The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-12
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
mcnts or the Government of the United States.


The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising Of foreign relations with all the powers
of the world is far simple than is generally con-
eeved The number employed in the Department Of State
Of the United States only seyenteen follows One Sec
Secretary of State, (Wialn Hunter) one chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
piDlonoic BraachTbis branch the State Department
has charge OF all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad and
those of foreign powers accredited to this government n ID
Iii dplomatc Instructions from the department and
communications commissioners under treaties of bounda
ries &e prepared copied and recorded and all Of like
being first entered in an analy ytic table or index
Consuor BranohThis branch has charge of the corres
pondence &c. between the department. end the
commercial agents OF the United States In it instructions
10 those officers and answers TO their dispatches and to let
ter other asking for consular agency or rea
ting consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
TIE Di6aysiag Ayen He has charge Of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement Of which tho department is
charged.
The Translator. His duties to furnish such ransla
tons the department may require lie also records the
commissions Of consus and vice consu when not in English
upon which cxequaturs are issued
Clerk Of appointments and Conmisssons--e makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and nom
nations to the Senae makes and records exequaturs
end records when in English the commissions on which t
are issued Has charge of the library.
Clerk of the Rois and ArchicesIIe takes c,aroc of tb
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- as they
received at the department from the President
authenticated copies thereof which are called for pre
pres for and superinends their publication and that Of trea
ties IN the newspapers and in book forms to their
distribution throughout the United States and that of oil
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
ers connected Herewith Has charge OF all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Authorizations and Copyrigh,s has charge
of the seals of the United States and Of the and
and attaches to papers presented for
publications transmitted to the under the laws
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department other than the dpo-
matte and consular.
Clerk f Pardons and Paspor,se prepares and records
and papers which they are funded Makes out and
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
han diplomatic and consular received and Of the DISPOSE
on made oil them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
states r. H. Get esq, chief clerk The ordinary busi-
ness OF this office may be classified under the following
l. OIca! opinions the business Of the govern
men called for by the President by any head depart
ment or BY the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
g. Examination of the titles of all land purchased as the
sites of arsena custom houses light houses and ali other
public works of the United States.
courts OF the United States.
L. Applications for appointment in all the judicial legal
business Of the government.
s. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court OF the United States in which the
o. The supervision of all other suits arising 10 any of tho
when referred by the head thereof the
TO these ordinary heads of the business Of the office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First Tho direction OF all appeals land claims in Cali
fornia -f
The codiacaon and revision OF the laws Of the
District Of Columbia. =
INTERIOR pEpARrmENT.
Secretary OF the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Cleland Of the State of Michigan Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk, George C. Whiting esq }
one dsbursing agent and ten other regular cers and to
and management are committed the following
branches OF the public service: .tst,
fs The Public chief this bureau Is called the
commissioner Of the General Lau Office" The Bureau
charged with the survey and sale Of the pub
o domain and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by former
BY sales donations, OF granti for schools military boanes
military bounty land claims, and the Issuing scrip lieu
thereof The Land Oee also, andits It's accounts The
present CofnmsNoncr is Non. t. H.. Hendricks, Of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk OF public lands principal clerk of private
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsman, assistant draughsa and 10G
clerks Of various grades.
3D. Pesaon preseat lead Of this bureau is the Hon
Josiah Minot, of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged h tho exaunaton and adjudication Of all claims
arising under the and passed by Con-
granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services IN the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged. Ho has CHIEF
clerk {S. Cole, ssq.) aand permanent corps consist
ing Of seventy other clerks, to which Congress,
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements the
bounty land law has added porary force Of about
fifty clerkshps Of diiierent denominations 4
Sd. Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent OGcc.To this bureau Il committed The
execution and performance OF oil ac end things touching
and respecting nc granting and isng of patanls fur
and useul discoveries, inventions, and improvements y the
solecon of statistics relating agriculture tho col
lection and distribution Of seeds plants cuttings
has chief cerkwho by law Gas the present time the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence Of the Com
principal and ten assistant examiners Of pat
besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive
atment the organic act OF 1s49 transferred to 1t from
the Treasury Department the supervision Of TIE accounts Of
pe pnlsed Si4es Mlrsgs and attorneys and tie clerks Of
the tpited States courts; the management Of the lead and
0thcr mines s the United Stees and the affairs of the pen
tsnary Of the United States Ia tho Diatrut nf Cosmba
and from the State Department the duty Of taking and
turning the OF the United States and of superv
ing and directing the acts OF the Commissioner OF Public
Buildings BY recent Of Congress- aso the hospital
the insane Of the army and navy and OF the District Of
ba is under the management this departments and by
sgumept from the President II has added to its long list OF
nes the survey and demarcaioh Of the unsettled boundary
tiens. y q .,tf~4
This department IL at present very spa-
Eenty provided for Tho Sscrearys office occupies po-
tion Of henew Patent Office building the General Land 0ice
aporon Of the Treasury building and the Pension oaice
portion Of Winders building the property of the
government, whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
not fire proof and rented of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists of the Offices Of the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, two comptoer commissioner OF
re customs six auditors treasurer, register SOLICITOR light
ttuse board, ooast suryEs.
The following Ia brief Indication Of the duties OF these
several offices and Of the force eoyc therein respectively
Scre,arys OGceon. james Guthrie, Secretary Of the
Treasury Hon p. G.. Washington, Assistant Secretary
engineer charges architect and three
temporarily emplove and three clerks. The Secre
y obe Treasury is charged with the general supervision