The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-06
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments of the Government of the United states

The Organization OF the Executive Depart
DEPARTMENT STATE
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising out Of our foreign relations with all the powers
OF the world is far simple than s generally CON
eeved The number employed in the Department Of State
the United States is only seveneen follows One Sec
retary Of State, (Hon. William H. Marcy one Assistant
Secretary Of State, William Hunter,l chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic ByaaehThs branch Of the State Department
has charge OF all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those of foreign powers accredited to this government In il
all diplomatic Instructions from the department and
communications commissioners under treaties of bounda
res &c prepared copied and reeorded and all Of like
character received registered and fled contents
being first entered in analytic table index
Consular BrcnchT branch has charge Of the CORES
pondence, &c. between the department and the consuls and
commercial agents Of the United States In it instructions
those officers and their dispatches and to let
ter from other asking for consular agency or rela
ting TO consular affairs prepared and recorded.
Tae Disbmsing Ayent He has charge fall correspond
ence and other matters connected with accounts relating to
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department Is
charged.
The Tranator. His duties furnish such transla
tons the department may require He also records the
commissions of consul and vice consu when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued
CLERK Of appointments and Commissions lie makes out
and records commissions, letters of appointment and nom
nations to tho Senate makes out and records
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge OF the library f
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for
pares for and their publication and that of
ties in the newspapers and in book form attends to their
documents and publications in regard which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations and Copyrights.He has charge
Of the seals of the United States and of the department and
prepares and attaches certificates papers
thencation receives and for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo-
matte and consular f s
Clerk Of Pardos and prepares records
and papers which they founded Makes re-
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
tion made them letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon, Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Gilet, ESQ., chief clerk The ordinary bust
of this office may be classified under the following
heads fYfi fr
l. Official opinions the business the govern
ment called for BY the President BY any head Of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury. tiRtta
2. Examination of the titles Of all land purchased as the
eitss 9araenas custol houses lighthouses, and all other
public works OF the United States,
courts of the United States
Applications for appointment In all the judicial legal
The conduct and argument of all suits the Supreme
Court OF the United States in which the is
TO these ordinary heads Of the business of the office
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction of all appeals land claims in Cali
fornia.,
second The Qualification and revision of the laws of the
aH lsTgsioH pEPAHTAEHT.
% me e OF M ton ares
Consists of chief clerk, George G. Whiting esq
ane agent and ten other regular clerks m and a
branches OF the public services s
lst The Ri;c chief this bureau is called the
Coumissioner the General Land Office The Land Bureau
is charged with the survey management sale Of the pub
lie domain and the issuing of titles therefor whether derived
from oonrmations grants nado by former
BY saes, donations, grants schools military bounes
or public improvements, and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land clnm and the issuing Of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Office also audits its The
present Commissioner Mr.. John Wilson, of the District
Columbia. Its principal officers are recorder chief or
principal clerk OF public lands principal clerk Of private
land claims and prncipa! clerk Of of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
besides assistant raurhtsman and some LOG
clerks Of various grades.
3D. Pensions The present head of this bureau is the Hon.
Lorn =. Waldo OF Connecticut. The Commissioner is
charged with the exaainaton and adjudication all claims
arising under the and laws PASSED by
in the revolutionary and subsequent wars in which
the United States have been engaged He has chief
% to mhe
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
new bounty law has added porary force of about
fifty clerkships Of different denominations.
3D. IadiansCommissoner Of Indian Affairs Hon George
W. Manypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent Obice.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all acts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing of patents for
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements =; the
collection of statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings
has chief cerkwho is by law Gas at the present tne the
Ecng Commissioner Of Patents In the absence of the Com
msonerten principal and ten assistant examiners of pat
ents besides dozen other subordinate
Besides these four principal branches Of this
department. the organic act of lSi9 transferred to 1t from
the Treasury Department the supervision - the
the United States masha and attorneys and the clerks of
the United States courts the management of the lead and
other mines OF the United States and the affairs Of the pen
tenary of the United States in the District Of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking and
turning the Of the United States and of superv
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioner OF Public
Buildings by acts Of Congress- aso the hospital for
the insane of the army and navy and OF tho District Of Coum
ba under the management OF this department. and by
sgument from the President IL has added to its long list Of
duties the survey and eacaon Of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
TONS
This department present very nconvenieny sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and perma
neatly provided for. The Secretarys office occupies por
ton Of henew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion Of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
government, whilst Indian Office is located in premises
not 6reproof and rented Of their private owners.
4REAsuRp DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department Of the Offices Of the Sec
rcary Of the Treasury comptroers commissioner of
the CUSTOMS six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board, and coast survey
The following IL brief indication of the duties of these
several offices aud Of the force employed therein respectively
Secre,ory's OTccHon James Guthrie Secretary OF the
Treasury Hon. +. q. Washington, Assistant Secretary
one engineer in charges architect and three
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