The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-20
The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments of the Government Of the United states


rising out OF our foreign relations with All the powers
= ssSed va The number employed in the Department of STATE
al the United States only seventeen follows One See
etary Of State, tHon. William L. Marcy, Assistant
Secretary OF State (lon ID >. Mann, chief clerk
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
Dtnaiie Branchhis bran CD Of the State Department
has charge OF ~ correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents of the United States abroad and
those Of foreign powers accredited to this government In
All diplomatic Instructions sent from the department, and
communications 20 commissioners under treaties OF bounda
res &c. prepared copied, and recorded and all Of like
character received registered and filed their contents
being arst entered in an analy tic table or index.
csautar BreHekThs branch has charge Of the CORES
ondence ko between the department and the consu and
commercial agents the United States In instructions
~ those ocrrs and TO their dispatches and
tiers from other persons asking for consular agency rea
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
Tle DJay.ng Agent He has charge o. All correspond
ence and other matters connected with relating
any with the disbursement OF which the department.
charged.
TAs Taas@asr--Eis duties are to furnish such trana-
tons as the department may require. He also
commissions of consu and vice cousu when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
clerk Of appointments and CommssioHs. makes out
and records commissions letters Of appointment and non
nation, 70 the Senate makes out and records exsqaatqrs
are issued. Has charge of the library.
CLERK Of e Rons ard ArehresHe takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
are received the department from the President prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pare for and supernends their publication and that Of trea
ties the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States that Of all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
ers connected herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Crk of Arihen,eatioas and oopy,ight.He has charge
Of the seals Of the United States and of the department and
prepares and attaches certificates TO papers presented
hencaon receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
qualifications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles re-
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular
Clerk Of Pqrdons and Passports He prepares and records
pard0ns and registers
and papers which they founded Makes out and
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular, received Of the disposi-
ton made ofhem prepares letters relating this business
GENERALS OFFICE
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. II. Gilet, esq., chief clerk The ordinary busi
Of this Office may be classified under the following
Official opinions the business Of the govern
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
Examination of the titles of all land purchased as the
sites of arseusls custom houses houses all other
public works of the United States.
Applications for pardons all of conviction in the
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business of the government.
s. The conduct and argument of all sus in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the
cerned.
To these ordinary heads of the 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 codifcaon and revision of the laws of the
District Of Columbia
INTERIOR pEpAsTMRsr.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Celand of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk, George c. Whiting, esq.,
dsbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and
i supervision ard management committed the following
branches of the public service
l The Pic Lands.The chefof this bureau called the
Commissioner OF the General Land Office The Land Bareau
charged with the survey management and the pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from combinations OF grants made by governments
BY sales Donations Of grants for Schools military bounties
pubc improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Oce, also, audt accounts The
present Commissioner is Mr. John Wilson, District of
Columbia Its principal officers recorder, chief or
principal clerk Of public lands principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk Of surveysa Of whom
appointed BY the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughsman assistant draug and some LOG
clerks of various grades,
3D. present head Of this bureau is the Hon.
Lorin p Waldo, Of Connecticut. The Commissioner
charged with the examination and adjudication Of all claims
arising under the and laws passed BY Con-
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent wars in which
the United States have been engaged He has chief
ing Of some seventy oher clerks to which GpSpreas to
enable him TO meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
new bounyand law has added porary force of about
fifty olcrkshps of different denominations.
3d. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Hon. George
W. hanypenny, Of Ohio. lie is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent 0bfcc.To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing of patents for
and useui discoveries Inventions and ~ the
collection of statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants and cuttings
mas chief clerkwho by law the tie) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence of the Com
mlssoneren principal and assistant examiners of pat
en besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
department the organic act of ls43 transferred il from
he treasury Department the supervision of the
e United states marsha and attorneys and the clerks of
the United States gemen the lead and
other mines Of the United States and the affairs the pen
tenary OF the United States in the District
and from the State Department the duty Of taking
turning the of the United States
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioner Public
Budng BY recent acts OF Congress also, the hospital for
the insane Of the and and Of the District Of
ba under the management of this
sgnment from the President ii has added long list
duties the and demacaon of the
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
ti0ns. = -
This department is present very scpa-
rated and located and should be appropriately pera
nently provided for The Secrearys Office occupes nor
aporon OF The Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion Of ''W Winders building, the property otxbe
government whilst the Indian Office is located premises
nothre-proof and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
reaFy OF the Treasury two comprolers commissioner Of
he customs, six stors treasurer register solicitor light
mouse board, and coast survey.
The following brief indication of the duties OF these
several offices and OF the force employed therein respectively
Sscrsiarys OiceEon James Guthrie Secretary Of the
one engineer in charges architect and three
euporariy employed and twenty three clerks The ecrc
~ OF the Treasury s charged with the general supervision
the hseal transactions Of the government and Of the
o the United States He superntends the of the
oas the hgbt-n1use establishment the marine hospitals o