The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-30
The Organization Of the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government ofthe United states.

The Organization OF the Executive Depart
n,ents OF the Government ofthe United states.
DEPARTMENT STATE.
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising of foreign relations with all the powers
Of The world Is far simple than is generally con-
oeived The number employed in the Department Of State
81 the United States only seventeen, follows One Sec
retsTy Of State tHon. william T. Marcy Assistant
Secretary of State, (Wiam Hunter,) chief clerk
twelve clerks translator and one librarian
D;oloaate BraachThs branch the State Department
has charge all correspondence between the department
other diplomatic agents of the United States oad
those OF foreign powers accredited to this government la
ali Diplomatic Instructions sent FROM the depar tnsnt
COMMUNICATIONS commissioners under treaties Of bounda
r &C. are prepared copied and fecorded and all Of like
ehaacte registered and filed their contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
consar Branch branch has charge Of the corres
nondence &c. the department and consus aud
Commercial agents OF the United States
n those ocs and their dispatches and TO let
ters from other persons asking for consular agency
ting consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
The Dis6rsag Agen he has charge Of all correspond
ence and other matters connected with relating to
any fund with the disbursement OF which the department
charged. 81
The 7ronsetor His duties to furnish such ransla
ton as the department may require Tie also recard the
commissions OF consuls and vice cnnsu when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued n.
Clerk Of appointments and Contssions makes
and records commissions letters of appointment
the Senate makes and records exeq
and records when English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge OF the library.
Clerk the Rolls oaI ArehtresIIe takes the
rolls enrolled and resolutions Of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called or pre-
psres for and supentend their publication and that Of trea-
ties the newspapers and in book fora; 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 Of Authencaions and Copviqkts-He has charge
of the seals of the United States and Of the department. aud
and attaches certificates to papers presented for au
qnnuar for hpta oh
ofpubcaons transmitted to the department under the laws
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the Department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Crh Of Pardons and PaaportsHe prepares and records
pardons and resons and registers and files the petitions
and papers on which they founded Makes out and
cords PASSPORTS Keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and Of the dsposi-
on made OF them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. II. Gillet esq., chief clerk. The ordinary
Of this Office may be classified under the following
l. Official opinions the business Of the govern
men called by the President by any head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
q Examination of the titles of all land purchased the
public works of the United States
g. Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
courts of the United States. sa6E1
Applications for appointment in all the Judicial legal
The conduct and argument of all suits the Supreme
Court OF the United States which the government
The supervision of all other arising in auy Of the
departments when referred by the head thereof he Ato
TO these ordinary heads of the business of the office are
added at the present time the following, viz
fornia.
Second The codcaton and revision Of tic laws Of the
District OF Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Cleand, of the State of Michigan Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk (George q. Whiting esq.
one dburspg agent and ten other regular c!erk cod TO
its supervision ard management following
branches OF the public service.
st. The Public Londs.Ihe chief this called
Commissioner Of the General Land Office" The LanI Brreau
charged with the survey management and sale of the pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether ived
from combinations Of grants made by gorernen
public improvements, and likewise the revision Virg1a
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip lien
thereof The Land Occ ALSO audits its The
present Commissioner is Hon. 4. IL. Hendricks Of In
diana Its principal officers are recorder, chief or
land claims and principal clerk of whom are
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsman assistant draughtsman
clerks Of various grades.
3D. PasionsThe present head Of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Mnot Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged With the examination and adjudication Of all claims
arising under The and passed BY Con-
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged. He chie
clerk, (S Cole, esq) and permanent corps consist
ing Of seventy other clerks to which Congress
enable him meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
bounty land law, added a ten porary force about
hfty clcrkships of different denominations.
3d. Commissioner of Indian fairs Hon. George
". Manypeury, of Ohio. He is provided with chie
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent Oace.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing of patents for
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements y the
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of Seeds plants and cuttings. 1t
haa chief clerkwho by law tme) the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence the Com
missioneen principal and ten assistant examiners of pat
ents besides dozen other subordinate
Besides these four principal branches of this
department. the organic act Of le49 transferred
toe Treasury Department the supervision the
the United States marshas and attorneys
the United States courts; the management the and
other mines of the United States affairs of the
and from the State Department the duty of taking
turning the OF the United States superv
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings BY recent acts of Congress- ALSO the hospital for
the insane of the and and of the District Of Cou
ba is under the management of this department and by
signment from the President it has added long list Of
duties the and demarcaton of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department is at present veneny sepa-
rated and located and should be pera-
neny provided for The Secrearys olce occupies por-
tion Of thenew Patent Office building General Land Office
portion of Wnder's building" now the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
not hreproof, and rented of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists of the Offices Of the Sec
the customs auditors treasurer, register, SOLICITOR light
house board and coast
The following brief indication of the duties of these
several Offices and OF the force employed therein respectively