The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-23

STATE DEPARTMENT.

OF the Government OF the United states
The whole machinery the business arising oa
saple haS ~sneav @ ~ q nnobcr smnloyed In he
Department OF state Of the United only ows
state on John Appeton chief clerk twelve clerks one trans
ator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Braneh-Ths branch Department
charge OF all department other d.
poae agents Of the United States abroad and those foreign
sent from the department.
ali Of Ike character received arc registered and aeS r Contents
beins FIRST entered in an analytic table or index.
Consular charge correspondence
between ie department ana Tie consus aud commercial agents
Of the United states In instructions 10 those officers and
bar relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
The D10 NE has charge o. all correspondence and
other matters connected with relating fund with the
disbursement Of which the department Is charged
7he TansooIis duties furnish such tranaions the
department lie also records the commissions consnl
Issued
Of appointments
commissions letters OF appointment and nominations 70 the senate
makes out and records and records when English e
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
Cik q & Rolls and Aych iIe takes charge Of the rolls
rolled acts and resolutions Congress they received at the de-
are called or prepares lor and supeh'snas .ho puoneo
and that Of treaties IN the newspapers and book FORM attends TO
mens and publications In regard which this duty is assigned 10 the
department. writing all letters connected herewith
&c treaties relating thereto
Ctok Of Adhatiouins and cqyiOsBe has charge Of The
seals Of The United states aud Of tho department and prepares and
fees charge publications
department relating copyrights
dexes their s records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
Clerk If Passports prepares pardons
and hles petitions
which they founded passports keeps
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
eeyed and Of the disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
10 this business.
Hon Jeremiah Black General Of the United States A. b.
Mccanon chief clerk Tho ordinary business this Once
be classified under the following heads:
called for by the ressn by head Of department. or by The So
EIaIninaon titles Of all hand purchased
houses Light houses and all other public works
Applications padoas conviction the
Applications appointment Judicial legal
the United States in which the government Is concerned
%hsa 81 Sr h s % s asl amy s depart
To these ordinary heads the business Of the ONCE added At
OF appeals
Second The concaon and revision Of the laws Of tho District
Columbia
Secretary of the Department Of the Interior Hon Jacob Thomp
of the State Of Mississippi It's clerical force consists Of chief
a a and ks sa o s a Isu
following branches Of the public service
Of the General Land ONCE The Land Bureau charged
with The survey and sale o. the public and tho
made by former by sales donaos Of for schools
Of virginia military bounty land claims aud the issuing u scrip
lieu thereof The land Office also audts its aceouna The
cpa officers recorder chief clerk, principal clerk Of surveys
besides draughnan assistant draugsn and some $50 clerks
I'd PsioThe presen, head Of this bureau George C.
adjudication Of all claims arising the and
@ ls military naval n The rerousnay and sueaasn
which the United states have been engaged He has
chief clerk, O. Cole, consisting Of some
3D. Indane Commissioner Indian Affairs Charles Nix of
Georgetown He provided with chief clerk and about fifteen
all things touching and respecting the grant
lug and issuing Of patents for new and useful
the collection distribution Of seeds, plants, and cuttings has
by acting
the principal and
ssian examiners pats some dozen subordinate permanent
Joseph Holt the Commissioner and samuel T. shueer esq, Chief
Clerk.
principal branches Of this
the of 1Slo transferred TO from the Treasury Ne
and attorneys and the clerks OF The United states courts the manage
other the United States and the affairs
OF the penitetiary the United
from the state Department the duty a taking and returning the
Public Buildings The hospital for The Of
army navy District OF Columbia aiso under the
Of this department. 10 addition 10 which by laws
Gently passed the Secretary OF the Interior i charged with the
department rcqi additional building
has been repeatedly recommended during
the Pension Office
provided with what known wndcr's Building while
department. the Secretary Office
are building, whole which
will be required early day for the the Patent Office for
which it originally intended
Tho Treasury Department Secretary
Treasury comp,rolers commissioner the
do treasurer register, solicitor light house board and
The following brief
and OF the force employed therein respectively
yiarys OeeIicn Cobb, Secretary the Treasury,
Hon. Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary one engineer charges
temporarily employed
secretary the Treasury charged with the
the Of the OF the
and OF the
United supcncnd the the the light house
opia the United States and
public buildings custom houses and other pur
poses
First ConrtyoIers OGoe-IloD William Med Comptroller and
diplomatic well public lands
and certaes tho balances arising thereon.
Second ComIol's GGceJ NJ CUTS, esd, Comptroller, and
prescrbes
the aud Indian departments Of the
Office Of Commissioner Of the Customs nghom esq
clerks keeping
rendering the
monts building and repairing custom houses
and ccrtilcs tho balances arising thereon
Office Thomas l. Smith, esq First Auditor,
appropriations expenditures
civil list Congress-
balances the Commissioner Of the Cstoms aud the First Comp
trollerj respectively for their decision thereon
OGce-Thomas j. Fuller Auditor,
twenty clerks He and adjusts all relating
clothing, the well
relating
the balances the Second Comptroller for his %
thereon.
Third Audos Robert J. Atkinson esq Third Auditor and
seventy
army orincaions Military Academy military
the woI pcnsoas
property military service acts Con
the balances the Second Comptroller