The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-05

| xo dedactoa for clubs on WEEKLY.
Irhe Organization or the Executive Depart
lments of the Government OF the United states.
DEPARTMENT or STATE.
The whole machinery employed 10 conduct the business
5ng out OF foreign relations with all the powers
tbs world Is far simple than Is generally CON
be United States only seventeen follows One Sec
|ry Of state, (ilon William y Marey) one Assistant
Isrelafy Of State, (iion d. p Mann) one chief clerk,
rive clerks, translator, and one librarian.
olaat;c ByaneAThis branch OF the State Department
charge Of all correspondence between the department and
[r diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
49, Of foreign powers accredited TO this government In It
automatic instructions sent from the department, and
munications commissioners under treaties of bounda
- &c. prepared, copied and reeordedj and all Of like
yacer received registered and fled their contents
sing fret entered ia an analytic table or index.
gu,plar Broaoh.Ths branch has charge of the CORES
dnce &c. between the department and the consuls and
those officers and to their dispatches let
- from other persons asking for consular agency cl
| rg 10 consular affairs, prepared and recorded.
gL Dtbarsina Aqen lie has charge OF all correspond
e and other matters connected with relating
u fund with the disbursement oil which the department is
taged.
TAs Transaor His duties to furnish such transla
m as the department may require. He also records the
mmSsions Of consu and vice consus when not in English
pOn which exequaturs are issued
r,rk of Appointments and ssonsHe makes out
records commissions, letters O appointment,
atoms the senate makes out and records exequaturs
n records when in English the commissions which they
"a issued. Has charge of the library.
cerk Of he Rolls and Arohipes.He takes charge Of the
M or enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
ares for and superntends their publication and that of
q in the newspapers and in book form attends to their
tbuton throughout the United States, and that of all
and publications in regard to which this duty is
sned the department writing and answering all let
n connected herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
d business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Auhentications and Copyrights.H He has charge
the seals of the United States and of the department. and
aes and attaches certificates to papers presented for
cston receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the
ung copyrights records and indexes their titles re-
M all letters from the department, other than the dplo
ldc and consular.
Crk of Pordons and Passports He prepares and records
ns and remissions and registers and files petitions
si papers which they are founded. Makes out and re-
M passports; keeps daily register Of all letters other
diplomatic and consular, received and of the DISPOSE
made of them prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERAL's OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the United
aes r. H. Gilet esq, chief clerk. The ordinary bust
Us Of this Office may be classified under the following
Official opinions the business of the govern
n called for by the President, by any head of depart
nt, or by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
Examination of the titles of all land purchased as the
M OF arsenas custom houses lighthouses and all other
Gbic works of the United States
Applications for pardons all cases of conviction in the
urt Of the United States.
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
snes of the government.
The conduct and argument of all in the Supreme
t Of the United States in which the government is
khed
70 these ordinary heads of the business of theot are
sd at the present time the following, viz:
First. The direction OF all appeals land claims in Cali
Second The codifcaton and revision Of the laws Of the
strict of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
sllnd, Of the State of Michigan Its clerical force
assists Of chief clerk George G. Whiting, esq .
dbursing agent and ten other regular clerks and
Supervision and management are committed the following
lches of the public service:
It, The Public chief Of this bureau is called the
nmissoner Of the General Land Office. The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale of the pub
domain and the issuing of titles therefor whether derived
oophrmations of grants made by former governments
sales, donations, grants for schools military bounties
public improvements and likewise the revision Of Virginia
itay bounty claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
'eol The Land Office Also auds its accounts. The
resent Commissioner Mr.. John Wilson, of the District of
unbia. Its principal officers recorder, chief
cpa clerk of public lands, principal clerk Of private
m claims, and principal clerk of surveys-a of whom are
qonted by the President and confirmed by the Senate
es draughtsman, assistant draughtsman, and LOG
ra@yarous grades.
PcnsionThe present head of this bureau is the Hon.
snn 7. Waldo, of Connecticut. The Commissioner is
gd with the examination and adjudication of all claims
10y granting bounty land pensions for military naval
nees IN the revolutionary and subsequent in which
United States have been engaged He has chief
~ (S Cole, esq., and permanent corps consist
d some seventy other clerks, to which Congress,
ae hlm to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
Oounty Gland law, has added temporary force about
cierkships OF different denominations.
hdians.- Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
hanypenny, of Ohio He is provided with chief
k and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
fa Paest Qg'ce--To this bureau is committed the
sutton and performances of all Facts and things touching
respecting the granting and issuing of patents for new
sea discoveries inventions, and improvements =; the
caon OF statistics relating to agriculture; the col
@a and distribution of seeds, plants and cuttings 1t
chet cerkwho is by law (as the present tine) the
@ Commissioner of Patents in the absence of the Com
ten principal and ten assistant examiners Of pat
besides some dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches OF this executive
ment the organic act Of 1S49 transferred to il from
salry Department the supervision of the accounts of
mled states marbals and attorneys, and the clerks Of
.nted States courts the management of the lead aud
mines OF the United States, and the affairs of the peni-
Ny o. the United States in the District of Columbia
tom the State Department the duty of taking and
'he censuses OF the United States and of supervis
and directing the acts of the Commissioner OF Public
g by recent acts of Congress- also, the hospital for
insane OF the army and and OF the District of Coum-
sinder the management OF this department; and by
nent from the President it has added long list of
he survey and demarcation of the unsettled boundary
F'Ween the States and Territories and bordering
department. is at present very inconvenienty sepa-
and located and should be appropriately and perma
henew Patent Office building, the General Land Office
@ o the Treasury building, and the Pension Office a
Ia Of "Winders building. the property OF the
anen', whilst the Indian Office Is located in premises
Iepfuof and rented of their private owners.
TREASURY pEpARTaESr.
" ireauEy Department consists O. the offices Of the Sec
100 The Treasury, two comptrolers commissioner Of