The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-18


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The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments of the Government the United states. 4
pEPARTAEsT STATE.
The whole machinery employed conduct business
N ne world s far more simple than is generally CON
eeived The number employ ed In the Department Of State
Tetsry u STATE (on. William l.. Marcy) one Assistant
Secretary Of State (wiiIam Hnnter,) chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
toHatie ByancA-This branch Of the State Deparpept
has charge all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those OF foreign powers accredited 10 this government Ia
all diplomatic instructions sent from the department. and
communications commissioners under treaties OF bounda
re 6c prepared copied, and recorded and All OF like
character received are registered and fled their contents
being first entered in analytic table index.
onsalar This branch has charge of The eorres
poudenee the department aud the consu and
agents Of the United States In i.
those officers, and 70 teir dispatches and let
other persns asking for consular agency rca-
ting 10 consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
The Dibursing Agen.He has charge of all correspond
enee ana other connected WIN accounts relating TO
any fund with the disbursement OF which the department
charged.
The Tranafor. His duties furnish trsnsla-
tians the department may require He records the
commissions of and vice consu when not In Epis
upon which exequaturs are issued
Clerk Of appointments and makes out
and records commissions letters OF appointment and nom
nations the Senate makes ont and records exequaurs
aud records when English the commissions which thev
Clerk of The Roas and Archirese takes charge Of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pares for and supentends their publication and that Of
es in the newspapers and in book form attends their
distribution throughout the United States aud that of all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
connected herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Authorizations and Copyrigh-He has charge
Of the sess Of the United States and Of The department ana
thencaton receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
publications transmed to the department the
relating to copyrights; records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
pardons and remson and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes 1e
than diplomatic and consular received Of the DISPOSE
on made them prepares letters relating this business
GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb cnshing. Attorney General Of the nted
state u. II. tiet, cie clerk. The ordinary basi-
Eess o tbs Office may be classified under the following
!. ocia opineu the current business of govern
nen called for BY the President any head Of depart
: by the Solicitor u the Treasury.
Examination os the titles Of all land purchased, the
sitter OF asena light houses, and all Other
public works Of the United States.
Applications for pardons in all Of conviction
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business Of the government.
The conduct and argument Of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the
cerned
these ordinary heads business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction Of all appeals land claims in Cali
Second The codifcston and revision the laws Of the
District OF Couabia.
pEPAnrMEST.
Secretary Of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
Cleland, Of the State OF Michigan Its clerical force
consists Of chief clerk, (George c. Whiting, esq.,
one dsbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and
ts and committed the following
branches OF the public service:
ls The Public adThe chief this bureau called the
Commissioners Of the General Land Office" The Land
with the survey management and sale of the pub
nc domain and the issuing oil titles therefor whether derived
from combinations OF made BY governments
BY sales donations Of grann for schools military bounties
or public and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land otc also audits its accounts The
Columbia Its principal officers recorder chief
principal clerk Of public lands principal clerk Of private
appointed BY the President and confirmed BY the Senate
besides assistant draughtsman, and LOG
clerks Of various grades.
3D. Pcasion..The present head this bureau il the Hon
Lorin 7. Waldo, Of Connecticut The Commissioner is
charged with the nination adjudication OF all claims
arising under the and passed BY
gress granting bounty land pensions for military
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has one chief
clerk Is Cole esq-,l and permanent corps consist
ing OF seventy other clerks, to which Congress-
enable him meet the extraordinary requirements
new bounty land law has added ten porar force of about
fifty clerkships Of different denominations.
od fndtdHsSomnissloner OF Indian Aftair Hon. GSo-ge
W. Manypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks
4sh. Patent 0Fce.-To this bureau s committed the
execution and performance Of all and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents
and useful discoveries, Inventions and improvements
collection of statistics relating agriculture the col
lection aud distribution Of seeds plants cuttings
has chief clerkwho is by law las at the present e) the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence Of the Com
muneen principal and ten assistant examiners Of pat
ens besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches OF this
department. the organic act OF ls49 transferred to from
the Treasury Department the supervision Of accounts OF
the United States marshas and and the clerks
the United States courts; the of the lead and
other mines OF the United States and the affairs of the pen
and from the State Department the duty taking
turning the OF the United States and of
ing and directing the cts OF the Commissioner of Public
Butldngs BY Of Congress- also the hospital
the insane Of the navy and Of the District Of Coum
bia Is under the manag OF this department; by
sgnment from the Pre- lent, has added long list
duties the survey aud unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tonR
This department Is al prese- cry inconveniently sepa
rated and located and should appropriately and perma-
nently provided for. The Secreta-y oce occupies po
ton Of the Patent oce building General Land Once
portion Of the Treasury building, and the Pension Office
portion Of sWindsrs building the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office located in premises
not hre-p proof, and rented Of their private owners
TREAsp&g pEPA RrMEyT-
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Sec
the Treasury cumptfoeTs, commissioner
the customs six auditors register, solicitor light
hoase board, and coast survey.
The following brief indication o. the duties Of these
several Offices aad Of the force employed therein respectively
Secretary 0aoeHon. James Guthrie Secretary OF the
Treasury Hon. p e. WaHlInrtDn Assist