The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-02
he Organization OF the executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United States


Of the Government, OF the United states
STATE prAHr.nr.
The whole machinery arising
o. rein relations win all the Of The world r
the United only follows
STATE Qon Appsion chief clerk clerks
laicr, and one librarian. 'ls
Dea,s branch q The ss..s Department. s ass
the United States abroad and those o. foreign
from the department
der treaties bounaa NO copied and recorded and
being nrst entered in an analytic table or index
orsar branch has charge q the ssrrssPSnanss
q The United States In Instructions % those officers and answers
lar relating consular Affairs prepared and recorded
The Disurine Aee has charge Of all correspondence and
other matters connected with relating TO any fund with the
disbursement Of which the department Is charged.
TIE TRANSACTIONS the
department He also records the commissions Of consu
issued.
CLERK If Arpodine,as makes records
makes out and records and records when In Eng
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
CLERK q Rolls Arclus charge
rolled acts and resolutions Of Congress they received at the de-
partment from the President the copies thereof
treaties IL he newspapers form;
heir distribution .hrousout the United aes ana n ~ doea
department. writing and answering all letters connected Herewith
Has charge all Indian treaties aud business relating thereto
CLARK Of aA<n,ioations and cgyisaIe charge
seals the United and the department. and
AID r The fees Has charge Of pubaons tranmi,ed
department the laws relating copyrights records and In
the diplomatic and consular. -
Of Pasro prepares pardona
which they are Makes out and records passports keeps
daily register q all letters other than diplomatic and consular re-
to this business
ATTORNEY
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United saes
be classified under the following heads:
Official opinions q che e. nd business q ns IN % As
Examnaron Of the titles Of all land purchased as the sites Of
rseas custom houses light houses and all other public works Of
s. Applications pardons
Tie conduct argument supreme
the United States in which the concerned
The supervision Of al, other suits arising in any Of the depart
To these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office added
The present time the following, viz
Second The cocaon and revision the laws Of the District
Columbia.
INTERIOR prpArr,irSr
Secretary Of the Department Interior Thomp
clerk 0loses Kelly dsDsng clerks and ten other
owns branches Sc ppbo sr p 9
st The Pablo Lands The chc Of the Com
with the Of the public domain and tho
Issuing q es IRON q grants
military boune public improvements revision
lieu thereof The Land Office also aud It's accounts The
Hon , A. Of India rs pa
besides assistant daughtAan and some lbo clerks
"a The present head Of this bureau s George
Whiting q Virginia The commissioner + charged with Tho oxam
laws passed BY Congress granting bounty land or pensions
for the military naval services the revolutionary and subsequent
which the United States have been engaged Ho has
chief clerk g. Cole esd and permanent corps consisting Of some
Airs, Nix
Georgetown He provided with chief clerk and about deen
Patnf oNeeTo this bureau Is
Ing and issuing Of patents for new and useful
the collection distribution Of seeds, plants and cuttings has
by acting
patents subordinate permanent
Jerks besides number q Hon
Clerk ''' ? u' anu '''''S sA''
these four principal branches Of this now executive depart
men the Of 1s49 transferred TO from the Treasury De-
partner. the accounts the United states arsa
mont the lead and other mines Of the United states and the affairs
from the State Department the duty Of taking and returning the
ses Of The United s.ss and Of and directing the acts Of
The and Of the District Of Columbia Is also under the
eny passed. the SECRETARY Of the Interior Is charged ws the con-
ucton The three roads leading 70 The Pacific coast
and the has been repeatedly during
provided with oos what known as winters Badns while
the other branches the department ncndng the Office
viii be required early day for the use Of the Patent oce for
which il was originally Intended ... .r..sl .s...ss.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Treasury Department Offices Of the Secretary
Treasury comptroers tho CUSTOMS
do treasurer register SOLICITOR board and coast
The following brief
ces, and Of the force employed therein respectively
say. once Hon Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury,
architect and three drangmen temporarily employed and twenty
ra supervision the
execution q the laws concerning me ana q ne