The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-02
The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government OF the United states.

The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government OF the United states
DEPARTMENT. sTATE.
the whole machinery employed to couJuc. The business
arising Of foreign relations sith all the
OF the world IL far arrie than is generally con-
lived The number etur,ioyed in the Denarrman az ST.
Al the United states only seventeen as follows One Sec
retsry Of State tbon. William l.. Marcy one Asssant
Secretary of State, (Wilam Hunter Que chief eerk
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
DipIaatc BrqaohThis branch of the State Depar,men
has charge Of all correspondence between the department
other diplomatic agents of the United States abroad and
those Of orega powers accred TO this government In il
All Diplomatic astractons seat from the and
concentrations 70 commissioners under treaties Of bounda
res &c. pepared copied, and recorded and all like
character received registered and fled contents
being first entered in an snay tic table or index.
(.plar Braneh.This branch has charge OF h~ cores
pondnce &c. between the department aud the consus and
Commercial agents OF the United States. il instructions
% those Officers and % their dspa'ehes and % M
ting TO consular anaifs are prepared and recorded
The D.star'ng Agen'-he has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with accounts relating
any fund with the disbursement OF which the departeu
charged.
The Translator His duties to furnish such ransla
tons the department may require. he also records the
commissions of conus and vice consus when in English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of appointments and Coniaissions-fle makes out
and records commissions, letters Of appointment
nations to the Senstc makes out and records exequaurs
and records, when English the commissions on which thew
issued. Has charge Of the library.
Clerk Of dc Ros and Archioesfe takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received a the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called pre-
pars tor and superntends their publication and that
ties IN the newspapers and in book form their
distribution throughout the United States, and of all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned to the department; writing and answering
e connected herewith Has charge of all treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations and CopyriqhtaHe has cbarpa
of the seals Of the United States and of the department.
prepares ana attaches cercaes to papers presented for
hencation 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 dplo
matte and consular
Clerk Of ardons and Passports He prepares and records
pardon and remsson and registers aud files the petitions
and papers which they founded. Makes re-
cords PASSPORTS Keeps daily register Of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular received and Of the dispose
on made OF them prepares letters relating this business
GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. H. Get, esq., chief clerk. The ordinary bust
OF this office may be classified under the following
heads
L. Official opinions the business of the govern
men called for by the President by any head depart
ment or by the Solicitor Of the Treasury
Examination of the titles Of all land purchased as the
sites Of arsena houses lighthouses, and all other
Applications pardons in all of conviction in the
courts Of the United States.
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business OF the government.
The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court the United States in which the government
The supervision all other suits arising in any of the
when referred by the head thereof the Attor
these ordinary heads of the business the Office are
added at the present time the following viz:
onia
second The codiicotion and revision of the laws of the
District Of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
It's cleric force
consists OF ono chief clerk, George G. Whiting esq y
dbursing agent and ten other regular clerks and 10
It's supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public service:
lst The Public LandsThe chefo this bureau is called the
commissioner OF the General Land Office" Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and the pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
by sales donations of grants for schools military bountes
or public improvements and likewise the Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip
thereof The Land Oce, also audits accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon l. II. Hendricks, of In
principal clerk of public lands, principal clerk private
land claims and principal clerk of Of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
besides drangh'sman assistant draugh'sman and 06
clerks of various grades.
ID PeaaioasThe present head of bureau the Hon
Josiah Ainot, OF New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the exa nination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and numerous laws passed BY Con
gre granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has CHIEF
CLERK, (S Cole, esq) and permanent corps consist
ing Of seventy other clerks, which Congress
enable him the extraordinary req auiremenis OF the
new bounty land law has added poary of
hty clerkships of different denominations
Sd. hdaasCommssione Of Indian Ahairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny, of Ohio He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent OHce.--To this bureau is committed the
execution aud performance of all things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents
ana useful discoveries, inventions, and " the
collection OF statistics relating agriculture the
lection aud distribution of Seeds plants, cuttings
has chief cerkwho by law present tne) the
Acting Commissioner OF Patents the the Com
principal and ten assistant examiners pat
eDts besides dozen other subordinate
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive
depsrtment the organic of s49 transferred TO 1t from
the Treasury Department the supervision the accounts of
the United States marshas the clerks
the United states courts; the management
oher mines OF the United States and the affairs of pen-
tentary of the United States the District of Co,unba
and from the State Department the taking and re-
turning the of the United States superys
ing aud directing the acts of the Commissioner Public
buildings BY of Congress- Also the hospital for
the insane of the army and navy the District Of C0um
oa IS under the management OF this department. and by
sgnment from the President has added to its long list Of
duties the and demarcaon OF the unsettled
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions. =
This department is present very inconvcncn sepa-
rated aud oeaed and should be appropriately and pyrna
nenty provided for. The Sectarys Office occupies por-
ton of henew Patent Office baang tile General Land 0ce
aporon OF the Treasury building and tho Pension Office
portion of ''Windars building now the property ct the
government whilst the indian Office Is located in premises
not hfe-proo, and rented OF their private
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The Treasury Department consists of tho Offices OF the Sec
eary Of the Treasury couptroers, commissioner OF
e customs six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board and coast survey