The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-16


o. our foreign relations with all The powers q The world s
nprtmsn Of e r ne United states i ony seventeen as fonows
0n Secretary Of State lon Lewis Ca Assistant Secretary OF
ator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Bya.ehTfis branch OF the state Department
poaic agents abroad pow
ers accredited 70 this government IL all diplomatic Instructions
der treaties q NC are copied and % and
being first entered in an analytic table or index
charge Of correspondence,
& hs and me eona ana agents
their dispatches and letters other asking r consul
lar relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
Dising gze has charge Of all correspondence and
other matters connected with accounts relating TO any fund with the
disbursement Of which the department. is charged
Tydraors furnish such TRANSACTIONS the
department He also records the commissions Of COZ s
and consu when not in English upon which exquaars are
CLERK Of appointments makes and records
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations 70 the senate
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
CLERK n Rolls A,rhi He takes charge Of the rolls or
from the President the copies thereof
m h KY ~ a ~ I 1 p, ~ hoS sn,! aas ~
thor distribution throughout the United States and that o. all docu
department. writing and answering all letters connected herewith
uas charge u Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Of Atheaioatns and CawiGhtsHe has charge Of the
United and Of The department and and
attaches g papers for Iesevss
department the laws relating to copyrights records and in
all from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
Of Paose prepares and records padons
na @ ars au Makes o on, ae ana op Ke "a
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
10 this business
ArpRsxr orrcE
Attorney Of the United States A. D.
Mccmon ESQ., chief clerk The ordinary business of ibis Office
be classified under the following heads: eat s.
opinions business Of the government
g. Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased
O. Applications pardons the
Applications appointment Judicial legal business
argument all suits the Supreme Court Of
supervise suits any Of the depart
when referred by tho head thereof to The Attorney General
ordinary heads the business Of the Office added at
FIRST The direction Of all appeals on land
Second The aodincaon and revision of the laws the Dct o.
Columbia. f
/
Secretary Department Interior Hon Jacob Thomp
clerk Moses Kelly two bursng clerks reg-
clerks and ia iou and management committed the
Public chief this bureau Is called the Com
with the survey management public domain, tho
issuing Of titles therefor whether derived from grants
for schools,
military bount or public ana likewise ne revision
lieu thereof The land Oilce Also The
Commissioner : Hon 4 Hsnarsss q Indiana ~ prn
besides draughsman assistant daughsma and some loo clerks
| .
3D. present head Of this bureau j. George
whiting Of Virginia The commissioner + charged With The es'
laws passed y Congress granting bounty an O.
wars il winch The United states have engaged
clerk Cole esq., and permanent corps consisting Of some
3D. indians Commissioner Affairs, Charles f. Mix Of
Georgetown D. He provided with chief clerk and about heen
4th Paea GceTo this bureau is committed
Ing and issuing q patents 9 ne% ma au ng
Of
clerwho by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents in
sstan examiners Of patents permanent
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees Hon
e Sasph Holt the Commissioner ana S'n' : s"'s' esq., '''
Besides these principal this executive depart
nnt the organic transferred 1t from the Treasury De-
the supervision o. the accounts q the United States mahas
Of the lead and other mines Of The United States and the affairs
from Department the taking and returning the
United States and Of supervising and directing The acts Of
The army navy Of Columbia also under the
eng the Secretary The Interior win The
the three roads leading tho Pacific coast
erection has been repeatedly recommended during
the 1 few hn b rp now IS s n o Ss
the other branches Of the department including the Office
viii be required carly day the Patent ONCE
which originally intended
TREASURY
Tho Treasury Department Secretary
tho Treasury conpolrs commissioner Of the customs
do treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast
The following IL brief Indication Of the
ces, and o. employed therein, respectively:
Srdayys ooeIon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton Secretary Charge
architect and three draughsnen temporarily employed and twenty
er SUPERVISION Of the
the laws concerning the commerce and navigation the
the hospitals the United States and the
certain public buildings for custohouses and other pur
poses .a4s5s.
First oonrtrolers 0ceTon William Medi, Comptroller, and
afteen clerks He keeping
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