The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-13
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
menis OF the Government of the United states.

the Organization Of the Executive Depart
rnenis Of the Government of the United states.
nErAn4MESr o. sTArr.
The yhoIs machinery employed conduct the business
,rsng Of foreign relations with all the powers
orsd The number employed the Department q State
Il The United stas IL any sesenteen iolows One Sec
s,syy f STATE (Hon. William L. Marey) one Assistant
g,eretsry q State William Hunter one chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
.oaaiie BroseAThis branch pf the State Department
bss charge all correspondence between the Department
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those OF ioreign powers accredited this government In
commissioners under treaties OF bounda
res &e prepared cored aud recorded and all of like
character received registered and fled contents
being first entered in an analytic table index.
.aar Brane4.--Ths branch has charge Of the CORES
noudepce Ae between the department and the and
agents of the United States In il lniruotions
hose officers their dispatches
m other persons asking ior consular agency rein
tng to consular affairs, prepared and recorded
The bursaaq Aqea-Ie has charge OF all correspond
suce other connected with relating %
fund with The disbursement o winch The department
charged
Ths 9nsa,or His duties are to furnish surh transa
das as the department may require. lie also records the
commissions eansuls aud vice c0nsas when not in English
upon which exequatnrs are Issued
Cek OF Appointments and CommfSsions.--He makes
and records corpuon letters Of appointment, and noi
nations 70 the Senate makes cut and records exsq9atSr
j are issued. HAS charge Of the library.
Clerk Of he Ros and Arehipes.He takes charge Of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions OF Congress- they
are received at department the President prepares
tha authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
and supentends their pubcaon aud that Of tres
A. al H. nevsparers ana IN book trn attends Ia their
distribution throughout the United States aud that of al
documents and publications regard which this duty
srred TO the department. writing and answering ali let
connected herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties,
l and business relatiag thereto
Clerk Of Authorizations and copyrigits.He has charge
the seals Of the United States and Of the department. and
prepares attaches certificates papers presented for
betcaou and for the fees Ras charge
publications transmitted the department under the
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords a letters from the department, other than the dpo
matte and consular
Clerk Of Pardons and Pcsporfs.He prepares and records
pardons and rensons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded. Makes
than diplomatic and consular, received and Of the dspos
othem; prepares letters relating this business
ArToRsEY GENERALS
Hon Caleb Cushing, Attorney General OF the United
Sate H. H. Giiles, esq., chief clerk The ordinary busi
pess Of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
Official opinions the business of the govern
maut called for BY the President by any head Of depart
nent on BY the Solicitor OF the Treasury.
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased
m Of arsenals, custom aouse hgbthouses, and all other
bubble works Of the United States
Applications psrdons in al conviction in the
Applications for appointment in all the Judicial and legal
utusness Of the government
The conduct and argument Of MI quits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the is
vcerned.
III u.
Vdrtmeni when referred by the bead thereof to the Attor
eIEey General.
kdded at The present time the following, viz:
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims in Cali
second The codiacaon and revision Of The laws Of the
strict Of Columbia
IrTEnIoR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Ielland, of the Of Michigan. Its clerical force
insists Of oief clerk, (George G. Whiting esq,
dsbursng agent and other regular clerks and
supervision aud management committed the following
ranches Of the public service:
ls TIE Pabtc LandsThe chiefof this bureau called the
Of the General Land Office" The Land ureau
charged with the survey management and sae Of the pub
d domain and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by former governments
sales donations, Of grants Tor schools military bonnes,
d public improvements, and likewise the Of Virginia
tay bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip in lieu
hereof The Lsnd Office, slso audits accounts. The
resent Commissioner is Hon. T. H. Hendricks, Of In
tAns- Its principal officers recorder chief
ncpal clerk Of public lands principal clerk Of private
gpointed by the President and confirms BY the Senate
ae draughtsman assistant draughisman and loo
Berss Of various grades.
3D. PeoasThe present head Of this buraau is the Hon
ossh Minot, Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
srgec win the esE@inatioa Gna adjudication OF al claims
sing under the and numerous laws passed hy Com
Re. granting bounty land pensions for military naval
in the revolutionary and Subsequent IN which
United States have been engaged He has one chier
gk, Is. Cole, erq,) and permanent corps consist
of seventy other clerks, which Congress, to
able him to meet the extraordinary requiremens O the
Nv bounty land law, has added porsry force about
y cerksnps OF different dcnomnstons
ID Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, Hon. George
Manypenny, Of Ohio. He is provided with chief
rk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
sth. Patent oaiee.-To this bureau is committed the
rution and performances Of all and things touching
rspectng the granting and issuing OF patents for
useful dcGFuTies inventions, and improvements - the
lection Of stgsics relating agriculture the col
ion and distribution Of seeds plants, and cutngs- Ii
chief eerkwho is BY law tss al the present tme) the
mg Commissioner OF Patents the absence Of the Com
ssanerten principal and OF pat
besides dozen either subordinate permanent clerks.
sssaes these tour principal branches executiye
fartment, the organic of 1879 ranEferred 70 Il from
treasury Department The supervision Of the accounts uf
United States mErha and attorneys, and the clerks 81
United States oourts the management o the lead and
ber pnes oi the United States and the affairs Of the peni
tRfy oi the United States the District C0irf bia
irol the state Department dutv Of taking
ning the Of the United States and pupervis
and directing the Of the Commissioner OF Public
dngs- By recent acts af c0ngress also tbs hospital er
insane OF the army and navy and the District Of Cou-
is under the management of this depart men, andby
ument from the President 1t has added 20 its long list OF
the and demarcation Of the unsettled boundary
estweea the ststes and Territories end bordering
N
bn department Is al present very inoouFeEeny sepa-
suo located and should be appropriately and perna-
Wy provided Tor, The Secreary's Office occupies por
Of thenew Patent Oboe building he General Land Office
9a Of the Treasury building, aud the Pension oihce
ton OF "Windsrs building the property Of the
eminent whilst the Indian 0iiee is located in premises
Me-prooi and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
hs Treasury Department oonssts Of the Offices Of the Sec
~ e the Treasury, comptrollers commissioner Of
Moons, s1 autitors, tFessursr register s0icistr bgl
se board, and coast
following brief Indication of the duties of these