The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-03
The Organization of the Executive De pa rtments
Of the Government OF the United states
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The whole machinery employed business asn out
Of nreu relations with All Tho powers fer more
Department Of state q tho United states Is only seventeen q s
One Secretary state on Lewis oss Assistant Secretary
State Hon John AppetoD chief clerk clerks
lAtor and Que librarian.
Diplomatic ByuncTs branch Of tho stair Department, nss
pac agents United states abroad and those foses pow.
e accredited TO this government In all diplomatic Instructions
der treaties q boundaries & prepared copied and recorded and
all Of like character registered their contents
being ars entered IN an analytic table or index.
Consular charge Of the correspondence
k between the department and the ons and commercial agents
% their dispatches and 10 letters other persons asking
lar relating consular affairs prepared
The Drsing lie has charge all correspondence
other matters relating
disbursement Of which the department is charged
The furnish transia,sons as the
department may require He also records the commissions consu
and vice eonsus when not in English which exequaurs
CLERK appointments and Commissions He makes
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations the
makes ont and records and records when English The
commissions which they issued Has charge the library
Clerk Of charge rolls or en-
rolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they the
parmen from the President the authenticated copies thereof
which are called for for and upernends their publication
Their distribution throughout the United States and that Of all doou
ments and publications IN regard TO which this duty assigned TO the
departments writing and answering all letters connected herewith
Has charge OF all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CLERK n ADMINISTRATIONS and cqyes He has charge Of the
@ ~ INC uns,a states anu o. s eieh mn prelaes ane
and the Has charge Of publications
dexes their titles records all letters from the department other
the diplomatic and oonshar
clk Of ddor Pafo- prepares ana records pardons
and remsons registers and hes the petitions papers
which they founded passports keeps
oeiyed and Of the disposition made Of letters relating
70 this business.
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Jeremiah Black Attorney Of the United States;
McCamont chief clerk The ordinary business of this Office
oca opinions ON The current business Of the government as
ESanaon Of the titles of all land purchased as the sites Of
houses light houses and all other public works Of
Applications pardons in all of conviction in the
Applications appointment all the judicial and legal
The argument Supreme
che United States in which the government concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising any OF the depart
when referred by the head thereof the Attorney General
To these ordinary heads OF the business Of the Office added
The present time the following, viz;
First The all appeals land claims California
Second The codhcaon and revision of the laws Of tho District
Columbia.
rSrERoR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Department Of the Interior Hon Jacob Tbomp
clerk Moses Kelly esq., tp disbursng clerks and ten other eg
lar clerks and 10 It's supervision and committed tho
The Pubic chief this called Com
missioner of the General Land Once Tho Land Bureau charged
with the survey sale the public domain
titles therefor whether derived from combinations
military bounes public mprov emcnts revision
of Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip
Commissioner Hendricks, Indiana pri
o occrs are recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of
besides draughtsnan assistant draugbsman 100 clerks
of various grades.
I'd P,o,sIhe present head Of this bureau Is George G
Whiting Of Virginia The commissioner charged with the
all Chains arising
passed by Congress granting bounty or pensions
Tor The military naval services in the revolutionary aud subsequent
IN which the United has
chief clerk q Cole esd and permanent corps consisting Of some
OIL Aaars Charles r. Mix Of
Georgetown D. g ne provided with chief clerk and about aen
tho
performance Of all a and things touching md respecting the
Ing and issuing patents for and useful discoveries inventions
The collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
chief clerwho Is by aw the acting Commissioner Of Paeus in
patents permanent
clerks besides considerable number temporary employees Hon
c .SIh not '' aud samuel s'us'' ESQ., o"'''
Ides these four principal branches Of this new executive DEPART
organic the Treasury
the supervision Of the Of the United States arshas
States
the lntenary of the United States in the District OF Columbia
from the Department, duty taking returning the
the United sne supervising directing the acts
The Commissioner of Public Buildings The hospital for the insane
army navy the Of
management this departments in addition which, by laws
Gently passed the Secretary Of the Interior is charged with the
Of the leading the Pacific
The department requh an additional building for It's accommoda
ton the erection OF has been repeatedly recommended during
the last that the Pension once
provided with what "Winders Building white
crowded into the Patent Office building the whole Of which
win be required early day for the Of The Patent Once for
which it was originally intended.
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The Treasury Department Of the offices Of the Secretary
Treasury comptroIcrs commissioner the
os treasurer register SOLICITOR light house board and coast
The following Is brief indication
ce and Of he force employed therein, respectively:
Secrsa,ys oDcFIon. Cobb, Secretary of The Treasury,
Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary engineer charge
architect and three daughtsnen temporarily employed twenty
three ks The Secretary the Treasury charged with the
supervision fiscal transactions the and Of tho
execution the laws the and navigation Of the