The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-26
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The Organization Of the Executive Depar
meats Of the Government Of the United states.
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Fbe whole machinery employed conduct the basness
arising q foeign reatiolx with all he 2eNrrr
N de gorld i faf sample thsn is generally c.5-
csiTed The numher esaeyea IN e Department q STATE
q United states ssls sesentssn folo~a One
screary q State William Hunter one chief caerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian
Dnloaaaie BruAeaThis branch Of the State Department
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad aad
those foreign powers accredited this Il il
commissioners ander treaties OF boanda
es de- prepared, COPIED ard recorded al Of ike
character received Registered and l~d their
being first entered IN snzly table index
Consular BranaAThis branch has charge of the cores
p0sdenee ke between the and conslls and
commercial agents q the United States u instructions
those officers and their dispatches
from other ssking Tor consular ageocy Fea
ting 70 consular affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The Dsbarrtng Ayems.-e has charge Of n correspond
and other connected with relating
any fund sth tse disbursement Of sheh the aepastsn
charged - s-s-ssas..ss
The 7raAsaaor His duties are frnsh such transla
tons the department. may require he also record the
commissions Of consuls and vice eonsnl when not English
upon which exeqnatUrs are issued
CLERK 81 Aygsoiaesss amd cossnsss.soss.He makes out
and records commissions, letters o appointment and
cations e me senais makes oat and records
are ssaed. Has charge Of the library
Clerk of he ogLr ArehsresHe takes charge of the
rolls enrolled and resolutions of Congress- they
received the department from the President; prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for
pares for and supeH.snd their publication andthat
ties, IN the and in book form attends their
distribution thToog ghou United States and that 81 all
documents and publications in reafd which this duty
assigned the department. writing answering al let
connected herewith Has charge all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk y Astaen,.estioa. upd cey,igaHe has charge
the seals Of the United States and the department and
prepares and bes certificates papers presented for
hsncafion receives and for the Has
publications transmitted department under the
relating To copyrights records and indexes their titles re-
CORDS ali letters from tae department. other than the dplo
matte and consular.
Clark Of Pardons and Passports prepares and records
pArdons and reissiaus and registers and es tha petitions
and papers wfeh they founded Makes out and re-
than diplomatic snd consular recr Cd and Of the dso
ton made Of them prepares letters relating this
sTToRsrY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing Attorney General OF the United
States r. H. Giet esq, chief clerk. The ordinary bust
heads
Official opinions the business Of the govern
snt' Or 81 The solicitor of ths treasury W q
2 Examination OF the titles of all land purchased, the
sitss Of arssna and all other
Applications for pardons in all Of conviction in
courts Of the United States
Applications for appointment all judicial and legal
business of the government
The conduct and argument Of all suits in the Sapeme
Court Of the United in which the government
cernec-
To these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office
added al the present time the following, viz:
First The direction of all appeals Land claims in Cali
fornia-
Second The oodheahon revision Of the laws Of the
District Of Columbia.
rsrERIoE DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Interior Department Hen Robert Nc
Celand Of the State OF Michigan Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk George G. Whiting esq)
dishursng agent and other regular clerks and
supervision ard are committed the following
branches OF the public service;
I TIE PH5ie LanaThe chief OF this bureau i called the
Comissioner Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
hc domain and the issuing of titles therefor whether derived
from cunfrmston grants made by former governments
public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
thereof The Land Uice also aud it, own accounts The
present Commissioner Mr. John Wilson, the District
H X = nse isss % are 5ssarder chief
land claims, and principal clerk of Of
appointed BY the President and confirmed By the
besides araughtsman assistant dranghsman and les
clerks of various grades
ID Pensios.The present head this bureau is the Hon
Lorn p. Waldo, of Connecticut The Commissioner il
charged with the exainaiion and adjudication Of all claims
arising under the and laws passed By Con-
n N iana OF aor military er naval
the United States have been engaged He has chief
aerk, g. Cole, seql and permanent corps consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
new bounty land law has added temporary force Of about
nifty cerkships OF different denominations.
Sd haiaasConssnsoner Of Indian Afairs Hon George
". Manypenny, of Ohio he is provided with a chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Potent Opfce--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 - the
eoiecfien Of statistics relating 70 agriculture the col
lection and Distribution OF seeds plants and cuttings II
has chief eerkwho il by law the present irne)
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence Of the Com
missionerten principal and ten assistant examiners Of pat
ent besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive
department. the organic act ut lSs3 transferred from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the
the United State marshas and attorneys, and the clerks
the United states COURTS the Of the lesd and
other OF the United States and the affairs peni-
tentiary Of the United States the District OF Columbia
and from the State Department the duty OF taking and
turning the o. the United States and ef upervs
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner Of Public
Bndings- BIZ % Congress- aiso hospital for
the insane of the and and of the District gf C0p-
oa under the os this departments ard 5y
nnen from the President IT has added long list of
lines between the States and Territories bordering
ioas.
This department. at present very inoonvenentv sepa-
rated and oeated and should be appropriately and perma
nenty provided for The Secretary Office occupies
0n Of the Patent Once bnldn the General Land Office
portion the Treasury baildnC the Pension Office
portion of Wnder's building the property Of the
whilst the Indian Uee located in premises
not arep-eof ara rented ef their private owners.
TREASURY nErAsTmExr.
The Treasury Department consists Of Offices ts Sec
retarF Of the TreSrv, comrtrolers commissioner
the customs, sir auditors register solicitor, light
house board ard coast survey.
The ulowings brief indication Of the duties of these
several Offices aad Of the opee empoe respectively
Treasury Hon. r. c. Washington Assistant Secretary
one engineer in charge; architect and three