The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-10

Secretary Of the Interior Department Hon Robert Nc
Celana, of the State Of Michigan Is clerical force
consists of chief clerk George O. Whiting ESQ
one dsbursing agent and ten other regular clerks and
m supervision ard management following
branches OF the public service.
lst TIE Paae LaadThe this bureau Is called the
q the General Land Office" The Land Bareau
c domain and The issuing OF es therefor whether derived
from combinations Of grants made by former gorernrents
public npros aud likewise the revision Virginia
military bnunty land claims, and the issuing Of scrip
thereo The LFnd Ulce also, aGdis its The
present Commissioner il Hon. T. H. Hendricks, Of In
diana Its principal officers recorder, chief or
land claims and principal clerk Of whom are
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
besides draaghtsnan assistant draughsan, and I06
clerks Of various grades
I'd. PeasoaTh present head of this bureau is the Hon
Josiah Ainot, Of New Hampshire. The COMMISSIONER il
charged with the nDaton and adjudication Of a claims
arising under the and passed BY Con-
es granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has eher
clerk, ts Cole esq.,l and permanent corps consist
ing Of some seventy other clerks 10 which Congress-
euGbe him meet the extraordinary requirements o the
new law has added ten porary OTee Of about
fifty clerkships Of different denominations.
3D. L8laasC Of Indian Affairs Hon George
". MsEypenny, Of Ohio. he Is provided with a chei
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
&th. Pufeaf 0gicc-To this bareau is committed the
execution and performance OF all 'acts and things touching
anc respecting the granting and Issuing o pateus for
and usai discoveries Inventions and improvements * the
eoecnon OF statistics relatng agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of seeds plants and cutting IL
has chief ciefkwho ID by law present e) the
acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence a the Com
principal and Of pat
sn beaides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these fonr principal branches of this executive
department the organic of transferred from
the Treasury Department the supervision Of the Of
te United states marss and attorney and the clerks Of
ths United States eourtss the sf the lead and
other mines Of TIE United States and the affairs o the pen
entlary q the United States the District of Columbia
sa from the State Department the eay IL taking and re-
nrnfn the eensuses n the United States OF superv
ing and directing the a the Commissioner OF Public
the tai fur
be nssne q TIE army and navy and o the District o Cu
ns Is nader the management o this department.
nument from The President il has added 70 it long list of
ente the survey and aearcston the boundary
a between the States and Territories and bordering
Ihis department is present very pconrpnieny sepa-
rae and asatsd and should Be appropriately Ena perua
nen provided for. The secretsrys Office occupies por-
ann Of th6new Patent oce 5ailarn General Land Ooe
aPoron q ths Treasury building, and the Pension ooe
government whilst the Indian ,ce i located IN premises
no' hre-proof and rented q thsir pirate owners.
rREAsuRT DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department Of the Offices Of the Sec
raT q the Treasury, two nomprcers, commissioner Of
eos ssx s1dtss, treasurer register solicitor, hight
p9gse board, and coast,
The following is href indication of the duties Of these
several Offices and Of the force emplnTsd therein respectively
Sacrstasy's QcHoa- James Guthrie, Secretary of the
Treasury Ban- r. g. Washington Assistant Secretary
one engineer n charge architect and three draagh smen
ty o the Treasury charged with gesera supervision
q the fiscal transactions ~ the government ard q the
q hDe ctnGcf0tnI tr ctbtnerc@
q the United States he superinsends the ~ The
coast the h-house estabshBent To. marine hospitals u
ne United States. ard the of certain pnbc
bHldinEs for custom houses and other gurpOsas
frsi corperolier's 0ses.EshA whitsesey esq. Comp
oe Gnd heen clerks He presoiees the mode of keep
nc and rendering for the civil and diplomatic
cs - vel a the puhc lands, and revise and cres the
balances arising thereun-
SscgHd cof~pfrotsr's 0es.-gohn NJ. BTodhead, ESQ.,,
Comptroller and seventeen clerks He prcscrfses the mode
keeping and rsnaering the of the army navy,
And Indian departments of the pSbc service and and
e aes The balances arising therfcu.
O9cs ~ Cuasftzsioner ~ The Cs.s0HsaRh J. Anderson.
esq Cornissioneg snd eleven clerks He prsscribes the
mode % Keeping and rendering the o
revenue and disbuTe1esfr and for buds- repair
~ lsfCs-hoase 6e and rsrsa and co ss the balances
uIslag ttarsGz.