The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-04
The Organization Of the Executive Depart
uents OF the Government offhe United states.


The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government ofthe United states.
DErAKrmESr
The whole machinery employed 20 condue the business
arising Of foreign relations with all the powers
essed = I The number employed IN the Department x state
n he United states only seventeen oows One Sec
garre,aTy II State. tgIiam Hunter one chief clerk
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Brarea4h This branch of the State Department
b charge Of all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad and
those 81 foreign powers accredited 70 this government in
Nj Diplomatic instructions from the department and
Communications commissioners under treaties Of bounda
re 4e prepared copied and reeordedi and all Of ike
character received registered and fled their
beinr first entered In analytic table index
Con.lar BranhThis branch has charge Of the cores
onSepce &C. between the department and the
commercial agents Of the United States In IL instructions
u those oees and their dispatches and let
ters from other persons asking for consular agency rea
ting to consular affairs, prepared and recorded.
TLs DisBur,iay 4gent-He has charge Of all espond
enoe other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department is
charged.
TEe Tranutor lis duties are TO furnish such rasIa
tlons ihe department may require He also records the
commissions Of oonuls and vice eonus when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued
Clerk of Appointments and oonspissiohsHe makes ont
and records commissions letters appointment and pom
nations to the senate makes out and records exeqqaqrs
and records when in English the commissions which they
issued Has charge Of the library.
Clerk Of the laoRs and AroaieeHe takes charge OF the
rolls enrolled and resolutions OF Congress- they
are received the department from the Presidents
the authenticated copies thereof which called pre-
pes l and superutends their publication aud that Of
ties IN the newspapers book form attends 70 their
distribution throughout the United States and that OF all
documents and publications IN regard 10 which this duty
assigned 10 the department. writing and answering all let
connected Herewith Has charge OF all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
CLERK Of Antentieations aud copyrisAsHe has charge
Of the seals Of the United States and the department and
prepares and attaches certificates papers for
thsncation; receives and o foes Has charge
publications transmitted TO the department under the laws
relating 10 copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department, other than the dpo-
matte and consular.
Clerk Of pardons and PasportsHe prepares and records
pardol and ressons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they ioanded- Makes ont and
than diplomatic and consular received and Of the DISPOSE
on made them prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
States H. H. Gilet, esq chief clerk The ordinary busi
Of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
l. Official opinions business the govern
ea called for by the President by bead Of depart
ment, by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
Examination Of the titles Of ali land purchased the
sites OF arssnai custom honses houses and all other
public works Of the United States.
Applications for pardons in all Of conviction in the
Applications for appointment in al the judicial and legal
business OF the government
s. The conduct and OF all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the
cerned.
departments when referred BY the head thereof the Aor
ney General.
70 these ordinary heads Of the business Of Die Office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction OF all appeals land eIams in Cali
f1rnia
Second The eodfcaon and revision Of the laws Of the
District OF Columbia.
INTERIOR pEpARTs,EST.
Secretary Of the Inericr Department Hon. Robert Nc
Clelland of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk, George c. Whiting esq D
dsbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and
s supervision and management committed the following
branches OF the public service:
lst The PHbc LandTbe cheof this bureau called the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale Of The pub
lie domain and the issuing Of titles therefor whether derived
from confrmations of grants made by former governments
by sales donations, OF grants for schools military bounties,
public improvements and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land claims and issuing OF scrip in lieu
thereof The Land uce Also auits accounts. The
diana Its principal officers are recorder chief on
principal clerk Of public lands, principal clerk Of private
land claims and principal clerk Of surVeysa of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed BY the
besides draughtsmau, assistant draughtsman and l0e
clerks Of various grades.
ID present head Of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Mno Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner il
charged with the exaanation and adjudication Of all claims
arising under the and laws passed BY Con
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
fsrrees in the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged. lie has chief
clerk Is. Cole esq,) and permanent corps consist
ing Of seventy other clerks, which Congress-
enable him TO meet the extraordinary requirements The
new bounty land law, has added temporary of
fifty clerkshps of different denominations
3D. characterization Of Indian Aars, Hon. George
W. Manypenny of Ohio. he il provided with chiei
eierk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent Qfce,-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance Of all and things touching
ana respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
ana useful discoveries inventions, aud - the
oOleeuon OF statistics relating agriculture the col
eoon and distribution OF seeds plants and cuttings IL
ha chef cierkNho by law the present tme) the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents absence Of the Com
mssonerten principal and ten examiners of pat
ents besides dozen other subordinate permanent
Besides these four principal branches Of this new executive
department the organic act Of lS49 from
the Treasury Department the supervision Of the
the United States marsha and attorneys the clerks
the United States the cement Of the lead and
other mines Of the United States the affairs of the eu
tentary OF the United States in the District Columbia
and from the State Department the duy Of taking and
turning the OF the United States and Of supervs
ing and directing the of the Commissioner Of Public
Buildings By Of Congress- Also the hospital for
the insane OF the army and navy and OF the District Of Cnun
bia under the OF this department md
aEnment from the President il has added long list
duties the survey and Gemarcaon Of the unsettled
lines between the States and Territories and bordering ma
tious
This department is present very nconr enienty sepa
rated and located and should be appropriately pera
nenty provided for. The Secretarys office occupies por
ton Of benew Patent Once building the General Land oc,
portion Of the Treasury bsding and the Pension Office
portion Of "Winaers building now property Of th,
government whilst the Indian Office Is located in premises
not fre-proo, and rented OF their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists the Offices o the Sec
etarT Of the Treasury, cUmptroerf, commissioner
ae customs SIX auditors treasurer register SOLICITOR Light
house board and coast survey
The following il brief indication Of the duties Of bes
several Offices and OF the employed therein respectively