The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-14
The Organization OF the Executive DEPART
ments OF the Government ofthe United states
pEpARrmrNr on STATE.

The Organization or the Executive DEPART
ments OF the Government ofthe United states.
DEPARTMENT. STATE.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising Of foreign relations with all the powers
ceyed The number employed in the Department II State
Of the United states is only seventeea follows One See
seeretnry Of State, tWiam Hunter) one chief clerk
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian
Diplomatic BranehThs branch Of the State Department
has charge all correspondence between the and
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad and
those foreign accredited TO this In ii
communications TO commissioners under treaties of bouna
e &e are prepared copied and recorded and all of like
received registered and fled their contents
being first entered in analy tic table index.
Consular B,eaeh This branch has charge of the CORES
pondence 6c between the department and the
commercial agents the United States In ID nstruotons
those officers, and answers to their dispatches to let
from other asking for consular agency
ting to consular affairs, prepared and recorded
The Dishursing Agent He has charge Of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement of which the department
charged.
The Transatar His duties are TO furnish such transla
tions the department may require He also records the
commissions of consuls and vice consu when English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Clerk of Appoinsne and Conanissons makes out
and records commissions letters Of appointment and nom
nations the Senate makes and records exeauaurs
and records when English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge OF the library.
Clerk Of e Rolls and Arohces.He takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
are received at the from the President
the authenticated copies thereof which are called for
for and supentends their publication and that OF
dsrbuton hrouahout the United States, and that Of ali
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned TO the department writing and answering all let
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations and Copyriqhts.Ee has charge
of the seals Of the United States and Of the department and
and attaches certificates to papers for
thencaton receives and for the fees Has charge
opubcatons transmitted to the department under the laws
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pons and Passports. prepares and records
pardons and remssons and registers and files the petitions
and papers wich they founded. Makes and
cords keeps daily register Of all letters other
oh made oil them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the United
States H. H. Gilet esq., chief clerk The ordinary bust
of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
l. Official opinions the business of govern
ment called for by the President by any head of depart
ment, BY the Solicitor of the Treasury.
Examination of the titles of all land purchased, the
sites Of arsena houses and all other
public works Of the United States.
Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
courts of the United States.
a. Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
s. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the is
cerned.
10 these ordinary heads the business the office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First. The direction of all appeals land claims in Cali
fornia.
Second The codcation and revision of the laws of the
IsTERIoR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Cleiand Of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
CONSISTS OF chief clerk, George c. Whiting, esq)
dsbusng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
its supervision and committed the following
branches OF the public services
1s The Public LandThe chiefo this bureau is called the
OF the General Land Office The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale of the pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
fro from ma made by former
orpubc improvements and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Urce, also, audts accounts The
present Commissioner is Mr. John Wilson, of the District of
Columbia It's principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk OF public lands, principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk of surveysa Of whom are
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughman, assistant draughtsman, and LOG
clerks OF various grades.
I'd. PeasosThe present head Of this bureau the Hon.
Lorin ?. Waldo, Of Connecticut. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
grcs granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged. He has chief
clerk (s Cole ess.,l and permanent corps consist
enable him to the extraordinary requirements the
bounty law has added temporary force Of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations
3D. Indians Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Hon. George
w. Manypenpy, of Ohio He is provided with a chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
ath. Patent 0gicc.--To this bureau is committed the
and respecting the granting and issuing of patents for
and useful discoveries inventions, and improvements - the
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of SEEDS plants and cuttings
has chief cerkwho by law at the present tme) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents in the absence Of the Com
mssonerten principal and assistant examiners of pat
en besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches Of this
lie stprrpd Ia from