The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-01
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.
prpAarnrsr or STATE.
The whole machinery employed To conduct the business
srapg out OF foreign relations With all the powers
o The world Is far more simple than is generally con
eyed The number employed the Department OF State
N tho United States is only seventeen, follows One See
reery Of State Hon, William y aarey) Assistant
secretary Of State, (Willam Hunter,) chief clerk
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic BranehTbis branch Of the State Department
has charge Of all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad and
those OF foreign powers accredited to this In
m diplomatic distractions from the department and
commissioners under treaties Of bounda
e &C. are prepared, copied, and recorded and all of IKE
received registered and fled their contents
being fret entered in an anal ytic table or index.
Cauipr Braach.Ths branch has charge of the corres
pondnce c, between the department and the and
agents Of the United States In Instructions
10 officers and answers TO their dispatches and
ter from other persons asking for consular agency or re
ting to consular affairs are prepared and recorded
Te Di5wsiag Age.t lie has charge Of all correspond
ence and other matters connected with relating
fund with the disbursement oil which the department
charged. MacE
The Tsssctor. His duties are to furnish such transla-
tons as The department may require M also recds Ne
upon which exeqdaturs are issued.
Clerk of Appoiaaeats aud Commissions-Iie makes ou,
and records commissions letters Of appointment and nom
nations to the Senate makes out and records exeqngtus
and records, when in English the commissions on which they
are issued Has charge Of the library.
CLARK Of The Ros and Archsre-e takes charge of the
rolls enrolled and resolutions of Congress- s they
received at the department from the President prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which arc called for pre-
pues for and superntends their publication and that of
ties the newspapers and in book form attends their
distribution throughout the United States that Of all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
connected Herewith Has charge a Indian treaties
end business relating thereto.
the seals of the United States and the department. and
prepares and attaches certificates papers
heneaton receives and accounts for the fees 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 Pardons aud Passports prepares and records
pardon and remssions and registers and files the petitions
and which they founded. Makes and re-
cords passports Keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular, received of the DISPOSE
ton made of hem prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the United
staes r. H. Glct esq, chief clerk The ordinary bus
of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
oaic, opinions on the current business Of the
ment or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
Examination of the titles all land purchased as the
sites OF arsenas custom houses lighthouses and all other
public works Of the United States.
g. Applications for parons in all of conviction in the
Applications for appointment In all the judicial and
business OF the government.
S. The conduct argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the government
ccrned. 4=#8f E.#
g. The supervision of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Ator
ney General
10 these ordinary heads of the business the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz.
First The direction OF all appeals land claims in Cali
ornia.
DHrct of Columbia.
INTERIOR pEpAnTmsSr.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Cleand OF the State OF Michigan. Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk George c. Whiting, esq
disbursng agent other regular clerk and 70
its supervision ard management committed the following
branches of the public service:
l The Public LandsThe cefof this bureau is called the
Commissioners Of the General Land Office" The Land Bureau
charged with the survey, management and sale the pub
lie domain and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
by acs Donations OF grants for schools military bounties
public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty and claims aud the issuing of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Uce aso andits ta own accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. I. Ii. Hendricks, of In
diana Its principal officers are recorder, chief
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 draughsnan assistant draughtsman and LOG
clerks Of various grades.
3D. PnsonsThe present head of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Mnot, of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the unation and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed By Con-
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged. He has chief
clerk ts Cole, esq,l and permanent corps consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
bounty law has added poray force of about
fifty cerkshps Of different denominations.
3d. Observation-Disclosures Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypcnny, of Ohio He is provided with chiet
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent Ofce.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all acs and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing of patents for
and useful discoveries inventions, and Improvements the
collection OF statistics relating agricultnrc the col
lection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings II
has chief clerkwho by law Gas the present tne) the
Acting Commissioner OF Patents the absence of the Com
ents besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
department. the organic of lS49 transferred to it from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the Of
the United States COURTS the management of the lead and
other mines OF the United States and the affairs of the pen
cntary Of the United States in the District OF Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking and
turning the OF the United Sate of supcrvs-
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioner Of Public
Buildings BY acts Of Congress- ALSO the hospital for
the insane of tho army and navy and Of the District of Conu
ba under the management OF this Department. and by
sgnmcn from the President il has added its long list OF
duties the survey and demacaon Of the Unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
TONS
This department present very nconvenien.ly sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately aud perma-
nenty provided for The Secrearys Office occupies por
ton Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion of Windcrs building the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office IL located in premises
not freproof, and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists OF the Offices OF the Sec
ary of the Treasury comptrolers commissioner OF
e customs six auditors treasurer register solicitor, light
house board, and coast survey.
The following brief indication of the duties of these
several offices Of the force employed therein respectively
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