The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-25

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon Robert Me-
Celand, OF the State OF Michigan. Its clerical force
consists Of chief clerk, tGenrge c. Whiting ESQ y
one dsbursing agent and ten other regular clerks and
branches Of the public servce
lt TAcs6lso LaaaYhe this burean called the
Uomnsoner Of the General Land Office The Land
charged with The survey, and sale Of the pub
nc domain and the issuing Of titles therefor whether derived
from combinations Of grants made by former governments
by snles donations, OF grants for schools military bounties
public improvements and likewise revision Virginia
military bounty land Chains and the Issuing scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Office, also, auds its accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. 7. FL. Hendricks Of In
diana lis principal officers recorder, chief or
principal clerk Of public lands principal clerk Of private
land claims and principal Of surveys of whom are
appointed by the President and confirmed BY Senate
besides drsughtsman assistant draughsan and LOG
clerks Of various grades.
3D. PaaonThe present head Of this bureau the bon
Josiah hinot OF New Hampshire The Commissioner is
charged with the exannaun and adjudication OF all claims
arising under the and laws passed BY Con
ges granting bounty land pensions for military naval
the United Sfntes have been engaged. lie has chiet
clerk, tS Cole, esq.,, and permanent corps consist
ing Of some seventy other clerks which Congress-
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements
new bounty land law has added temporary force of
NIFTY cierkshipa OF different denominations.
Sd EsdansC Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Hon George
" hanypenny, Of Ohio. He is provided with a chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks
4tn. Fofela O1fce-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance Of all and things touching
and respecting the granting and ssung Of patents
and useful diseoyeries Inventions the
collection OF statistics relating agriculture the
lection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttngs IL
na chief cierwho by law the present ti,ne) the
Acting Commissioner OF Patents the absence Of the Com
mssoneen principal and examiners Of pat-
en besides dozen other subordinate permanent cers
bedes these four principal branches OF this executive
department. the organic Of lss9 transferred il from
e Treasury Department the supervision of the
e United STATES marsas and attorneys and the clerks of
e United States courts the management of the lead and
other mines of the United States and he affairs of the uen
enary Of the United States the District Of Cpumba
ana ron the State Department the duty of taking and
turning the OF the United States and of
ing and directing the acts OF the Commissioner a Public
budngs By acts of Congress- also the hospital for
the insane Of the army and ard Of the District Column
ma undar the management OF this department; and by
sEnment from the President il has added long list Of
uutes the survey dea-cati0n OF the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
nOus
Ihs department at present very ncunvenienty sepa
rated and located ard should be appropriately and pera
henty provided for. The Secrcarys Office occupies
TON Of henew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion q The Treasury building and the Pension oee
portion Of 'fWipders building" the property the
govarumen whilst the Indian Office located in premises
aot hre-prooi, ana rented Of their private