The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-23
The Organization or the Executive Depart
meats Of the Government ofthe United states.
pEPARrMENr or srArr.

The whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising out OF our foreign relations with all the powers
Of the world Is far simple than is generally con-
eeyed The number employed in the Department OF State
Of the United States is only seventeen follows One See
Secretary Of State, (Wiam Hunter) one chief clerk.
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
Dpomatie branch 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 this government In it
all diplomatic instructions sent from the department and
communications to commissioners under treaties of bouna
re &e prepared, copied and recordcd and all Of like
character received are registered and fled their
being first entered in anal ytic table index.
Consrtur Bronch.Th branch has charge of the cores
pundence dc between the department and the consu and
TO those officers and to their dispatches and let
tiers from other asking for consular agency rea
ting to consular affairs prepared and recorded.
The DtsJu,siny Ageat-e has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement of which the department
charged.
The 1ransaor Ills dnties are to furnish such ransla
tions as the department may require lie also the
commissions OF consuls and vice cpnls when hot in English
Upon which exequaturs are listed.
Clerk Of appointments and Commissions ns-He makes out
and records commissions, letters of appointment and
nations to the Scnae makes out aud records exeIuaturs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk Of the Rolls and ArcaipesHe takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- as they
received at the department from the Presidents
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
p'res and supernends their and that Of ea
ties the newspapers and in book attends to their
distribution throughout the United States, that of all
documents and publications in regard to with this duty
assigned to the Department. writing and answering dill let
connected herewith Has charge all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto
Clerk of authorizations and Copyrgtts-IIe has charge
the seals of the United States and Of the department and
prepares and attaches certificates to papers presented for
thentcaon receives and accounts for the Has charge
opublicaon transmitted to the department under the
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles re-
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and Passports He prepares and records
pardons and remissions and registers and lilies the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes out and re-
cords passports keeps daily register all letters other
Than diplomatic and CONSULAR received, and of the DISPOSE
ton made of he letters relating this
ATTORNEY GEsEaAL's OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Ge esq.,, chief clerk The ordinary bust
ness of this office may be classified under the following
Official opinions on the current business Of the govern
mnt called for by the President by any head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor o. the Treasury.
Examination Of the titles OF all land purchased, the
public works Of the United States
Applications for pardons in all Of conviction the
courts OF the United States.
Applications for appointment in all the Judicial and legal
The conduct and argument all suits in the Supreme
Court OF tho United States in which the
g. The supervision Of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the
TO these ordinary heads the business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
FIRST The direction OF oil appeals land claims in Cali
Second The codication and revision of the laws of the
District of Columbia.
tNrERroa DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of The Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
consists Of chief clerk George C. Whiting esq
one asouIsisg agent and ten other regular clerks and
branches OF the public service:
lst The Puddle LandsThe this bureau is called the
Commissioners Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
& dN.f
c domain and the issuing of titles therefor whether derived
from Of grants made by former governments
orpublic improvements and likewise revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims, and the issuing scrip lieu
present Commissioner is Hon. T. ii. Hendricks of In
diana Its principal officers recorder, chief or
land claims, and principal clerk of of whom are
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsman assistant draugsnan and some 0e
clerks of various grades.
I'd Pension-The present head of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Minot of New Hampshire The Commissioner is
chaged with the examination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed By Con-
gres granting bounty land pensions for military navn
services IN the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged He has one CHIEF
CLERK ls Cole, esq,l and permanent consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary Of the
new bounty land law has added temporary of about
hty cerkships of different denominations.
3d. iadans-C Commissioner Of Indian Afairs Hon. George
". Manypcnny, of Ohio. He is provided with chict
CLERK and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
ith. Patent GGice--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all and things touching
and reectng the granting and issuing Of patents for
ana useful discoveries Inventions and improvements - the
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture; the col
lection and distribution Of Seeds plants and cuttings 1t
has chief cerkwho is by law the present tme the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence the Com
missoneten principal and ten assistant examiners of pat
en besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive
department. the organic act of ls49 transferred to it from
the Treasury Department the supervision the
the United States mashas and attorneys and the clerks Of
e United States courts the management of the lead and
tentiary of the United States tho District Of Couiba
and from the State Department the duty of taking
turning the censuses of the United States and Of superv
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner of Public
the insane of the army and navy and of the District Of Cqum
Ola Is under the management OF this department and BY
sgnent from the President it has added its long list of
duties the survey and OF the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
Ibis department is a present very sepa-
rated and located, and should be appropriately pera
n,ny provided for The Secretarys office occupies por
apoton Of the Treasury building and the Pension Oce
portion OF Wnders building" the property OF the
government, whilst the Indian Office is located premises
not fre-proof, and rented of their private
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department the offices of the Sec
etary Of the Treasury two comptroer commissioner of
the CUSTOMS six auditors 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
Secretary's 0Hce.Ion. James Guthrie Secretary of the
Treasury; Hon. +. G.. Washington, Assistant Secretary
engineer charge; architect and three gsmen
temporarily employed and twenty three clerks The
ary of the Treasury charged with the general supervision
o. the hca transactions of the and of the