The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-28
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments of the Government Ofthe United states.
pnpAnrassr OF STATE,

The mNUhlnefY CNllOyGu DusnaSs
arising Of foreign relations with all the powers
Of the world Is far simple tan il generally con-
eeyed The number employed In the Department 81 State
Of the United states Is only seventeen oows 0ne Sec
retary OF State, (tion. William l.. Marcy, Assistant
Secretary OF State (Wlliam iiunter) one chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Br,aThis branch of the State Depsrtment
has charge Of all correspondence between the department
other diplomatic agents tho United States abroad nd
th IF io;s nowers accredited 10 His onv.'r,,e,, I a.
all diplomatic instructions sent from the department and
a. Ia commissioners under treaties az honnda
ries &c. are prepared copied and recorded all Of like
character received registered and filed contents
being lirst entered in analytic table index.
f,asuar BraaehThs branch has charge Of the corres
pondence Ac between the department and the consus and
commercial agents Of the United States In it
to those officers and 70 their dispatches to
ter from other persons asking for consular agency or rea
ting consular affairs are prepared and recorded.
T1e Dis5Vsrg Ageat.Ae has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with accounts relating
any fund with the disbursement Of which the depar
charged
The Transar. HIS daties fprnisi such transla
tcns the department may require. lie also records the
commissions Of consus and vice consuls when in Engsh
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of appointments and Connasons--IIe makes out
and records commissions, letters Of appointment and
nations to the senate makes out aud records exeqnaurs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued Has charge of the library.
Clerk Of he Rolls and Areaiues.He takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
psres for and supernend their pubcason and that of
ties the newspapers and in book form their
distribution throughout the United States. OF all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned to the departments writing and answering all let
tiers connected Herewith Has charge OF all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto
Clerk of Authorizations and has CHARGE
of the seals Of the United States and Of the department.
prepares and certificates to papers presented r a
thenticaon and for fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the under
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte aud consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and Passports He prepares records
pardons and reissions and registers and files petitions
and papers which they founded. Makes and
cords passports keeps daily register Of all letters other
than diplomatic and eonsnlar received and OF the DISPOSE
ton made them prepares letters relang this
ATTORNEY GENERALS orFIcs.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Gle esq, chief clerk The ordinary bust
of this office may be classified under the following
Official opinions the business Of the govern
ment called for by the President by any head depart
rnent, or by tho Solicitor of the Treasury
Examination Of the titles of all land purchased as the
sites OF arsena custom houses houses and all other
public works of the United States.
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.
s. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the is
cernod.
supervision Of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred BY the head thereof to the Ao
ney General.
10 these ordinary heads of the business of tho Office are
added at the present time the following viz:
First The direction of all appeals on land claims in Cali
fornia. ~T.,.
Second Tho codfcaton and revision of the laws Of the
District Of Columbia.
DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Interior Department. Hon. Robert Nc
consists of chief clerk, George c. Whiting, esd
one dsbusng agent and ten other regular clerks and
tsupervson and management committed the following
branches OF the public service:
LIST. The Public LandThe chiefof this bureau called the
Commissioner of the General Land Office Tho Land Bureau
charged with the survey, management pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from combinations OF grants made by former governments
by sae Donations OF grants for schools military bountes
orpublio improvements and likewise the reyisionof Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing OF crip Ia lieu
thereof The Land uice also, auds accounts 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
land claims, and principal clerk Of surveysa of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
besides draughtsman, assistant draugsan and 06
clerks Of various grades.
3D. head of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Minot, OF New hampshire The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication OF ell claims
arising under the var and laws passed by Con-
ges granting bounty land or pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary aud Subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has cie
ing Of seventy other clerks to which Congress
enable him 70 meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
new bouny aw has added temporary of about
hfy clerkships Of different denominations.
3D. of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
". Manypenny, of Ohio. lie is provided with chiei
cerS and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent ORce.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all facts and things touching
and respecting the granting and ssug patents for
ana useful discoveries Inventions and improvements - the
oecton OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution OF seeds, plants, and cuttings il
mas chief cerkwho by law the present time) the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence the Com
principal and ten assistant examiners of
eh besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
BESIDES these four principal branches of this executive
department. the organic OF a49 transferred
the Treasury Department the supervision accounts
e united states marshas and attorneys and the clerks Of
le United states conrts the management The lead and
other mines Of the United States and the affairs of the pen
echIty OF The United States the District Of Columbia
anu rom ,he State Department the duy Of taking and
hg tha censuses Of the United States and of supervs-
ing mha directing the acts of the Commissioner OF Public
ng ny recent acts of Congress- also, the hospital for
insane o the army and navy and Of the District Coum
u under the management Of this department; and by
sEnet from the President it has added its long list Of
ue the survey and dcmacaon of the unsettled boundary
tions - ~ N's -
ms department is at present sepa-
@ and located and should be appropriately and perna-
neoy provided for. The Sccretarys Office occupies po-
uon OF thenow Patent Office building the General Office
portion of Winders building" now the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office il located in premises
not hreproof, and rented of their private
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Inc Treasury Department consists the Offices Of the Sec
hY OF the Treasury two comprsiers, commissioner of
ne customs auditors treasurer register solicitor light
mouse board, and survey
ihe following brief indication Che these
several Offices and of the force employed therein respectively
Secrarys Ofce.Hon. James Guthrie Secretary of the
treasury; Hon. p. G.. Washington Assistant Secretary
one engineer in charge; architect and
mporary employed and twenty three clerks The Seore
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