The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-01
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments or the Government or the United states.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

The whole machinery employed TO conduct the business
srng out of foreign relations with all the powers
~ tbe world is FAR simple than is generally con-
ceved The number employed in the Department Of State
retnry state, tion William J. Marcy) one Assistant
secretary Of State, (iion d. 3 Mann,) chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, aud one librarian.
Dplanatie BraHeh.Ths branch Of the State Department
has charge all eorrspondenoe between the department aud
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad aud
those o foreign powers accredited 10 tins government la it
All diplomatic nstruotIons sent op the department, and
communications = mnisiqners unde treaties Of bounda
rits 6c grpEed eO9l6d and rec0dsd -ad all Of ke
ebs acte received registered and fled their contents
Jsipg tirss entered in analytic table index
Coi.ear op&Thls branch has charge Of the eorres
&c between the department AMI tho eonsais and
commercial agents Of the United States In it instructions
those officers and answers % their dispatches AMI @ let
ting TO consular affairs are prepared nnd recorded.
Tia Disbpsng Ageal He has charge Of all correspond
and other matters connected with accounts relating 70
any fund with the disbursement OF which the department Is
charged.
Tho Tronslatar His duties to furnish such transa
commissions Of consus aud vice consus when in English
upon which cxequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of Appoiptmsn~ and Gon,oissoas.-He makes
and records commissions letters OF appointment and nomi
nations to the Senate makes and records exequaturs
and records, when in English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge OF the library.
CLERK Of The Rolls aud ArchresHe takes charge of the
rols enrolled and resolutions of Congress- they
the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called lor pre-
paes for and supeIinends their publication and that
ties in the newspapers and in book form attends their
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
Clerk of Authorizations and Copyright.He has charge
of the seals the United States and the department.
prepares and attaches certificates to presented for
hentcaon receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating TO copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk of Poroas aud PassportsHe prepares and records
fhp
ard papers which they founded. Makes ont and
diplomatic and consular, received and of the disposi
tn made them prepares letters relating to this business
Arronsny aESERALs OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the Il nited
States Il. H. Glet, esq., chief clerk The ordinary busi
. of this ohce may be classified under the following
Official opinions on the current business Of the
meut e or bv the solicitor Of the reasnry a "eA' o
Examination of the titles Of all land purchased the
public works Of the United States.
s. Applications for pardons all of conviction the
courts Of the United States.
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business OF the government.
D. Tue conduct ana argument all SUITS IN the supreme
Court Of the United States in which the
cerned.
10 these ordinary heads Of The business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction of all appeals on land claims in Cali
stoo-d The codiicaon and revision Of the laws Of the
District " Columbia
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IsTEEion pEpAaTNEsT,
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Me
Cleland, of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists Of one chief clerk, tueorge O. Whiting esg,)
dbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and
its supervision and management committed the following
branches OF the public services
ls The Public Landhe chief this bureau called the
Commissioner oi hc General Land Office" The Iaui Bureau
charged with the survey and sale Of the pub
lie domain, aud the sung OF titles tereio whether derived
IRON combinations oi grants made by former governments
BY sales donations Of grants for schools military bpunties
public improvements and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bouny land claims, and the issuing scrip lieu
thereof The Land uice also, audts its accounts The
Columbia. Its principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk OF public lands principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk of vcysa of whom
appointed BY the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsan assistant draughsman and LOG
clerks of various grades.
3D. pasiots.The present head Of this bureau is the Hon
Lorin j. Waldo, of Connecticut. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication of a claims
arising under the and laws passed b. Con
gress granting bounty land pensions or military naval
services IN The revolutionary and subsequent in which
ing Of seventy other clerks o which Congress to
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements the
bounty land law has added oorpy foca Of about
fifty cierkahips OF di''erant denouinat.ops,
3D. difaa Commissioner Of Indian Afairs, Hon. George
w, MaHFp5any, ef Ohio. lie is provided with a chief
'cieaS aitd about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
Al Patent Oace.--Tc this bureau ia committed. the
execution and performance OF all acts and things touching
respecting the granting and Issuing patents G new
ana useful discoveries, Inventions and improvements "
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of seeds, plants and cuttings 1t
has chief cerkwho Is by law (es the present tne) the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the Absence the Com
principal and examiners OF pat
ent besides dozen other subordinate permanent
Besides these four principal branches of this
department the organic of 1St9 transferred
the Treasury Department the supervision OF the Of
tho United States marshals and attorneys and the clerks
the United States the management Of the lead and
other mines the United States and the affairs OF the pen
tentiary Of the United States in the District of Columbia
and the Uepar the duty OF taking
turning the OF the United States and supervs-
Ing and directing the acts OF the Commissioner Of Public
Buildings By Of Congress- aiso the hospital
the insane the army and navy and of the District of Coum
ba under the management of this departments and by
gnmen om the President it has added its long list
du the and demarcaton OF the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
ions.
This department is present inconvenientIy
rated aud located and should be appropriately and pcra
nently provided for. The Secretnry office occupies po
portion of the Treasury building, the Pension Office
portion Of sWinders building" the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office located in premcs
not dre-proof and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists of the Offices Of the
retary OF the Treasury two comptrolers commissioner of
the customs six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board, and coast survey.
The following brief indication of the duties of these
several offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Secretqrys 0ccHon James Guthrie, Secretary OF the
ireasuryi Hon p. c. Washington, Assistant Secretary
one engineer in charges architect and three draughsmen
temporarily empoyed and twenty three clerks The Secre-
tay Of The Treasury charged the general supervision
OF the fiscal transactions Of the and of the
euuon OF the laws concerning the and
OF the United States He superutend the survey Of the