The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-25
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government ofthe United States.
nrrAnrnrnr or STATE.

The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government of the United states.
pEPAnTnEsr STATE.
The whole machinery employed TO conduct the business
arising out of foreign relations with all the powers
of the world is far more simple thsn IS generally con-
ceyed The number employed in the Department of State
Tsary Of State (ion William L. Marcy,) Assistant
Secretary Of State, (Wliam Hunter) chief clerk,
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
Di,oaaic Braach-Ths branch Of the State Department
has CHARGE Of ali correspondence between department and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
Of foreign powers accredited TO tins government In
communications commissioners under treaties of boupa
ries &c. are prepared copied and recorded and all of like
character received registered and fled their contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
Consuar BanehThis branch has charge of the
pondence &c. between the department. and the consus and
Commercial agents Of the United States In it instructions
10 those officers and answers to their dispatches and let
ters other asking for consular agency rea
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The DisJursiag Agent He has charge of all correspond
ence and other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement of which the department
charged.
The Tansaor.- His duties furnish such transa-
tion the department require lie also records the
commissions of consus and vice cons when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of appointments and Coanssions-He makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and nomi
nations to the senat makes out and records exequaturs
and records, when in English, the commissions which they
issued. Has charge of the library
Clerk Of the Rolls and ArehipesHe takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
are received department the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called pre-
for and upernends their publication and that of
ties in the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States and that of all
documents and publications regard to which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
connected Herewith Has charge all Indian treaties,
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Anthe",ieaons and copyights.H He has charge
OF the seals of the United States and of the department. and
prepares and attaches papers presented for
thentcaton receives and for the Has charge
publications transmitted the department under
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from thedepartment other than the dplo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and Paports.He prepares and records
pardons and remissions and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded. Makes re-
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters
than diplomatic and conar, received and of the dspos
ton made ofthem prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. H. Get esq., chief clerk The ordinary bust
heads :
l. Official opinions the business of the govern
ment called for by the President by any head OF depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
O. Examination of the titles Of all land purchased as the
sites of arsenas houses light houses and all other
public works of the United States.
g. Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
courts OF the United States.
A. Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business of the government.
Court of the United States in which the
cerned
g. The supervision OF all other suits arising In any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Ator
ney General.
10 these ordinary heads of 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 codfcaon and revision of the laws of the
District of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Interior Department Hon Robert Nc
Clelland of the State of Michigan Its clerical force
consists Of chief clerk George c. Whiting esq y
rSipUn and at1a
its supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public service:
1st The Public chief this bureau called the
Commissioner Of the General Land oce The Land Bureau
charged with the survey and sale the pub
lie domain and the issuing of titles therefor whether derived
from combinations OF grants made by former governments
by sales donations OF grants for schools military bountes
public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Oce also audts its The
present Commissioners is Hon. I. II. Hendricks of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk of public ands principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk Of of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides daughtsman assistant draughtsman and LOG
clerks of various grades.
I'd present head of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Minot, of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication all claims
arising under the va ous and laws passed by Con
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged. He one chie
ing Of seventy other clerks, which Congress
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
new bounty land law has added temporary force of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations.
3d. Indians Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with a chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent 0Bco.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all FACTS and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents for
and useful discoveries, inventions and improvements the
collection of statistics relating to agriculture the col
has chief cerkwho by law Gas present tine) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence the Com
principal and ten assistant examiners of pat