The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-22
The Organization OF the Executive Department.
Of Che Government on the United states.
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Department Of state Of tie United states Il only seyenlep "a c,iloNs,
One secretary ofsate, QHon. Lewis oassD one Assistant Secretary Of
STATE, QIon. John ApnetonO one chief clerk twelve oleyks M trsrs
ator, and one librarian.
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ohargs o. az correspondence between The department and other dt-
srs aeeredited % dis yaveryr,ent In "a N dtnli1s,e stsn.so
sent frmn te JsnartIso,, anS orrnn - y Yum
dor troatIos on bolndaIiss kc ae nrsnars5 N cannss5 am coo1 s un
ali Of like character Received arr reeisteTed ma hea nsTr coatsnis
being Grst entered in AM ANALYTIC tsble or index'
Coaaalar ByaaeA This branch has charge Of the correspondence,
~ oSr~ees she department. and inc oonsus and commercial agents
q their dispatches and 70 letters from other persons asking for consul
TIE Df5ursing Aoaa-Ho has charge Of an oorrespondenos and
Jisbarsemepi M which ne Snuartnsat q eb a1s I" ~ iu"u WIN w
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bsrs,,Tners nsy .a Mn ~ To ~ - son ums tha o oon u Aasaat as me
a Nh rtn nn my ie9ua% ne "so rSo1ras ue commissions o. oonsuls
~ ~ HTu9 ""o" "' " NeAn' upon "H"n ohe4uA'urS are
cak of Appointments and Commissions -He makes out and records
commissions, letters OF appointment, and nominations 10 the senate;
makos out and records exequaturs, and records, when in Fnglish, the
c,ut "a (, p.t "a ,..ba. .,atah !, ;.
rolled acts and resolutions Of Congress. as they ar received at he de-
partmentfrom the President prepares the authenticated copies thereof
which arc called for; prepares for, and superntends their publication,
their distribution throughout the United States, and that Of all docu-
monts and publications in regard to which this duty Is assigned TO the
department; writing and answering all letters connected Herewith.
Has charge Of all Indian treaties, and business relating thereto.
ozrt of A,a6a.soasoa, md cuu,,oh, Ia b,s cb.ro n ,ho
attaches certificates 10 papers presented for authentcancn: receives
le department. under the laws rsinaSe 70 copyrights; records and in
tbe diniomatie ana consular " 'A
and remisstonst and registers and his the petitions and papers on
which they are founded Makes out and records passports keeps a
daily register Of all letters, other than diplomatic aud consular, re-
oeiyed, and fthe disposition made of them; prepares letters relating
10 this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS oEScE.
Hon. Jeremiah 6. Black, Attorney General Of the United stales; A. 3D.
NeCalmont ESQ chief clerk, Tho Ordinary business of ais once may
be classified under the following heads:
called for by the President, by any head Of department. or by tho 50,
HECTOR OF the Treasury.
o ESgsmipation Of tba ,ues Of all land purcbosad n tbe stes Of
arsenaIs' custom house, uahtboasea and md al Other public worSs Of
the United States. w
g. Applications for pardons in all cases OF conviction in the courts
Of the United ssa,es,
4. Applications for appointment In all the judicial and loyal business
s. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme Court of
Inc limited sIatos in which Tho goveTnmont Ia concerned
9. The supervision Of all other suits arising in any of the depart.
ments when referred by the head thereof 70 the Attorney General.
the present time the following, viz:
First The direction of all appeals Oh land claims in California.
Columbia.
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secretary Of the department OF the Interior, Hon. JACOB ihomp,.
CLERK, pIoses Kelly, esqpl two disbarsing clerks and ten other regu
lar lar clerks and 70 ITS Supervision and management are committed The
following branches OF te paphc service;
Isl, lhe uotDh eNoS me cnsl " tns putea y oaluu tnp Noh,
with the survey, management and sale Of the public domain, and tle
,ssu,ng . Titles therefor, whether ne derived from con M lt.o IS OF grants al
maue py FORMER governments py salos, uohauohAp o. grams lot schools,
n ~ u. o @"nn or pupno improvements, M nke@se - revision n
o orese Cornnissionor il Hon n !" 4, t,endrcKs. az Indiana rs nrin.
cipal officers nre a recorder, chief clerk, principal clerk of surveys,
besides n dranghtsman, assistant draughtsman, and somo l5o clerks
Of various grades.
"a. TonSton1--Ihe present mead or TINS bureau is George o.
Whiting, of Virginia. The commissioner is charged with tho exalni-
nation and adjudication Of all claims arising under the various and
sr ~ miu fnms p rner, p s. rnsss in e 4 oG "na n or bsannem
var i, Which Tho nntes STATS have been cnsascd ia Iaaa a M
chief elerE, "a Cole esd ! and 4 permanent eorns conss,np Of some
ninety other CLERK ~" $50
a Isasa,s sN' cn,oc tssion. 4, rodo, AFFAIR. onr,os u No \,
Georgetown' d. 81 He ia provided viii, n chief clerk and about Nnecn