The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-17
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
nents OF the Government OF the United States

The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments of the Government OF the United States.
DEPARTMESr or
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising out Of foreign relations with all the powers
Of the world is far more simple than is generally con
eeycd The number employed in the Department oil State
Of the United States is only seventeen follows One See
reary Of State, (Fion William p Marcy,) one Assistant
Secretary OF State, tWia1n Hunter,) chief clerk
twelve clerks, one translator, and one Librarian.
Diplomatic BroneA.Ths branch of the State Department
has charge Of all correspondence between the
other diplomatic agents of the United States abroad and
those OF foreign powers accredited to this government In it
all diplomatic Instructions sent from the department and
concentrations to commissioners under treaties bounda
~ &c prepared, copied and recorded and all Of like
character received registered aud fled their
being first entered IN an analytic table or index.
Consular Braneh-Ths branch has charge of the cores
pondence, &c. between the department and the conu and
commercial agents o. ths United STATES In u instructions
from other asking for consular agency, rela
ting consular aifafs, prepared and recorded.
The Dis5asing AgenfHe has charge all correspond
and other matters connected with accounts relating
any fund with the disbursement OF which the department
charged.
The Troasotor His duties are to furnish such transa-
ons the department may require lie also records
commissions Of consusand vice consus when English
upon which exeqnaturs are Issued.
Clerk Of appointments and Conp,issions.-He makes ont
and records commissions letters Of appointment and nomi
nations 70 the sena makes out and records exeqgatars
are issued Has charge OF the library.
Clerk of The Rolls and Archpesne takes charge Of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents
the authenticated copies thereof which called for; pre-
p,es for and superinends their publications and that of
ties the newspapers and in book form; attends to their
distribution throughout the United States and that of all
and publications in 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 Anheneations and copyrighfsHe has charge
Of the seals Of the United States and Of the department.
prepares and attaches certificates to papers presented for
bentcaon; receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
transmitted to the department
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardoas and PqsporsHe prepares records
padons and remissons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded. Makes out and
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters, other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and of the DISPOSE
made them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Get esd, chief clerk The ordinary bust
of this office may be classified under the following
heads
l. Official opinions the current business Of the govern
men called for BY the President by any head of depart
nent, by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
q Exsmination Of the titles of all land purchased as the
sites custom houses lighthouses, and all other
public Works Of the United States.
Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
courts Of the United States.
T. Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
The conduct and argument OF all suits in the Supreme
Court OF the United States in which the government
g. The supervision of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the Aor
ney General.
10 these ordinary heads Of the business of the Office
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction of all appeals land claims in Cali
fornia.
District OF Columbia.
INTERIOR pErAErmEvT.
Secretary of the Interior Depar Hon Robert Nc
Celand of the State of Michigan Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk, (George c. Whiting, esq
dbulsng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
its supervision ard management committed the following
branches of the public service:
M TIE PaJc chief this bureau is called the
Commissioner Of the General Land 0aice The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale of the pub
lie domain and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
from confrmaon grants made by former governments
by sales donations OF grants for schools, military bounties
or public and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims, and the issuing Of scrip
thereof The Land Office also, aud its The
present Commissioner is Hon. r. H. Hendricks Of In
diana. Its principal officers are recorder, chief or
principal clerk of public lands principal clerk Of private
land claims principal clerk Of surveysa of whom are
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides daughtsman assistant draughman, and LOG
clerks OF various grades.
3D. present head of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Minot, Of New Hampshire The Commissioner is
charged with the exannaon and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and numerous laws passed by Con-
gres granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent wars in which
the United States have been engaged He has chieI
na some Other e clerk to which cdngre.a 70
enable him meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
bounty land law has added poray force of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations.
3d. IdansCoramssoner Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
w. Manypenny, Of Ohio. lie is provided with a chiet
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent 0Hce.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance all acts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents for
and useful discoveries, Inventions and improvements ~ the
collection statistics relating agriculture the col
lection and distribution OF seeds plants, and cuttings 1t
has chief ccrkwho by law the present tme) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence Of
missioncrten principal and ten assistant examiners of pat
ents besides dozen other subordinate
Besides these four principal branches OF this
department tho organic act of ls4s transferred to from
Treasury Department the the
United States marshals and attorneys and the clerks OF
the United States courts the management of the lead aud
other mines Of the United States and the affairs Of the peni-
Tertiary the United States in the District of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty OF taking aud
turning the OF the Uaed States and of supervs-
ing aud directing the acts of the Commissioner OF Public
buildings BY recent of Congress- also, the hospital for
the of the army and navy and Of the District OF Coum-
ba Ia under tho OF this department and by
gnmept from the President it has added to its long lt of
duties the and demsrosnn of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tiOns.
This department very nconycnenty sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and perm
neny provided for. The Seerearys Office occupies
on Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion Of the Treasury building. and the Pension Office
portion of 'Winders building" the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office Is located in premises
not hre-proof and rented OF their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The Treasury Department consists Of the offices of the Sec
retary Of the Treasury two comptolers commissioner OF
The customs anditos treasurer register solicitor, light
house board, and coast survey.
The following brief indication Of the duties OF these
several offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Secretayv's Ogceon James Guthrie Secretary Of the