The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-21
The Organiza ation Of the Executive Depart
ucnis Of the Government OF the United states.

The Organization Of the Executive Depart
ncnts Of the Government ofthe United States.
prpAHrnEsr OF STATE.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
srisng of foreign relations with all the powers
Of the world is simple than is generally con-
ceved The number employed in the Department of State
retary Of State (lon. William l.. Marcy) one Assistant
Secretary State (Wiliisn Hunter,) chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and ono librarian.
Dloatic BranehThis branch of the State Department
charge Of all correspondence between the department aud
other diplomatic agents of the United States abroad and
all diplomatic instructions sent from the department and
COMMUNICATIONS TO commissioners under treaties Of bounds
ries 3c prepared copied and rseosded and all Of like
character received registered and filed contents
being irst entered n an analytic table or index.
Consular ByancaTh branch has charge of the cores
pondence c between the department and the
commercial agents of the United States. la
10 those officers and to their dispatches and
tiers other asking for consular agency or rea
ting consular affairs are prepared and recorded.
The Disbarsing AgentHe has charge of all correspond
ence and other matters connected with relating
any nd with the disbursement of which the department is
charged.
The 7sanscsor His duties are 10 furnish sach trapsla
tons the department may require He aso records
commissions OF consus and vice consuls when English
upon which exequaturs are Issued.
Clark of appointments and Commits ssionsHe makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment ard
nations to the Senate makes out and records exequaur
and records when in English the commissions which they
issued. Has charge OF tho library.
Clerk Of the Ros and Archses.He takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
for and superntends their publication Of
distribution throughout the United States, and that Of all
documents and publications in regard which this duty
connected Herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto
csrs Of Aaheaseation. and copyrgats. has charge
OF the seals OF the United States and Of the department
prepares and attaches certificates papers presented for au
thencaton receives aud fees Has charge
opubcations transmitted to the department under the
relating to copyrighs records and indexes their titles re-
cords all letters from the department. other than the plo
matte and consular.
pardons and reinsons and registers lilies the petitions
aud papers on which they founded Makes out re-
than diplomatic and consular received and Of the dspo
tion made them prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY oESEaAL's OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States, n H. Gillet, esq., chief clerk The ordinary bu,
heads i:
l. Official opinions the current business Of The govern
men,, or by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
Q Examination q the titles Of all land purchased as the
public works Of the United States
Applications for pardcns in all cases of conviction in the
A. Applications for appointment in all the judicial legal
business af the government
g. The conduct and argument of suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the Is
cerncd.
The supervision of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the
10 these ordinary heads of the business Of The Office ors
added At the present time the following, viz:
First. The direction Of oil appeals land claims in Cali
Second The codication and revision OF the laws Of the
District Of Columbia. ts8@s
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department. Hon. Robert Nc
Celland, Of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists Of chief clerk, (George c. Whiting, esq.,
dbursing agent and ten other regular clerks and
its supervision and the following
branches OF the public service:
ls The Public chief Of this bureau called the
"Commssoner Of the Office" The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale Of the pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from combinations Of grants made by
by Sales donations OF grants for schools military hounties
public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land Claims and the issuing scrip
thereof The snd Oce also audits its The
present Commissioner is Hon. Il. II. Hendricks, of In
diana Its principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk OF public lands principal clerk Of private
land claims and principal clerk Of Of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed BIZ the Senate
besides draughtsmnn assistant draughtsman, and LOG
clerks of various grades.
3D. present head Of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Minot, of New Hampahre. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication all
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged He has chie
ing Of seventy other clerks to which Congress
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
bounty law has added temporary force of about
fifty clerkships Of different denominations.
Sd. Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypcnny, Of Ohio. He is provided with chiet
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent ODics.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements y the
collection OF statistics relating to- agricultare tho col
lection and distribution Of Seeds plants and cuttings 1t
has chief ccrkwho by law (s the present tme) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence of the Com
en besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
department. the organic act of ls43 transferred to it from
the Treasury Department the of the
the United States marhas and attorneys and the clerks Of
the United States the OF the lead and
ether mines Of the United States and the affairs of the peni
tentiary OF the United States in the District Of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking and
turning the OF the United States and of supervs
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings. BY Of Congress- ALSO the hospital for
the insane the and and Of the District of Colun
ba is nader the Of this department. and by
gnmen from the President 1t has added to its long list OF
duties the survey and demacaon Of the unsettled boundary
lines the and Territories and bordering
tons.
This department h present very inconvcnenty sepa-
located aud should be appropriately and perna-
nenty provided for. The Sccretarys Office occrics por
portion the Treasury building, and the Pension Office
portion of "Wnders building, the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office is located Ia premises
not fire PROOF, and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists of the offices Of the Sec
reary of the Treasury, comproers commissioner OF
the CUSTOMS six auditors treasurer register SOLICITOR light
house board, and coast
The following is brief indication Of the duties Of these