The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-26

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The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government of the United states.
pEpARrmEsr STATE.
qbs whole machinery employed conduct the business
.ring out Of toregn relations with all the powers
n ne world is far more simple than 10 generally
iyed The number employed in the Department Of State
- ne United states Is only seventeen. olowss One sec
rstary Of STATE, tHor William T. Aarcy,) Assistant
scretary OF state (Wliam llupter,) chief clerk
,,velye clerks, translator, and QUE Iitsaran.
Dinlomaie BronehTLs branch Of the State Department
has charge Of all correspondence between the dspat
other diplomatic agents O. snr vn',sa staes abroad and
nj dnlomatic instructions sent rom the department aud
Communications to COMMISSIONERS under treaties Of bounda
es &C. are prepared copied and recorded; and all Of like
eter recey ed are registered aud flied, their contents
beng drst entered in analytic table index.
oa.Iay ByaneATbis branch has charge Of the CORES
odance &c. between the department and the and
area agents Of the United States. In it instructions
i those officers and to their dispatches and
% from other persons asking for consular agency rela
t;ng to consular affairs, prepared and recorded
The Dis5arng agent tie has charge Of all correspond
nee and matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department. j.
charged.
The TransIor His duties to furnish such ransla
ons the department may require He also records The
commissions of consus and vice consu when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued
Cl,k Of Appoatseats ard ns-IIe makes out
and records commissions, letters OF appointment, and nom
nations the Senate; makes and records exequatars
and records when in Englsh the commissions which they
are issued Has charge Of the library.
CLERK Of The Rolls and ArehivsHe takes charge Of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
are received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called Tor pre-
pue for supernends their publication and that Of
lea in the newspapers and In book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States aud 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 Of Auhencutions and CopyrigltsHe He has charge
the seals Of the United States and Of the department. and
and attaches certificates papers for
receives and for the fees Has charge
OF publications transmitted to the depar under the laws
relating copyrghs records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dipo
matte and CONSULAR
Clerk of Parons aud Passporse prepares and records
pdon and remons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes out and
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received, and of the disposi
ton made of hem prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Gillet esq, chief clerk The ordinary busi-
ness Of this office may be classified under the following
heads
l. Official opinions the current business Of the govern
called for BY the President by any head Of depart
q Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased the
sites of arsena custom houses lighthouses and all other
O. Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
courts OF the United States.
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business Of the government.
s. The conduct argument of all suits the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the government
cerned.
g. The supervision of all other suits arising any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Ator
\ney General.
TO these ordinary heads of the business of the office
| added at the present time the following, viz: a
First The direction Of all appeals land claims in Cali
frnia.
Second The codication and revision the laws of the
District of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Celland, of the State of Michigan Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk, George c. Whiting esq,)
dsbursing agent and ten other regular clerks and to
It's supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public servcc:s
Isl The Public The chief this bureau is called the
Commssioner Of the General Land Oce The Lanl Bureau
domain and the issuing OF titles therefor, whether derived
from oonirmatns of grants made by former governments
saes donations, Of grants for schools military buunties
public improvements and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip in lieu
present Commissioner is Hon. T. II. Hendricks of In
DANA Its principal officers are recorder chief or
principal clerk Of public Lands principal clerk o. private
ppontcd by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides drsaghman, assistant draughtsman and LOG
clerks OF various grades. A
3D. PeasonsThe present head of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Minot, Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
Ucaged with the exa nnaon and adjudication Of all claims
arising under the and numerous laws pissed by Com
ress granting bounty land or pensions Tor military naval
rvicls in the revolutionary aud subsequent wars winch
the United States have been engaged lie has chie
clerk, (S. Cole osq., and permanent corps consist
g Of some seventy other clerks, which Congress "
enable him meet the extraordinary requirements o. the
bounty land law, has added porary force OF about
| f,y clerkshps of different denominations
3d. MddHs.-Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
Nv. Manypenny Of Ohio. He is provided with chief
lerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
| 4th Patent OVfee--To this bureau is committed the
Execution and performance of all acts and things touching
o
nd useful discoveries inventions, and improvements y the
oecnn of statistics relating to agriculture the coll
coh and distribution of Seeds plants, and cuttings. IL
chief cerkwho is by law Gas at the present tie) the
ssioncrten principal and assistant examiners Of pat
% besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this
department, the organic Of l89 transferred it from
Treasury Department the supervision of the Of
United States marshas and attorneys ard the clerks of
e United States courts; the management the lead and
her mines of the United States and the affairs OF
tntary Of the United States in the District OF Columbia
n from the State Department the duty of taking and
Burning the of the United States and Of supervs
fng and directing the acts of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings By of Congress, also, hospital for
insane OF the army and navy and the District of Column
a is under the management of this departments md by
Snmeb from the President it has added to its long lis: Of
ues the survey and dcnafoaon Of tho unsettled boundary
as between the States and Territories and bordering ma
fous.
This department Is at present very nconv anleny sepa
fated and located and should be appropriately and
fenty provided for The Seorearys Office occupies por-
ion Of thenew Patent 0cebudiug the General Land Office
portion Of '.winder's building the property OF the
government, whilst the Indian Office s located in premises
POT hre-proof and rented Of their private owners.