The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-05
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
m,epts OF the Government of the United states.

The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments Of the Government ofthe United states.
DEPARTMENT STATE.
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
~ tb Tinted states only seventeen olows One Sec
Tetsry Of State (Hon. William L. Msrcy,) Assistant
Secretary of State William Iiunter,) chief clerk,
twelve clerks, translator and one Librarian
Doatie Braaeh-This branch Of the State Department
has charge Of all between the department and
other diplomatic agents q ,s uh,gd ~ & na
ali diplomatic Instructions sent from the department and
Communications to c9mlfs'9ners under uees q nounda
res &C. prepared copied and recorded and all OF like
h,ractes received are registered and filed their
being first entered in aaaly ytie table or index
Consular branch. branch has charge Of the
podence between the department and the eonsu and
agents Of the United States In it instructions
to those and % their Dispatches and to let
tors other asking for consular agency rea
tfng consular affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The D5aring Agea.lIe has charge Of all correspond
and other matters connected With accounts relating TO
any fund with the disbursement OF which the department
charged
The Translator. His duties to furnish such transa-
tons the department may require lie also records the
consus and vice consu when not English,
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of Appointments and Charlottesville makes
and records commissions letters of appointment and nomi
nations the Senate makes and records exequaturs
and records when in English the commissions which they
issued. Has charge OF the library.
Clerk Of he Roll and Arehiues takes charge Of the
rolls enrolled and resolutions of Congress- as they
received at the department from the President prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
psres for and superntend their publication and
ties the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States aud that of all
and publications in regard Which this duty is
assigned to the departments writing and answering all let
connected herewith. Has charge all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Ausntications and Copyriqhts-e has charge
of the seals of the United States and the department and
and attaches certificates to papers for
thencaon receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
of publications transmitted to the department under
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles re
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pordons and Passportse prepares and records
pardon and remissons and registers and lilies the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes and
cords passports; keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular received and of the dspos
ton made them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY eEnsRAL's OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. H. Get, esq., chief clerk. The ordinary busi-
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 Treasury
Examination of the titles OF all land purchased the
sites of arsenals, lighthouses, and all other
public works Of ths United States.
B. Applications for pardon all OF conviction in the
courts OF the United States.
l. Applications for appointment in all judicial and legal
business oil the government.
s. The conduct argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the is
cerned.
g. The supervision Of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Attor
70 these ordinary heads of the business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction Of all appeals land claims Cali
fornia
Second The cocaton and revision of the laws of the
District Of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
- Secretary Of the Interior Department. Hon. Robert Me-
Cleliand Of the State Of Michigan Its clerical force
one dsbursing agent and ten other regular clerks and
s supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public service:
1s The Public Laaa chief of this bureau is called the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office. The Land bureau
charged with the survey and sale of the pub
lie doman and the Issuing of titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by governments
BY sales donations Of grants for schools military bountes
or public nprov and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip lieu
thereof The sud Uce also, aadita its The
present Commissioner is Hon. t. III. Hendricks of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder, chief or
principal clerk of public lands principal clerk of private
land clams and principal clerk Of Of whom
appointed by tho President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsman assistant draughtsma and
clerks of various grades.
3D. present head of this bureau Is the Hon.
Josiah Miuot, of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
gress granting bounty land for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
ing Of seventy other clerks, to which Congress to
bounty land law has added porary force Of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations.
I'D. hdiuns.Commssone of Indian Affairs Hon. George
" Manypenny, Of Ohio He is provided with a chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent Oice--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all Facts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents for new
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements !"
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col.
lection and distribution Of seeds, plants and cuttings 1t
has chief cerkwho is by law present ne) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents absence of the Com
missonerten principal and assistant pat
ents besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this
the Treasury Department the accounts
the United States mahas and attorneys and the OF
the United States courts the of the and
other mines Of the United States and the affairs the pen
ard from the State Department the duty Of taking and
turning the of the United States supervis-
ing and directing the of the Commissioner Public
buildings BY recent acts OF Congress- also the hospital for
ba under the management OF this department and by as
sgnment from the President it has added long list Of
duties the and demarcaon of the unsettled
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department Is at present nconvenientIy seua-
rated and located and should be appropriately
nently provided for The Secretarys office occupies por
on Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion Of ssWinders budng the property Of the
government whilst the Indian Office il located in premises
not hre-proo, and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Sec
retaY of the treasury two compolers commissioner Of
the customs six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board, and coast survey
The following is brief indication OF the duties of these
sSera oces and OF employed therein respectively