The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-28
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.
DEpARrarST or srArE.
The whole machinery employed To conduct the busine,.
arising out Of foreign relations with all the powers
of the world IS far simple than generally con-
ceyed The number employed in the Department of State
of the United States is only seyen.een oows One Sec
retsry of state (Hon William +. MArcyl one Assistant
Secretary Of State, tW iiAm Haner,) chief clerk
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic This branch Of the State Depsrtmen,
has charge Of all corespoadencs between the department and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those Of foreign powers accredited this government In
all diplomatic Instructions sent from the department and
communications 70 commissioners under treaties of bounda
res &C. prepared copied and recorded and a of like
received registered and fled contents
being first entered in an analytic table index.
consuar BronraThs branch has charge OF the cores
pondence dc between the department and the
commercial agents Of the United States In
those officers and 10 their dispatches and
from other asking for consular agency
ting TO consular affairs prepared and recorded
The Di.swsng Ags"tiIe has charge Of all correspond
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department
charged.
The Translator His duties are 10 furnish such trnna
on the department require. He also records the
commissions Of consu and vice consrls, whom in English
upon which exequaturs are issued
CLERK Of Appointments and CopmssioasHe makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and noui
nations to the Senate makes out and records exequatuFs
and records when English the commissions which they
issued. Has charge Of the library.
Clerk Of the Rolls and 4ycAiresHe takes charge Of the
rolls enrolled and resolutions Of Congress- they
the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called pre-
pare for and uperinends their publication
ties, the newspapers and in book form their
distribution throughout the United States, that all
documents and publications regard which duty
iers connected herewith Has charge Of all Indian reate
and business relating thereto
Clerk o As,aen,ieaioa: and copyrga. He has charge
the seals Of the United States and of the department
prepares and attaches certificates papers presented
hnticaon receives and for the fees Has charge
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and Pas,porHe prepares and records
ardons and ressons and registrars the petitions
papers which they founded Makes out aud re-
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
diplomatic and consular received of the DISPOSE
made them; prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS orrcg
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the nited
states; H. Gillet esq., chief clerk The ordinary bust
heads - ''''"A As
l. Official opinions on the current business Of the govern
ment called for by the President any head depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
Examination the titles OF all land purchased as the
sites of arsenas custom houses light houses and all other
public works of the United States.
Applications for pardons in all of conviction the
Applications for appointment in all Judicial and legal
business Of the government.
The conduct and argument Of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the
cerned.
To 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
Second. The codifcaton revision Of the laws of the
district Of Columbia.
IsrEaloR pEpsaTmESr.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
;eland Of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
Consists Of chief clerk, George c. Whiting, esq)
dsbursing agent and other regular clerks and
supervision and management committed the following
branches OF the public service:
LAT p.ys,, y,..y. 81; &c ne
Commissioner OF the General Land 0ce The Land
With the survey and sale Of the pub
from combinations of grants made by former governments
by sales donations, Of grants for schools military bounties
military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip
thereof The Lsnd Oiics also audit, its accounts: The
principal clerk Of public lands principal clerk Of private
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsman, assistant draughman
clerks OF various grades.
ID head Of this bureau is the Hon
orin p Waldo, Of Connecticut. The Commissioner is
charged with the exaunaton and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws by
re granting bounty land pensions for military naval
rrces in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
De United States have been engaged He has chief
Jerk IS Cole, esq,) and permanent corps consist
ing Of some seventy other clerks, which Congress to
Enable him to the extraordinary requirements
bounty land law has added temporary of about
my cerkships OF different denominations.
3d. iaaau Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Hon. George
y
ERIK and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
ith Patent Odfce-To this bureau Is committed the
xeution and performance of all things touching
md respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
ID useful discoveries Inventions and improvements - the
objection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
on and distribution OF seeds, plants and cuttings. 1t
chief cerkwho is by law (as the present time) the
citing Commissioner Of Patents the absence Of the Com
sionerten principal and pat
H besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches OF this
partment, the organic act OF l849 transferred
Treasury Department the supervision OF the
United States marshals and attorneys and the clerks
he of the United States and the affairs of the pen
aiary Of the United States in the District OF Columbia;
d from the State Department the duty of taking
rnng the Of the United States and of supervis
and directing the acts Of the Commissioner Of Public
audings ny recent acts of Congress- also the hospital
IS under the management OF this department and by
nnent from the President it has added its long list Of
as the survey and demarcaon Of the unsettled
es between the States and Territories and bordering
pns.
This department present very ncon sepa-
d and located and should be appropriately and perma
nty provided for The Secretarys Office occupies por-
N Of thenew Patent Office building, the General Land Office
portion OF the Treasury building and the Pension Office
rton Of "Winders building" now the property of the
senment, whilst the Indian Office is located premises
nre-proof and rented Of their private
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
he Treasury Department the Offices the Sec
arT OF the Treasury, two cemptrollers commissioner OF
Use board, and coast
be following s brief indication Of the duties of these
h Offices and OF the force employed therein respectively
secrrry'4 0ffceon James GrtItr;a Secretary Of the