The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-24
The ORGANIZATION OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States


Of
only seventeen follows
on John Arpon chief clerk, twelve clerks one trans
lator and Que librarian
Diplomatic o h b s na he n ~
,c az e United states abroad and tboc foreign pow
srs Accredited 10 this government Ia diplomatic instructions
sent om department
der treaties boundre are prepared copied recorded
registered fled
'',4s A's' a'''s ~ 49, 1ras ~ 49, !,
p0naar p,un d me- ~ d i i ,s
q the United states IN % those oee and answers
lar agency or relating to consular an are prepared and recorded
other relating any with tho
disbursement Of which the department 5 charged.
ne ranoois duties are 10 furnish such ansaiiOns
et p ay t no, n Salsb s,an which srsauaurs are
issued
rrsifmrafs Co1nsnsHo makes out and records
commissions letters of appointment and nominations 70 to senate
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
CLERK the Rolls and Areh lie takes charge Of the rolls Or en-
rolled a.ts and resolutions Of Congress a. ny ,
% g i essa S for T and supsruiea their puccao
and that ef IN the neTaR nss sa oO Sns ,ha, an
men and publications IN regard 70 which n guy % .e
a T FL ana n bas
c7k of Authorizations and Cpulqhts-IIe has charge
seals q the sna 81 as @ receives ap
of publications transmitted 70
doves their titles records all letters from
me dipioma,c ana consular
Gk Pardons and a peiaes anu sso a palaons
and rensons and registers anu he he peuuons prs on
which they are founded Makes out ana records keeps
oed the disposition made of tho prepares letters relating
TO this business
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United acs
McCamon chief clerk The ordinary business OF this Office may
opinions busness of the government
called for BY the President by any head Of department. OF py the 30
d Eramnatcn Of tho titles Of all land purchased
srsna lighthouses and all other public works OF
s. Applaons for pardons conviction in the
Of the unaa ss IN al tho judicial and legal business
uthe government.
United n which governments Is concerned.
The q all other suits arising amy Of the depart
To these ordinary heads Of the business OF the office added at
FIRST The direction appeals ssaims California.
Second The codineaon aud revision Of a laws Of the District o.
r., ~ ~. nen,,msn, of tho Interior Hon Jacob Tbomn
son Of the state Of It's force consists Of ono chief
lar ck and to IL and are COMPUTED tho
~ h sra 1ana Once The land Bureau Charged
n sne @ whether derived from grants
honn,ie or nnbir and the revision
Sa theeaf The land Once also ais ts own accounts Tia
present Hon T. A. Hendricks, Of Indiana It's prn
cpa officers are recorder CHIEF clerk principal clerk or surveys
besides assistant dranghtsman aud some 100 clerks
I'd PasiasThe present head Of this bureau IS George G.
Whiting, Virginia The commissioner charged win the exam
Il @ 1891 h cnrss rrann bonnty lana or nons;os
Tor the military Or naval IN the Revolutionary and
IN which The United ,ntes have been engaged c has one
chief crk IS ols es and cos cousstng Of some
ninety other NNolerks 80 I'M -'r"' :"
Sd commissioner of Indian Affairs Charles Nix OF
D. q He provided with chief clerk and about acen
other snhordinate clarke
AN Pa,a this bureau is committed the execution and
performance Of ali c and things touching and respecting tho grant
ing and Issuing Of patents FOR new and useful Inventions
ana me coecon OF s'atucs etiune 70
.ho Sonscph a as'ouon o. see y mas
sMo cerkwno = by law .he acting o. Patents
sStan Of some dozen subordinate
Joseph Holt is tho Commissioner and Samuel T. shurrt ESQ Chief
Cerk ~ -
Besides these four principal branches Of this new executive depart
ls49 transferred
parent the supervision Of accounts Of the United States masha
and attorneys and the clerks tho United States courts the manage
ment Of tho lead and other mines OF the United states ana me affairs
from ,e s,ac cna mont c dnv os ring ma rsnrnn he cen
ses III tha n,n States and If sunervg ana dertn The ar az
she az Public dpas The Iosnia for Tho insane nj
he sy ma ,,,v ana ~ ma s,ric, ~ conbin "a also nnar a
,ddior hicb ia,s
rcp The OF tba interior il CHARGED b The
gtrncion of the three roads leading the Pacific coast
The department equh Is an additional building m M asccmoda
tom the erection OF has been repeatedly during
the Pension pfce
provided with rooms In what "a known as Wder Binding while
inc otner branches OF e hciuuhg tuo SECRETARY once
VIII he re,red ar ear,v dav for The nsa 81 the Patent oc r
which Il was ORIGINALITY Intended - TT- I' 77T' -
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The Treasury Department consists OF the Offices The Secretary
the Treasury two comprora Of the customs six a
oors treasurer register soe lighthouse poard ana coast sur
wy ~ ouou,u, ,,, ,s,.,,r !, a., ,,,a - ., r,, "a,
,.s anS ~ ~ ~ - onta aS hora,n rasne,roir
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