The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-06
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.
DEPARTMENT STATE
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
,ng ont of our foreign relations with all the powers
Of be world Is far simple than is generally con-
eyed The number employed in the Department Of State
G h limited states only seventeen, follows One See
poary Of state, Dion. William I. Mncy,) Assistant
Secretary OF State (Wiliam liuner) chief clerk
twelve clerks, one translator, and one hbrarian
D;pouate ByaaehThis branch of the State Department
has charge Of all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents q te op,gu ~ hi oae ana
all diplomatic Instructions sent from the department and
es &c. are prepared, copied and recorded and all o like
received are registered and fled Their contents
being first entered in analy tic table or index
Consular ByaRes.This branch has charge of the cores
pondencc &c between the department and the consu and
agents Of the United States In Instructions
to those officers and their dispatches and to let
ts from persons asking consular agency rela
ring to consular affairs, prepared and recorded
The Disbrsing He has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with accounts relating 70
any fund with the disbursement o which the department
charged.
The Tansator. His duties to furnish such transa
tions the department may require lie also records the
commissions of conss and cpnsuls when not IN English
upon which exeqnaturs are issued.
Slerk Of Aapotmeas and Comp.issions.I makes out
and records commissions letters OF appointment, and pomi
the Senate; makes out and records exequaturs,
records, when in English, the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk Of the Rolls and 4rchiues takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress-
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called ior pre-
pes for and superntends their publcaon and that OF
ties the newspapers and in book form attends their
distribution throughout the United States and that of all
documents and publications regard which this duty
sassgned to the department; writing and answering all let
connected herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations and CopyightsHe has charge
the seals Of the United States and Of the department
prepares and attaches certificates papers for
onIa
publications transmitted TO the department laws
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters the department. other
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pdoas and PasportsHo prepares and records
pardons and remssons 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 dispos
on made OF them prepares letters relating to this business
s.G# ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. III. Glet esq chief clerk. The ordinary busi-
ness OF this office may be classified under the following
heads:
men called for by the President by any head of depart
ment or by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
q Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased the
sites of arsenas custom houses lighthouses and all other
public works of the United States.
g. Applications for pardons 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 all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the government
cerned.
Tho supervision of all other suits arising any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the Aor
10 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
Second The codGcation and revision the laws Of the
District of Columbia.
pEpAnrMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Cleland Of the State of Michigan Its clerical force
Cnnsi afa ni ana ahi af fra
one disbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and
Its supervision aud management committed the following
branches Of the public service:
l The Public LaadThe chief this bureau is called the
Commissioners the General Land Office The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale Of the pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from combinations OF grants made by former governments
BY sales donations of grants for schools military bounties
public improvements and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the Issuing OF scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Uce, Also audits accounts. The
present Commissioner is Hon. I. II. Hendricks Of In
diana Its principal officers 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 draughman, assistant ughtsman and some LOG
clerks OF various grades.
I'd. present head of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Minot, of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination 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
clerk (S Cole esq.,) and permanent corps consist
Ing Of seventy other clerks which Congress to
new law, has added of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations.
3D. indians Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
~ Manypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with n chiet
CLERK and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
eth: Patent OHce.-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing of patents
And useiui discoveries, inventiOns and
eoection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants, and cuttings.
mas chief cerkwho by law Gas at the present tme) the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents absence of the Com
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en besides dozen other subordinate clerks
BESIDES these four principal branches of this executive
The Treasury Department the supervision the
the United States marsas and attorneys and the clerks of
tne United States courts the management of the lead and
other mines OF the United States and the affairs of the pen
and from the State Department the duty taking
turning the Of the United States and supervs
in9 aud directing the acts of the Commissioner of Public
Bungs by recent acts of Congress- Also the hospital
ba is under the management OF this depar and by
sgnment from the President has added long list of
duties the and demarcaon of the unsettled
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department Is at present inconve y sepa
rated and located and should be perua
nenty provided for The Secretarys Office occupies por
ton Of thenew Patent Office building General Land Office
portion Of Wnder's building" the property Of the
government whilst the Indian Office is located premises
not hreproof, aud rented of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
TIE Treasury Department of the Offices of the Sec
retary OF the treasury two comptrocrs commissioner of
the customs six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board and coast
The following brief indication of the dues of these
several Offices and OF eorce employed therein respectively