The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-09


OF foreign powers world Is Or moro
simple than generally seneeysd The nember employed IN he
One Secretary Of state on Lewis o ASSISTANT Secretary o.
state on John Appieton chief cek twelve clerks
Diplomatic Bram branch o. he state Department aas
charge Of all eoeponaence besweea the department other d.
accredited this government ali diplomatic Instructions
sen, from hs department and communications 70 eoooeTs I'M
all Of like character received registered and Aled oOnents
being hrst entered IN analytic table u
oas Byane branch has charge Of the correspondence,
40 between Die department and tho conu commercial
oths United States IN 1t instructions to those officers
W their dispatches
lar relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
TAs tos,ng or has oh.rgo Of ali correspondent and
other matters connected with renting fund With The
disbursement Of which the Department ia charged.
The Translator duses furnish such tansains the
and vice oons when moi Il Fe pop which, ea.sOys se
issued. lstl' Eie 1,sla a
0ak q Aygoaeas and cosinas makes out and records
makes cxequaturs when 10 Enssh
commissions which they issued Has charge Of the library
CLERK Of charge rolls
from tho President the authenticated thereof
and a Of reae IN The newspapers and IN book form attends
their distribution throughout the United States and that all docu
departments writing and answering all letters connected herewith
Has charge Of all Indian treaties and business relating thereto
Of Authorizations CsyygAe charge
seals Of the United and OF tho department. and and
attaches certificates 70 papers presented for
department under the laws relating oopyrghs records
dexes their titles records all letters from the department other than
the diplomatic and consular.
Of Paso1-He prepares pardons
and renssors aud resiers and es tho petitions and papers on
which passports kccg
daily register all letters other than diplomatic and consular
oeyed and Of the disposition made of them; prepares letters relating
ATTORNEY oESKaaI,s oErIcR q.
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney United States
McCamon chief The ordinary business Of this Office may
be classified following heads
l. oca opinions of government
called for by the President by head of department. BY tho
Examination Of the titles purchased
senas houses light houses aud all other public works Of
Applications pardons ali conviction the
Applications appointment tho judicial legal business
the United States in which the government 10 concerned
e nsn 81 h ge sa ss army s
To these ordinary heads Of tho business Of the Office added at
First The direction Of all appeals California
oodhoaon aud revision of the laws Of tho District
Columbia. ARA ##h. q .......a #.r
DEPARTMENT
Secretary of the Department Of the Interior, Hon. Jacob Thomp
Mississippi consists chief
clerk oses Kelly esq dbusng clerks and ten other
following branches Of The public service: $50
LIST The Public lands The chief of this bureau is called tho Com
missioner Of the Land Office The Land Bureau charged
with the survey and sale Of the public domain aud the
issuing of titles therefor whether derived from combinations grants
military bounties public Improvements and likewise the revision
p re rpp Ho asp Of INDIANA r. prn
opa recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of
besides assistant daushsnan and some $50 clerks
I'd present head Of this is George G.
Whiting Of Virginia The commissioner charged with The oxam
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land pensions
wars in which United engaged.
chief clerk o. Cole cs and permanent corps consisting of some
3D. indiana Commissioner Aars Charles Mix
Georgetown He provided with chief clerk and about fifteen
O6ee-To execution
performance all acts things touching respecting grant
Ing issuing patents discoveries inventions
and improvements" the collection statistics relating agriculture
collection distribution seeds, plants cuttings has
chief cerkwho is by law acting
absence principal and twelve
besides considerable temporary employees Hon
Joseph Holt the Commissioner and Samuel T. shugeri esq Chief
principal branches this depart
parcnt the supervision
attorneys the clerks of the United States the
Of the peneniry Of the United states Columbia
from Tho state Department the duty q taking and e cen
Commissioner Public Buildings The hospital for the nsane Of
The army navy Columbia also
management this department. addition which, by laws
Gently passed the Secretary of the Interior Is charged with the con-
roads leading the Pacific coast
department, requ additional building for It's accommoda
last years that purpose the Pension Office is
provided with what known Wnders Buldng while
Office building the whole Of which
required early day the Of the Patent Once for
which IL was originally intended as# t
Tho Treasury Secretary
Treasury comptrocr commissioner Of the customs six
dos treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast
vey. ~
The following brief indication Of the duties Of these several OH
COS, and Of Tie force employed therein respectively:
Sag Ogcon. Howell Cobb, Secretary OF the Treasury,
Philip Assistant Secroty engineer IN chngej one
architect draughm temporarily employed, and twenty
clerks Secretary Treasury charged with the
supervision fiscal transactions tho government and Of the
execution of the laws concerning navigation Of The
supcnnds the Of tho coast the lighthouse