The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-29
The Organization or the executive departments
Of the Government OF the United States



aor, and one librarian. ~
D1ao~ais Braaa This branch e STATE Department aas
plomaic Of the United and those Of foreign
son, nom e department and communication % eonlsoners un
dor treaties Boundaries prepared copied and recorded and
being IN a analytic table nder
Consular branch charge correspondence
Of the United States those officers
agency relating consular Affairs prepared recorded
TAe Dssng Ags has charge q all correspondence and
disbursement Of which the department rs charged.
furnish such TRANSACTIONS the
department may require lie also records the commissions Of cosu
Issued. s4s3fn at
olok Of Appointments
aIsa Cd, and records and when in English The
which they issued Has charge Of the library
rolled acts and resolutions Congress as they are received at tho de-
tho President the authenticated copies thereof
aud that Of treaties ID he newspapers om
their distribution throughout the United Suites and that % all doeu
menis and publications regard 10 which this duty assigned 10 the
wrung ana answering an letters connected nerew.
CLERK Of and csryi0hse has charge Of the
the tho department. and prepares and
and for the fees Has charge publications. TO
The department under tho laws relating TO records and in
the diplomatic and consular.
Clerk Of Pardm and Passports He PREPARES and records pardons
and
which they are Makes passports keeps
cssd disposition them prepares relating
70 tins business.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
Hon jeremiah Black Attorney General OF the United States A.
McCamon esq., ordinary may
be assined under the following heads;
L. Official opinions the current business OF the government
called for by tho President by head OF department. or by the So
10 the titles Of all land purchased as the sites Of
houses light and all other public works d
Applications pardous in all the
l. Applications appointment all tho judicial and business
s. The conduct and Of all suits the Supreme Court Of
the United States in which the government Is concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising in OF the depart
To these ordinary heads the business Of tho Office added at
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims in California
second The codhcaon and revision Of the laws Of tho District
Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Department Interior Thonp
the Mississippi B clerical force consists chief
clerk Moses Kelly eqD two dsbarsng clerks and ten other regu
following branches Of the public service:
missioner of the General Land ONCE The Land Bureau charged
with the and sale Of the public domain and the
by by sales donations Of Tor schools
ns am ss ana bs ssa ss
lieu thereof The Land ONCE also, audits It's The
cipa recorder chief clerk principal clerk surveys
besides raughsman assistant draughtsman and SONS $50 clerks
Pensions The present head this bureau George C.
adjudication arising
w PASSED BY granting bounty land Or pensions
which the United States have been engaged He has
chief clerk Cole ESQ and permanent consisting q some
sd Iadians Of Indian Affairs Charles E. Mix Of
Georgetown D. G. He provided with chief clerk and about heen
other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent OTo this bureau committed the execution and
performance Of all acs and things touching respecting the
Ing and issuing Of patents for new and useful
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
the absence Of the Commissioner principal and twelve as
sstant q patents some dozen subordinate permanent
Joseph Holt the Commissioner and Samuel shuser Chief
Besides principal executive depart
me the of 1s49 transferred to from the Treasury De
attorneys courts manage
s I s M IN ca @ s
from the State Department the duty Of taking and returning the
The Commissioner Of Public Buildings The hospital Cor tho Of
ns and % ana % . Il also Snd the
Gently passed tho Secretary Of the Interior charged with
The department requ building acoonodn
and tho erection has been repeatedly during
provided with rooms wudcr Buiding Willie
are all crowded once building the whole Of which
will be required early day FOR the Of the Patent oe for
.s
Treasury Department Of the Offices Secretary
Treasury comIroers commissioner CUSTOMS
dors treasurer register solicitor light house board
Tho following brief indication of the duties these
and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
Secrdags Ofceon Cobb Secretary Treasury
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary in CHARGE
architect dragtsen noray employed twonty
clerks The Secretary the charged gem
supervision the fiscal transactions the
superntends survey the
establishment the marine hospitals Of the United States
sucin OF public buildings for custom houses pu
poses
Fsr Comrtolrers oce-IIon william Medl Comptroller and
fifteen clerks He preces the mode OF keeping rendering
the civil and diplomatic well public
revises and ccrdnes the balances arising thereon.
Conrto's CRce-J NJ Cuts, esq, Comptroller and
lilo prescbes Keeping
Ing Of the army navy, Indian departments
Office of Commissioner Of Custopssamuei Inglam ESQ
and eleven clerks He the Keeping
rendering
aud for the building repairing
vises and certiacs the balances arising thereon.
Frs AUDITORS ocTbomas L. Smith, ESQ., Auditor and
nineteen clerks lie receives adjusts
Disbursements appropriations
Of the civil list and under private OF Congress- reports
the balances the Commissioner Of the
Holer, respectively for their decision thereon
Second Aadars QGceTomas J. D. Fuller Second Auditor and
twenty clerks lie and adjusts relating
the pay clothing, aud recruiting the army armoes
arsenas and ordnance aud all relating depart
and the balances the Comptroller
son thereon
Audaovs OcRobert j. Atkinson esq., Third Auditor and
eight clerks He adjusts
snce OF the army fortfcas Military Academy military roads
and the Quartermastes department. well pensions
arising IRON military previous 1876
other property In the military service
the balances tho Comptroller his
csion thereon.
Fourth Audor Oce-Anron Dayton ESQ., Fourth Auditor and
clerks II
the Navy Department and reports the balances tho
roner for his decision thereon.
FIFTH Aadaors OGo-Murray Mcconnell esq Fifth Auditor aud