The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-13
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments of the Government of the United States.


The whole machinery employed TO conduct the business
arising out Of foreign relations with all the powers
OF the world is far simple than is generally con-
ceyed The number employed in the Department Of State
OF the United States is only seventeen as follows One Sec
retary Of State tiIon. William L. Marcy,) one Assistant
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Branch This branch of the State Department
has charge of all correspondence between the
those of foreign powers accredited to this government In
all diplomatic Instructions sent from the department. and
communications TO commissioners under treaties Of bounda
&c, prepared copied and recorded and all of like
character received registered and fled their contents
being first entered in analytic table index
Consular Branch This branch charge of the CORES
pondence &c between the department and the consus and
commercial agents of the United States In it instructions
those officers and to their dispatches and let
from other persons asking for consular agency
ting TO consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
The Disbprsing AGENT lie has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating
fund with the disbursement of which the deartmens
charged.
4he Transtator His duties are to furnish such ansla-
ons the department require He also records the
commissions OF conuls and vice consus when not in English
upon which exeauaturs are issued
CLERK Of appointments and Commissions makes out
and records commissions, letters of appointment and nom
nations to the Senate makes out and records exequaturs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued Has charge of the library
Clerk Of he Rolls and Archipee takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress-
received department President; prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pares for and superntend their publications. and that Of
ties in the newspapers and book form attends to 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
connected Herewith Has charge all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Amhenteatioae and copyriglsHe has charge
of the seals of the United States and Of the department
prepares and attaches certificates papers for
henticaon receives and for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the
relating TO copyrghts records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of ardons and PasPortse prepares and records
pardons and remsson and registers and files the petitions
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular, received and Of the dispos
on made them prepares letters relating to this business
GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the United
ness Of this office may be classified under the following
heads
L. Official opinions current business of the govern
men called for by the President by any depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
q Examination of the titles of all land purchased the
sites of arsenal, custom houses light houses ali other
public works of the United States
Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
courts Of the United States.
Applications for appointment the judicial and legal
business of the government.
The argument all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the
To these ordinary heads of the business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction OF all appeals land claims in Cali
fornia.
Second The eodGcation and revision of the laws of the
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
Ceand of the State of Michigan Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk George G. Whiting, esq)
dsbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and
its supervision and management committed the following
branches OF the public service;
l The Public chiefofhis bureau called the
Commissioners of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
charged with the survey and sale Of the pub
lilo domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
by sales donations grant for schools military boantes
orpubc and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip lieu
thereof The Land Olice also, auds its accounts. The
Commissioner is Mr. John Wilson, the District of
principal clerk Of public lands principal clerk Of private
land claims and principal clerk Of Of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsman assistant draughman and LOG
clerks Of various grades.
3D. present head Of this the Hon.
Lorin p. Waldo of Connecticut. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by
gres granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged. He has chief
ing Of some seventy other clerks which Congress- to
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements the
new bounty land law has added force of about
fifty cerkships of different denominations.
3d. Commissioner Of Indian Afars, Hon. George
W. Manypenny, Of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent OGce.-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all acs and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for new
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements - the
collection of statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of seeds, plants, and cuttings IL
has chief cerwho is by law Gas at the tme the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence of the Com
missionerten principal and ten Of pat
ents besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
department. the organic act of lSt9 transferred il from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the
the United States mashas and attorneys and the clerks of
the United States courts the management Of the lead and
other mines of the United States and the affairs of pen
tentiary of the United States in the District of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty Of taking and
turning the of the United States and
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings BY recent acts of Congress- aso the hospital for
the insane of the and and Of the District of Coum
ba under the management OF this department and by
duties the survey and demarcaon of unsettled
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department present very nconvenenty sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and pen
nenty provided for. The Secreary's office occupies por
portion of the Treasury building the Pension Office
portion of "Wiuders buding,' the property of the
government, whilst the Indian Office is located premises
not ireproof and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The Treasury Department consists Of the offices Of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury comptrollers commissioner of
the customs six auditors treasurer register solicitor, light
house board, and coast survey.
The following Is brief indication OF the duties of these
several Offices and of the force employed therein respectively
Secrearys 0Hee.on James Guthrie, Secretary of the
Treasury; Hon. p. g. Washington. Assistant Secretary
temporarily employed and twenty three clerks The Secrc
w Of the Treasury charged with the general supervision
the fiscal transactions of the government and OF the
ceuon the laws concerning the and navigation