The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-04

Secretary Of the Interior Department Hon Robert Nc
Cieand, Of the State of Michigan. It's clerical force
consists of chief clerk, George c. Whiting esq
one dsoursng agent and ten other regular clerks and 70
supervision and committed following
branches o The public service;
lst The Public LandsThe this bureau ID called te
Commissioner Of the General Land oeee The Lana Bureau
charged vita the survey management and sale Of the pub
e 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 bounes,
or pao and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land claims, and the issuing OF scrip
thereof The Land utce also andts its accounts. The
Columbia. Its principal officers are recorder chief or
principal clerk of public lands principal clerk Of private
land claims and principal clerk Of Of whom are
appointed BY the President confirmed bv the Senate
besides draughsman, assistant draughtsman ard los
clerks OF various grades
3D. PsiousThe present head o this bureau the Hon
Lorn y. Waldo, OF Connecticut. The Commissioner
charged with the exannaon and adjudication Of all claims
arising under the and laws passed BY Com
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
5e United states have been engaged lie has one chief
ing Of seventy other clerks which Congress to
enable him e meet the extraordinary requirements q the
hty cerkships Of different denominations.
3D. Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Hon. George
" Manypenny, Of Ohio. he is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks
4th. Potent 0Tce.-To this barcaa is committed the
executon and performance Of all acts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
and useful discoveries inventon and improvements the
collection of statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of seeds, plants and cuttings 1t
has chief cerkwho by law as at the present e the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence Of the Com
principal and ten assistant examiners Of pat
en besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive
Department. the organic act Of lsf9 transferred 70 il from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the of
the United States marsha and attorneys and the clerks Of
the United States courts the management Of the lead and
other mines Of the United States and the affairs Of the peni-
tentary Of the United states in the District OF Columbia
and from the State Department the duty OF taking and
turning The oensuse o the United States and Of sagery
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner Of Public
Buildings By Of Congress- also the hospital for
the insane % the and navv and Of the District Of Cou-
BIN Is under the management o this department. and by
nmeu from the President 1t has added its long list o
dnRs the and dsmarcaon o the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons.
This department present very incunvenerfly sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and pra-
neny provided for. The Secretary oce occupies por-
ton Of theDew Patent oce building the General Land Oca
portion Of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion Of ~ inders building" the prupertv Of the
government whilst the Indian Ore located in premises
not fre-proof, and rented ef their private