The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-20
The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments of the Government or the United states

Tho whole bus
arising Of foreign relations with all the powers
OF the world is far more simple than is generally con
cyed The number employed in the Department Of State
retary Of state (ion William L. Marcy,) Assistant
twelve clerks translator, and one librarian.
Dipoaie B,anchThis branch of the State Department
has charge all correspondence between depa and
other diplomatic agents of the United States abroad and
those Of foreign powers accredited to this In ID
all diplomatic Instructions sent from the department.
communications to commissioners under treaties of
ries &C., prepared copied, and recorded of like
received registered and filed their contents
being first entered in analytic table index
con,aIar BranThi. branch has charge Of the CORES
pondenc Ac between the and the consu aud
commercial agents Of the Uaited States In it instructions
those officers and their dispatches let
from other asking for consular agency rea
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The Disbusiag Agent has charge Of all correspond.
and other matters connected with accounts relating
any fund with the disbursement of which the depa
charged.
The Translator. His duties furnish such transla
tons the department may require He also records the
commissions Of consus and vice conuls when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Cierk Of appointments and Commissions He makes out
and records commissions letters appointment and nom
nations to the Senate makes and records exequaurs
and records, when in English the which they
are issued. Has charge OF the library.
CLERK of Me Rolls end ArcaiucIe takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for
pares for and uperntens their publication that of
ties in the newspapers and in book form attends to their
of nj
assigned To the department. writing and ANSWERING ali Ie
connected Herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations and Copurahts has charge
the seals United States and Of The department and
certificates to papers for au
henticaon receives and accounts for tho Has charge
OF transmitted to the department under the laws
relating 70 records ana indexes their titles re-
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and Passports prepares and records
pardons and remissions and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they are founded Makes out and re-
cords passports keeps daily register all letters other
ton prepares letters relating this business
uon ca. GO. ...a.... 60,
s,to u Gl e. taf sh Lener, TIL o. ine uhea @
- ~ ~, ~ ai % q' oni .ea Jel A. ine oro'nary pus
haJ @ " w ~ may " 0a'eu u"uef she iohowihs
l. Official opinions on the current business of the govern
men called by President by any head Of depart
ment or by the.Solicitor OF the Treasury w
q Examination of the titles of all land purchased as tho
sites of arsenas houses light houses and ali other
public works Of the United States
s. Applications for pardons in all cases Of conviction in the
courts OF the United States M a31
business Of the government
The conduct and argument of all in the Supreme
the United States which the government Is con-
cerned,
added at the present time the own~ x ne once are
E;t " Th e Pd;roo.;o nS am a uoas, W. Ia ri,
forna
Second The codifcaton and revision of the laws Of the
District u Columbia '' NN ''''' '""' wv
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
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., .ne INFERIOR department. non hooere NC
onana, o .he otate oi Micmgan. lts clerical force
VI one cnIci c,erk, N1eorge u "Mting, esq,)
nc agent anu Ten other regular clerks ana 10
'son ahu management are commtted the Ioliowlng
orancnes OF tne puohc serVice'
1st The Public Landsrhe ciefof this bureau called the
commissioner of the General Land Office The Land i,urean
is charged with the survey and sale f the
lie domain and the issuing o titles therefor whether derived
from conrmaons of grants made hy former
n
or public and likewise ths reyis;on of Vrnn,
military bounty land claims and the sninp Of scr;p in e
thereof The Land liice aso aud it, oun accounts Tba
present Commissioner is Mr. John Wilson of thn Distrc o
Columbia Its principal officers are recordnr ch;af or
principal clerk of public lands princpa cerk ~
land claims and orincna clerk of all ae hpn
appointed by the President and confirmed bv the Senate
hesdes an..o
clerks of various grades n =, \ Al
oa m, . !,
-. present mead OF tnis bureau Is the Hon.
iolln n Waiuo, " Connectcut. me commissioner s
WI '. ahu aeJnu,caiioh ol al Chains
k unui 'Le ~, ous anu iaws passed Dy Con-
ges granting bounty and or pensions Tor military or naval
~ ~ es ~ so anu subsequent wars IN wncn
;nr ~ son,a sauartn a.h:.n - p ~ ~.
enable him to meet the OF the
bounty land law has added force of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations.
;, -
'u OF indian Ahairs non george
". "anyPeenny, oI onio. ne Is PROVIDED with chie
~. ar ~ s.,.->~,-.s. .~y-. .
4en. racns W.ce-1o shis bureau Is committed the
Anu OF al acts ana nings touchng
anu tne Rrantng ana issuing patents of new
ana useul discoveries Inventions ana improvements the
loeouon " s.ausacs rc.ahg 70 agriculture .ne COL
ectoh ana disriDuuon OF SEEDS; plants ana cuttings IL