The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-08
The Organization Of the Executive peessfments
OF the Government OF the United states



The whole Schnery employed the ane
q oor ,gn relaons With all The powers q Che world ss m2re
Department q ee o. The United States only seventeen as oUs
Sas s,, y cav, Sisp Le~ S 49,, one =
laior, and one librarian ~ Il ttt
Diplomatic Brunei branch Of aate Dsrarnent ass
pouac agents states abroad pow.
sent om u department and Communications % IN
der treaties o. oonnes &c. roprepared copied and recorded and
bciug nfs, entered d analytic table O. mdss.
Consular Branch This branch charge correspondence,
A between The department. the oonsu aud commercial
nructons those officers
heir despaic and TO letters persons asking
Tar agency on relating 70 consular affairs prepared and reooFd
Th DbtgqHg A0skIe charge correspondence
other matters connected with accounts relating any fund with the
disbursement Of which the department is charged.
furnish ranslaions
may require S also rsoords The COMMISSIONS osnus
elak u appointments COramiuis,sie makes aud records
letters O. appointment and nominations p The senate
commissions which they issued charge library
etk s Rolls ara 4aa He takes charge Of nc rolls
parment from the President the authenticated thereof
MI ~, ~ ~ ,n 4, ,b NV ~ sno MA ~ hs u n w.
throughout United states q
department writing answering herewith
as charge all Indian treaties and business rotating thereto
Clerk u Authorizations and cqygHe has charge Of the
seals Of te department prepares
asoe eet g papers presented for receives
The department under the laws relating eoghts records and
the diplomatic and consular.
Of Pqyds Passports prepares padons
aa % Saa E saS a na rooS ans p on
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic aud CONSULAR
70 this business
ATTORNEY GFSrAIs ONCE
Jeremiah Black Attorney General OF the United States b.
Mcamont GEO. ccfcerk The ordinary business Of this ONCE
be classified under the following heads:
oficia opinions current government
called Tor by tho President by uny head OF department. or by the
ESamnaon Of the titles purchased Of
srsena hcnses light houses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons conviction the
Of the United states.
Applications appointment judicial legal
The argument all the Supreme of
the United States in which c government Is concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising of the depart
when referred by The head thereof The Attorney General
direction Of all appeals on land claims California
Second The cod1caon and revision the laws Of tho District
Columbia
r
Secretary Department INTERIOR Thomp
Of the state Of Mississippi rs clerical force consists of chief
lar clerks and lis supervision and management committed The
following branches OF the public service:
LIST The Public Lands this called
missioner Of the General land Odce The Land Bureau charged
issuing titles therefor whether derived from combinations
made by former by sales donations grants for schools
military bounes public improvements and likewise the revision
Virginia military land claims and the issuing scrip
present Commissioner Hon a. Hendricks OF Indiana is
cpa recorder, chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides raugtman assistant daugsan and some $50 clerks
I'd IeionTbe present head Of this bureau is George C.
Whiting, Virginia The commissioner charged with the ekami
adjudication all arising the
for the military or naval services the subsequent
wars in which The United States have been engaged lie has one
chief clerk O. Cole and permanent corps consisting OF some
sd Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Charles E. Mix Of
Georgetown lie provided with cecler and about aneen
4t Paea tis bureau is committed the execution and
performance all facts and things touching and respecting the
and the collection Of ses relating e
The collection and distribution Of seeds plants aud cuttings II has
the absence Of the Cnsianertweye principals aud twelve
humber as o pova e
Joseph Holt Is the commissioner and Samuel shuge Chief
Clerk, nl masatttt astt Il n.aa u rtf.'frEi Af
principal branches this depart
mea. The organic az q lsts Transferred g from hs s
aud attorneys, e clerks Of the United States manage
penuentps The Cosmbta
IRON the state Department the duty Of taking and returning The
slhe Commissioner iube buildings hospital
,as a na sAd S IL addition 70 Sy SI a%F e
Gently passed the Secretary Of the Interior charged with The
The department reqn additional building for its aucomrnoa
ton and the erection Of has been repeatedly recommended during
tbe last few that purpose. AZ present the Pension once
provided with what known Wmdcr's Building While
will be required at an early for tie Of The Patent Office fer
Witch il was originally intended
The Treasury Department Secretary
rors treasurer register, soor light house board and
The following Of these
COS and Of the force employed therein, respectively;
sectarys oGeon Howell Cobb Secretary the Treasury.
ZION Philip Clayton Secretary charge;
architect tce drttgsnca temporarily erpcyc cd and
supervision the fiscal Of and Of c
supcrncu the Of the the light house
establishment hospitals OF the United sttc aud the
stucou of certain public buildings for custom houses and other pur