The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-04
The Organization or the Executive Depart
ihents os the e5vetnment of the United states

The Organization or the Executive Depart
lnsnts os the Government ofthe United states.
pEFAnraEsr OF STATE.
The whole machinery employed TO conduct the business
arising OF foreign relations with all the powers
Of The world is gar more simple than Is generally
Of the United States s only seventeen follows One See
Ey Of ss@'s y d,s Ion Es William 0,a + Mars one t Assistant
twelve clerks, one translator, and one Librarian.
Diplomatic Branch This branch Of the State Department
has charge Of al between the department and
those foreign accredited to this In
all diplomatic instructions sent iom tho department and
re 6e prepared copied and recorded and all like
character received registered and fled their contents
being first entered in an analytic table index.
Coasuar BaachThis branch has charge of the CORES
pondence de between the ent and the consus and
commercial agents o. the United States In it instructions
tiers other persons asking for consular agency or rc
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The Disbursipg AgenIe has charge of all corresnond
and other matters connected with raatng to
any fund with the disbursement of which the department
charged.
The 7raslo,or His duties are 10 Furnish spch trs,s,
tion the department may require He also records the
commissions OF consuls and vice consus u English
upon which exequaturs are issued
Clerk Of appointments and Conao,issiosse makes out
and records commissions letters Of appointment
nations the Senate makes out and records exequaur
and records when in English the ON which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk Of the Ros and ArehieesHe takes charge of the
rolls or enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the President
authenticated copies thereof which are called for
psres for and superntends their publication and that of
ties in the newspapers aud in book form attends To bor
distribution throughout 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
ters connected Herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Aahenneations and copyrigat.ne has charge
Of the seals OF the United States and of the department
prepares and attaches certificates papers pr
Identification receives and for the fees Has charge
qualifications transmitted to the department under the
relating to copyrights; records and indexes titles re-
cords all letters from the department. other than the do-
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons ard Paspor prepares and records
pardons and remons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded. Makes re-
cords passports Keeps daily register of all letters, other
than diplomatic and consular, received and the DISPOSE
ton made otthem prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENEnALs OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
States H. II. Gllet esp chief clerk. The ordinary basil
OF this office may be classified under the following
heads
l. Official opinions on the current business of the govern
ment or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
2 Examination Of the titles of all land purchased as the
sites Of arsenas custom houses lighthouses and all other
public works Of the United States:
g. Applications for pardons in all Of conviction the
courts OF the United States
A. Applications appointment in all the judicial and legal
business Of the government. Uat
s. Tho conduct and argument of oil the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the
The supervision Of all other arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the Ator
10 these ordinary heads of the business Of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
Firs The direction OF all appeals land clams in Cali
Second The codifcaon and revision of the laws Of the
District of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
consists Of chief clerk, George @. Whiting esq !
one dsbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
branches Of the public service:
Ist The Pabc Lands.The chefof this bureau is called the
Commissioner 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
from combinations grants made by former governments
by sales, donations, OF grants for schools military bounes
orpubc improvements. and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip
thereof The Land Office, also audits its The
present Commissioner is Hon. 4. Ii. Hendricks, of In
diana Its principal officers recorder, chief or
principal clerk of public lands principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk of urveysa of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsnan assistant daughtsma and
clerks Of various grades.
3D. PensionsThe present head Of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Mnot Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the oxaminaion adjudication Of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con
services in the revolutionary subsequent wars which
the United States have been engaged He has one che
Ing Of some seventy other clerks, to which Congress to
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements of the
new bounty law, has added porary force OF about
fifty cerkships Of different denominations.
3d. Commissioners of Indian Affairs Hon. George
W. Manypenny, OF Ohio. He is provided with chie
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks
4th Patent O9fcc.-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance Of all and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements
collection OF statistics relating agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of Seeds plants and cuttings
has chief clerkwho by law Gas at the present me) the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence Of the Com
missionercn principal and ten assistant pat
ents bcsdes dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches executive
artmen the organic act of lS9 transferred
the Treasury Department the
the United States marsha and attorneys clerks
the United States courts; the of
other mines OF the United States and the affairs the pen
tent,ay OF the United States in the District of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty taking and
turning the of the United States
ing and directing the acts OF the Commissioner of Public
Buildings BY recent acts of Congress Also the hospital
the insane OF the and navy and OF the District Cou
ba is under the OF this department bv
duties the and dcmarcaon of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories bordering
tions.
This department at present very inconvenenty
rated and located and should be appropriately pera
neny provided for The Secretarys office occupies
hon Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Oce
apoton Of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion of "Winders building the property ot the
not 6rc-proof, and rented of their private owners
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department the Offices Of the
resry Of the Treasury two comptroers commissioner
The CUSTOMS six auditors treasurer register SOLICITOR light
house board, and coast survey.
The following is brief indication Of the duties of these
several Offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Seoretarys Ofce.llon. james Guthrie Secretary of the
Treasury Hon. p e.. Washington, Assistant Secretary