The daily union., 1855-10-17
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments OF the government of the United States.
DEPARTMENT or srArs.

state, fWiiliam Hunter chief clerk
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
Dlonsaic BranolThs branch OF the State Department
has charge OF all correspondence between the department
other diplomatic agents the United tates abroad ar
those OF foreign powers accredited this government la il
all diplomatic Instructions from the department and
ries &C. prepared copied and recorded and all al like
character received registered and filed
being first entered 10 analy tic table index.
Coasaay Branch branch has charge OF the cores
pondenc &c. between the department and the consu and
commercial agents Of The United St3es In il instructons
TO officers and their dispatches 10
tiers fro other persons asking for consular agency rela-
ting to consular affairs, are prepaied and recorded
The Dituysiag AgeHt He has charge of all oorrepoad-
and other with relating
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department
charged.
The Translator His duties to furnish such ransla-
tions the department may require. ie also records the
commissions vice conuls when not ia English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Cerh Of appointments and Commissons- lie makes out
and records COMMISSIONS letters OF appointment and
nations to the Senae makes out and records exequatus
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
Cek Of The Rons and ArcsiuesH He takes charge Of the
rolls, enrolled acts and resolutions Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
for and uperntends their aud that OF
ties the newspapers and in book form attends their
distribution throughout the United States and that OF all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty is
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
ters connected Herewith Has charge OF all Indian treaties,
and business relating thereto.
C,eyk q Aaeieatons and copy,ght He has charge
prepares and attaches certificates papers presented
thenteaton receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted 10 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 Portons and Pas,orHe prepare and records
pardons and eissions and registers and he petitions
and papers on which they founded hakes and re-
cords passpors keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received aud oil the dispoi
tion made othem letters relating to this business
oESEHAL's OFFICE
Hon. Caleb Cushing Attorney General Of the United
States; t. H. Giet esq, chef clerk The ordinary bust
OF this Office may be classified under the following
heads
L. Official opinions the current business govern
nent called for by the President by any head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
Q. Examination OF the titles of all land purchased the
sites of asenas, custom houses lighthouses and all other
public works OF the United States
g. Applications for pardons in all of the
courts OF the United States.
L. Applications for appointment in ali the Judicial and legal
business OF the government.
s. The conduct argument of all the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the is
cerned.
The supervision Of all other suits arising any the
departments when referred by the head thereof the
ney General.
TO ordinary heads Of the of the office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction of all appeals land claims Cali
fornia.
Second The codfcaon and revision of the laws of the
District Of Columbia
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 }
dbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
its supervision and management committed the following
branches OF the public servce
st The Public LdThe chefof this bureau called the
Commssonero OF the General Land Office The Land Bureau
is charged with the survey, management and sale of the pub
lie domain and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
from combinations OF grants made by former
by saes donations OF grani for schools, ary bountcs,
rpublic improvements and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
thereof The tand oice also, auds its The
present Commissioner is Hon. 7. II. Hendricks, Of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder, chief or
principal clerk of public lands, principal clerk OF private
land claims and principal clerk Of surveysa of whom
appointed by the President i confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsman assistant draugsman and some LOG
clerks of various grades.
3D. Pesionsbe present head of this bureau is the Hon
Josiah Minot, Of New Hampshire The Commissioned is
charged with the nnaop and adjudication Of all claims
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
clerk, g. Cole, esq,l and permanent corps consist
ing of seventy other clerks which Congress-
enable him to the extraordinary requirements OF the
bounty land law has added ten porary force of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations.
3D. Indians Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny, Of obin. He is provided with ch:ei
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Potent oaee-1o this bureau is committed toe
execution and performances o. a facts aud things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents for
and useful discoveries inventions and improvements = the
collection of relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of seeds plants, cuttings II
has chief cerkho by law the present tme the
Acting Commissioner of Patents absence Of the Com
missionerten principal and ten examiners pat
cnts besides some dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this
department the organic act OF lsI0 transferred to
the Treasury Department the supervision of the
the United States marshals and attorneys and
the United States the the lead and
other mines OF the United States and affairs the
tentiafy OF the United States in the District of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking and
turning the Of the Upted States supervis-
ing and directing the of the Commissioner Public
Buildings. BY Of Congress- also. the hospital
the insane of the and and OF the District of Column
ba Is under the of this aud by
signmen from the President it has added long list
duties the and deinarcaon the unsettled boundary
tions.
This department is at present nconvenieny sepn-
rated and located and should be appropriately and pera
neatly provided for Tho Secretary's Office occupies
thenew Patent 0ice building Land Oice
portion the Treasury building, Pension oce
portion Of "Wnder's building, the property ot tho
government whilst the Indian Office located In premises
not iireproot, and rented of their private owners
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department consists of the Offices n the Sec
retary of the Treasury two conPr0ers, el lss0uer
the customs six auditors register SOLICITOR light
house board, and coast survey
The following is brief indication of the duties of thes
several Offices and OF The force employed therein respectively
Secre,rys O4iee--Hon. James Guthrie Secretary of tn,
Treasury; Hon. r. G.. Washington, Assistant Secretary
charge; architect aud three draugbtmer
temporarily employed and twenty three clerks The 5ecf
Treasury Is charged with the general supervision
transactions of the government and of the exc
the concerning the and navigation
of the United States. lie superinends the survey OF th
coast the light establishment the marine hospitals
the United States, and the construction of certain pubic
buildings ior op-houses and other purposes.
FIRST Compfrouers O5ice.--Elisha Whesey esq, Comp
rIst I(a he of