The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-10

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The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government OF the United states.
DEPARTMENT. STATE
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising out Of foreign relations with all the pawers
of the world s lar more simple than Is generally con
Of tue United states only seventeen follows One
retay q slats tlion William = Marey) Assistant
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Braaehrhs branch Of the Department
has charge o. al between the department and
those Of foreign accredited this government In il
all diplomatic distractions sent from the department and
communications TO commissioners under treaties Of bounda
res &c. are prepared copied and recorded and all OF like
character received are registered and filed their contons
being first entered IN an analytic table or index
CouSular Branch.Ths branch has charge Of the
pondence &c. between the department and the consus and
commefcia agents OF the United states IN " nstuctons
TO those officers and answers to their dispatches aud TO let
ters from other asking for consular agency ela
ting to consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Dia5sisg AGENT He has charge Of all correspond
other connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department
charged.
tons the department may require. He also
commissions OF eonsuls and vice conuls when in English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Cerk of appointments and CobpiissioaS lie makes ou,
and records commissions letters of appointment and nom
nations the Senate makes and records exequaturs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge Of the library
Cterh Of e Rolls and lrcAiuese takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pare for and superntend their publication and that Of
ties, in the and in book form
distribution throughout the United States, and that all
documents and publications in regard TO which this duty is
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
tiers connected herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Cerk Of AtaienfoatioBs and Copyyfqls2 has charge
Of the seals Of the United States and Of the department
prepares and attaches certificates papers for
thencaton receives and accounts for the Has charge
OF publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department other than the plo
matte and consular. #.
Clerk Of Pafdon and prepares and record
pardons and remsson and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded. Makes and
cords pssports keeps daily register Of all letters
than diplomatic and consular, received and Of the dpos
ton made Of them prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERAL's OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the rned
States X. H. Gillet esq., chief clerk. The ordinary bus
of this office may be classified under the following
heads
men as called for b the President by any head OF depart
ment. or by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
Examination OF the titles Of all land purchased the
sites OF asenal houses light thouses, and all other
public works Of the United States.
courts Of the United States.
A. Applications for appointment in all the judicial legal
s. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the government
cerned
To these ordinary heads of the business the office ar,
added at the present time the following, viz
First The direction OF all appeals on land claims in Cali
fornia
Second The codcation and revision the laws of the
District OF Columbia.
INFERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
consists chief clerk, @. Whiting,
one dbnrsng agent and ten other regular clerks and t
its supervision ard management committed the following
branches OF the public service
lst The Public chefof this called thu
Commissioner of the General Land Office. The Lani Burea,
lie domain and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
from conirmatons OF grants made by former governments
orpubc improvements, and likewise the revision of Virgins
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip in lier
present Commissioner is Mr. John Wilson, Of the District
Columbia It's principal officers recorder chief o
land claims and principal clerk surveys-al Of whom arr
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
clerks of various grades.
3D. Pensons.The present head of this bureau is the Hon
Lorin 7. Waldo, Of Connecteut The Commissoner il
arising under the and laws passed by
gres granting bounty land pensions for military
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has CHIEF
clerk g. Cole ssql & and permanent as,. corps consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements the
bounty land law, has added force of
fifty cerkships of different denominations.
3d. .pdidns.C Commissioner of Indian Affairs Hon. George
w. Manypenny, OF Ohio He is provided with a chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent Odce.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performances OF all acts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements y the
collection of statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants and cuttings
has chief cerkwho by law the present time)
Acting Commissioner Of Patents in the absence Of the Com
missionerten principal and assistant examiners pat
ens besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this
department the organic of lS49 transferred
the Trury Department the supervision of the
the United States marshals and attorneys aud the clerks
the United States the management of the lead
other Of the United States and the affairs Of the pen
tentiary 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 supervs
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings. By OF Congress- Also the hospital
the insane of the army and navy and of the District of Coum
ba is under the management OF this department. BY
sgnmen from the President has added to its long list
duties the and demaroaton of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department is present very inconyenienty sepa
rated and located and should be appropriately
neny provided for The Secretarys Office occupies por
on Of thenew Patent Office buildng the General Land Office
portion Of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
government whilst the Indian Office located in PREMISE
not fire proof, and rented Of their private owners
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists Of the offices Of the
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