The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-12

simple than generally conceived In the British Foreign
Office there thirty mine persons employed, follows
One principal Secretary State Under Secretaries
chief clerk with two assistants six senior clerks twenty
junior clerks librarian and keeper Of the papers,
sublbrsrian precs writer. The number employed In
the Department Of State OF the United States only
teen a. follows One Secretary Of State tfIon William L.
Marcy one Assistant Secretary of State, (Hon. d. s.
Manu. chief clerk twelve clerks, translator and
librarian
Diplomatic BraaehThs branch Of the State Department
charge all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad and
those OF foreign powers accredited this government In it
diplomatic instructions from the department and
communications commissioners under treaties OF bounda
re 2c prepared copied and recorded and all Of like
character received registered and fled their
being first entered IN analytic table index Letters
credence full and special communications to foreign
sovereigns and States of congratulations coincidence &c
copies treaties for exchange and for publication certificates
the exchange Of ratihcaons reports in to
gresonal calls correspondence &c procamatons and
synopses made and recorded and pre-
pared inquiries from public private regarding
claims complaints and all matters OF diplomatic character.
Consgar BraaehThis branch has charge Of the
&c. the department and the consus and
agents the United States In it instructions
to those officers their dispatches and to let
tiers from other persons asking for consular agency rela
ting affairs prepared and recorded registers
are kept which the substance of all communications to the
department relating this branch of the business entered
of the disposition made Of them index is kept
each consulate in which the purport Of communi
relating written received entered regis
kept fees and the dispatches of the
suls and commercial agents filed and preserved.
The Dis5arsing AgentIe has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with accounts relating
fund with the disbursement of which the department
charged purchases all articles required for the of the
and prepares the contracts under which they
Furnished dsbures the appropriations for its contingent
pense including those for the printing and distribution of
laws other publications in regard which this
ton officers for the contingent expenses of missions
abroad and of foreign for of consuates
Turkish domnons. Prepares and records all requis
of the department the treasury examines and pre-
the decision of the Secretary of State abstracts of
for diplomatic contingent expenses submitted by
Auditor prepares letters credit the bankers Of the
United States that they provided with funds meet
drafts them prepares estimates for all appropriations
required by the Department of State, furnishing expana
in reference to them and to all matters connected with
this branch of duties, whenever called for
The Traasdfor His duties to furnish such transa
ons as the department may require He also
of conus and vice consu when not in English
upon which exequaturs issued.
Clerk of appointments and makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and nom
nations the Senate makes out and records exequaturs
and records when in English the commissions which they
issued. Furnishes statements for the of the other
departments of the appointments designations DEATHS &C.,
whose commissions and letters of appointment issue
this department. keeps list Of the and titles Of
office of all such officers diplomatic and consular excepted
Of their appointments and of the expiration of
them registers and files papers of recommendation for Office
and letters relating appointments prepares letters state
en and reports relating to this branch of business Has
charge of the library.
Cierk of the Rolls and Archres.He takes charge the
rolls or enrolled and resolutions of Congress- they
the department from the Presidents prepares
authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pares for supernends their publication and that of
in the newspapers and in book form attends to their
a. Az -
and publications regard which this duty
assigned the department. writing and answering all let
connected herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating hereto has charge Of the archives in
Guiding the Washington papers, and comprehendng the
records of commissions which have sat under treaties claim
papers, makes the examinations which often called
for reports the result answers to inquiries respect
ing these subjects.
Clerk of Authorizations and Copyrghts.He has charge
Of the United States and of the department.
certificates papers
thencaon receives and for the Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles;
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
and consular records the reports made by the depart
President and to Congress- and keeps mcella
record book Has charge of the returns passengers
and seamen the various Pre-
pares letters relating to these subjects
Clerk of Pardons and PosporsHe prepares and
pardons remissions and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded. Makes and
cords PASSPORTS daily register OF all letters other
diplomatic and CONSULAR received and of the DISPOSE
ton made them prepares letters relating this
Besides the special duties assigned them the clerks gen
orally called upon when their services required
copying and colating.
DEPARTMENT
applications for Bounty LandThree thousand hun
red applications received the Pension Office yester
day. under the bounylan of March 1856 Up this
me the applications under this reached enormous
number Of sirty-co hoasond As have already stated
warrants can be issued before the beginning Of June
Revolutionary Psns,onsOf all the officers and prvaes
who served during the revolutionary only about one
thousand now remain who draw pensions from the govern
ment The number OF widows of revolutionary officers and
soldiers who draw pensions is about six thousand.
Waldo has decided that the
officers and men engaged board Of private armed ships
during any Of the in which this country has been en-
gagged embraced within the provisions of the bounty
land act of March 1855 He has also recognise
benecares of the such Of the officers and men Of our
naval vessels engaged various in ehas-
Using native princes the Of Africa in the Pa
cifc.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
appointment and RsmordJ. Hall Moore OF the District
of Columbia, has been appointed TO cerkshp
the Sixth Auditors Office, in the place of Rowan f. Hop
kins, removed.
LghthouSe Keeper Appoinfed.--Joseph w. Brown, Of
Michigan, has been appointed light keeper at St.
osephs river Michigan in the place Of Thomas Fitzgerald
deceased. Salary, $3.50 per
Redemption Of S00 900 Of United States stocks
received the Treasury Department yesterday morning