The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-12
IN. Organization or the Executive Depart
,nents of tae Government OF the United states

IN, Organization or the Executive Depart
meats Of tle Government OF the United states.
BnpARrMxsr oF sTATx.
tsvsols machinery employed coaascs the business
sr ost u foreign relations with sll the powss
s The nanber employed Ia tie Department of state
II th United sials Gals sevsnten as io'oss One Sec
TsAy - STATE IfIoa. D i Mana one ehisg eers
ssslys clerks oae translator, and one librarian.
b;p.ass Bya.sk-This bF2Heh os the State Department
- Srsonstic agent. of the LATED States abroad;
ss 81 lorsign powers ACCREDITED % this gosernnsst la Z
N S;plss,ic issrueti0as froa tks department, and
70 commissioners under treaties boundA
- Ae a4syrepsrsd, copied, and recorded and al OF Ike
charactar rc1 are REGISTERED ana he shsr eoaieais
beiuE irst entered In an &nalyte table or meek.
ca..msar BraAeAThis branch has charge os the
ndence A The department and the eousals and
commercial agents q the United stAi IN y
10 hoxe officers and answers 20 their Dispatches and %
,1rs fro oter prfons asking for consular sgesey, or re
,isr 70 eo,s Affairs, prepared and recorded.
TSe Ds.AHyssng 4geaHe has charge Of all correspond
So and other matters oennected with relating
aay fund with the dbrrsenens Of ~hieh the department l.
charged.
ons department require He also records the
Sssioas consa and vice consu when not in English
upon which ereqaatars are issued
1k ar 8ptomfsse~ss asd .sioa.Tie makes ont
ssd records oaauss0ns letters Of appointment and uoin-
cations the Senate; makes Ont and records sxeqnaturs
ars issuea. Has charge q the library.
l,yk f lie Roll asd AroIsse.He takes charge OF the
ro or enroed And rcsoatIons Of Congress- they
are fsve st the department fron the Prcsiden prepares
,e szteacAted eoples thereof which called ur pre-
oes s andsEperEsend their p9bsieaoa and thA;
& IN the newspapers and in book fcrEa; their
6sirlsaoa throughout the United Siaes, ard thar Of all
ernez and publications in regard which this duty
agne1 the department writing ard answering all lei
;,rs connected herewith. Has charge OF all Indian treaties
a-i hnsssss relating thereto
crt n AasAenfssafsoH. ead ceryrissfHe has charge
c e seais United States and Of tbs department and
H..ta 1Ia~1
ssaion; receives and fees Has charge
op4boons transmitted to the department. under the la1
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles; re-
sras al letters from the department. other than the dpIc
,ltie sad c0z3alas.
C-E " Pardoas ard PasporssHe prepares and records
paca renssons and registers and hss the petitions
aa pagers oa wis they founded. Makes out and re-
oer pxssport keeps daily register Of a letters other
,AAa diplomatic and consular, received Of the dspo
I'D. made them prepares letters relating this business
4TToRSEr OESERALs
Hbn Caleb Cushing, Ai,oTnrv General Of the tinted
States; Il. H. Gies, esq, chief clerk. The ordinary bus
q this osee mar be classified under the following
l. oca opinions on The current business al the govern
rss called for BY the Pressdsn by any head or depart
ns1,r or by the Solicitor OF the Treasury.
Examination Of the titles Of al. lxnd purchased
s q arssaal custom houses lighthouses, and all other
Pzhlic works of shs United States.
Applications for parcos IN all cases Of eonriction in the
Applications appointment all the Judicial and legal
S he conduct and argument Of all suits in The Supreme
caz 81 the Uaised States in which the Is
esEsd.
Ts these ordinary heads the business Of the Office are
na3sd al the present tirae the following, viz
First The direction o. all appeals on Land claims in Cali
seeaa The eedeatioa and rerisioa The laws Of the
District 81 Columbia
IsrgkIos DEPARTMENT.
sssrary Of the Interior DsP.rsneas, Hon. Robert Nc
Ca-aaa % the STATE VI Michigan Its clerical force
o1as d chief eseFk, George c. Whiting; enq-,)
d5asag agent, ard other regular clerks aud
m sapevion and management committed the following
branches q the public service
Isl yAs Pulie LaaasThe chief os this bureau called The
rtnisOrr af tbs General Land Oce. The Land Bareau
hchHge vita he surrey management and safe of the pub
from couFnAcas Of grants made tr former governments
By sales donations grants for schoo military bcunties
o y1bhc Improvements, and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military boanylard claims ard Issuing Of scrip IN lieu
thereof The Land ocs also aadts iss accounts. The
present Commissioner Mr. John Wilson, OF the District Of
Columbia Its principal officers recorder, chief or
pnne1Pa csk 81 public lands, principal clerk Of private
land Claims and principal clerk Of urTeys-all OF whom are
appointed by she President and eoadraed bv The senate
osac drarghmaa assistant dFaughtsman And loo
clerks Of various grades.
"a PeAstoasTbe present head OF this bureau the Hon
lorin =. Waldo, of Connecticut The Comnissiorsr s
eaaged ~sh the examination and adQdcator Of all claims
ag anss the various and LAWS passed b Con-
Es granting bounty land pensions for military naval
Fess 10 the revolutionary and subsequent wars in which
s Uaisd States have been engaged He has chief
Hg q some sevsng oiher clerks to which Congress to
ae ain e meet The extraordinary requirements Of the
hiy e4erahips 81 different denominations
A isdsrrs.Comnisssoner Of Indian AH1irs Hon George
- h&nyPeuny, of Ohio. He il provided with q chief
eerS aud shont hiteen Other subordinate clerks.
sta- Paseaf UNcs.-To this bureau "a committed the
1ton ao3 performance of all and things touching
aS respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
NJ Hseiu discoveries, inventions, and improvements =;
sS1loa Of siatassics relating agrscast1re: the col
1 kna distribution Of Seeds plants, and cuttings Ii
4 tht cerSwhO by Law fas the present tinael the
lcng Commissioner of Patents In the absence II the Com
fn principal and ten assistaat examiners of pat;
ost1 ozne dozen other subordinate permanent
Ses these foar principal branches Of this executive
a,t1ea the organic act az Is42 transferred from
treasury Department ie fuperrision os the
M rsIsf States tzsyshals and clerks
- Iated states courts; the management cs the lead and
var Enes o. te United Ssstes and the Affairs Of ren
Ny o. ise United States in the Districs a Coiumha
- Sa Tie State Department the duty OF taking and
hz the csnfzFes Of the United States, ard
- AZ drectlng the acts of the Commissioner of Public
cns By of Congress. also. the hospital
insane ~ the and and of the District OF Colu-
lt irom the President ]. has added lune ist
i the ard dernrcnsion Of the unsettled
- between the States and Territories and bordering
AhE cArtsn 10 present ~ery incorvenienssv ss,a-
- ka oca;ed, and sno13 be appropriately and perrs-
2uy provided for The Secressrrs ofce 4
thsats Patent Ofce brdirx, The General Land oace
io1 q BE frrxfarr building, ard the PenssDn 0aice
Fef91 q HWndcr's building. the proferty o, the
s1Insat whElss the Ini~n oaee Ii catei ID -eufscs
- A's-froof, ard rented cf their prirate
rAESsgRE nzFAHTmrwT.
ne Ireasary Depxrert Of the eces of the See
Ef g The fresxnvy. eomptrpers, coEnrsissoner
tps zuSitcrs, Register, solicitor, light
~s-st ssArd, ard epsss ssrvey.
re gHny brief snlcxsion a. the duiss of ihess
es and 81 ihe force emglnye: therein respectively
vsreays 0Ses-Hon jaime, Guthrie, Secretary Of the
tteAt&fFs Hon. r. Wsshau~tdr.