The daily union., 1855-10-19
The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments Of the Government ofthe United states.
pEPAHrnEEr or STATE.

arising out Of our foreign relations with all the powers
Of tbe world is far more simple than is generally con-
ceived The number employed in the Department OF State
OF the United States Is only seventeen as follows One Sec
seerstary of State (William Hunter one chief elerk
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic branch Of the State Department
has charge of all correspondence between the department
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those OF foreign powers accredited to this government In
all diplomatic Instructions sent from the department,
communications commissioners under treaties bounda-
res &c prepared, copied and recorded and all Of like
character received registered and fled their
being first enerad-jn an analytic table or index
Conslar BraacfThs branch has charge OF the cores
ponden &C., between the department and the cohsus and
Commercial agents Of the United States In instructions
10 those officers and their dispatches and
from other persons asking for consular agency rea
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The D5arsiny Ayent-He has charge OF all correspond
ence and other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement OF which the department is
charged
The Translator His duties are TO furnish such ansla-
tion the department may require. lie also rocsrd3
commissions OF oonsus and vice corsi when English
upon which exequatnrs are issued.
Clerk of appointments and Coanissons-He makes out
and records commissions letters appointment and nomi
nations to the Senate makes oat and records exequaturs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk of the Rolls and Archires.He takes charge the
rolls, enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called o pre-
pTes tor and supernends their publication and that of ea
ties, the newspapers and in book their
distribution throughout the United States, that OF all
documents and publications in regard which this duty
assigned 10 the departments writing and answering all let
connected herewith Has charge OF all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations and Copyrglfsue has charge
of the seals of United States and of the department and
prepares and attaches certificates to papers presented for
thentcaon receives and for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted the department under
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and PasorsHe prepares and records
pardons and remssions and registers and files the petitions
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular received and OF the DISPOSE
on made OF Them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY oENERAL's OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Get esq, chief clerk The ordinary
ness OF this Office may be classified under the following
heads
l. Official opinions the business of the govern
mn called for by the President by any head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
Examination of the titles Of all land purchased, the
sites of arsena custom houses lighthouses, and all other
public works Of the United States.
Applications for pardons all OF conviction in the
courts of the United States.
Applications appointment in all the judicial and legal
business Of the government.
s. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the government
cerned.
The supervision of a other suits arising any Of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the Ato
TO ordinary heads of the business of the office are
added at II the present time the following, viz:
First The direction OF all appeals land claims in Cali
forpia.
Second The codtcaon and revision of the laws of the
District Of Columbia
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
Secretary Of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Celand, of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk, George c. Whiting, esq ,
one dsbursng agent and ten other regular clerks ana to
its supervision ard management committed the following
branches OF the public service:
lst The Public LandsThe chefof this bureau called the
Commissioners of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
Is charged with the survey and sale of the pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
by sales donations Of grants for schools military bountes
public improvements and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land Claims and the issuing scrip lieu
thereof The Land Office, also, auds its accounts. The
present Commissioner is Hon. I. II. Hendricks of In
principal clerk of public lands, principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk Of surveysa all Of whom
besides draughsman, assistant draughtsman and LOG
clerks OF various grades.
I'd. PeonsThe present head of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Minot, of New Hampshire The Commissioners
charged with the examination and adjudication of all claims
granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
ing of seventy other clerks which Congress,
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
htty clerkshps OF different denominations.
3d. aiops. Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny of Ohio. He is provided with chiet
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th, Patent 0Ncc.-To this bureau is committed the
respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for new
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements y the
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of Seeds plants, and cuttings 1t
has chief clerkwho by law the present te the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence of the Com
missionerten principal and examiners
ens besides dozen other subordinate permanent
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive
department the organic Of lSs9 transferred
the Treasury Department the supervision the
the United States marsas and attorneys and the of
the United States courts the management the lead and
other mines of the United States affairs of the peni-
tentary OF the United States in the District of Columbia
and rom the State Department the duty Of taking
turning the of the United States
Buildings By of Congress aso tho hospital for
the insane OF the and and the District Of Coum
ba under the management of this department and by
sgnment from the President it has added TO its long list of
duties the aud demarcaton OF the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department is at present very nconveneny sepa-
rated aud located and should be appropriately
pently provided for. The Secrcarys office occupies por
ton Of henew Patent Office building General Lend Office
portion of fsWinders building" the property the
government whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
not fre-proof and rented of their private
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The Treasury Department consists Of the offices of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, comptrollers commissioner Of
the customs six auditors treasurer register, SOLICITOR light
house board, and coast
The following brief indication of the duties Of these
several Offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Secrctarys Ofoeon James Guthrie, Secretary Of the
Treasury Hon. p g. Washington, Assistant Secretary
engineer in charges architect and three draugbsmen
temporarily employed and twenty three clerks The Secre
ary of the Treasury charged with the general supervision
the fiscal transactions of the government and OF the
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