The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-10
The Organization Of the executive DepartHnents
OF the Government OF the United states

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machinery employed 70 conduct he business arising out
Of our oleign relations with all te The
simple Than generally SeHssvsa ne sanaesr employed 4 The
One Secretary Of STATE Hon LsW Cas Secretary
STATE lea John Agpeo ono chief clerk twelve Clerks trans
Dloaae B,a.-Ths branch Of the STATE Department. AAs
ss o. al eossepo1aenos between ,he department and other a.
ers accredited % ts government In all diplomatic Instructions
fboanda prepared copied and recorded and
All Of Ike character received are registered and hod their contents
Consular BranIs branch charge Of The correspondence
k between the department and the consus and commercial
% sr dsspohcs and 70 letters from or persons ssng for consul
lar agency relating consular affairs prepared and recorded
0 T DS ASss has charge q Al sOrPoadoa1s and
disbursement Of which the department. charged
YAs duties are % furnish such nansAOns the
and vice cons when not IN English upon which erequRtu
Clerk q AFgoaiaeats and cnmi makes Out and records
commissions, letters Of appointment Senate
makes out and records exeqaturs and records when English c
commissions on which they Issued Has charge Of the library
CLERK Of the Rolls and AycH He charge Of the rolls
rolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they received
which called prepares or supenends publication
and 1 q o IN The VS. . ana n book 9 attends 70
nents and publications IN which this duty assigned
mas charge an Indian reAe and business relating thereto
Clak q AAetiouiioa and cTy'gs lie has charge Of the
s Oh we limited sAles ana o .s ana pol"es ana
aud accounts for the Has charge Of publications transmitted
deHs their titles records all letters from tho department other than
the diplomatic and consular. #.
Of ardns PaOs-H prepares records pardons
which they founded Makes out and records passports keeps
eed and Of the disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
10 this buslhesB. ..
..r. ..... s ATTORNEY GENERALS oFroE. ....# ...
Hon Jeremiah Black Attorney General Of the United States
be classified the following heads: : # "H.. .'
called P By Prss a. head dso BY he s
Eiamnaon Of the uos Of all land purchased as tho sites Of
sen houses light houses and all other public works Of
Applications padOns all of conviction the
Of the United States. ..
g. Tho conduct and argument Of all suits in the Supreme Court Of
the United States in which tho government concerned
The supervision Of all other suits arising any the depart
by thereof Attorney General
To these ordinary heads the business Of the Office added
the present time the following, viz; -...
Second The coddcaton and revision Of tho laws the District
Columbia. 't
Ih1smdh bEBAHrshSr.
Secretary Department Interior, Thom
son the Mississippi clerical
clerk Moses Kelly eD two disbarsng clerks and ten other rgu
lar clerks and TO its supervision and committed the
following branches OF the public service ... -....
Lands
with the and sale Of the public domain and the
issuing Of titles therefor whether derived from grants
military bountes or public improvements and likewise the revision
lieu thereof The Land Once also, audts The
Commissioner Hon AZ Hendricks Of Indiana prin
ea officers recorder chf clerk principal clerk OF
besides draughman assistant draughman and $50 clerks
of various grades. " # n ~. # ..a
I'd PesionsTho present head of this George
Whiting of Virginia Tho commissioner charged with the exam
nation adjudication Of all claims arising the
for the military naval services the revolutionary subsequent
which the engaged
chief cek g Cole oq and permanent corps Consisting of some
ninety other clerks WEw#.ts. .#.HsEa....y
3D. Indian Afrs Charles T. Mix
Georgetown D. O. He provided with chief clerk and about aeen
Attn. Qoe-To
performance OF all "ao and things touching aud respecting the grant
Ing and issuing patents for and useful discoveries Inventions
the collection and distribution Of Seeds plants and cuttings has
chief cewho by law the acting Commissioner of Patents in
st examiners Oh patents some aozen subordinate permanent
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees Hon
Joseph Holt the Commissioner and Samuel Shugert Chief
Clerk .. ..
Besides these principal depart
organic Of 1S49 transferred to from the Treasury
parment the supervision the accounts OF the United States marshas
attorneys clerks OF the United States the
OF the pentena the United States the District Of Coumba and
from the State Department the duty taking and returning the
The Commissioner Of Public Buildings Tho hospital for the insane OF
Of the District Of Columbia is also under the
Of this Department. in addition to which, by laws
Gently passed. the Secretary the Interior charged with the
Bucon the three roads leading to the Pacific coast
The department requh additional building for It's acconmoda
ton and the erection Of one has boon repeatedly during
the last few for that Al present the Pension Once
the other branches Of the department. including the scetays office
all crowded into the Patent Office building the whole of which
will required for the Of the Patent Ohe
which it was originally Intended .a a.. r.. a....aasi
re- .." a.s DEPARTMENT, 8.m'
Treasury Department of tho offices Of the Secretary
Treasury coptroers
do treasurer regtcr SOLICITOR lighthouse board and coast
u..a..a.. f. r. #a0l.. r-. Ha
The following brief these
Ces and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
Seaays Objection. Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury
temporarily employed and
three clerks The Secretary the Treasury charged with the