The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-23
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States


The Organization OF the Executive Deparrmen
OF the Government OF the United states;
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The whole machinery employed 70 conduct
relations with all the powers Of The world Tor more
q STATE O NE uI.sa s'ss only sessnse a. sea
ion John Appein one chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
lator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Banh This branch Of The STATE Department nas
ponae the abroad those pow
department,
der treaties boundaries S prepared copied and recorded and
being entered in analytic table or index.
branch charge correspondence
Of the United States In instructions 70 those officers and answers
lar agency rotating consular affairs and recorded
me Ds Agent rc has charge Of all correspondence and
relating any fund with tho
disbursement of which the department Is charged ff
furnish such uansalons as the
require He also records the commissions Of consu
issued .aArsas
cggk Of Appo~eas and cor.~isosso records
exequaiu when English the
which they issued Has charge Of the library
Clerk Of the Rolls charge of tho rolls,
rolled and resolutions Of Congress they are At tho de-
from The President The copies thereof
and that q treaties IN the and n book FORM attends
publications regard to which this duty is assigned to the
and answering sS all rs son
CLARK Of AaAnticatss CYieAsHie has charge Of the
seals OF of department.
sas for the fees as charge or publications
aesss shcir tiles records department.
she diplomatic and consular. Ws
CLERK If Pos Paspo and records rardons
and ressoIs registers hs the petitions papers
which they founded and keeps
daily register all letters, other than diplomatic and consular
ceved disposition of them letters relating
% this business
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Hon Jrea Black Attorney General Of the United States B.
DO classified under he following heads;
by by head Of department or by the So
a Esamnaion Of the titles all land purchased the sites Of
srsenas and all other public works Of
Applications pardoos Of CONVICTION in the courts
v Applications for appointment in all the judicial legal
Tic conduct and of all suits In the Supreme
Inc United which the government s concerned
Of all other suits arising any Of the depart
TO ordinary heads Of the business of tho oce are added at
The present ase aS a s appeals sa on land claims in California
peond Tho coHcaon and revision Of the laws Of tho District
Columbia. rtt
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Secretary Of tho Department Interior Hon. Jacob homp
son. the state Of Mississippi clerical q chief
clerk Kelly esqD dbusng clerks and ten other ee
following branches tho public service:
L. ~ sas4s n S ' oee o. ho S
with the aud sale Of the public domain and Tho
BY saIs donations for schools
s,s , ps9 sans aa de- ss
The Land ONCE also andis It's own accounts The
espa officers are recorder clerk clerk Of surveys
dranehtsman assistant draughtsan and some 100 clerks
I'd present head Of this bureau s George
nation adjudication arising under the various and
laws BY Congress granting bounty land Or
wars in which the He has
chief clerk q c and permanent corps consisting some
3d. iraians Affairs, Charles Mix of
4b asa this bureau is committed the execution and
things touching and respecting the grant
ing and Issuing Of patents for new and useful
collection and distribution Of seeds pnns and cuttings has
the absence principal and twelve
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Joseph Holt the Commissioner and Samuel T. shuger esq Chief
Besides these principal this depart
organic act Of ls4s transferred 70 il from the Treasury De-
attorneys clerks Of tho United saa courts the
other tho United States and the affairs
OF the pentenary the District OF Columbia and
from the State Department the duty Of taking and returning the
Public Buudngs The hospital for the insane Of
management department; addition which by laws
Gently passed the Secretary Of the Interior s with tho con
The departments req additional building FOR its aecommoda
lion and the erection q one has been dSns
provided with rooms "wnders Building while
arc all crowded building tho whole which
required early day for the of the Patent Office for
which it originally intended.
TREASURY psrARrxssr.
The Treasury Department Secretary
Treasury omproers commissioner Of the CUSTOMS
os register solicitor board and coast sur
The following indication Of the duties Of these several ON
COS, Of the force employed therein respectively
S-arrs Oce-Hon Cobb, Secretary the Treasury,
Hon Philip Clayton Secretary charge
three clerks Tbs Secretary charged gen
oral Of tho fiscal the and the
United States He the survey the coast the