The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-26
dbe Organization OF the Executive Depart
n,ents OF the Cove rnment the United states.
prr4EraEsr or cTArE.

od ~ s The number employed in the Department Of State
~ tba United States is only seventeen, follows One Sec
yeary OF State (Hon. William L. Marcy) one Assistant
Secretary Of State, (Wiian Hgnier,) one chief clerk,
twelve clerks translator, and one librarian.
D;slouatc Branch This branch OF the State Department
b. charge OF all between the department and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
bose of foreign powers accredited to this In
all diplomatic Instructions sent from the department and
communications commissioners under treaties of bounda
res &c prepared copied and resorded and all OF like
character registered and hled their contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
Consular Bran@.Ths branch has charge Of the
ondanee &c. the department and the consus and
10 those officers and to their dispatches and to Lett
ter other asking for consular agency or rea
ding consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
The Disbursiaq Agent charge of all correspond
ence and other connected with relating
any with the disbursement Of which the department is
charged. N
The Traaslator His duties are to furnish such ransla
ton the department may require. He also records the
Of consus and vice consus when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
clerk Of appointments and Commissions lie makes
and records commissions letters OF appointment and non
nnd peeord when in English the commissions on Which thew
are issued Has charge OF the library.
Clerk Of the Ros aad Arrres.He takes charge Of the
rolls or enroed acts and resolutions of Congress- as they
are depar President; prepares
authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
.rss far and their nublicat;on and tat m traa-
ties the newspapers and in book form attends their
distribution throughout the United States and that of all
documens and publications ~ regard to which this duty s
ter connected Herewith Has charge Of ali Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Auaeneations and CopyrigAts.-He has charge
of the seals of the United States and of the department and
prepares and attaches certificates papers for
publications transmitted to the department under
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords Nil letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular, aHaN
Clerk Of Paroas and PosporsH prepares and records
pardsns and remssons and registers and tiles the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes out aud
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received, and of the dspos
on made hem prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY aENERAL's
Hon Caleb e n Cushing Attorney General Of tho United
ness OF this Office may be classified under the following
heads
ment called for by the President by any head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
q Examination OF the titles Of all land purchased, the
sites of arsena om-house lighthouses, and all other
public works Of the United States.
B. Applications for pardons all of conviction in the
courts Of the United States
4. Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
s. The conduct and argument of all sts in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the government
G. The supervision of all other suits arising 10 any of the
departments when referred by the head to 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.
Second. The eodiicaon and revision of The laws of the
5 INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
Secretary of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
Celand, of the State of Michigan Its clerica! force
consists of chief clerk, George c. Whiting, csu.)
one dsburng agent end ten other regular clerks and to
is supervision aud management committed the following
branches of the public service:
1st The Public LdsThe chief this bureau the
commissioner the General Land Oice The Land bureau
s charged with the survey management and sale the pub
lie domain and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
from conrnations of grants made bv former Soyernment
public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Oilce, also, auds its The
present Commissioner is Hon. I. H. Hendricks, of In
diana Its principal officers are. recorder, chief
principal clerk OF public lands, principal clerk OF private
land claims and principal clerk Of of whom are
appointed by the President and confirmed by Senate
besides draughsman, assistant draughsman, and LOG
clerks OF various grades
ID present head Of this bureau is tho Hon.
Josiah Minot, of New Hampshire The Commissioner is
charged with the adjudication Of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
services in the revolutionary subsequent wars in which
the United States have been engaged. He has cie
g Il oea ans o Which c@s
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
bountylnnd law has added porary force Of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations.
3d. of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
w Manypenny, Of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4h. Paeat Ogicc.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance OF all and things touching
and a and e!
.-
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture tho col
lection and distribution Of seeds, pant and Cuttings 1t
has Chief ccrkwho is by law Gas at the present tme) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the tho Com
mssonerten principal and ten assistant pa
en besides dozen other subord clerks
Besides these four principal branches Of this
department. the organic act Of iSio transferred to it from
the Treasury Department the supervision accounts
the United States marsal and attorneys and the clerks
the United States courts the Of the lead and
other mines Of the United States and the affairs the pen
tenary OF the United States in the District OF Columbia
and from the State Department the duty taking
thp rxnth IInt. rdnlrs
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner OF Public
Buildings by recent acts OF Congress- aso the hospital for
the insane Of the and navy aud of the District Of Column
bia under the of this department. and BY
duties the survey and dearcao Of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons
This department at present very inconvenienty sep
nenty provided for. The Secresarys Office occupies por-
ton Of henew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion Of the Treasury building, and the Pension Office
portion OF "W indcr building the property Of the
government whilst the Indian Office Is located premises
not hre-proo, and rented of their private owners.
TREASURY pEpARrnxvT.
The Treasury Department consists the Offices o The Sec
retafy OF the Treasury, comprolers
the CUSTOMS six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board and coast survev
The following brief indication Of the duties Of ese
several offices and OF the force employed therein respectively
Secrearys Ofcc.Hon James Guthrie Secretary Of the
Treasury Hon. Y. c. Washington, Assistant Secretary ;
one engineer in Charge architect and three aughtamen
temporarily employed and twenty clerks The Seerc
try Of the Treasury charged with the general supervision
OF the fiscal transactions of the government aud OF the
cuuon OF the laws concerning the and navigation
OF tue United States He uperptends the Of the
coast the lighthouse establishment the marine hospitals Of
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