The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-19
a.. organixat tion Of the Executive Depart
as,ts OF the Government OF the United States

,hs Organization Of the Executive Depart
cents OF the Government or the United states.
pEPAHrmrsr srArE-
~, boe machinery employed TO conduct The business
s5Sg cut of foreign relations ~ith all the powers
Itks world Is far more simple than generally con
- The number employed in the Department of State
~ United States IL only seventeen, follows One Sec
,ps ~ q STATE lloa. William L. Marcy.) Assistant
t.ry al STATE, (HoD- d. :, Mann,) chief clerk
sire clerks one translator, and one librarian.
nuaie BraAeh-1his branch Of the State Department
81 an correspondence between the dep
- Automatic agents OF the United States abroad, and
- ~ f,ragu powers accredited 10 this government In il
n SpeaAtie astrucons sent from the department, and
supiestics, 10 commissioners under treaties Of bounds
~ prepared copied, and recorded; and all OF hike
received are registered aud fled their contents
S;nv frat entered in analytic table or index
c,.ar IransA-This branch has charge OF the
dence &e between the department and the consu and
agents Of the United States In i Instructions
officers, and answers % their orpatehes ana 70 st
m from other persons asking for consular agency or reis
ing 10 consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
rks Disssr.iag Agesle lfas charge Of All correspond
a and other matters connected mh accounts reatng %
charged.
T6e qyansaor. His duties 10 furnish such transls
ions a. the aepar1sas al h sv ;ssp,ns p .hs
gpan which exequaturs arc issued
o,E of sppoinfnaens and Charlottesville makes out
"a ,aooTds commissions letters 81 appointment and noml
sops 10 the Senate; and records exeauatnrs
a ree0ds when in English the commissions Which they
~ i,sued. Has charge Of the library.
AZ Rolls HPcAIres.lie takes charge
os q enuled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
are received the department from the Presidents prepares
he authniieaed copies thereof which called for pre-
nsres m and supeRtend their publication and that
,s 10 tie newspapers and in book form; attends their
distribution throughout the United States, tha, Of a
documents and publications in regard 70 which this duty
,ued 10 the department. writing and answering all let
m connected Herewith. Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
the seals Il United and the department and
prepares and attaches certificates TO papers presented for
eeaon receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
pubcatons transmitted to the department under the
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles;
al letters from the department. other than the dpio
ualc and consular.
Ck Of Pardoas and PasporisHe prepares and records
paraoas and remons and registers and files the petitions
nd papers on which they founded Makes out and re-
han diplomatic and consular. received and OF the dspo
made them letters relating to this business
ATroRsEy ersEHALs OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General OF the nted
states r. H. Get, esq chief clerk. The ordinary bus
s4H Of this oce may be classified under the following
ssaas
l. Official opinions the business Of the govern
ea called by the President by any head Of depart
nsnt Or b. the Solicitor of the Treasury
Examination the titles Of all land purchased as the
sites Of arsena lighthouses and all other
Applications for pardons in all cases Of conviction in TIE
Applications for appointment in ali the judicial and legal
bas;uess Of the government
s. The conduct and argument OF all suits in the Supreme
Cour. Of the United States in which the government
cerned
10 these ordinary heads of the business the oce are
added at the present time the following, viz
First The direction Of all appeals land claims in Cali
hFaia
District Of Columbia.
fSrgaIcR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
consists Of chief clerk (GeorQe c. Whiting esq
dibusng agent aud ten other regular clerks and
man
branches of the public service:
l Ths Pur LandsThe chief of this bureau is called the
chag with the surrey management and sale OF the pub
lie dan and the Issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from oonirrnaioHs OF grants made BY former governments
oy sales Donations grants for schools military bounties
public improvements and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip in lien
hereof The Land Office also, audts its The
present. Commissioners Mr. John Wilson, the District Of
Columbia i,s principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk Of public Iand principal clerk private
land claims and principal clerk whom are
appointed BY the President and confirmed b. the Senate
clerks Of various grades
ID PeaonsThe present head Of this bureau il the Hon
Lofn :. waldo, OF Connecticut. This Commissioner
ehged With the examination and adjudication of al claims
g lnar me various and numerous lava passed By Con
se ssnung bounty land or pensions for military naval
the United States have been engaged he has one Chief
aa ts Cole, esq.,l and permanent corps consist
s q some seventy other clerks, which Congress-
esioe HIM to meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
rev baunt land law has added temporary force of about
Ely cierkships OF different denominations.
"a iadiaas Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Hon. George
w. Manypenny, OF Ohio. He is provided with chief
csfG and about fifteen other subordinate clerks
ih. Pateaf 05fce.-To this bareau i committed The
caaon aud performance OF all and things touching
5 respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for ,,e
,,s oseosefiss, inventions, and improvements - the
.sauen oi statistics relating agriculture the col
fciion and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings
- eolsi eierkwh0 10 by Law the present tine) the
Ag Commissioner q Patents In tie absence Of the Com
principal and ten assistant examiners OF Pat
besides some dozen other subordinate clerks
s these four principal branches Of this executive
~ tne organic act OF lsse transferred to it from
~ easary Department the supervision Of accounts of
United states marshals and attorneys and the clerks OF
~ eeea states courts the management Of the lead and
@ nnes Of the United States the affairs of The nepi-
Nhhsry Of the United States in the District OF Columbia
"a ron the State Department the duty OF taking ANA re
ahg the Of the United States and Of supervis-
ad directing the acts Of the Commissioner of Public
ng BY recent acts of Congress, also hospital for
asan Of the army ard and the Distrct Coum
anoer The management OF this department; and by
ant r0n the President, IL has added its long list of
% the survey and dearcation the unsettled BOUNDARY
ubss. ~ '"s :"
80 q oested, and should be appropriately and pern,a-
4u provided for. The Secretarys Office occupies nor
W ~ pew Patent Office buiIdng the General Land Office
800 ne Treasury building, and the Pension Office
ruaa af WiaGer's building the property on the
sa'sraent whilst the Indian oce is located Ii premises
- h'e-PFoof, and rented cf their private
rsSAsrax nEpAsTNEwr.
h Treasury Department consists Of the oces OF Sec
Y o the Treasury, comptrolIsrs, commissioner Of
SIX aadtors treasurer register solicitor, light
lhs fnz brief Indication or the duties OF these
oess and Of the force employed therein respectively
sesraar, 0&esIIan. James Guthrie, Secretary a the
a1-Sy Hon. Y. g. Washington, Assistant Secretary
zueer charges architect and three drsugh
srty employed, and t~enty three clerks. The s@cre-
treasury s charged with the general sspsrv,sion