The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-22
rhs Organization Of the Executive Depart
,nsnts OF the Government of the United States.
DrrAnrmrsr or Stars.

q M world is far simple than 10 generally
90 The number employed ia the Department of State
. rs ,ps Of State lHon William T. arey) Assistant
Screary OF State, Zion. ID. - Manu. chief clerk,
selye clerks one translator, and one librarian.
D;losaae BranchThs branch Of the State Department
has charge correspondence bel the department aud
~ h diponac agents Of the United States abroad and
of foregn powers accredited TO this government In
IN Diplomatic instructions sent from the department. and
- ~ are prepared copied and recorded and all OF like
character received registered and hed their contents
bepg FIRST entered in an analytic table on incex.
ca,dsy Broneh-Ths branch has charge of the CORES
cadence 6e between the department and the oonsns and
agents Of the United States In II Instructions
"a nose officers and to their dispatches and to let
% from other persons asking for consular agency, rea
ring TO consular affairs, prepared and recorded.
yhe Dis5aysig He has charge Of all correspond
r and other matters connected with accounts relating to
snv with the disbursement of which the department Il
charged.
rhe 7rans,a,or. His daes to furnish such transa
tons as the department require He also records the
and vice consus when not ia English,
upon which exequaturs are Issued
clerk Of Appointments and Coan,ssions.Ie makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and bomi
nations the enate makes out and records exequatrs,
and records English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge OF the library
Ct,rk Of The Role and ArehipeHc takes charge of the
rolls or enrolled and resolutions of Congress- they
arc received the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
par for superntend their publication and that OF
ties the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States and that OF all
documents and publications in regard which this dny is
assigned 10 department writing and answering all let
,ers connected herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations and CopyrigAtsHe has charge
Of the seals the United States and the department and
prepares and attaches certificates to presented for
enaon receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
ofpubcaons transmitted to the department under the
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department, other than the dplo
matte and consular.
Clerk e Pardoas and Paports He prepares and records
padons and remssons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded. Makes and
cords paprts keeps daily register Of all letters other
ton made them prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GESERAL's OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
States r. II. Giet esq, chief clerk The ordinary bust
Of this office may be classified under the following
heads
Official opinions the current business Of the govern
men called for BY the President by any head of depart
men., by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
Examination of the titles of all land purchased as the
sites Of arsenas custom houses ghtho and all other
public works Of the United States.
Applications for pardons in all Of conviction in the
courts cf the United States
applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
The conduct and argument Of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the is
cerned.
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 codcation and reyision of the laws the
District of Columbia,
INTERIOR pErARrmESr.
Secretary of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Me-
consists Of chief clerk, George C. Whiting esq)
one dsbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
M supervision and committed the following
branches Of the public service.
l The Pac LandThe chief OF this bureau is called the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
eharged with the survey, management and sale pub
lie domain and the issuing of titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by former governments,
by sales donations or grants for schools military bounes
public likewise
military bounty Hand claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
n hana asI s auas Wa rs own " M me
Columbia Its principal officers recorder chief
PaelPa CLERK Of public lands, principal clerk Of private
appointed by the President and confirmed By the
besides adraugsuan, assistant draughsman, and log
clerks OF various grades.
3D. Passions present head Of this bureau is the Hon
Lorin r Waldo Of Connecticut. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication Of all claims
u2 under the various and numerous laws passed by Con-
gre granting bounty land pensions for military
services N The revolutionary and subsequent in which
clerk, Is. Cole, esq) and permanent corps consist
ing Of some SERENITY other clerks which Congress, to
enable ann 70 meet the extraordinary requirements the
new bounty land law has added temporary force Of about
NIFTY clerkships Of different denominations
90 commissioneg Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
". hanypenny, Of Ohio He il provided with chief
CLERK and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
ssn; rass Ogce.-To this bureau Is committed the
execution aud performance of all and things touching
ahd respecting the granting and issuing patents for new
and useful discoveries, Inventions and z; the
oiecuon OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
ana distribution OF seeds, plants, and cuttings II
has chief cerkwho by law as at tile present time) the
aeng Commissioner OF Patents absence the Com
mssoheten principal and ten examiners pa-
sn besides some dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches Of this
tnent, the organic OF lSk9 transferred
e treasury Department the supervision the accounts of
e United States marshas and attorneys and clerks OF
s United states courts the management of the lead and
other mines Of the United States and the affairs of tho en
ntary Of the United States ia the District OF Colanbis
na em the State Department the duty of taking and re-
urnlng the censues of the United states superv
ing and directing the of the Commissioner Of Public
engs BY recent acts of Congress- Also the hospitaI FOR
insane OF the and navy and OF the District of Coum
A under the management OF this department; end by
eaen from the President it has added it's loDg list of
e tue survey aud demacaon OF the
tons - 1 -
This departroon. i !, n,o.or, .. ,.o.r.,....,,,.,.
aed and located and should be appropriately and erra
henty provided for The Secretargs oee occnpies nor
uuh o thenew Patent Office building the General Land Oce
p.uon Of the Treasury building, and the Pension Office
government, whilst the Indian Office located in prenses
uot hreproof and rented Of their private owners
TREASURY DseARrMENr.
the treasury Department consists the Offices o the Sec
tary Of the Treasury comptroers, commissioner Of
customs sly auditors, treasurer register solicitor light
uopse board, and survey
The following L brief indication 6f the duties Of these
s Offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Seeeeary's 0e-Hon James Guthrie secretas. Of the
ssurY Hon 7. q. Washington, Assistant Secretary
engineer IN charge architect and three draug
porsy employed and twenty three clerks. The Secre-
I e treasury charged with the general supervision
e hscal transactions of the government and the
~ o the laws concerning the
ns United States he superntends the survey Of the
~ e lighthouse establishment, the marine hospitals Of
hn nmea States and the of certain public
nungs Tor custom houses and other purposes.
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