg tue cen
Public Buildings The hospital for the Of
and and Of The District Of Columbia also undsr the
q this department; addition to which, by laws
gently The casy Of the Is charged Pas with the con
The department requ an additional building or It's accommoda
years for that AT the Pension Once
provided with in what known wnders Building, while
into the Office building, whole
required carly the Office
which i originally intended W 8taE St
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The Treasury Department Secretary Of
Treasury comptroers the customs
dos register solicitor lighthouse board and coast
The following several on
and Of the force employed therein respectively
Sxgaarys Obc-Hon Cobb, Secretary Treasury
Philip Assistant Secretary engineer CHARGE
temporarily employed
The Secretary charged
the fiscal the
execution Of the laws concerning the and navigation Of the
United lie the the coast the light house
establishment hospitals OF tho United States the
public buildings for custom houses and other
poses. H
Frs Coa,i,ollers Occ-Ton William Medll Comptroller
pscribos the mode OF keeping and rendering
civil diplomatic well the public
and royses and cerdes tho balances arising thereon.
Send Conp,ole's Office NJ Cuts, esq, Comptroller land
clerks lie prescrbe tho mode OF keeping and render
ing nnvy, and Indian departments tf
and rcyes and cehes tho balances arising heron
Of Of The Caaoms-Samuel nghan,
aud eleven clerks He presbe5 the mode
the of the aud dsburse
ments building repairing
and certhes the balances arising thereon. " " q
Frs Audor's 65eeIhonas smith, esq., First Auditor aud
clerks He receives and adjusts the Of
disbursements
the civil list and under OF Congress reports
balances the Commissioner Of The Customs and
iroiler, respectively for their decision thereon.
Second oGceThomas D. Fuller Second Auditor
pay clothing, recruiting army armoes
all relating the Indian
the balances the Second Comptroller
sion thereon. ... ....-...