The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-06
The Organization or the Executive Depart
meats of the government Of the United states.


The Organization or the Executive Depart
meats OF the Government Of the United states.
pnpABrarsr OF STATE
Tho whole machinery employed condaot the business
arising Of feiRa relations Sith ai tbe powers
81 the world Is faT simple than i generElls
~ s ait~a state Il unlv sere1secn AZ follows ae ~
relary n State Hon. sa D. aarcy.) Assistant
Secretary Of State (Nilam AaBier,) chief clerk,
tgelye ceTks one translator, ard one iiorsI 2a
Domafie BranehThis branch Of The State Department
las charge ccrespundenca between The department and
ber diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
,so 81 torirn powers 10 this government In
ali ialor,stc freH The department,
10 eormre under treaties Of bousda-
ss e. are pgepaed copied and recorded; aEd ali of like
eharacte received registered aud filed their contents
being first eDtered in an analytic table or index
,ara, ByesekThis branch has charge Of tLs cores
pondenoe &e between the department and the consu and
craeyea agents the United States, In it aciiorr
t from other persons asking for consular agency, reis
ting consular aiiasns arc prepared aGd sscosdcd
TAs sssarsag Ayenfie has Charge Of All correspond
Doe and other matters connected with relating 10
suy fund with the disbursement Of which the department
charged.
The Transa,or. His duties furnish such transla
the department require He also records The
commissions Of eonuis ard vice consuls when not Engh
ppon which exequat1rs are issued.
elrk Of Appointments md os,nfissioas makes out
and commissions, letters Of appointment and nei
nations the Senate makes out and records exequaturs
and records when In Eagsh, the commissions which they
are Issued. Has charge Of the library.
IRE KolS oad drchrces.lie the
ro enrolled acts and resolutions Of Ccngress they
are received the department from the Presidents prepares
authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
psre I and supegniends their publication and of
tez the and u book form attends 10 their
distribution throughout the United States, and that Of all
dScanents ard publications IN regard to which this duty
assigned the department; writing and answering all let
connected Herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties,
and business relating thereto
CAk Of A1aessieatsoas ard CoPyrrgit4He has charge
the seals OF the United States and Of the department. and
ugepsres and attaches certificates papers for
nd hpif
opubcatogs transmitted to the department under the laws
relating copyrights records and indexes their t,le re-
cords ali le.ters from the department. other than the plo
matte and consular.
crk ef Pardoss crd PasporfHe prepares and records
psrdons and remson and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes out and
cords passports keeps daily register OF all letters other
than diplomatic abd CONSULAR receiFed anu o. The aisos
ol made fthem prepares letters relating this business
ATroRSEy GENERALS
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
States X H. Giiet ESQ., chief clerk Tae ordinary busi-
Of this Office may be classified undsr the following
heads
l. Official opinions on the current business Of the govern
men called for BY the President by any head OF depart
lnent or by the Solicitor Of tl,s Treasury.
T. Exaninaiion of tie tes Of ali land purchased ii he
sites Of arsenais custom osses lighthouses and all other
public works Of the United States
g. Applications for pardens in all OF conviction In the
courts Of the United States.
l. Applications appointment the judicial and legal
s. The argument al suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the is
81 The o all other suits arising in any OF The
departments when referred b the hesd thereof tbs Atog
70 ordinary the business Of the Office are
raded e.. the present time the following, viz
First Jbe direction OF all appeals land claims N Cali
fornia.
Second The coafoaon and revision Of the laws Of the
larEHtoR pErARrs,Egr
Secretary of the Interior Department. Hon. Robert Ne
CellsDd, Of the State Of Michigan. Its clerical
consists Of chief clerk, George G. Whiting, esq
dbursing agent and ten ether regular eerks and
branches Of the public service.
lst The Ps6c Laad-he ciefof this burear the
the enefa Land Office The Lanl Bnreau
charged with the survey and sale Of he pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from conhratons Of grants made By former gosernnents
public and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip ia lieu
thereof The Land Ohice, so Euits Its accounts. The
present Commissioner Is Hon. r. H. Hendricks III In
diana. Its principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk OF public land principal clerk Of private
lard claims, and principal clerk Of WHOM
appointed by the President and confirmed BY the senate
besides dFaachtsmsn assistant Graaghtsnan and ic6
clerks nf various grades.
3D. PsioasTe present head of this burean The Hon.
Josiah Ano:, of New Hampshire. The C0nnissioner i
charged with e exauinaticn and adjudication Of all claims
arising under he aud laws passed by Con-
gsss granting bounty Land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged. He he's chiei
asTt 81 ca'e ESQ and permanent corps consist
enable him meet the extraordinary requirements The
new bounty LAND law has added posary OF aboat
hTty derkships Of different denominations
3d. iadiaRs.-C Indian fsrs Hon. George
W hanyPennys Of Ohio lie IL provided With chiri
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th- Patent QEoe.--To this barean is committed the
execution and performance OF all and things touching
and respecting the granting and Issuing o patents for
ana useful discoveries Inventions, and improvements ~ the
collection Of statistics relating agriculture The col
lection apd distribution OF Seeds plauts aud cuttings
has chief clefkwho by law titneA
Acting Commissioner Of Patents tbs absence the Com
ns9nerer principal and ten assistant examiners Of pst
besides dren ether subordinate eefks
Besides these four principal hfacheS Of this
department. The Of 1919 transferred from
the Treasury Department The supervision o the
the United states naIas and attorney and clerks
The nlted States courts; the esd and
other mines ~ the United States Tie affairs Of the eui-
tertiary OF the United States in the District Cnba
and rom the State Department the duty Of taking
turning the of the United States su7erys
Badiugs. By Of Congress Also hospital
the insane Of the army and nary and Of the District Of Cog
ba urder the Of this departments and by
tganen eon the Pr6en it has added IL long list of
duties the and dearcaton Of the unsettled BOUNDARY
lines between the States and Territories bordering
tions
This department IS at present ncouvunienv sean-
rated and located and shod be appropriately and pera
nsnty provided The seercarys Office occupies por
nOn u therew Patent Dice bnng, the General Land Office
portion Treasury hsding and the Pcusion Office
portion of sWnders building property the
government whist the Indian Office 4 located premises
hot hreprcet, and rented Of their private
TrrssuRv prPAE-wES-.
The Treasury Department consists OF the Offices 81 the Sec
rtarT Of the Treasury, comptroer commissioner of
th CUSTOMS auditors treasurer register solicitor light
boase board, and coast
The following brief indication cf the duties Of these
several Offices and of the force employed therein respectively