The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-15

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No dsaacaen for clubs WEEKLY.
The Organization OF the Executive Denart-
ments Of the Government the United states.
DEPARTMENT o. STATE
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
aspg out of foreign relations with al the powers
ved TIE number employed in the Department 81 State
Il the United States Is only seventeen follows: One See
Secretary OF State, (Willsm Hunier) one chief clerk
twelve clerks, one translator, aud one librarian.
Diplomatic BranesThis branch Of the State Department
ha charge of all correspondence between department and
other diplomatic agents of the United States abroad and
hose Of foreign powers accredited this government In
ali diplomatic distractions sent from the department, and
concentrations commissioners under treaties Of bouna
@ &c, are prepared, copied and recorded aud all Of like
being fret entered ia an analytic table index.
Coa.uar Branch.-Ths branch has charge Of the CORES
p0ndenc &c. between the department and consuls
70 bo4e officers aud TO their Dispatches and
from other askpg for consular agency, eia
ting consular aiitrs, are prepared and recorded.
The DisJursag Ageut-He has charge Of all correspond
ence and other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement of which the department
charged.
tons the department may require lie also records the
commissions of consn and vice consu when in English
upon which exequaturs are Issued
Clerk Of Appointments and makes out
and records commissions, letters Of appointment and no
nations TO the senate makes out and records esequaars
and records, when IN English the commissions on whi they
Issued. Has charge OF the library.
CLERK OF he Roth and ArehigeHe takes charge OF the
rolls or enroed acts and resolutions OF Congress- as they
are received the department from the President; prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called pre-
pues for and upertends ther pubcaon and that OF rea
distribution throughout the United States and that of all
a1cuments and publications in regard TO which this duty
assigned to the departments writing and answering all let
connected Herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
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Of seals of the United States and of the department
prepares and attaches certificates 10 papers presented for
theneation receives and for the fees Has charge
opubcaions transmitted 10 the department under the
relating TO copyrights; records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department., other than the dpo
maic and consular.
Clerk Of Perdoas and PasportsgI prepares and records
pardons and remissons and registers and s the petitions
and papers wheh they are founded Makes out ana
cords paspor keeps daily register Of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and OF the dpos
ton made OF them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY oESERAL's OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Giet, esq chief clerk. The ordinary bus
of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
l. Official opinions on the current business Of the govern
ment called fr by the President BY any head Of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor Of the Treasury
Examination OF the titles OF all land purchased the
sites of arsenas lighthouses, and all other
public works Of the United states.
3. Applications paron in all in the
courts OF the United States.
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business of the government.
The conduct aud argument Of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the government
cerned
The supervision of all other suits arising in any Of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Atto
TO 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
ornia.
second The codcaton and revision of the laws Of the
INTERIOR
Secretary of The Interior Department. Hon. Robert Nc
clellaud Of the State Of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk, George C. Whiting esq }
disbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and
its supervision ard committed the following
branches Of the public service:
lat. The Pa5c LaasThe ciefof this bureau is called the
commissioned Of the General Land Oee. The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale Of the pub
e doan and the Issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from combinations Of made by former governments
by sales, donations OF grants for schools, military bounes,
public improvements and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip lieu
thereof The Land Uoe also aodts The
present Commissioner is Hon. r. II. Hendricks, of In
dana. Its principal officers recorder, chief or
principal clerk OF public lands prnepal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk Of surveys all Of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by Senate
besides drauehtsman, assistant daughtsman and LOG
clerks of various grades.
3D. Peasioashe present head Of this bureau is the Hon
Josiah Mnot, Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the eyauinaton and adjudication Of all claims
arising under tho and numerous laws passed by Com
gres granting bounty land pensions military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged. He has cher
ing Of some seventy other clerks, which Congress,
enable him the extraordinary requirements of the
bounty land law has added force of about
fifty cerkships cf different denominations.
3d. IndiansC Commissioner OF Indian Affairs Hon. George
". Mapypenny, of Ohio. lie is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other Subordinate clerks
4th Patent Ogiee.-To this bureau Is committed the
execution and performance Of all facts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements y the
collection of statistics relating agriculture the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants and cuttings 1t
has chief cerkho is by law the present nie) the
Acting Comnsancr OF Patents the absence Of the Com
missoneten principal and ten assistant examiners Of pat
besides dozen other subordinate permanent ceIks
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
department the organic al s49 transferred it from
the Treasury Department the supervision OF tue Of
the United States marshas aud attorneys, and the clerks
the United States cours the management Of the lead and
other mines of the United States and the affairs OF the psn
tertiary Of the United States in the District of Columbia
and from the State Department the dnty of taking aud
turning the Of the United States and of supervs
ing aud directing the of the Commissioner OF Public
Buildings. By OF Congress- also the hospital for
the insane OF the army and navy and Of the District OF Column
ba is under the OK this departments and By
gnmen from the President it has added its long list Of
duties and demarcaon Of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons.
This department is at present very inconvenently epa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and
neny provided for The Seerearys Office occupies por-
portion Of the Treasury buldng the Pension Office
portion Of Wnder's building" the property OF the
whilst tho Indian Office Is located IN premises
not fre-pfooE, and rented OF their private
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.