The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-02
The Organization Of the Executive Departments
OF the Government OF the United states
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The whole machinery employ TO conduct the business arising out
oar Foreign relations with all the Of the Is fsr more
5 Of hs Sd States e op IVSc sPssd T. @
Ono seeesr o. STATE (lon Lewis os Secretary
lator, and one librarian
Diplomatic branch Of the saae Department aas
charge o. all between the Department and other d.
ers accredited TO this In all diplomatic
treaties boundaries & are prepared and and
all Of like character received registered and flied their contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
Cul charge Of the correspondence
&C. between the department The oonsus commercial agents
their dispatches persons asking for
lar agency relating 70 consular affairs prepared
TAe Drsa0 4gde has charge q all correspondence and
disbursement Of which the department charged
the TaHslaiis duties furnish TRANSACTIONS
department may require lie also records the
issued.
CLERK Of Agpona C,unions makes out and records
commissions letters OF appointment and nominations senae
makes out and records exequur and records when in English The
Ck Of charge the rolls or
rolled and resolutions Congress- they
prepares the authenticated copies
which called for prepares for and supenend their publication
and that Of treaties he newspapers and in book form
their distribution throughout the United States and that Of all docu
men and qualifications IN regard 70 which this duty assigned TO the
Has charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLARK Of Authorizations and CpspghHe has charge Of the
seals of the United States and Of the department and and
for The Has charge Of publications
dczes their % records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular.
CLERK Of Parao and Passports prepares pardons
and remsson and registers and des the petitions papers
which they founded Makes out and records Keeps
daily register all letters other than diplomatic and consular
ceed and Of the disposition Of them prepares letters relating
TO this business. sg i
t. ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE sh
Black Attorney General Of the United States
McCamon chief clerk The ordinary business of this ONCE
be classified under the following heads:
oc opinions the current business Of the government
h bV The
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as the sites Of
aeas custom houses light houses and all other public works Of
g. Applications for pardon in all cases conviction
4 Applications appointment judicial legal
The conduct Of all suits in the supreme Court Of
the United States in which the government concerned
g. The supervision of all other suits arising the depart
ments when referred by the head thereof the Attorney General
TO these ordinary beads the business Of the office are added at
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims California
Second The eodcaon revision Of the laws Of the District
Columbia. sarHs H.ra .a..H a.#.s.... ...a. 30. ..ru
rNTauoR DEPARTMENT. s " .. '
Secretary of the of the Interior Hon. Jacob Thop
son. " he STATE o. sspp rs Clerical force consists Sae eno
lar clerks aud 70 its supervision and committed the
The Puddle lands The chief called Com
missioner of the General Land ONCE The Land Bureau charged
with the management aud sale of the public domain and the
issuing Of titles therefor whether derived from combinations grants
governments donations for schools
military oounes or public improvements and likewise the revision
OF Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing OF scrip in
present Hendricks Of Indiana. pn-
cpa officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides draughma assistant draughsa aud some loo clerks
"a, present head Of this George G.
Whiting Virginia The commissioner charged with the exami
and adjudication of all Claims arising under the various and
military the revolutionary subsequent
which the United States have engaged He has
chief clerk Is Cole ESQ., and permanent corps consisting of some
sd Affairs, Mix
Georgetown G. 9 is provided with chief clerk and about hneen
4th Potent OB-To this bureau is committed execution
performance things touching respecting grant
Ing issuing patents useful discoveries Inventions
and improvements the collection OF statistics relating agriculture
the collection aud distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
chief cerkwho Is by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents in
the of the principal and twelve
ssnt examiners patents dozen subordinate permanent
clerks besides considerable npmbar Of temporary employees Hon
Joseph Holt the Commissioner, and Samuel sbuge esq Chief
Besides principal branches of this depart
ment the organic act Of 1875 transferred to from the Treasury
supervision the United States arsha
attorneys and the clerks of the United States courts the
the pntay OF the United states in the District Of Columbia and
from the State Department the duty Of taking and returning the
The Commissioner of Public Buildings The hospital for the insane
the army and and Of the District Columbia also under the
management of this Department. In addition which, by laws
Gently passed the Secretary charged with
struon Of the three roads leading to the Pacific coast -
the erection has been repeatedly recommended during
tho last few years w t purpose AT present The Pension once
tho other branches of the department including the sooars Office
into the Patent Office building, the whole of which
VIII be required at an carly day for the use Of the Patent oc for
which Il was originally intended y .." .
a. u aatg r ~ as ,asr.. .s5,
Treasury Department consists Of the offices of the Secretary
tho Treasury conproers commissioner of tho CUSTOMS SIX
dtors treasurer register solicitor Hgt house board and coast
The following brief indication off,
ces and of the force employed therein, respectively @
Seorea,zs OGcon Howell Cobb, Secretary Treasury
srcc and three draughsmen temporarily employed and twenty
three clerks The Secretary OF the Treasury charged with the