The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-28


Th. Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government OF the United states.
pKrAarmHxr or STATE.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising out Of foreign relations with all the powers
of the world is far simple than is generally CON
oeiyed The number employed in the Department OF State
Of the United states only evenleen as follows One Sec
retsry of State, fon. William l.. Marcy,) Assistant
Secretary Of State, (wilan Hunter) one chief clerk
twelve clerks translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic BrancaThis branch Of the State Department
has charge all correspondence between the department
other diplomatic agents Of The United States abroad and
those foreign powers accredited TO this government In
ali Diplomatic instructions seat from the department and
to commissioners under treaties o. bounda
re &c are prepared copied and recorded and all q like
being lrst entered in an analytic table or index.
tossular branch has charge the CORES
pondence &C., between the depar and the and
Commercial agents Of the United States In instructions
to those officers and their dispatches
other asking for consular agency re
ting to consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Diursng Ageaf has charge all correspond
ence other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement oil which the depaf nent
charged
TAe Tanslaor- His duties are to furnish such transa-
tons the department may require He also records the
commissions Of consu and vice consu when not in English
upon which exequaurs are issued.
Clerk of Appointments and Commissioas.He makes out
and records commissions letters Of appointment, and
nations the Senate makes out and records exequata
records when English, the which
issued. Has charge 0! the library.
Clerk Of the Ros and Arehsvese takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
are received at the department from the President
authenticated copies thereof which are called for pre-
psre for and superntend their publication aud that OF
distribution throughout the United States aud that Of all
documents and publications 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 AsseH,.ectiens aaa Copyrights He has charge
OF the seals Of the United States and of the department and
prepares and attaches certificates papers
thencaton receives and for the as charge
publications transmitted the department under
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles re-
cords all letters from the department, other than the do-
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and PasportsHe prepares and
pardon and renissons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded. Makes and
cords paspors keeps daily register Of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular, received dspos
ton made them prepares letters relating this
F.
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the inited
Staes r. H. Giet, esq chief clerk. The ordinary bus
ness Of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
l. Official opinions the business Of the govern
nent called for by the President by any head depar
,nent. by the solicitor Of the Treasury.
g. Examination Of the tides Of all and purchased the
sites Of arssnals houses and all other
Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
courts Of the United States.
Applications for appontmen, in all the Judicial and legal
business of the government.
of the United States in which the
cerned.
g. The supervision Of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the Atto
ney General.
10 these ordinary heads Of the busness of the office are
added at The present time the following, viz
First The direction Of ali appeals land claims in Cali
Second The codcaton ard revision OF the laws Of the
District Of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary OF the Interior Department. Hon. Robert Nc
Cleland, of the State Of Michigan. Its clerical
consists of chief clerk (George G. Whiting esq.
its supervision ard management committed the following
branches Of the public service:
Is The Public Londs The chieof this bureau called the
Commissioner of the General Land Office. The LanI Bureau
charged with the survey and sale Of the pub
from confm of grants nade by former
by saes donations Of grants for Schools military bounes
public improvements, and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip lieu
thereof The Land Ucs also andits its The
present Commissioner is Hon. I. Ii. Hendrics of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder chief or
principal clerk Of public landa principal clerk OF private
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides daughtsman assistant draughsman and log
clerks Of various grades.
Josiah Mnot Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication Of all claims
arising under the and passed by Con
gres granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged He has chei
clerk, (s Cole, esq) and permanent corps consist
ing Of seventy other clerks, which Congress,
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
bonntyand Law, added porary force of about
hty clorkships OF different denominations.
3D. hdsaas-Commssione Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
w. Manypenny, Of Ohio he is provided with chlei
clerk and about fteen other subordinate clerks
4th. Patent ONce.--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, nnd catngs 1t
has chief cerkwho 10 by law tne)
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the sbsence e the Com
missioneren principal and examiners Of pat
ents besides dozen other subordinate
Besides these tonr principal branches of this executive
department. the organic act Of ss9 transferred
the Treasury Department the of the of
the United States marsas and attorneys and the clerks
the United States coart; the the lead and
other mines OF the United States and the affairs of the pen
tentisrv OF the United States in the District Of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking
turning the OF ths United States upsrvis-
ing and directing the acts of The Commissioner Of Public
Buildings B recent acts of Congress- also the hospital for
the insane OF the and and the District OF Column
ba is under the of this depar and bv
duties the and dcaFoaton the boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions. Fe
This department ct present very incouvenently sepa-
rated and seatcd and should be appropriately and
nenty provided for The Secretarys ece occupies por
ton OF thenew Patent Office building General Land Office
portion of the Treasury bnlng AID Pension Office
portion OF N ndsr's building" The property the
government, whilst the Indian Office located premises
not hrc-proos, aud rented Of their private owners.
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