The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-03
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government Of the United states


The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising out OF foreign relations with all the powers
of he world Is far simple than ia generally con
ceyed The number employed in the Depa Of State
retsry Of State (iion William L. Marcy.) one Assistant
Secretary OF state, ("iiam Hunter one chief clerk
twelve clerks translator, and one librarian.
n;lomate BranesThis branch of the State Department
h CHARGE OF all correspondence between the and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
tbose foreign powers accredited to this government In il
ali diplomatic Instructions sent from the department and
commissioners under bounda
character received registered and fled contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
cnsuyar Banh. This branch has charge of the cores
pondence between the department and the
Commercial agents o the United States In it
10 those ocers and TO their dispatches to let
tiers other asking for consular agency rea
ting consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
The DisBursiay Ayepte has charge Of all correspond
enoe and other connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department
charged.
rAs Tranafor duties are to furnish sucb ransla
tons the department. may require. lie also records the
commissions OF conss aud vice consus when in English
upon which exequatars arc issued.
CLERK Of appointments and Commissions.-He makes out
and records commissions letters OF appointment and
nations the Senate makes out and records cxcquatus
aud records when English the commissions which they
are issued Has charge of the library.
Clerk c the Rolls and ArehicesiIe takes charge the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presden prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
psre for and superntends their pubicason and that of
distribution throughout the United States, and that of all
documents and publications in regard which this doy
assigned to the departments writing and answering all let
tes connected Herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations aud Copyriqhts.-He has charge
of the seals OF the United States and of the department and
prepares and attaches certificates to papers for
hencaon receives and accounts for he fees Has charge
of publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dipo
matte and consular
Clerk Of Pardons and prepares and records
pardons and remson and registers and files the petitions
cords passports Keeps daily register Of ali etters other
than diplomatic and consular, received and of the DISPOSE
ton made ofthem prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
Of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
men called for BY the President by any head of depart
ment or by the Solicitor of the Treasiry.
sites of arsenns custom houses and ali other
public works of the United States.
Applications for padons in all of conviction in the
courts Of the United States
Applications for appointment in all the judicial legal
The conduct argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the
cerned
g. The supervision Of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the Attor
TO 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
Second The coacaon and revision OF the laws of the
District of Columbia.
DEPARTMENT..
Secretary of the Interior Department. Hon. Robert Nc
Cleland Of the state Of Michigan It's clerical force
one disbursng agent and ten Other regular clerk and
Its supervision ard management are committed the following
branches Of the public service:
ls The Public LondsThe chefo this bureau is called the
commissioner Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
lie domain, and issuing titles therefor whether derived
from confir Of grants made BY former governments
public Improvement and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip in lieu
present Commissioner Hon. I. II. Hendricks Of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder chief
principal clerk Of public lands principal clerk Of private
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughsman assistant draughtsma and LOG
clerks of various grades.
3D. PsionsThe present head Of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Mnot Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the nination adjudication of all claims
arising under the and passed by
gres granting bounty land pensions for military naval
the United States been engaged. He has one
clerk, (S Cole, esq,) and permanent corps consist
enable him meet the extraordinary requirements the
bounty law has added porary force of about
fifty cerkships OF different denominations.
3d. hdionsC Commissioner of Indian Affairs Hon. George
W. Manypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate CLERKS.
Ath. Pdfem OUfce.--To tins burean Is committed the
execution and performance of all end things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing OF patents for
and 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 cterkwho by law present time) the
Acting Commissioners of Patents the absence of the Com
msonerten principal and assistant of pat
ents besides dozen other subordinate clerks
BESIDES these four principal branches OF his executive
parment the organic act of S49 transferred from
the Department the supervision of the accounts Of
the United States marsa and attorneys the clerks
the United states courts the management Of the lead and
other mines OF the United States and the affairs of the pen
tentary OF the United States in the District of C0umba
ana from the State Department the duty Of taking and
turning the of the United States and of
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioned OF Public
buildings By recent acts of Congress- aso the hospital for
the insane OF the and and of the District OF Coum
sgnmen from the President it has added long list
duties the and Of the boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
rated and located and should be appropriately and pema
nenty provided for The Secrearys Office occupies
ton of theuew Patent Oce building General Land Office
portion of the Treasury budng and the Pension Oce
portion OF Wnder's building" the property oi the
government whilst the Indian oce is located in premises
not Gre-proof, and rented Of their private
DEPARTMENT..
The Treasury Department consists of the Offices Of the Sec
tary OF the Treasury, two comptrolers commissioner OF
the CUSTOMS six auditors treasurer register, solicitor light
house board, and coast survey
The following brief indication Of the duties OF these
several Offices and OF force employed therein respectively
Secreorys Oee.on. james Guthrie, Secretary Of the
Treasury Hon. p. g. Washington, Assistant Secretary
engineer in charge; architect and three
tay Treasury charged with the general
OF the fiscal Of the and OF the