The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-19
The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government of the United states.
Department or STATE.


arising out Of foreign relations With all the powers
Of the world IS far more simple than generally con-
oF the United States only enteen as follows One Sec
retafy Of State, (Hon William L. Marcy) one Assistant
Secretary Of State, (Wiam Hunter,) one chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator and one librarian.
Diplomatic BronehThis branch of the State Department
has charge OF all correspondence between and
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad
those OF foreign powers accredited this government Ia it
all diplomatic instructions sent from the department
communications to commissioners under treaties bounda
e &C., prepared copied, and recorded and all Of like
received registered aud ed their
being first entered in an analytic table index.
Consular Branch-Ths branch has charge of the CORES
pondence &c., between the and the consuls and
commercial agents Of the United States In it
those officers, and to their dispatches and let
from other asking for consular agency rela
ting to consular affairs, prepared and recorded.
The Distarsi"g Agent lie has charge Of all correspond
ence other connected with accounts relating to
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department
charged.
The Tronsator- His duties are to furnish such transla
ons the department may require He also records
commissions Of consus and vice cons when in English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Cferk of appointments and missionsHe makes out
and records commissions letters Of appointment and nom
nations to the senate makes out and records exeqaar
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued Has charge of the library.
Clerk Of the RoHs and ArcAipesHe takes charge of the
rolls enrolled and resolutions Of Congress- they
received the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies which are called for pre-
pares for, superntends their publication OF rea
distribution throughout the United States that of all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
connected herewith Has charge OF all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
CLERK of Authorizations and Copy,ightsHe has charge
of the seals of the United States and the
and attaches certificates papers for
thencation receives and accounts for Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the
relating TO copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department other than the dplo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Parons and Passorise prepares and records
pardons and remsons and registers and files the petitions
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular received and of the DISPOSE
ton made them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the United
Of this office may be classified under the following
heads
L. Official opinions on the current business Of the govern
men called for by the President by any head Of depart
nen or by the Solicitor OF the Treasury.
Examination of the titles OF all land purchased the
sites of arsenal, houses light houses ali other
public works of the United States.
Applications for pardon in all of in the
courts OF the United States.
Applications for appointment in all the judicial legal
business of the government.
The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court OF the United States in which the government is
70 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
fornia
The codcation revision of the laws of the
District Of Columbia. a&#
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
Secretary of the Interior Department, Hon Robert Nc
consists Of chief clerk George G. Whiting, esq
one dbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
its supervision and management committed the following
branches OF the public services
1st The Pabc LondThe chief of this bureau is called the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office" The Land Bureau
charged with the survey and sale of the pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor derived
from combinations of grants made by former governments
BY sales donations of gran for schools military bounties
public improvements and likewise revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
thereof The Lsnd Office, ALSO audts accounts The
present Commissioner is Mr. John Wilson, the District
Columbia Its principal officers recorder chief
land claims and principal clerk whom are
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughsman assistant and some l06
clerks of various grades.
3D. Peasions.The present head this bureau is Hon.
Lorin 7. Waldo, Of Connecticut The Commissioner is
charged with the exannaton and adjudication OF all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
grc granting bounty land pensions for military naval
the United States have been engaged He has chief
clerk, IS Cole, esq,) and permanent corps consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
bounty land law has added ten porary force of about
fifty clerkships OF different denominations.
3d. Indians Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Hon George
W. Manypenny, Of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks
4th;. Paeat ogiee.To this bureau is committed the
and respecting the granting and issuing of patents for
and useful discoveries inventions and improvements y the
lection and distribution of seeds plants, and cuttings 1t
has chief clerkwho is by law at the present me) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence Of the Com
missoneren principal and ten assistant examiners of
ent besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this
department. the organic of ss9 transferred from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the
the United States marsha and attorneys and the clerks
the United States cours the Of the lead and
other mines of the United States and the affairs of the pen
tcntiary the United States the District of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of tnkng and
turning the Of the United States and of superv
and oF thp NJ puh
Buildings By Of Congress, Also hospital
he insane OF the army and and OF the District Of Colum
bia under the management OF this department. and by
gnmcnt from the President has added its long list of
duties the survey and demarcaon of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons
This department is at present jnconvenently
rated and located and should be appropriately and pera-
nenty provided for The Secretary office occupies por-
ton of the Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion OF the Treasury building, and the Office
portion Of ssWindcr building" the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office is located premises
not fre-proo, and rented Of their private
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists of the Offices 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
Sccretorys OfcHon James Guthrie, Secretary of the
Treasury Hon. r. q. Washington, Assistant Secretary
engineer in charge architect and three
temporarily employed and three clerks The Secre
tary OF the Treasury charged with the general supervision
the fiscal transactions OF the government and OF the
cuon OF the laws concerning the and navigation
oi the United States lie superntends the Of the
coast The light establshnon the marine hospitals Of
the United States and the public