The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-21
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United states


The Organization OF the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United states
STATE pnAKrnxsr
The whole machinery employed 10 conduct arising out
with all the world ies more
poparmnt o. s q The United states only seventeen follows
State on Lewis oss Assistant secretary Of
iAtor, and librarian.
Diplomatic Byaaehrhs branch Of the rao Department
pioao agents Of the United states abroad foreign
accredited 70 Tins government In all diplomatic ns'neun
der treaties q boundaries &C. are copied and % @
being nrst entered in an analytic table or index
Consular Branch This branch has charge Of the correspondence
&C. between me derar.men, and the eonsa and commercial assn
their dispatches and letters from other persons asking for consul
agency relating consular affairs prepared aud recorded
Dusno lie has charge q all correspondence and
with accounts relating TO any fund with the
disbursement Of which tho department is charged
The furnish such TRANSACTIONS the
department may He also records the commissions Of ccnsus
oonsu when English upon which erOquntas are
issued
CLERK Of Apyueps and Conn,ions
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations % the senate
commissions which they issued Has charge the library
CLERK If nc Rolls and Arch charge rolls
the authenticated copies thereof
which called for prepares for and upensnds their paonoa0n
throughout United ana that Of all docu
department writing answering herewith
charge and business relating thereto
1 Authorizations and Cn4yt9hs-He mas on
seals Of the United States and Of the ana ana
attaches certificates papers presented Tor eees
department records and in
records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
Clerk of Pardons Paae prepares and records pardons
and remsons and registers and @ the petitions and on
daily register letters, other than diplomatic and consular
ceye and Of the disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
70 this business.
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney States
MoCamon esq chief clerk The ordinary business Of this ONCE may
L. ohc opinions on the current business government
called for by The President by any head Of department.. or by the 80
ESaminaion Of the titles all purchased
Applications pardons al conviction in the courts
T. Applications appointment judicial legal
The and Of all suits in the Supreme Court Of
the United states in which the government Is concerned ,n
by the head thereof the Attorney General
direction of all appeals land claims in California
The concaon and revision OF the laws VI the District o.
Columbia
DEPARTMENT..
Secretary Department Interior Hon Jacob Thomp
Of Me n s o Is e ss snd e s Sns r e
lar clerks and its supervision and management are committed the
ist Ths Pulic Lands called the
the General Land Once The land Bureau charged
the public domain, and the
issuing therefor derived from combinations Of grants
%nas o hone or paso and likewise the
Virginia military bounan claims and the issuing Of scrip
present Hon A. Hendricks Of Iaiana rs prn
pa chief clerk principal clerk of
daughsan assistant draughnan and some $50 clerks
Cd Pa,as-The present head this bureau Is George
Whiting Virginia The commissioner charged with the exam
nation and adjudication Of al claims arising under the yarous and
for the military naval services in the and m s
chief clerk o. Cole esd and permanent corps consisting OF some
3D. of Indian Affairs Charles Mix
Georgetown D. C. He provided with chief clerk and about heen
4tl Patent OboeTo the execution and
performance of all facts and things touching and respecting the grant
mprovemcnts the collection statistics relating to agrculturc
he collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
chief ccwho E by law the acting Of Patents In
the Commemorative principal and twelve as
clerks besides considerable temporary employees
Joseph Holt is the Commissioner and Samuel T. shug esq Chief
Besides these four principal depart
men organic Sl9 transferred TO from the Treasury De
panent the United states marshns
attorneys and the clerks the United states courts the manage
cn the United States and the affairs
Of tho penensy District OF Coumb ard
ss Of the United States supervising the
Of Public Buildings The hospital for The insane Of
Of tins department in addition 10 which BY laws
senn y H., three Wagon roads leading the
department requires additional building for its accommoda
ton repeatedly recommended during
the last few for that purpose Al present the Pension oce Is
provided with rooms IN what + KNOWN rs Wnaer %mo
crowded the Patent ohco building tho whole Of which
will be required at an early day Tor the use Of the faienf once Tor
which originally intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT r
The Treasury Department the Secretary
tho Treasury ccpprolers commissioner of tho customs
s casurer register solicitor lighthouse ooara ana coast
The following is brief indication Of the duties of these
and Of the force employed therein respectively
rs.nrus OfRcefon Cobb, Secretary of tbs Treasury
Philip Clayton Secretary engineer IN charge one
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