The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-25
. organiza tion OF the Executive Depart
,nts of the Government Of the United States.


ny out OF our foreign relations with all the powers
I'M world Is far more simple than Is generally
"a The number employed in the Department Of State
- United States s only seventeen ioows One Sec
= Of State, (on. William L. Aiarey,) Assistant
E;tary of State, (WilIam Hunter,) chief clerk,
ge clerks one translator, and one Librarian
yopate Branch This branch of the State Department
charge OF all correspondence between the department and
diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad and
NJ oregn powers accredited to this government. In it
[pIomatc instructions sent from the department. and
nuncatons TO commissioners under treaties OF bounda
&c. prepared copied and reeorded and all Of like
arer received are registered aud filed, their contents
~ first entered in analyti table or index.
asar ByoneA This branch has charge Of the CORES
ldence &C. between the department aud the consu!s and
agent of the United States In 1t instructions
Nose oieers and their dispatches and
from other persons asking foF consular agency, rea
| 70 consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
he Di.barsrg Agenie has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating TO
nd with the disbursement of which the department
rged.
Ne Translator His duties To furnish such traEsla
as the department may require He also records the
MISSIONS of consu and vice consus when not in English
d which exequatnrs are issued.
grt of Appointments and Commissions lie makes out
records commissions letters Of appointment, and nomi
ions the senatej makes out and records exequaturs
records when in English the commissions ON which they
issued Has charge Of the library.
gre of the Ros and Archcesle takes charge Of the
or enrolled acts and resolutions OF Congress- they
received at the department from the Prcsdent prepares
authenticated copies lneFtO which nre called Or
I for and superntends their publication that of trea-
IN the newspapers and in book form attends to their
rbution throughout the United States, and that of all
qmens and publications regard which this duty is
sned to the department writing and answering all let
connected Herewith. Has charge Of all Indian treaties,
business relating thereto.
lrk of Authorizations aud Copyrighfs.He has charge
seals Of the United States and Of the department and
and attaches certificates to papers presented for
lcaon; receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the depart under the
|ng eopyrighs records and indexes their titles
b all letters from the department, other than the dipo
bic and consular.
k of Pardons and PassportsHe prepares and records
ons and remissons and registers and files the petitions
papers which they founded. Makes out and
H passports; keeps daily register Of all letters other
IN diplomatic and consular received and of the dsposi
made of them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY oENERAL's OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
ktes r. H. Gilet, esq, chief clerk. The ordinary busi
4 Of this Office may be classified under tho following
Lds
Official opinions on the current business Of the govern
n called for BY the President by any head Of depart
INT, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
Examination Of the titles of all land purchased as the
Of arsenas custom houses light houses and all other
klic works of the United States.
Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
trts of the United States.
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
siness of the government.
t. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
of the United States in which the government
med.
The supervision of all other suits arising any Of the
partments when referred by the head thereof the
Y General. s#
10 ordinary heads of the business Of the Office are
ied at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction of all appeals land claims Cali
mia.
second The codicaon and revision of the laws OF the
strict of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
eland Of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
insists Of chief clerk George c. Whiting, esq. }
disbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
supervision ard management committed the following
inches Of the public service:
M The Public LanasThe chefof this bureau is called the
OF the General Land Office" The Land Bureau
haged with the survey management, and sale Of the pub
domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
combinations Of grants made by former governments
sales, Donations of grants for schools military bountes,
public improvements and likewise the revision of Virginia
tay bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
reof The Land Uhce also audts its accounts The
sent Commissioner is Hon. T. II. Hendricks, Of In
ma. Its principal officers are recorder, chief or
ncpa clerk of public lands, principal clerk of private
claims and principal clerk Of surveysall of whom
pointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
des draughtsman assistant dranghtsnan and log
rks of various grades.
a. PessosThe present head of this bureau is the Hon.
iah Minot, Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
ged with the examination and adjudication of ali claims
ing under the and numerous laws passed by Con-
granting bounty land or pensions for military naval
vices in the revolutionary and subsequent which
United States have been engaged. He has one CHIEF
TX, Is. Cole, esq,) and permanent corps consist
of come seventy other clerks, to which Congress,
be him to meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
bounty land law has added ten porary force of about
cerkshps OF different denominations.
d. hdians Commissioner of Indian Affairs Hon. George
Manypenny, of Ohio He is provided with chiet
Tk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks
tn Patent Odice.--To this bureau il committed the
cuton and performance of all "acts and things touching
respecting the granting and issuing of patents for
useful discoveries Inventions and improvements Z; the
ection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
ion and distribution OF seeds, plants, and cuttings II
chief cerkwho is by law Gas at the present time) the
ing Commissioners Of Patents the absence of the Com
principal and ten assistant examiners pat
besides some dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
eses these four principal branches of this executive
artment the organic act of lS49 transferred it
Treasury Department the supervision Of the accounts of
United States marshas and attorneys and the clerks of
United States courts the management of the lead and
mines OF the United States and the affairs of the peni
tiary of the United States in the District of Columbia
from the State Department the duty OF taking and re-
ming the OF the United States and of supervis-
and directing the acts Of the Commissioner Of Public
dngs. BY recent acts of Congress, also, the hospital for
insane of the army and navy and OF the District Of Column
under the management OF this department and by
meE from the President, it has added to its long list of
les the and dearcaton Of the unsettled boundary
IS between the States and Territories and bordering
bis department is at present very inconveneny sepa-
cd and located and should appropriately and perma
lily provided for The Secretarys office occupies por
Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
orton of the Treasury building, and the Pension Office
upn OF Nv inders bulidng, now the property OF the
Ternmen whist the Indian Office is located in promises
Ereproof and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
he Treasury Department consists of the Offices OF the Sec
ary Of the Treasury, two comptroers commissioner Of
customs six auditors, treasurer register solicitor, light
lse board and coast
he following Is brief indication of the dutes OF these
es Offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Secretdrys 0Eee-Hon James Guthrie Secretary Of the
easary Hon. j.. q. Washington, Assistant Secretary ;
engineer in CHARGE architect and three draughsmen
lporary employed and twenty three clerks. The Secre
Of the Treasury charged with the general supervision
The fiscal transactions Of the government and of the
ion Of the laws concerning the commerce and navigation