The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-02
The Organization OF the Executive DEPART
meBts of the Government Of the United states.


arising OF foreign relations With all the powers
ceive The number employed in the Department Of State
Of the United states only seventeen follows One Sec
Secretary OF State (wilam Hunter one chief clerh
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian
Diplomatic BraachThis branch of the State Department
has charge OF all correspondence between the
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those Of foreign powers accredited to this goyernmen In IL
communications to commissioners under treaties Of bounda
res &c prepared, copied, and recorded and all Of like
character received registered and fled their contents
being first entered in an analytic table index.
Cnsarar B,aneh.Ths branch charge of the CORES
p5ndene kc between the department and the oonsn and
10 those officers and their dispatches aud to- let
tiers other persons asking for consular agency or rea
ting to consular Affairs are prepared and recorded
The Dbursng AgentlIe has charge of all correspond
enc and other matters connected with accounts relating to
any fund with the disbursement, of which the department
charged
The Tansyo,or His duties are to furnish such transa
ons the department may require He also records the
commissions Of consus and vice consu when English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
CLERK Of appointments and Con,n,issiops-I makes ont
and records commissions letters of appointment and nomi
nations to the senate makes out and records exequaturs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued Has charge OF the library.
cetk Of the Rolls and ArchresIIe takes charge of the
rolls, enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pes and sperntends their publication and that OF
distribution throughout the United States and that of all
documents and publications in regard which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
ters connected herewith Has charge OF all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto
Clerk Of Anthsnteaions and Copyrigh-te has charge
Of the seals of the United States and and
prepares and attaches certificates papers presented
Of publications transmitted ID tie department under the aws
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department other than the po
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons aud PasporsIe prepares and
pardons and ressions and registers and files the petitions
cords passpors keeps daily register Of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular received and of the DISPOSE
ton made Them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Ge esq, chief clerk The ordinary bust
ness of this office may bo classified under the following
l. Official opinions the business the govern
ment called for by the President by any head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
2 Examination of the titles of all land purchased, the
public works Of the United States.
Applications for padons in all Of conviction in the
courts OF the United States. t,s
Applications for appointment all the judicial and legal
The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the government
g. The supervision of all other suits arising in anv of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the
10 these ordinary heads the business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction OF all appeals land claims in Cali
fornia. a 4
Second. The ooddcaon and revision of the laws of the
District of Columbia
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
Secretary Of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
consists OF one chief clerk, (George c. Whiting, esq.,
one dsbusng agent and ten other regular clerks and
ITS supervision and management are committed the following
branches OF the public services ts
h The PJc LandsThe chief this bureau Is called the
w the an, m e
lie domain and the issuing of titles therefor whether derived
0 y s,s donaons o. m sy
or public improvements and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
present Commissioner is Hon. 4. III. Hendricks of In
diana Its principal officers are recorder chief or
land claims, and principal clerk of survcysa Of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughsman, assistant draughtsman and LOG
clerks of various grades
I'd Pensions present head of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Minot, Of New Hampshire The Commissioner is
charged with the examnaton adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
gess granting bounty land pensions military or naval
services in the revolutionary subsequent wars which
the United States have been engaged He has CHIEF
clerk, (S. Cole e,q,) and permanent corps consist
ing Of seventy other clerks to which Congress to
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
bounty land law has added porary force of about
fifty clerkshps Of different denominations.
Sd. idiansC Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Hon. George
". ManypenDy Of Ohio. He is provided with chief
4h. Patent OEce.-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all and things touching
issuing oil patents
and useful discoveries Inventions and y the
collection OF statistics relating agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of Seeds plants, cuttings IL
has chief cerkwho by law the present tne) the
Acting Commissioners of Patents the absence of the
mssonerten principal and examiners of pat
en besdcs dozen other subordinate permanent
Besides these four principal branches Of this
department. the organic act Of lS49 transferred it from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the of
the United States masbas and attorneys and the clerks Of
other mines of the United States and the affairs of the pen
enary OF the United States the District OF Columbia;
and from the State Department the duty of taking and
turning the OF the United States and OF supervi
Budings BY acts of Congress- ao, the hospital for
the insane OF the and navy and of the District OF Column
ba under the management of this department. and by
sgnment from the President it has added to its long list OF
duties tho survey and demarcaon Of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons,
This department is Mt present very inconvenenty sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and perma
neatly provided for The Secrearys Office occupies por-
ton of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion the Treasury building aud the Pension Office
portion OF "Wnder's building the property of the
government whilst the Indian Office IL located in premises
not ireproof, and rented of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices OF the Sec
retay of the Treasury comptroers, commissioner Of
the customs auditors treasurer register, solicitor light
house board, and coast survey.
The following brief indication OF the duties Of these
several offices and OF the force employed therein respectively
Secrst7rs 0Hce.Hon. James Guthrie, Secretary Of the
Treasury; Hon II. q. Washington Assistant Secretary
temporarily employed and twenty clerks The SecTo
y Of the Treasury is charged with the general supervision
OF the fiscal transactions OF the and Of the exc
cuhon Of the laws concerning the commerce and navigation