The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-14

The Organization OF the Executive Deparf
meats o. the Government ofthe United states.
DrsAaraEST or s-A7r.
Tie whole machinery employed to eoudart the business
FiKsg OF horegn relations aifh al the poWers
s Ts Bsr,r ,s,s aso,vs K G sF Z generally Coz
ts United States i Only ssventea, olloss One sec
rstEry 81 STATE, (H0a. Mlsan T. Mafcyl oDe Asis,e,
sscrGtary of State, (wTsn Hunter ose cbi@s els@k
tEare clerks, oue Translator, and oae hbrsEaa.
Diaafie BrsaoA.This branch of the state Depsrtnent
other dPloaaiie agents q se JaIed abroad erd
hass ~ aIign Powers accredited . tbs eyernment I il
ii efoaate Distractions cent cn ths dspsrtaisnt aHd
olacicauo1s - ensarisoEers under rn2es ~ borsas
ire &c. &c Prepared, copied, aoa arteusei aud al OF Ire
aetes roeFea are regliered ara Sled their ccntants
b-Ies afAt e4terta . an snGy tic tabie index.
lsasaar Bsaae6-This branch has o,srgs ~ te .ores
pgalr1e &s beiwsep tie department and eonsu ANA
oWeresl agents q the United States In iEsiraetons
5ose officers aad aswers 10 their G~spafches ard iet
RON other pesoHs aking for consatar aeacy or rc
irg . eonsaiar affairs, prepared asa reeaseed
Tfe Bisrsiag Assas e hss charge - sn correspond.
elas snd ether arl connected rilh scooants tesing IL
sy lasd with The 6sbarteuelt of xLich the eal1ne Z
CharEal
T&s Traps,er His duties are to Furnish such trapsla-
tons A. ihe department may require lie as9 rsoord the
COMMISSIONS 0 eonEuls and eonsa!a, wh o u Eag{
upon which exeqUatars are issned.
c7erk OF Appo5sasat. aad Coasissi5a.-he makes out
aaa records Commissions letters 81 apPntms1t sad nomi
nations to tae senate makes ogt and records exequatuEr
and reeora when ID kAsih The commissions whieh meg
are issced- Has charge Of the dsfaFr.
clerk n re Ras as9 AretsesIIe takes charge Of the
rolls enrolled and resolutions Of Congress- a they
received the department the Prssida; prepares
the authenticated cepis tereo which called .T pre-
fa AID sape aiens their publication ald that u tsea-
ties, TIE newspapers and in book form attends their
dtrbacn tareue the United State tat al al
ard publications regard to waieh this dav
assigned 70 TIE epaF writing aEi answering al s:
and blsiness reSting thereto.
Clerk n AryLeEtiefsons aad Copgrighfse has charge
o. Tie seals o he United States and Of the department aad
and attaches certificates 70 papers preeated
thsnticstion; receives for Has charge
publications transmitted 70 The dersrtea. under he LAS
reAhg y records and Indexes the5r titles
cords AZ letters from the department. other bau the dpc-
aatie and CONSULAR
gE o Prrdoas ard PassorssIFe prepare. and records
prdon and femissou and registers tiles the petitions
and papers wach they founded. Makes Get and re-
cords passports; keeps daily register az letters other
ton ads q ten prepares letters relating to this hasaes
ArroRSEY GEsEna1's orrIcR.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
states; X H. Get, esq., chief clerk. The o.i1erv basi-
nss Of this ofoe may Be classified under the following
/. Official opinions the current business Of the govern
meat as sailed tcr BY the President by any head Of depart
2 Examination Of the titles o ali land purchased as the
si;ss Of arsena e1stsa ho1ses and ali other
public works OF the Cnited States
> Applications for pardan all Of conviction il 4
egrrts 81 the United States.
L. Applications for appointment il all the judicial and legal
b1si1esS u the goTeruaent.
s. The eozdact and argaaent Of All suits in the Supreme
cerned.
g. The supervision of all other su arising in aur Or the
6parte when referred By the head thereof the Attor
hey General.
10 these ordinary heads Of the business or the Office are
aided al the present time the fcllouine viz
First The direction Of all appeals land claims in Cali
fornia.
second The cedeatioa and revision Of the laws Of the
District q cclaIbia-
TSTEREcR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of tie Interior Depar t1nent Hon Robert Me-
CsIand, Of the State Of Michigan IT. clerical e9rce
consists OF chief clerk, George G. whiting ESQ., j
one aoarssng sgebt and ten other regular cer and to
s Supervision AID arrangement are coed the following
branches Of fbe public service.
lst. TIE Pst LaadsThe ehieFa this bureau il called tie
Oo-noner Of the General Land 0ee." The Lana Bureau
charged with the surrey, arrangement and the pcb
lie eanAn, and the issrng el titles therefor whether derived
ioa Of grants made by former goveVuments
by saie donations oF grant for schools military boune
nr Pablo improvements, end likewise The sou virginia
thereof The Lasd Oce aso audils il sccoan,s TIE
Pessat Commissioned il Eon. 7. II. Headsicks, Of In
dian7 Its principal officers are recorder chief or
F1nspal clerk Of public lands principal clerk of private
aHa claims, and principal clerk o srrveysal of WHOM
APPOINTED by the President confirmed bv the Senate
ssdes cranghtsan assistant dTsughtsan and soe IO6
clerks OF various grades.
"a. PessorsThep present head 81 this bareau Is the Hon
Josiah hinet, OF New HamPsase- The Commssioaer Is
Charged with the aiHasiDn and adjudication Of All claims
arising Under the and laws passed by Goa
services ii tie revolutionary aud suhsauent wars IN which
tie United states have been engaged he one chief
Dg of osae seyensy oher clerk. to rlies co5gres. Il
enable him . meet the extraordinary requirements the
hlty clerkships Of diaerent determinations.
"a. EsdiSrsC % Iu6ian Afairs Hen George
Y. MauyPonny, OF Ohio. de j. provided with a chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Passst 06sceTo this barsau il committed The
execution and performance " al and things tBacng
abc respecting the granting and Issuing patents
ard useful discoveries etans and improvements - the
collection Of statisties relasg sgrcggTe e col
lection and dsribztiop of seeds p4ns and cuttings Ii
has chief elerkwh hs nv law the present 9e) tie
Acting Commissioner q Patents IN the sbssnce II TIE COM
pncrten principal and assistant ex1-nirsrs Of Pat
Besides these our principal branches .. lis executive
department, the organic act of lS49 ransferre1 1t
the Treasury Department the supervision OF the
e lrited States rArs5ais and attorneys and the clerks OF
the United states the management Of the lead aud
other mines ~ the Ir.ed States and the affairs Of peu
t7ay Il fhe Urtcd States 10 the District az Coarabia
Eld fraa te State Depaz ert the nty uf taking
taaih the ~ the lned States and Of sperFis-
BIag BY recent acts q Congress also the hospital fr
ta nssne o che army ard navy ed the Distre Of C1a
a nEdr the lsanagcaen cf this Department. and by
s-aeli isc tbs President, la added = is long m If
duties tbs ard dsat1n nf the unsettled boundary
nes between he States and Territories and bordering
TONS
This department Is a. present ve-v inconvenietly sepa-
rated and heated and should b. arrrnpratev and cra
neuF provided for The Secretary Office occupies q por-
ton OF Patent oce hnidn the General Land oce
portion of 'swin5es buiaing, the property the
government Whit The Indian Oce Is l9tated IN premises
hot Ere-proof and rented of their pirate owDers.
TaEAsraT pErARTNxST.
Tbs Treasury Dersrtaeni consists q the Offices q the Sec
tc casos sx sutrs treasurer, register solicitor ht--
houe board, ana coast sarreY
The following brcF indication Of The Guties Of these
'sTars oc- and o. the force epioyei therein respectively