The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-02
The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments of the Government of the United States.

The Organization of the Executive Depart
Inents Of the Government of the United States.
DEPARTMENT
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising out of our foreign relations with all the powers
Of the world Is far simple than is generally
riyed The number employed in the Department Of State
~ tbe limited States is only seventeen, follows One
retary Of STATE (Hon William j. Marcy,) Assistant
Secretary OF State, (Wliam Hunter) chief clerk,
twelve clerks. one translator, and librarian.
plo,,odc Branoh 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 this government. Init
Ali Diplomatic instructions sent from the department, and
communications to commissioners under I o. an
ries dc prepared copied ana recorded anu a 2. ke
character received registered ard fled their contents
being frat entered in an analytic table or index
Conslar Byaaeh1bs branch has charge Of the CORES
nondence &c between the department and the consu and
commercial agents of the United States In it instructions
~ ase officers and answers to their dispatches and
ters from other persons asking for consular agency re
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
The Disbwsiag Agente has charge of all correspond
ence ard other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement of which the department is
charged.
The Tanssaior His duties to furnish such transla
tons as the department may require He also records
commissions of conuls ad vice consu when not in Engsh
upon which cxequaturs are issued
Cerk Of Appointments and Coamissions He makes out
and records commissions letters OF appointment and nom
nations to the Senae makes out and records exeguaur
and records when in English the commissions which they
Issued. has charge or the library
Clerk of the Ros and ArchipesHe takes charge of the
rolls enrolled and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which are called for
p,res or uperntends their publication and that Of
ties the newspapers and in book form attends TO their
documents and publications in regard which this duty is
assigned to the Department. writing and answering all let
ters connected Herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties,
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Authenticatons and CopyriglsH has charge
Of the seals the United States and of the department and
and attaches certificates to presented for
thentcaton receives and the charge
opubcatons transmitted to the department under the
relating TO copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Ck Of Pardons and Pasports prepares aud records
pardon and remissons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes and
cords PASSPORTS keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and of the dpos
on made them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States; r. III. Giet, esq, chief clerk. The ordinary bu
of this office may be classified under the following
heads
Official opinions the cuwent business OF the govern
men called for by the President by any head Of depart
ment by the Solicitor OF the Treasury.
Examination of the titles of all land purchased the
sites Of arsenal lighthouses, and all other
public works Of the United States.
s. Applications for pardon in all of conviction in the
courts Of the United States.
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business of the government.
g. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
G. The supervision of all other suits arising in any of tho
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Ator
10 these ordinary heads Of the business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, via:
First The direction of oil appeals land claims in Cali
fornia.
District of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department. Hon. Robert
consists of chief clerk, George G. Whiting, esq,
dsbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and TO
m supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public service:
1t The Public LandsThe chief this bureau is called the
the General Land Office" The Land Bureau
charged with the survey sale of pub
lilo domain and the issuing OF titles thereo whether derived
from combinations of grants made by former
by sales Donations OF grant for schools military bounes
orpubc improvements and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
thereof The land Uice Also audits Tho
present Commissioner is Hon. T. Ii. Hendricks, OF In
principal clerk Of public and principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk Of Of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughman assistant draughsma and some LOG
clerks of various grades.
3D. PesonsThe present head of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Minot, of New hampshire The Commissoner is
charged with the examination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and passed by
gress granting bounty land pensions for military
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has one cher
ing some seventy other clerks, to which Congress- to
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
new bounty law has added force Of about
fifty cerkships of different denominations
3D. iadiaus. Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny, of Ohio He is provided with chiet
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent OEce.-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance Of all ac and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents for
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements " the
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants and cuttings. 1t
has chief erkwho is by law Gas present tmc)
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence of the Conn
missioneren principal and assistant Of pat
ens besides dozen other subordinate
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive
department. the organic of Sa9 transferred
the Treasury Department the supervision of the
the United States marshas and attorneys and the clerks OF
the United States courts the management of the lead aud
other mines Of the United States and the affairs pcn-
tentary OF the United States in the District of Columbia
turning the of the United States upervis-
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner of Public
buildings BY acts of Congress- aso the hospital for
the insane OF the and and of the District OF Cou
a is under the of this department. and by
sgnment from the President it has added long list
duties the and denarcaton Of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories bordering ma
tions.
This department s present very inconvenenty sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and perna
neny provided for The Secretary Office occupies nor
ton of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
apotion Of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion of Winder's building" the property the
government, whilst the Indian Office is located premises
not hreproof, and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.