The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-01

The Organization of tho executive Departments
N Of the Government or the United States
STATE p~Asnxr.
The whole machinery employed conduct the business arising
Of our foreign relations with all the powers the world
simple han generally conceived The number employed in the
One secretary ossie ion Lewis Assistant Secretary Of
state n John Appeon one chief clerk twelve clerks trans
ator, and one librarian
Diplomatic This branch Of the state Department mas
charge Of all correspondence the department other
pomae agents United abroad foreign pow
accredited government diplomatic Instructions
sent from the department. and COMMUNICATIONS 70 commissioners
al Of like character received Ied
being arst eutered In an analytic table or index
Car BranTh branch has charge Of the corre.pondence
between the department and The eonsu agents
fhe United States In Instructions those ocers
their dispatches and to letters from other
lar relating consular as prepared
The Dun0 Agent he has charge Of all correspondence
Disbursements Of which the department Ia charged.
The Translator His duties furnish
and vice oonsu when not In English which exeqaaurs
issued ~
CLERK Of ApIne1 and COMMISSIONS makes out and records
commissions letters OF appointment and the Senate
makes out and records records when in English
Clerk Of charge the rolls or en-
fod acts and resolutions of Congress- they received at the
which called for r and superntends their publication
and that o. Treaties IN the newspapers and n book form attends 70
and publications regard TO which this duty assigned the
writing and all letters
Has charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Clerk Of Amhaaaoica and Copyrights He has charge the
seals the United States and OF tbs department. and and
for the Has charge Of publications
department under laws relating eolrlhs
dexos their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular
Clerk Passports prepares records pardons
and registers and files petitions
which they records passports Keeps
daily register Of all letters, other than diplomatic and consular
eyed and Of tho disposition made Of them letters relating
TO this business.
ATTORNEY essEaAL's
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of The United States A.
be classified under the following heads
called for BY lie President any head department. by The So
Examination titles all land purchased as the sites Of
arsena custom houses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons
OF the United States
argument supreme
the United States in which the government concerned
The supervision q Al other suits arising in any q the depart
TO these ordinary heads Of the business OF the Office added at
the present time the following viz
Second The codcon and revision Of the laws Of tho District
Columbia.
INTERIOR pRrARImsr
Secretary Department Interior, Hon Thomp
SON Mississippi consists chief
clerk CLOSES Kelly esq., two dsbursng clerks and ten other
lar clerks and supervision and management committed the
following branches Of the public service:
lt The Public called
missioner OF te 1enerai Aha omce Inc u bureau charged
with the survey and sale Of the public domain and the
issuing titles therefor whether derived from grants
made py FORMER oy SAFES o. grants m SCHOOLS
nnsny pupno ~ ahu AuMase ns
heu thereof me Land pce, aso, auus ~ own apcoun, me
present Commissioner l. Hon Hendricks q Indiana It's pn
besides draughtsman assistant draughtsan
. various grades.
I'd PeasosThe present head Of this bureau George c.
Whiting Of Virginia The commissioner Is charged with the exam
nation and adjudication q all claims arising under the various and
sor the military services the
which the United have been engaged He has
chief clerk Is Cole esq corps consisting
ninety other clerks
3D. OF Indian Affairs Charles f. Mix, Of
Georgetown provided with chief clerk and about fifteen
other subordinate clerks.
4h Patent OGce-To the
performance things touching and respecting the
Ing ana sng OF pateh LOT new ahd
ana tne q s'as elahg %
me coecuon ahu seu Pnr.s, u y ls
.ato. $3.50 ~ ~ = ~ ~ ,Io nrinra ana ,,a,,n as
tne auau. - M ~ aa aaao s',ar,aaa as,aenan
erks besides temporary employees
oepb Holt Is tho Commissioner and Samuel T. hugert esq., Chief
Clerk 1914 4ss ~ 8s4I iasts ki&9lE FL
Besides these four principal branches OF this executive depart
men inc organic nc is4y 70 = o ,9
pamcnt hc surer ysoh u Wy ", me "a s s s
ana anu 'h ScNs u 'e i'u $3.50 .. -
en the lead and oheT mines o. he .c ahars
y .l' y. Wy M 49,, S .i aa a,rya I ~
United states and Of Supervising and directing the acts Of
No oner of Public buildings The hospital for the insane Of
The army and navy OF
Of this department. in addition which by laws re-
the Secretary Of the Interior with the con-
INC three wagon roads leading to tile Pacific coast
The department equ h IN addtona building r s
the erection has been repeatedly during
tho last few years Tor tha a. peSen, e tension ule
provided with rooms IN what Is known as ihg white
the other branches q the including me
are al CROWDED pp wv taten. p "noo ~