The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-09
The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments of the Government OF the United states.

The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments of the Government OF the United States.
STATE.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the bus;nsss
arising OF foreign relations with all the powers
M the world is far simple than Is generallv COW
Csyed The number employed in the Denarnsnt ~ s1s
OF the United States is only seventeen as follows One Sec
retary Of State, {on William H. Marcy one Agsistant
Secretary Of State, (Wiam Iinnter) one chief cies
twelve clerks, translator and one librarian
Diplomatic BronchThs branch Of the State Deparen,
has charge Of all correspondence between The and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
foreign powers accredited to this government In
al diplomatic instructions sent from the department. and
communications to commissioners under treaties OF bounJa
character received registered filed their contents
being first entered in analy tic table or index
Coaaar Branch This branch has charge Of the cores
pondence de between the department and consus and
commercial agents Of the United States In
those officers and answers to their dispatches and to let
tiers from other persons asking for consular agency or re
ting TO consular affairs, arc prepared and recorded
The Disbusng 4gen lie has charge Of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating to
ay fund With the disbursement which the debar tnent
charged.
The Tranaor His duties are to furnish such transa
ons the department may require He also records the
commissions OF consuls and vice consu when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued
Clerk Of appointments and CoamissionsHe makes ont
and records commissions letters and nom
nations to the Senate makes and records exeauaturs
aud records when English the commissions ON which tev
issued. Has charge Of the library.
Clerk Of he Role and ArchivesHe takes charge Of the
rolls or enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- as they
received at the department from the Presidents
the authenticated copies thereof which are called for
psres tor and uperntend their publication and of
ties the newspapers and book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States and that of all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
connected Herewith Has charge OF ali Indian
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Auiencaiions and CopyyioAfslIe has charge
OF the seals OF the United States and Of the department
prepares and attaches certificates papers presented
thentcation receives and fees Has charge
cpubications transmitted to the department the laws
relating to copyrights; records and indexes their titles re-
cords all letters from the department other than the dpo
matte and consular
Clerk Of Pardons and Passports prepares and records
pardon and reinsons and registers and files the petitions
and papers on which they are founded Makes and
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received, and of the DISPOSE
ton made o them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY oENEnALs OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. II. Gillet, esq, chief clerk The ordinary bust
heads
Official opinions the current business of the govern
ment called for by the President by any head depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
q Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as the
public works of the United States.
g. Applications for pardons in all of conviction the
courts OF the United States.
Applications for appointment all the judicial and legal
s. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court OF the United States in which the
The supervision other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred BY the head the Attor
TO these ordinary heads the business of the Office are
added at tie present time the following, viz:
fcrnia 'T'N N'"'''e = eAii az
second The codidcatcn and revision Of the laws Of the
District of Columbia.
DEPARTMENT.,
~ Secretary Of the Interior Department Hon Robert Nc
consists Of one Chief clerk, George c. Whiting esq.
one dbarsng agent and ten other regular cIek and TO
il ard management committed the following
branches of the public service:
st The Public LondsThe chefof this bureau called the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office The Land
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 former governments
by sales, donations gran for schools military bountes
or public IMPROVEMENTS and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip lieu
thereof The Land Office, also, auds its The
present Commissioner is Hon. 4. H. Hendricks, of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk Of public lands, principal clerk Of private
land claims and principal clerk surveysaI of whom are
appointed BY the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draghsnan, draughsma and some l06
clerks Of various grades.
I'd PensionsThe present head Of this bureau is the
josiah Minot, of New Hampshire The Commissioner Is
charged with the exannaon and adjudication of all
arising under the and passed by Con
gres granting bounty land pensions for military naval
IN the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged. He has cher
clerk Is. Cole, esq.,l and permanent corps consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
new bounyand law has added temporary force of about
fifty clerkshps Of different denominations.
3d. hdiaas-C Commissioner of Indian Affairs Hon. George
W. Nanypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with chiei
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent Oicc--To this bureau ia committed the
execution and performance of all Facts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing of patents
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements =; the
collection oil statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings 1t
has chief clerkwho by law present tne) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents absence
principal and ten assistant examiners of
erts bcsides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
department the organic act of lA0 transferred to it from
the Treasury Department the supervision OF the
the United States mashals and attorneys and the clerks Of
the United States the the lead and
other mines Of the United Setos and the affairs of the peni
tentary 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 recent acts of Congress- Also the hospital
the insane OF the and of tho District oil Column
ba is under the management of this department. and by
SHIPMENT from the President it has added long t
duties the survey and deacaton of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department at present very inconvonienty sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and perma
neny provided for. The Secetarys oce occupies por-
on Of henew Patent 0ice building the General Land Office
portion OF the Treasury building and the Pension Office
government whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
not re-prooG and rented Of their private
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department of the offices Of the Sec
retary OF the Treasury two comprocrs commissioner ol
The customs six auditors treasurer register SOLICITOR light
house board and coast suryev
The following is brief indication Of the duties OF these