The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-23
The Organization of the Executive Departments
Of The Government OF the United States:

TN. ORGANIZATION of the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United States;
srars DnArl~xsr
Tia e machinery employed arising
Of srsgn all the powers Of tie world fsr
q sss q the only seventeen
secretary Dion ews sss one Assistant Secretary q
lasor and librarian. ~ it1 rt a
p,somase ba~eA branch Of the ssse Department
Tia United States aad d
aSresd 70 tbs government In :. diplomats. ,n..rSso on
der treaties q Sr are pie s and ssr
being catered analytic liable or index
Consular a"An brahcA has charge Of the
between ihs department and TIC consult ..a sna
s dispatches letters from other pesons os
r agency relating to consular affairs arc and
o. n nss:. ~ g g any With
disbursements q which the department y charged
TA< T,anoOv furnish such tansaAon ~ tbs
may He Also records tho commissions Of consu
when not in English upon which s.squasars are
ok If Ayzysaf~ss CO~~A.ionsHs records
e AppoIntnsa and nominations % he SENATE
sommissns which ey issued Has charge tho library
osk D.. Rolls 4rcAis He charge The rolls,
President Tho copies thereof
which called Or r IND Their
distribution throughout the United States and that o. all doo
department writing and answering
charge all Indian rsHes and business relating thereto
G AID s h ssa iaagsU an. md
attaches papoa presented for aushsuloson receives
The Recruitment Under he laws relating "a copyrgh
their tes reda All letters from The department osha than
diplomatic and oanaular. Aa
Ck Of Pardns Papos and records pardcns
and registers and ns the petitions and papsrs on
daily register Of all ste other than diplomatic aud consu re-
s z, ,sa s "ua ~ s''
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ArfoAS.i o-ss . ~, IL. ~, en-, n
H. Gei esq chief CLERK ordinary Office may
official opinions the current business q The
called for by the President by any head " OF Dy 'hs no
Examination Of the titles VI All land purchased as the ss o.
the United States aa 4stR5tt 8 ,a
q ~ % pd'a' in AL cases . onv0n n '1'
Applications appointment in all ,e Judicial and lsg business
The conduct srsumNut The Supreme Court e
NE United States IN which tho s opo',n Ds
when referred by the bead thereof 70 ne Attorney
hs prsssn, sme the folowins Viz, faEs
First The direction Of ~ appeals on land clNms IN shNna
Columbia. atait 'ttasi ~ asR
rsumloa psrAxrsssr.
secretary OF he Department lntesr TLomp
sert Moses Kely esq two dsbursng clerks and
lar clerks ahd committed tho
The P,1 Lands The clds Of this bureau y called The Com
% bs and sale of tho public domain and tho
nr ~ ,rs from Of
nos v former by sales schools
military bounes public impros and kowe Tho revision
lien bsreof Tho land once aso nnds lis own accounts The
present Commissioner Hon r. A. hendrens q husna ~ p
besides drapghlsiuan asss'a gu" oe Ivy e
:" Nnp.e s.au'o' 49,, r ~. ,,-.o,, c..rao
ID Fcasss The present neal Oh ls bureau ~ ueorgo
Whiting OF virginia Inc s NV, us
psed bv Congress- granting bounty land or pensons
for the military naval
vars IN which tho United States have engaged
chief cer "a ESD consisting
seventy other clerks Congress
added
nd Of Indian Affairs ad ir Charles
Ny eorpetown D. a He provided
fifteen other oerks. ~ Fgs8s#tss8 fag&
4h Pad eeio this bureau Is commneu me execution ana
OF Mae aud things oa'nug and respecting me
ing and ISSUING o. patents ,of new ana uoui
and improvements me coleclon statistics foahg 70
we eoec,,h snu u sc's pns NV y mas
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uls , ~ ac d,y.r ,, nr,na,s neyr,,as,
% ,sa " vi ,nnhrr IF tem,s,rarv e,nn,ovre.
Besides these four principal depart
ogmc 1s49 u II from the Treasury
parrnent supervision Of the Unicd asas
nen Of United the affairs
rom 'ue stA,o ns u, ~ ssAns ~. s ~. eh
usss o. INV ei'o St e ap "a % o., s ,
.ue aov ,'u'u a - ~ ,, ~ o |
the army anu navy au ~ 'o y, :, 'Su uei wv
management. 2, tis M IN w1n, ~ laws re-
rructoh OF the three wagon roads leading coast
The departmen rean an additional building scoornrnop
lion aud the erection during