The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-17
Vhe Organization Of the Executive Depart.
,oents OF the Government OF the United States.


nents Of the Government Of the United States.
pErAgTMENT or STATE. Al
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising out OF foreign relations with all the powers
of the world is far simple than is generally tJn-
rs The number employed in the Department 81 state
of DE United ouy seventeen, follows One See
retary Of State, tiion William h. Marcy) Assistant
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
Dto5,atic BraaohThis branch of the State Deparment
has charge all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents o. tne um,sd ~ @ states abroad and
s automatic Instructions sent from the department. and
communications TO cGumsoners under treaties q tcunda
Tes 6c prepared copied and ded and all OF like
scter received registered aud fled their conteats
beinr 6rst entered in analytic table index.
Consular BrrsTbs branch has charge of the CORES
ondenee &C. between the department and the consus and
nerca agents Of the United States In it instructions
to those officers and to their dispatches and
ters from other asking for consular agency
ding 10 consular aifairs are prepared and recorded.
RE DisJursg Agent He has charge of all correspond
ence and other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement OF which the department
charged.
TAe Transtctor. Ha duties to furnish such transa-
ons as the department may reqare He also records the
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of appointments and Coa,snisons-He makes out
and records commissions loers of appointment
nations the Senate makes records exequaturs
and records when in English the which they
issued Has charge of the library.
clerk Of he Rolls and Archiees.He takes charge of the
received at the from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pues and superntends their publication that trea
ties the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States, that all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
e connected herewith Has charge Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of authorizations and Copyrights-He has charge
the seals of the United States and the department. and
and attaches certificates to papers presented for
heneaon receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
he
relating copyrights; records and indexes their titles re-
cords all from the department. other than the dp
matte and consular
Clerk Of Pordoas and PassporfsHe prepares and records
pardons and remon and registers and es the petitions
cords asports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular, received and of the dposi
ton made othem prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General Of the United
of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
Official opinions the current business of the govern
non called for by the President by any head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
g. Examination the titles of all purchased as the
sites of arsenals houses and ali other
public works Of the United States.
Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
courts OF the United States.
Applications for appointment in ahc Judicial and legal
business of the government.
s. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the
cerned.
The supervision of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred BY the head thereof the
ney General.
added at the present time the following viz:
First The direction Of all appeals land claims in Cali
Second The oodcation and revision of the laws of the
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
Celand, of the State of Michigan It's clerical force
consists Of chief clerk, George G. Whiting, esq.,
one dbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
sslpervson and committed the following
branches of the public service
st The Public LandsThe chief this bureau is called the
Commissioner of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
chargd with the management and sale of the pub
M domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
rom combinations of grants made by former
BY sales donations, OF grants for schools military bounes,
military bounty land elaine, and the issuing scrip in lieu
taereof The Land Oihce, also, aud its The
present Commissioner is Hon. I. H. Hendricks, of In
diana Its principal officers are recorder, chief or
principal clerk of public lands, principal clerk of private
and claims and principal clerk of surveysa of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by Senate
besides draughsman, assistant draughsman, and LOG
clerks of various grades.
3D. PensionsThe present head of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Minot of New Hampshire The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication Of l claims
arising under the and passed BY
gs granting bounty land pensions military
services in the revolutionary and Subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged lie has one cheI
clerk, Is Cole, esq,) and permanent corps consist
ing Of some seventy other clerks, to which Congress,
enable him the extraordinary requirements OF tho
new bounty law has added porary force of about
aty clerkships OF different denominations.
3D. of Indian fairs Hon. George
v. Manypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with chief
ueth and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
ath Patent O0ice.--To this bureau is committed the
ecaton and performance of all Facts and things touching
ana respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
m ueul discoveries inventions, aud improvements the
oecton OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
eon and distribution OF Seeds plants, and cuttings 1t
ehei eierkwho is by law Gas at the present time) the
nGng Of Patents The absence Of the Com
mlonerten principal ten assistant examiners of pat
oesues some dozen other subordinate clerks
besides these four principal branches of this executive
the organic act Of ls43 transferred TO it from
G na Depart the supervision of the accounts of
m m Im.ea states marshals and attorneys, and the clerks Of
e on.eo states courts the the lead and
mines OF the United States and the affairs of the pen
S 81 'he United States in the District of Columbia
om 'he state Department the duty of taking and
turning he cenuses of the United States and of super
s ana directing the of the Commissioner Of Public
ny recent acts of Congress, also, the hospital for
Ky OF the army and navy and OF the District of Coum
as uhder the management OF this department; by
gnnent from the President has added to its long lat of
tons. ~ '''0' "ia Ooi"eii"S ~"
ms department is at present very inconveneny sepa
ana located, and should be appropriately and perma
on thenew Patent Office building General Land Office
Of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
ruuh OF Winder's building" the property OF the
@.qrnnen wv whilst the Indian Office Is located in premises
'"e'proe', and rented Of their private
- TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
e treasury Department consists of the offices Of the Sec
Hl VI the Treasury, two comptroers, commissioner of
customs, six auditors. treasurer, register SOLICITOR light
uVpse I board, and coast survev
aae following brief indication of the duties Of these
ohces and OF the force employed therein respectively
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