The daily union., 1855-10-14
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..

Secretsry OF the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
Clelland OF the State Of Michigan Is clerical force
consists Of chief clerk (Georgs @. Whiting, esq
dsbursng agent, and ten other regular clerks and
Its supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public service:
Ist The Public LaadsThe chiefofthis bureau called
t'Commissioner the General Land The Land Bureeu
charged with the survey and sale Of The pab
lie domain and the issung OF tides therefor whether derived
from confrmatons grants made by former governmens
by saes donatons grant, schools military bountc
or public Dprovements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty claims and the Issuing o scrip IN lieu
thereof The Lqnd Uce also auits its own accounts The
present Commissioner s Hon. A. II. Hendricks, Of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder, chief or
principal clerk Of public lands principal clerk OF private
land claims and principal clerk Of snrveysa o whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsman assistant draughsman and LOG
clerks Of various grades.
3D. P+iousThe present head of this bureau is the Hon.
JOSIAH Mnot, OF New Hampshire. The Commissioner s
charged with the ninaton and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and numerous laws passed BY Com
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged He has oLie
ing Of some seventy other clerks, to which Congress-
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
new bounty land law has added poray force of about
fifty clerbships Of different denominations.
3D. hd'aas-C Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Hon. George
W. Manypenny, of Ohio lie IL provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent 0ace.-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performances Of all and things touching
ana respecting the granting and issuing patents for
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements - the
collection Of statistics relating agriculture the col
has chief clerkwho BY as the present tine) the
Acting Commissioner IF The
msoneren principal and examiners of pat
ents besides dozen other clerks
Besides these onr principal branches this new executive
department. the organic act Of SI9 transferred
the Treasury Department the supervision of the
the United States mafsa and attorneys clerks
the United States COURTS the management Of the lead
other mines of the United States the affairs pen
tentiary Of the United States in the District Of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty taking aud
turning the OF the United States and of
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner OF Public
Buidngs BY recent acts of Congress- Also the hospital
the insane OF the army aud navy and Of the District Column
ba under the management Of this department and BY
sgnmen from the President it has added long list
duties the and dema cation Of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department is present very inconvenientIy sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and pcra-
nenty provided for The secgeary Office occupies nor
on Of thenew Patent OHcebudng the General Land ohce
portion of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion Of 'Wnder's building" the property the
government whilst the Indian Office located premises
not freproof, and rented OF their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices of the Sec
etay Of the Treasury two comptroers commissioner OF
house board, and coast survey
The following brief indication Of the duties of these
several offices and of the force employed therein respectively
Secrearys Occ.-Hon James Guthrie. Secretary of the
Treasury; Hon. r. g. Washington Assistant Secretary
engineer in charge architect and three
temporarily employed and twenty three clerks The Secre-
ay of the Treasury charged with the general supervision
Of the fiscal transactions the government and of the
cu,on OF the laws concerning the and navigation
of United States lie superntends the survey of the
the ligh house establishments the marine hospitals Of
the United States and the construction OF certain public
buildings for custom houses and other purposes.
First Conptrocrs O6iceElishs Whittesey, esq., Comp
troler, and fifteen clerks He prcscroes the mode Of keep
ing and rendering for the civil and diplomatic
vice well public lands and eves and eer,ihes the
balances arising thereon
Second Conrptrouer's OEce-Jobn NJ. Brodhead, esq,
Comptroller and seventeen clerks lie precribes the mode
OF keeping and rendering the of the army navy
and Indian departments OF the public service and revise and
certifes the balances arising thereon
057c. Of Commissioner Of the Castomsiiugh J. Anderson.
esq. Commissioner and eleven clerks He prescribss the
mode OF keeping and rendering the of the customs
aud disbursements and for the building and repair
ing custom houses &c. and syes and cerdea the balances
arising thereon.