The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-07

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The Organization or the Executive Depart
menfs of the Government Ofth= United states.
pEpAaTmgsr STATE.
The whole machinery employed conduc. the business
arising of foreign relations with all the powers
OF the world is far simple than is generally
Of the United States only seventeen, follows One
retary Of State, (Ion William l. Marcy) Assistant
Secretary OF State (WilliaD Hunter,) chief clerk,
twelve clerks translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Bra,eh.This branch the State Department
has charge all correspondence between the department
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
bose foreign powers accredited this In it
all diplomatic Instructions sent from the department and
Communications under treaties of bounda
re &c. prepared, copied, and recorded and all of like
character received registered and filed their
being first entered in an analy yuc table or index.
on.ar Braneh-Ths branch has charge of the CORES
noudeuce 6c between the department and
Commercial agents Of the United States In il
tiers from persons asking for consular agency rela
ting to consular affairs are prepared and recorded.
The Disbnrng He has charge Of all correspond
ence and other matters with relating
any fund with the disbursement OF which the department is
charged.
The Tronsator His duties to furnish such ransla
lions the department may require lie also records the
commissions of oonsu and vice consu when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued
Clerk of Appointments and Commissions. He makes out
and records commissions letters appointment and nom-
nations the Senate; makes records exequaturs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued Has charge OF the library.
Clerk of The Rolls and ArchfpesIie takes charge Of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
are received the department. from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pes for and superntend their publication and that of
es the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States, and that Of all
documents and publications in regard TO which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
connected Herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk has CHI
Of the seals of the United States and of the depar and
prepares attaches certificates to papers presented
thentcatoa receives and for the Has charge
qualifications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating to copyrights records and indexes their esi
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular
Clerk Of Pordons and Passports lie prepares and records
pardons and remsons ard registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes out and
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular, received and of the DISPOSE
ton made Of them prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
States r. Ii. ilet esq., chief clerk. The ordinary bust
ness of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
l. Official opinions on the current business of the govern
men called for BY the President by any head of depart
unent, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as the
sites of asenas custom houses light houses, and all other
public works Of the United States.
g. Applications for pardons in all cases OF conviction in the
courts Of the United States
g. Applications for appointment all judicial and legal
The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the is
cerhed
s. The supervision Of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Aor
70 these ordinary heads of the business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz
FIRST lbe direction OF all appeals land claims in Cali
forna.
Second The codfcaton and revision the laws of the
District Of Columbia. @
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Me-
Ccland of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk, (George G. Whiting, esq -
one dsburspg agent and ten other regular clerks and to
Its supervision ard management following
branches OF the public service:
1t The Pabc chieof this bureau Is called the
Commissioner of the General Land Oc The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale of the pub
lie domain, and the ssnn OF titles therefor whether derived
om combinations of grants made by former governments,
public improvements and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims, and the issuing of scrip lieu
thereof The Lrnd Oce ALSO audits its accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. T. II. Hendricks, of In
diana. It's principal officers are recorder chief
land claims and principal clerk Of Of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsman assistant draughtsman and LOG
clerks of various grades.
d. head of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Minot, of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the unaton and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and numerous laws passed By Con-
granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and Subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has chieI
clerk, Is. Cole, esq.,, and permanent corps consist
ing Of seventy other clerks, which Congress,
enable him the extraordinary requirements the
bounty land law has added porary farce of about
fty cerkships 5f different denominations.
a. keaas Commissoper Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
WI Manypenny, of Ohm. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent Obice--To this bureau Is committed the
execution and performance all and things touching
aud respecting the granting and issuing of patents for
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements J" the
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of seeds, plants and cuttings. IL
has chief cerkwho By law Gas the present te) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence Of the Com
moaertep principal and ten assistant examiners Of pat
e, bnses dosea oLer subordinate permanent clerks.
esdes these four principal branches of this executive
department. the organic act Of lS49 transferred it from
the Treasury Department the supervision Of
the United States marshas and attorneys the of
the United States the the lead aud
otner mines OF the United Sate and the affairs of the peni
tenary OF tho United States in the District Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking
turning the cenuses OF the United States
ing and directing the acts OF the Commissioner Public
Buildings ~ recent acts of Congress- ALSO the hospital for
the insane Of the army and of the District of Coh
ha under the this department aud BY as7
gnmeht ratn the Predent 1t has added long list OF
rts the survey and demarca0n Of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
TONS .
This department is present very inoonvenenty sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and perma
nes provided tor. The Secretary Office occupies
oo e thenew Patent Oce building the General Land Office
portion OF ths Treasury building, and the Pension oice
portion OF ssWinders building" now the properly the
gereneat, Whist the Indan Office is located in premises
loi ihreprooi, and rented of their private