The Washington union., 1858-02-11
The Organization Ofthe Executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United States
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OF the Government OF the United States
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The whole machinery epoyed the arising
Of regn relations with all the Of he world far
simple than generally conceived The number employed IN the
secretary State Hon c Secretary Of
state dion John Appeon chief eek, twelve clerks trans
slor and one librarian.
Diplomatic Department
hass all Correspondence between the dspamsn. and other @
ers accredited this In all diplomatic instructions
sent from the communications commissioners
avr M feas @ o. &C. are PREPARED Gea ana anu
all oil IKE character received are registered and ned their contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index
Consular branch charge the correspondence
between the eonsus and commercial agents
dispatches persons asking
lar relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Dsua Aona-e charge all correspondence and
other connected with relating fund with the
disbursement ef which the department charged
The Translator duties to furnish such trsnshons the
department may require He also records the commissions OF consu
and vice oonu when not in English which xeuaturs
issued
CLERK Of pgia,sns and ConmiiHe makes and records
commissions letters Of appointment the Senate
commissions which they issued Has the library
CLERK the Rolls and Arche takes charge the rolls
rolled acts and Of they at the de-
which called for prepares for and supennds their publication
their dislrbuion throughout the United states that d all
and publications regard TO which this duty assigned the
department. writing aud answering all letters connected herewith
Has charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Ciek Of Authorizations and C4yrioAsHe has charge of the
attaches certificates papers presented
Has charge publications transmitted
the under the laws relating copyrights records and in
dexe their lcs records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular.
cisk Of Pay,os and Pa1oH and records rdons
and o s % na s'sF and % d h , 'p p an sr sr, on
daily register al letters diplomatic consular
eeved and Of the disposition made Of them letters relating
TO this business.
ATTORNEY
jeremiah Black Attorney General of the United States;
classified under the following heads;
Official opinions the current business the government
called for by c President by head Of department or by the 30
Examination purchased the sites of
asna houses light houses and all other public works Of
Applications for p"rdons in all of conviction in the courts
l. Appucaons o appointment ali he juda aHa Fs sus'tss
government.
argument the Supreme Court Of
the United States in which the government Is concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising in any Of the depart
To these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office added at
First The direction of all appeals claims in California
Second The codcaon and revision Of the laws of tho District
Columbia.
tsttyos rryr.prsssr
Secretary Department Inerisr Hon Jacob NfJit
son OF the state Of Mississippi lis eeco force consists OF one chief
clerk Moses Kelly esq., two clerks, and ten other rsgu ,o
following branches Of the public service:
1 The Pubic Lands The chief of this bureau Is called the Com
the The Land Bureau charged
with the % and @ Of & the por na the
made by former by sales donations schools
Of Virginia military bounty nd Slas and NE issuing o. sp il
lieu thereof The Land oice also, audis is on accounts Tie
present Hon Hendricks, of Indiana It, pn
cpa recorder clerk principal surveys
besides draughsman assistant draughtsman and $50 clerks
2d Tho present head Of this bureau is George
nation adjudication al claims arising under tho various and
aumsro laws passed by Congress granting bounty land pension,
which the United States have been engaged lie has
seventy Other clerks % 1hen Congress to enable him meet the
has added
ad Commissioner Of Indian Affairs dd Interim Charles
4b Patent orho-To
performance all ac hd things touching and the
ing aud issuing Of patents for new and useful inventions
ihs collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings II has
chief oerkwo by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents in
patents subordinate permanent
s . 1 ss a nnseSe. 6 S nsy s%r sssssr .D,
the s49 transferred the Treasury
partner, supervision the United marshas
attorneys States courts manage
@.n Of the lead and other mines the United m and the Affairs
from tho state Department the duty Of taking and returning the
Buildings The hospital the
the and and of The District Of Columbia also under tho
this departments addition which, laws
Gently passed the Secretary of the Interior Is charged with the
the three wagon roads leading Pacific
department requires building
the erection has been repeatedly recommended during
provided with rooms in what i known as windr uidine while
the Office building the whole which
viii be required at early day for the use of the Patent Office
Department
Treasury conprocrs customs
hiors rcge solicitor light house board and
The following brief indication Of these several ON
aud OF tho force employed therein, respectively;
ssyayS OhcsIon Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury;
Philip Secretary
architect three draugmcn temporarily employed, twenty
ccrk Tho the charged
supcrntonds the survey The the light
establishment hospitals the United the
sucon certain public buildings for custom houses and other
poses
Fira Coin,troler OHteHon Mcdl Comptroller
clerks p~cries mode keeping rendering
the civil and diplomatic well the public lands
and rcviscs and oertbcs The balances arising thereon.
Second Com,taey's ORce--J C0s esq, Comptroller and
clerks He prcscbes the mode keeping and render
the and Indian departments of the
public balances thereon
O6ee Of Commissioner Of Anderson, esq
clerks the mode
the and dbursc
ments building repairing houses &C. and
certihcs the balances arising thereon.
Frs Apdaos Ogee-Tbomas Smith esq Auditor
the
the civil list and under acts OF Congress- and reports
the Commissioner of the Customs and the Comp
ocr respectively for their decision thereon
Second Audaos Of,yTomas H. Fuller Second Auditor
twenty clerks. lie and adjusts all relating
clothing, well
arscnas ordnance relating depart
reports the balances the Second Comptroller for his de
sion thereon.
Third Auf5os OHo Atkinson esq Third Auditor
clerks aj all for sub
Military military roads
and the Qnarermases department. as well rs for pensions claims