The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-08
The Organization OF the Executive Departments
Of the Government OF the United states.



The machinery employed 70 conduct the business arising ont
o. our foreign relations with all the powers Of the world
simple than generally conceived The number employed the
One Secretary ate Ion Lewis o Secretary
state Gion John Appeon chief clerk twelve clerks
ator, and one librarian
Diplomatic branch Of the STATE Department AAs
charge Of al Correspondents between The department and other d.
ers accredited to this government In All diplomatic instructions
sent from the department communications
s me- - &C are copied ana Ieoorded and
an o. @ Ieoey ca arc and Med their CONTENTS
Bronhs charge Of tho correspondence
&e between the department and the oonsu and agents
dispatches persons asking for consul
lar agency relating consular affairs prepared
TAe pt'ing 4gas has charge q all correspondence and
disbursement Of which the department is charged
The TaHsGs duties furnish such
department may require Of oonsu
Issued.
Glen Of appointments and C0naiOnHe makes
commissions letters Of appointment and nominations Senate
makes out and records exequau aud records when English the
commissions ON which they are issued Has charge Of the library
CLERK Of charge rolls or
rolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they received the de-
the Presidents the authenticated copies thereof
which called for prepares r and suponends their pubn
1H Dup fS s ueS n oO s a anSs
ment and publications regard which this duty assigned the
Department. writing and answering all letters connected herewith
Has charge all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
CloL q 4sAstioatton, and cefyy has charge q the
for tho fees Has charge Of publications transmitted
dexes their titles records all letters from the department. other than
the diplomatic and consular.
CLERK Of PaAr0sHo prepares pardons
which they founded Makes passports keeps
eyed and Of the disposition mAde Of them letters relating
10 this business. ~.
ATTORNEY oE1pAI's oEucH
jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States A.
McCmon chief clerk The ordinary business OF this Office
be classified under the following heads:
0ca opinions the current business OF the government as
. Examination purchased, sites of
rsena custom houses light houses and all other public works Of
Applications pardOns Of conviction In the
Of the United States.
argument all tho Supreme Court Of
the United States in which the government Is concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising IN any Of the depart
To these ordinary heads of the business Of the Office added at
The present time the following, viz
Second The codcaon and revision of tho laws Of the District
Columbia
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT .-.
Secretary Department Interior Thomp
OF the state Of Mississippi It's clerical force consists of chief
clerk oses Kelly esq., two dsbursng clerks and ten other
lar clerks and 10 its supervision and committed the
following branches Of the public service;
Public this called the
with the survey and sale Of the public domain and the
issuing titles therefor whether derived from Of grants
by sales donations Schools
military eounes or public improvements ana likewise the revision
lieu thereof The Land once also audis It's accounts Inc
present Commissioner Hon A. Hendricks of Indiana Its prn
pa officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk of
besides daugsman assistant draughtsma and $50 clerks
Of various grades.
I'd PasasThe present head of this bureau is George C.
whiting Virginia The commissioner charged with the exami
nation aud adjudication OF all claims arising under the various and
passed by Congress granting bounty land
for the military naval services in the revolutionary and subsequent
wars when me uneu states nave peeh ensseu iio mas one
chief clerk g. c ESQ., and permanent corps consisting OF some
3D. Affairs Charles L. Mix
Georgetown He provided with chief clerk aud about Aeen
other subordinate clerks .. ...
4t Potent 0Gce-To this the execution and
performance all ac and things touching respecting the grant
Ing issuing for and useful coveries Inventions
impoyemcDtsp collection statistics relating agriculture
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants aud cuttings has
chief cckwho = by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents in
snt examiners Of patents dozen subordinate permanent
clerks besides considerable number OF temporary employees Hon
s sS'GpA Holt the ana Sn's'' '''
Besides these four principal branches this executive depart
men organic s49 transferred from the Treasury De
parcn supervision the OF the United States marshas
attorneys the clerks Of the United States conrts the
other mines Of the United States and the affairs
pencnr Of the United States in the District Columbia and
from the State Department the duty of taking and returning the
United and OF supervising and directing the Of
Commissioner of Public Buildings The hospital for the insane of
The and and Of the District OF Colombia also under the
management this Department. in addition TO which, by laws
passed Secretary the Interior charged with the
three wagon roads leading to the Pacific
The department requ e an additional building Tor Its acommoda
the last few years for that purpose Al present te tension Once IS
provided with in what known winderis Building while
crowded into the Patent Office building tho whole of which
will required 81 an early day for the Of the Piant Office
which 1t was originally intended
TREASURY .. .
The Treasury Department Secretary
the Treasury two compoor commissioner Of the CUSTOMS six
dors treasurer register solicitor board and coast sur
Tho following Is brief Indication
Oes, and Of the force employed therein, respectively
dyys 0GceIIon Howell Cobb Secretary of the Treasury,
Hon. Philip Clayton Secretary engineer charge;
architect temporarily employed and twenty
Secretary Of the Treasury charged with the
supervision fiscal transactions of the and the
tho concerning the commerce and navigation Of the