The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-18

Secretary Of the Interior Department., Hon. Robert Nc
ce!and, of the State Of Michigan Its clerical force
consists Of chief clerk tGeorge c. Whiting esq.,
disbursng agent znd other regular clerks and to
s supervision and management committed the following
Drancnes Of the public service:
l The fabtic LaadThe chiefa this bureau Is called the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office The Land Rareau
charged with the survey management and the pub
NC domain and the issuing OF ea therefor, whether derived
from conTrnatiens OF grants made BY governments
by sales, donations, grants for cheos military bounea
public and Likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land claims, issuing Cf gcrp ii Leu
present ConaInssonsr is Hon. T. H. Hendricks, Of In
diana Its principal officers are recorder, chief or
principal clerk Of public lands principal clerk Of private
and eiaTms and principal clerk Of urveysa OF whom
appointed by the President and confirmed BY Senate
besides drangasmEn, assistant dranghsman, and 1866
ID PesonsI The present head Of this bureau is the Hon
Josiah minot, of New Hampshire The Commissioner Is
charged with the examination and adjudication Of al claims
arising under The and passed By Con-
gs granting bounty land pensions for military naval
the United states have been engaged he has elef
clerk s. Cole, esq-,l and permanent corps consist
ing q some seventy other clerks to which Congress, to
enable him TO meet the extraordinary requirements of the
new nountland aw has added temporary force Of about
t!ty clerkshps Of different denominations
3D. Of Indian Affairs Hon. George
y. Manypenny, Of Ohio Ee IS provided with CHIEF
clerk and about fifteen other Subordinate cIcrkz.
ath. Paiem ogios.-Tc this bureau is committed The
execution and performances of al and things touching
and rsEpectng the granting and issuing t patents for
md useful discoveries Inventions and improvements - the
sohect0n OF statistics relating Be- agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of seeds plants cuttings
has chief clerkwho is BY law Gas present te) the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence af the Com
msgoneren principal and examiners pat
sns besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besdes these four principal branches of this
depGrtman the organic act of lS43 transferred
The Treasury Department the supervision OF the
the United Sates arshas and as:orneys the clerks
he United States the management Of the lead and
uhsr mines al the United States and the Affairs Of the pe
tentiarv OF the United Staus IN t,c District az auna:
and from the State Department dnty taking re-
turning the of the United States and Of superris-
mg and directing the acts of the Commissioner o Public
t insane Of the and navy and Of the District Of Colu
a under the nanageent q this depsstnent and by
nynnsnt from the President has added its long Of
duties the survey and dearcaun 0f the unEette8 boundary
ea between the States and Territories and bordering
This department il al present very inconreriently sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and pera-
nenty provided r The Secrutary Office occupies par-
buu If thenew Patent 0ice buidin General Land Once
portion Of the Treasury building, and the Pension oce
government. Whilst the Indian oice Is located 4 premises
loi hre-prooE and ronted Of their rrivass owners.
Treasury DsrARTnEx--
be Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of ths Sec
y q the Treasury. two camprolers, commissioner ef
ne cusoms SIX auditors Treasurer register solicitor, light
Aolse board and coast survey.
The following brief Indication OF the duties Of these
several Offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Srearss 05Fce.-Bon James Guthrie Secretary Of the
lFDasury hon. p @. Washington, Assistant Secretary
one engineer in charge architect and three draughmen
euporary empoyed, and twenty three cers. The sece
E o the Treasury charged With the general supervision
e hscs transactions ot The government and 81 the exc
concerning sfnfncrce and navag9flor
te United States He superntends the survey Of the
a the lighthouse establishment the marine hospitals Of
ne United States and the construction of p1blc
buildings Cor custom houses and other purposes.
frs Canptrosr's OFceEhsha Whiftleser esq, Comp
oe aad fifteen clerks e prnscrines The mode q keep
@ and rendering accounts FOR the civil and diplomatic
e We be pubic lands and rsvises and 0ertes the
balances arising thereon
ssooud Cspsufrugrr's 0gcs.-gohn NJ. Bredhsnd. csc,
Nptraer end seventeen clerks He prescFbes the mode
Eng ana rendering the Of the army, navy,
d indian Departments II the public service and reres and
'ofthes the haances arising thereon.
es y Commissioner II shs CassssIiugh J. Anderson,
a Commissioners, and acvrn cleks He prercribes the
nas keeping and rendering the accounts az the catorn
suae and dnorseaerts and for tbs building and rernr
hauses &C, and revsss and csraas the balances
u arEng thereon.