The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-12
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments of the Government of the United states


The whole machinery employed TO conduct The business
arising out Of our foreign relations with all the powers
Of the world Is far more simple than Is generally con-
Of the United States only seventeen follows One See
teary Of State thon William + aarey,) Assistant
twelve cerkc, one translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic BranchThs branch of the State Department
has charge OF all between the department and
those Of foreign powers accredited this government
all diplomatic Instructions sent from the department. and
es &c. are prepared copied and recorded and an Of ike
Character received registered and fled their contents
being first entered in an analy tic table or index.
Consular BranehThis branch has charge OF the CORES
pondence &c between the department and the consu and
commeIeial agents of the United States In IL Instructions
from other persons asking for consular agency
ting to Consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
Ths Dssrang Agsm lie has charge Of all correspond,
and other matters connected with relating
fund with the disbursement OF which the department
charged ltaae
TAs Toaalaor.H His duties furnish such transla-
ons the department may require. He also records the
commissions Of consu and vice consuls when English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Cierh Of appointments and Connissious He makes out
and records commissions letters OF appointment and norni
nations to the senae makes out and records exequaturs
end records when IN English the commissions which they
're issued. Has charge of the library.
Cierk Of tie Rols and Aores.e 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 fo pre-
for and supernends their publication and that Of
ties in the newspapers and in Book form attends 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
and business relating thereto.
Clerk ol Authorizations aud Copyright.He has charge
hronar nd 80 s - se ~ au
d - " Papss presenieu or au
Of publications Transmitted to the departmen nder the 1
relating copyrights and indexes their titles re-
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular.
49, se, y "a ana 7. p ana RECORDS
& anu os wnon aey & e aKes lax GU. ana re-
han dnlomatic and Consular rccyd and m e he Joi
"on soe e''e's re'ang 70 TINS business
2sTosxrv o,.,,rs
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
90 omca oPohs on tne catIeh1 business O the govern
meh as Gaea or py the rre1en by any head OF depart
Y examination ol the titles 81 az land purchased as the
h; t ~ I s ~ ff.d anu ai oahef
courts ,;ns .. ;ne uneu on s oaa.es, aon, j. N M
apPicatos lo aPponihen' III an the Judcai ana lesa
business o. .he government. ~ ,
ine aa ana m & G an SUITS IN the supreme
Ncerned.
TO these ordinary heads of the business OF the office
added at the present time the following, viz:
First Inc direction o. all appeals on land claims in Cali
orna: un.a rh. ood,eo..on ,,a .o,;.,o !, a., A..
!, W,,-.~:s. se I,ai.sI;s $1,000" y N"S '''', " 'iS
''Ssie' VI N'i'i'D'"
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M - thrhHioA BEREAVEMENT. ug
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Me-
clelland Of the State Of Michigan. Its clerical force
onses of chief clerk George G. Whiting, esq y
dsbursing agent other regular clerks and to
supervision committed the following
branches Of the public service
la m. p.bJ;c o,J Tho h;o t,,ua. ~
ssonar or the Land n snn tn M T a, p @
chargad with ha survn,- nd al nc ~ -
liz dons;r and tha s,;nn or ,;ti M "a. ~ ae a p
rom Combinations of grants made bv former eoyernments
In ss,as dnrat;ons forants a. .;. g. ...;s'
nnh,;, ;r,nrnya,nar.s snd ~ La,.;.a ~, .,
kn;Itarv honntv land csms and ,a ;ss,;n ~ ; = sa ;
kharaof TJa IA e,,Ica asn oni;t, ~ Is ~ - at
ETolpmh;a Is nr;nc;naI ngcers orc rneordar otac ~
Ernc;naj c,erL ~ nnhc ands ,rno;n.i oinnie .;at
I'D eian,s ond orincnal aiarL &c III r. ~ r. w
bnnontad by the Prars;iant anG cnn6r,oa H. ~ Sat az
kPfJ. - ~ . a, m , oni ~. ~ Y my 80
assistant ana some ioo
3D. PeaonsThe present head of this bureau is the Hon.
orln 7. Waldo, OF Connecticut The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication Of all claims
ng under the Va Gus and numerous laws passed by Con-
ess granting bounty land or pensions for military naval
rvces in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
xerh, v. ooe esa,l anu permanent corps consist
xnsbe him IN meet tho ertraori,,ry NJ
lew land law has added fam forca If about
vnv cIerk shna ~ ai.rent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - ~ = s]
II : III '7'f0i Z
Sd. fadIdnsC of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
" Manypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with chief
vo'A anu Aoou' M ni'een o'hei suporu'hate CLERKS
! 4th. Patent OGcc.-To this bureau is committed the
Execution and performance of all and things touching
Ind respecting the granting and issuing of patents for
Ind useful discoveries, Inventions and improvements - the
volection Of! statistics relating to agriculture the col