The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-29
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

son, Of The State Of Mississippi rs clerical force consists Of one chief
G lar Clerks Ss' and h 70 Is O SUPERVISION and management lar are committed he
following branches Of Tie public service:
missioner Of the General Land once. The Land Bureau is charged
issuing Of titles therefor, whether derived from combinations Of grants
made by former governments by sales, donations, dGrants for schools,
military bounties, or public improvements, and likewise the revision
Bcu thereof. The land ONCE, also, audhs its own accounts. The
present commissioner IS Hon. a; hendrlcks o lmaiana. Us pril
bri"tlass ! dr,upbismap assiistant drauabtsman and some 10 eieT1kss
asasa apSo q nr = ~ aAss'hn' 'eueh aA' 'VH' ''As
"a Passions The present head Of ths bureau Is George 2
' "nnu ~ ~ 1dina, ,S mi rlalinav o,ising nsSer ~ yart s am
numerous laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
wars in which the United States have been engaged: He hs one
ninety other clerks.
3D. Hdians-Commissione Of Indian Afairs, Charles f. Mx, OF
Georgetown, d. c. lie Is provided with a chief clerk and about Gneon
other subordinate clerks
Attn. Patent Qgcs+-To this bureau Is committed the execution and
performance Of all s'acts aud things touching and respecting the grant
~. nmS ann nurn M ronnat 3 p Pa ,Sn so Tr hsm q Z s,a "5sles u psSss ! = @ nSi,iop
The collection and Distribution Of seeds, plants, aud cuttings IL has d
ymeb an smn~ Of de sDmiastoner ixepys pr r ana tusIre as q
ss,ant examiners Of patents, some dozen subordinate peruapeu,
clerks, besides a considerable number OF temporary employees. Hon.
Joseph Holt lis the Commissioner, and Samuel 7. shugert esq Chief
Clerk,
Besides these four prlneiIni branches or ths new executive depart
men,, the organic act o. isas transferred 70 y from me treasury De
PAT ,,ar, ~ sa ap ! W. ols u If ' ibs United ID s s,s,.a y aeur Isl, ne inassanss
m mG mt q = to ,eaa % Iihc fn mans s, "a y in I i'm na. sSae a2 co q u ana ams
irop he stnte Department the duty Of taking and returning The cen,
he Commissioner Of Public buildings. The hospital for the insane Of
the army ana nasy aha o y nn' pa . y nGfup - r r a@S o. under aas ne
GENTLY passed the sacrstary Of he Interiar Is charged Nix he con-.
struotion Of die three wagon roads leading 70 Che Pacific coast
an ana te erection 81 que mas ee feiealsuay r ,sa p during
The last lew years OF that parpese. Az present the tension ohlce 3
PROVIDED Win oon ", w y ~ as " musf , punhhB, Whhe
the DINER branches o. az oepafunehi, mcaalng me ecretary.s oucs,
are are all y crowded r into the . Patent n, o om ~ building na M y, inc p whole oms which
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The Treasury Department consists of the Offices of the Secretary of
The Treasury, two couptroiors, commissioner Of the customs, six au.
dhos, treasurer, register, solicitor, lighthouse board, and coast sur
vey;
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SaTdafg's 0Dce-iIon. Howell Cobb, secretary of the Treasury,
Hon; Philip Clayton, ASSISTANT secretary one engineer IN charge; one
. srcn' VcSs,l "a mrs ssrre,sry y ,he Tr pos yi - ebaggea with sh ,b mV ssy.
snree erelAs. ~ ny ~, ~ osaa ~, ~ acuno - Ia % ronarnnea an at sTna
emi supri y y S ,a u ua ,ne n nsarn ,e na,nn .np my ~ avin,, iaa az az ~, ,e
grJted s,o ~ eu Wy te oynten ibe surye Of Tho coast ,s GDhi hhou me
estabushment the marine hospitals Of tc United states, and the con-
siructon Of certain public buildings for custom houses and other pur-
poses.
fWa Comferotters tDaS-hoh- Which, acu Nonplonei ~
M" ~, ~ ss' =. J ~ pa a. an,onanr sarvico ne vi q tho nnnir ls,ds
M VSes ana oernues uo oaha'NS ahniB ino'eon
Second comrtrvltyas oGce-J NJ Cults, esq, Comptroller, and
Ing The accounts OF the army, navy, and Indian departments Of the
public service, and reviscs and certaes the balances arising thereon.
omn "a rouusxso,, Of 10 C,,o., Gamma r,obom eo
coTypissioper' and eleven clerks He prescribe the mode of Keeping
IA rondeIno tMa aecounts Of The customs reyenue and disburses
n mm " ad COS es ,ho hs1Sing md repdring custom houses Noe md :.
vises aud ccrtdes tho balances arising thereon. n
F,x AUDITORS oaee-rbomas /. smith, esq, First Auditor, and
nineteen clerks. fe receives and adjusts Inc accounts Of tho customs
cOun, Of the evn lis, and under private acts Of Congress, and reports
,roulerN respes,Iveiy for Their decision thereon.
, j. y. rnon,s /, n rr,tsr qo.o,a ,na,or ana
,wen.so e s,t esins' ~ n% acra si r ,he arrny a aa Wall, = ar muns ~
arsenas, and ordnance, and all accounts relating TO the Indian depart
ment, and reports the balances to the Second Comptroller for his deci
T,inI sudaos, o6o, -Rober, J. Atkinson. cuo Third aud,sor and
seventy eight cierks He receives and adjusts an accounts for sub.