The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-05

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ting the Home Drpartmsnf') established ne
close At the s0tt Congress- Rser Las draRghted Is
Hon hobart J. Wskor the thon Secretary Treasury
Il nangurAted undr the aaHposs n the H0u Thomas
Ewing a Ohio, whe succeeded, the demise az Prr
Taylor lss0 BY the Hon. Thsnas NJ r. MegsuBou
81 Pennsy bat be having oc4 bal few
days ied b. the appointment ~ the on Alexander
H. H. Stuart u Virginia who served close az the last
administration IT. fouFr and present incumbent i The ou
Robert Meciell&nd 81 the state q Michigan clerical
rce consists If chief clerk George C. whiting esq.,
diabrrHing agent and other regular nrks
IL supervision and management committed following
branches q the public service
lst TAs Psbse LaAd.Te chief q tins bureau i called
ths Commissioner Of the General Land ohce,s whose oRos
creatsd By a Congress passed the year ls1z
and wnas until the year ssa and rSpons
bic 70 the Treasury Department. The Land Bareau i
charged with the survey management and the pub
lac domain and the issuing Of titles therefor whether derived
from eourmstnus Of grants made BY former governments
By sales donations grants for schools military boufiss
or public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and Issuing Of srrip Ia lieu
thereof The Land Office also, aHd Its The
present Commissioner IL Mr. John Mson Of District Of
Columbia lite principal officers recorder chief or
principal clerk Of public lands, principal clerk private
land claims and principal clerk OF sarreysa Of whom are
appointed by the President and confirmed BY the Senate
besides dranghsman, assistant araaghtaman and some l06
clerks Of various grades
I'd PsonsTh present head o. this bureau IL the Hon
Lorin T. Waldo Of Connecticut The syle Of his Office
which creAted by passed IN the year 1888
Of Commissioner Of Peron Until the creation Of the
Interior Department this officer chiefly amenabe the
Secretary Of War, though Of his passed the
review Of the Secretary e the Treasury and Secretary
the Navy. The Commissioner charged with the sxamina-
ton and adjudication Of all claims arising under the various
and numerous laws passed BY Congress granting bounty land
pensions for military naval services revolution
AIRY and subsequent in which the United States
been engaged We help suggesting here that Just
al this time his office affords him bed
chief clerk, Is Cole, esq.) and permanent corps
consisting Of seventy clerks TO which Congress-
60 enable him 70 meet the extraordinary requirements
bounty law has added temporary Of about
fifty cerkships Of different denomination
Sd. ladianSt Commissioner Of Indian Affairs il the
official designation derived from 1892 Of the
officer in charge Of this highly interesting branch Of the
public service and who present the Hon. George W
Manypenny Of Ohio. He provided with chief clerk and
about fifteen other subordinate clerks II bis duty
charge of the Indians no
anity with the United States conduct ape
cas required By the Presdent the neroa
ton ~ treaties with them to superntend their agents
sab and that their treaty spuations
fsttfuy fuis.d and their welfare interests daily
PfusN In former years this bureau a branch the
Mw Dpp@rsarnt.
sfh Pssrnf sosThis Office created by the act Of
JIiy A. ls33 promote the progress useful arts
and the designation OF ts chief officer that s.Comns
sinner Patents The organization OF this bureau differs
from that % otnrrs IN that sducIcalluns 10 let
patent instead Oh
fsstroisre appeals from II lyng the judges of
the and district District and not TO the
head Of the department. To this committed the
and performances Of all things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
and useful discoveries inventions and improvements - the
collection relating agriculture the col
lection and distribution of seeds plants cuttings 1t
chief clerkWho Gas the present time the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence af
issioneren principal and of pat
was until attached the Interior bureAu the State
Department.
Besides four principal executive
department the organic of l64s transferred il from
she Treasury Department the supervision Of the
the United marshas and attorneys clerks Of
the United States COURTS The management
the United States affairs Of the peni
Tertiary of the United States in the District
and from the State Department the duty Of taking
turning Of the United States supervis
ing and directing the Of the Commissioner
Buildings BY Of Congress- also, the hospital for
the Of the army and and of the District Of Cpum
ba under the management Of this department by
sgnment from the President II has added its long list
duties and of the boundary
the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department present very nconvenieny sepa-
rated and located should appropriately and pera
nently provided for The Secretarys Office occupies por
of the Patent Office building General Land Office
portion o the Treasury building, md the Pension
portion of s.Winders building property Of the
government whilst the Indian Office is located premises
not hre-proof and rented II their private
Pension 0gfue.--Lmpor7ua bountyaHd ep7,caats In
reply inquiries from all parts Of the Union
regard meaning Of the evidence
used the bounty Of March 1885, Commissioner
Waldo has submitted the following opinion;
PExsioS oFrIcE, april 2, 1855.
SIN: yon have desired to give you my opinion as to
the meaning Of the words record evidence used
third OF entitled addition 70
granting bounty land to officers
ders who have been engaged in the military service
e nited States" approved March ), ls5S.
Records strictly speaking registers Of official pub
lie made By officers appointed for that purpose
Of such officers required by
law register their proceedings transcripts from
Registers Of military usually made BY officer
who charge of the inuser-roi orderly
the payroll Of the regiment which
be helonga These rolls made cutempuRnconsly with
the transaction they intended perpetnse
subject the daily supervision Of whose services
there d. they regarded possessing high
evidencr OF verify record These therefore,
evidence of military TranscrIpts
drposted. copies o these rolls made by credible
sons viii be received recrd evidence military arvice
under said act.
But there may other recod evience o. military service
for instance, the records ~ show
individuals the qsofn
tonary The historical many 81 the states
cnain evidence 0 the military service OF indriduas
found The mnsssr sy-rels of
MANY well accredited histories furnish evidence of
riary zrvice tbs be elsewhere found II IL NOT to
be supposed that these and ether like proofs service are
disr-raraed be dcnst sstaiish any general
upon subject ur mar BE- anr snceg-
tiunn- HUT general rule viii hat any anary
respecting military service made by perrun
lime If te nn~actsun whose DUTY Required him 10 .--v.
a. Na