The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-11
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
fBcnts OF the Government OF the United states.

The Organization OF the Executive Depart
mcnts Of the Government Of the United states.
DEPARTMENT or STATE.
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising OF foreign relations With all the powers
Of the world Is far simple than generally con-
eeiyed The number employed in the Department OF State
Of the United States is only seventeen, follows One See
Secretary OF State, (Wiam Hunter,) one chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
peomos;e BraneaTbs branch of the State Department
has charge Of all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad and
those OF foreign powers accredited this goverunen In il
ali Diplomatic instructions from department and
commissioners under treaties OF bounda
ries 4c prepared copied and rceorded and ali of like
received registered and fled their contents
being first entered in analytic table or index.
Consular BraneaThis branch has charge of the cores
pondcnc &c between the department and the
10 those officers and their dispatches and 10 let
tes other asking for consular agency or rela
ting consular ahaira, are prepared and recorded
Tie DisJarsiag He as charge Of all correspond
eco and other matters connected with accounts relating to
any fund with the disbursement oil which the department is
charged.
The Tansor Ills duties are to furnish such transla
ons the department may require He also records tic
commissions of consus and vice consu when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued
Clerk Of Appointments and Con.p,issionsIe makes out
and records commissions letters OF appointment
nations to the senae makes out and records exeuatus
and records when n English the commissions which they
Clerk Of the Rolls and ArehiresI takes c,,arge of the
rolls, or enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress-
are received at the department from tho Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called
for and supcrintcnds their publication
tics The newspapers and in book form their
distribution throughout the United States that of all
documents and publications in regard which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
ters connected Herewith Has charge Indian treaties
and business rolating thereto.
Clerk Of AMhentieations and Copyrigh-e has charge
Of the seals Of the United States and Of tho department.
thenticaton receives and the fees Has charge
pnbicaons transmitted 70 the department under the laws
relating to copyrights records and indexes titles re-
cords all letters from tho department. other the dplo
matte and consular. ssE
pardos and rossons and registers aud lilies the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes out and re-
than diplomatic and consular received and OF ts dspo
tion made othcm prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY aExEaALs OFFICE
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
states T. H. Gilet, esq., chief clerk Tho ordinary bas-
ness Of this office may DC classified under the following
heads:
Official opinions the current business Of the govern
ment as called for b the President by any head Of depart
Examination Of the titles OF all land purchased as the
,ss. Of asssna and all other
3. Applications for Pardons in all of conviction in the
T. Applications for appointment all the judicial and legal
business OF the government.
The cnndaot end argument of all suits the Supreme
Court OF the United States in which the government
osrned.
The supervision Of all other sits arising any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Aor
nsy General
these ordinary heads Of the business of the Office
added at the Present time The following, viz;
Frst The direction Of I'll appeals on land claims in Cali
sscnu The codiaation and revision Of tho laws of the
District Of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT,
Scrretsry of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Clelisnd, Of the State Of Michigan It's clerical force
consists Of one chief cerk, George C. Whiting, esq)
its supervision ard management committed the following
brahchos Of the public service;
lt. The Public Landsbe chief Of this bureau called the
Gemnisionero the General Land Oicc The Land bureau
charged with the survey management and sale Of the pub
c and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by former
by sales donations OF gran for schools, military bonnties
or public and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issning OF scrip in
thereof The Land Ohcc also audts its accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. T. II. Hendricks, Of In
diana. its principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk of public land principal clerk Of private
ana CLAIMS ana principal clerk q Of whom
besides assistant and log
clerks Of various grades.
Josiah AIinot Of New Hampshire The commissioner i
ehaeed with hc cxaulnaton and adjudication OF all claims
gres granting bounty land o. pensions for military o. naval
services in the revolutionary and subscquen in which
the United States have been engaged. He has CHIEF
ing pf seventy other clerks to which Congress 70
enable MIN TO meet tho extraordinary requirements OF the
new bounty land law, has added temporary about
ffty clcrSsiips of different denominations
Sd sdass Commissioner of Ind,n Affairs, Hon. George
v. Manypenny, or Ohio lIe is provided with a chiei
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent O1ice.To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
ana use'n dscoyeres n cntions and improvements y the
collection o statistics relating agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of seed pants md cuttings It
has chief cerkwo by law Gas at the present tie) the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence Of the Com
issi0nsren principal and assistant examiners OF Pat
ens besides somc dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
sdes these ionr principal branches Of this
ths Treasury Deparncn the supervision the
the United States marsha and attorneys and clerks
the United States courts; tho management Of the lead and
other mines OF the United States and the affairs of the pen
and from the State Department the duty taking
turning the Of the United States super
ing aHd drceng the acts or the Commissioner of Public
Buugs BY rscept acts of Congress, also. the hospital
ba h under the management OF tbs department. and by
signnent from the President it has aded its long list
duties the aud demarcaton Of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department il at present very nconveneny sepa
rated and located and should be appropriately and e-
nehy provided for The Secretarys Office occupies por
ton Of thencw Pscn Office building the General Land Office
portion Of s'Winders building" the property the
government, whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
not hre-proof and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEpARrMgST.
The Treasury Department consists Of the offices Of the Sec
retarY Of the Treasury comptrocrs commissioner Of
The CUSTOMS six auditors. treasurer, register SOLICITOR light
house board, and coast
Tho following is brief indication of the duties of these
several Offices and of the force employed therein respectively
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