The daily union., 1855-09-19
,rhe Organization OF the Executive Depart
ioebts of the Government Of the United states,
pnpAHrnnsr OF STATE.

The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising out of foreign relations with all the powers
Of tho world Is far simple than Is generally
ceiyed The number employed in the Department Of State
retary Of State, (Hon William H. Marcy) Assistant
Secretary OF State, (Wliam Hunter,) chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and ono Librarian.
Domatie Byanea--Tbs branch of the State Department
hes charee al rrepuDdence betweeA the department and
6e diplomatic agents df the United States abroad and
those " foreign pow accredited to this government In IL
aldipomaGc instructions sent from The department and
communications commissioners under treaties of bonda
Character received are registered and filed their contents
being first entered in an analyt table or index.
Consular Branch branch has charge Of the CORES
pondenoe &c between the department and the consu and
to those officers and to their dispatches et
ters other persons asking for consular agency rea
ting 10 consular ahars are prepared and recorded.
TIE Dbarssg AgenlIe has charge Of all correspond.
ence and other eaters connected with accounts relating to
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department
charged
The Traasyator : His duties are to furnish sicb lranss
tlon u Tho dcpartne may require He also records tie
commissions Of consus and vice cousuls when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of appointments and Commissions. He makes on,
and records commissions letters of appointment and nomi
nations to the Senate makes out and records exequatur
and records when in English, the commissions which they
are issued Has charge of the library
Clerk Of the RoHS and ArchpssHe takes charge of the
rolls or enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the President prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which are called for pro
for and supernends their publication that
distribution throughout the United States and that Of ell
cjcuments and publications in regard which this duty
Assigned to the departmeht writing and answering all let
rs eohneoted Herewith Has charge Of all Indian reaes
and business relating thereto
Clerk Of Authentcatioas and CopigitsHe has charge
prepares and attaches certificates papers presented for a
receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the under the laws
relating to copyrights records and indexes titles re-
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
yJ..I.o - D. ID
pardons and remsons and registers tiles the petitions
aud papers which they founded Makes and re-
than diplomatic and consular received and Of the dispos-
on made them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing Attorney General of the United
States r. HI. Gle esq, chief clerk. The ordinary busi-
ness of this Office may be classified under the following
l. oica! opinions The current business of the govern
en @ called for BY the President by any head Of depart
fent or BY the Solicitor of the Treasury
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as the
site, OF arssna and all other
Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
courts OF the United States.
A. Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
s. The conduct and argument of all suits the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the is
cerned.
g. The supervision of all other suits arising in any of the
when referred by the head thereof to the Aor
10 these ordinary heads Of the business the office are
First The direction Of all appeals land claims in Cali
fornia
second The codfcaon and revision of the laws of the
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Cleland Of the State Of Michigan It's clerical force
consists of one chief clerk, George G. Whiting, esq,)
dsoursng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
Its supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public services
lt The Public LandsThe chiefo this bureau is called the
a., Al IA mn
charged with the survey and sale of the pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
by saes donations gran for schools military bounties
or public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
thereof The Leod uce ao audts its own accounts. The
present Commissioner is Hon. 7. H. Hendricks, of In
diana Its principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk of public lands principal clerk of private
and claims and principal clerk ali Of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
clerks OF various grades
I'd head of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Mnot OF New Hampshire The Commissioner is
charged with the examination adjudication Of all claims
arising under the and laws passed Con-
granting bounty land or pensions for military or naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has chief
in clerk g. Cole ssql and permanent corps consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements the
bounty land law has added temporary force of about
fifty clerkships Of different denominations.
3d. of Indian Affairs Hon. George
W Manypenny, of Ohio He is provided with chiet
clerk and about hteen other subordinate clerks III
4th Patent Obfce.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all acts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements " the
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of seeds, plants and cuttings 1t
has chief clerkwho by law (as present ne the
Acting Commissioner OF Patents tho absence of the Com
principal and ten assistant of pat
Besides these four principal branches this new executive
department. the organic of lS49 from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the
the United States marhas and attorneys and the clerks
other mines of the United States and the affairs of the pcn
tertiary Of the United States tho District Of Columba
and from the State Department the duty of taking
turning the of the United States supervis
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings By recent acts of Congress also the hospital
the insane Of the army and navy and Of the District of Coum
ba under the Of this department and by
slgnment from the President has added its list
duties the survey and demarcaon of the
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department is at very nconvenenty scpa-
rated and located and hond be appropriately and perma
neny provided for The Secrearys Office occupies por-
ton Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion of the Treasury building, and the Pension Office
government whilst the Indian Office located in premises
not ire-proof, and rented Of their private
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists OF the offices Of the Sec
etarY of the Treasury, two comptoers commissioner of
he CUSTOMS auditors treasurer, register solicitor, light
house board, and coast survev
The following brief indication of the duties of these
several offices and of the force employ therein respectively
Scretarys OEceIon. James Guthrie Secretary of the
Treasury; Hon Y. e.. Washington, Assistant Secretary:
one engineer charge; architect and three
temporarily employed and three clerks. The Secre-
ay Of the Treasury charged with the general supervision
the fiscal transactions Of the government and of the exc
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