The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-03

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The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments Of the Government Of the United states.
pkPARrMEST or STATE
The whole machinery employed 70 conduct the business
arising out o foreign relations with all powers
II the world Is far simple than generally con-
ceived The number employed in the Department Of State
q the United states = only % % seventeen as follows One See
Secretary State, William Hunter one chief clerk
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian
Diplomatic Brdneh.-Th branch Of the State Deparnen.
has charge all correspondence between the and
other diplomatic ageats OF the United abroad and
those foreign powers accredited this government In Il
M diplomatic Instructions from the department and
communications 70 commissioners under OF bounda
re &c. prepared copied recorded; and ali Of like
character received registered and fled their contents
being first entered in an analytic table index.
Consuiar BrgneaThis branch has charge Of the CORES
pondenee, 6c between the department and the consu
commercial agents Of the United States In
those officers and answers to their deapatehes and to
from other asking for consular agency or rea
ting to consular affairs, prepared and recorded
The Dis5rrsing Agent he has charge of correspond
and other matters connected with relating
charged.
The Transia'or. His duties furnish such transa-
uon as the department may require He also records the
commissions Of consus and vice consu when English
upon which exequaturs are issued
Clerk Of appointments and coaaraissionse makes out
and records commissions letters OF appointment and nomi-
nations 70 the Senate makes out and records exequaturs
snd records when in English, the commissions which they
Clerk of the Rolls Arehipes.He takes charge OF the
rolls, enrolled and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for
for and superinends their publication and
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documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned to the department; writing and answering all let
ters connected Herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk q Aa1e'oasioas aud cpPyryts. He has charge
hnticaon receives and for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the
relating 70 copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department other than dpo
matte and consular
Clerk Of Pardons and prepares and records
pardonA and remsons and registers and files the petitions
and papers on which they founded Makes
cords passports keeps daily register Of letters other
than diplomatic and consular received and of the dspos
ton made ofthem prepares letters relating this business
GENERALS OFFICE
Hon Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
states H. H. oilet esqy chief clerk The ordinary bust
Of this office may be classified under the following
meut called for by the President by any head depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
2 Examination of the titles Of all land purchased the
sites Of arsenas custom houses lighthouses and all other
public works Of the United States
courts oi the United States = -
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
The conduct and argument all suits in the Supreme
Court OF the United States in which the is
10 these ordinary heads of business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz
First. The direction OF all appeals land claims in Cali
torna.
second The oodfcaon and revision of the laws of the
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary Of the Interior Department. Hon. Robert Nc
cleAand, Of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists Of chief clerk, George c. Whiting esq.1
dburng agent and ten other regular clerks and
s supervision and management committed the following
branches Of the public service:
M The Public chief this bureau is called the
Commissioner General oice The Land Bureau
charged with The survey, management and sale Of the pub
lie domain and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
from conrmations grants made by former governments
by sales donations, Of grant for schools military boune
public improvements and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip
thereof The Land Office also aud its own accounts The
present Commissioner is Mr.. John Wilson, Of District
Columbia Is principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk Of public lands principal clerk private
land claims and principal clerk Of surveysa of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
besides draughnan assistant draughsman and LOG
clerks Of various grades.
ID nsons,The present head of this bureau is the Hon.
Lcrin 7. Waldo Of Connecticut. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication of all claims
gess granting bounty land Or pensions for military or naval
services IN the revolutionary and subsequent in which
clerk, tS Cole, esq) and permanent corps consist
ing of some seventy other clerks which Congress,
enable him mes the extraordinary requirements Of the
bountyand law has added temporary force of about
nifty eierkships of different denominations.
3d. indians Commissioner Indian Affairs, Hon. George
Is
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4h. Potent 0Bice.-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance OF all Facts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents for
and useful discoveries Inventions and - the
collection OF statistics relating agriculture the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants cuttings 1t
has chief clerkwho ia by law the present tne) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence Of the Com
mlssonerten principal and ten assistant pat
en besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches this executive
department. the organic act of lste transferred to it from
the Treasury Department the the
the United States marshas and and the clerks Of
the United States courts the of the lead and
other mines OF the United States and the affairs of the pen
tenary OF the United States in the District of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking and
turning the Of the United States and of supervis
ing aud directing the acts of the Public
buildings y recent acts of Congress- Also the hospital for
the insane OF the and and of the District of Column
oa under the OF this and by
gnment from the President has added its long list Of
duties the survey and demarcaon Of the unsettled boundary
ines between the States and Territories and bordering
inns.
This department is present very onvenenly sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and perna
nenty provided for The Secretarys Office occupies por
on o henew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion Of s'Winders building the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office located in premises
not hre-proof, and rented Of their private
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The Treasury Department Of the offices of the Sec
retar of the Treasury, comptrolcrs commissioner Of