The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-21
The Organization OF the Executive Depart.
ments OF the Government OF the United states.


The Organization of the Executive Depart
meDts OF the Government the United states.
pEpARrnEsr STATE.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising out of our foreign relations with all the powers
eeiyed The number employed in the Department Of State
retary OF State (Hon William L. Marcy,) one Assistant
Secretary Of State, William Hunter,) chief clerk,
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
D;plopatc ByaHehThs branch OF the State Department
has charge all correspondence between department and
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad and
those foreign powers accredited 10 this In
all diplomatic Instructions sent from the department. and
communications to commissioners under treaties OF bounda
ries 8c prepared copied and recorded and all Of like
character received are registered and fled their contents
being first entered in an analyt table or index.
Consular BrenehThis branch has charge Of the
pondence c between the department and the and
Commercial agents Of the United States In instructions
10 those officers and answers to their dispatches and let
te ru other persons asking for consular agency or re
ting consular affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The Disbmsing Ageme has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating to
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department is
charged.
The Traaator. His duties to furnish such transa
ons as the department may require lie also records the
upon which exequaturs are issued
CLERK Of appointments and Coo,assionsIIe makes out
and records letters OF appointment and nomi
and records, when English the commissions which they
are issued Has charge OF the library.
Clerk Of the Rolls and Archiuos takes charge Of the
rolls enrolled and resolutions Congress- as they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
psres for and uperntend their publications. and that
ties, the newspapers and in book form their
distribution throughout the United States aud that of all
and publications in regard which this
assigned to the department; writing and answering all let
connected Herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations and CopyrightsHe has charge
Of the seals OF the United States and of the department and
prepares and attaches certificates to presented for
opuboatons transmitted the deparne under the laws
relating to copyrights records and indexes their ttcs
cords all letters from the department, other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of ordons end PasPor prepares and records
pardon and emissons; and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes and
cords paspors keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular, received and of the DISPOSE
ton made othem prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. Ii. Giet, esq, chief clerk. The ordinary bust
of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
Official opinions the current business of the govern
meu 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 the
sites of arsena houses light houses, and all other
public wotks of the United States.
B. Applications for padons in all of conviction in the
courts OF the United States.
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business Of the government.
The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the
cerned
The supervision of all other arising any the
departments when referred by the head thereof the
ney General.
To these ordinary heads Of the business the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction Of all appeals land claims in Cali
fornia
Second The codcaon and revision of the laws of the
District of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department. Hon. Robert Nc
Cleland, of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists of one chief clerk George G. Whiting esq.,)
Einu and md In
its supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public service:
lst The Public The chief this bureau is called the
Commissioner General Land Office The Land Bureau
charged with the management and sale Of the pub
from combinations OF grants made by former governments
by sales donations Of grants for schools military bounes
public improvements and likewise the revision OF Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Office also aadits its accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. i. II. Hendricks, of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk of public lands principal clerk OF private
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draghtsmau assistant draughsman and LOG
clerks of various grades.
I'd present head of this bureau s the Hon
Josiah Mnot Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the exannaton and adjudication of al claims
arising under the and laws passed By Con-
gress granting bounty land pensions o military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged He has cheI
clerk (S Cole, esq) and permanent corps consist
ing of seventy other clerks to which Congress to
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
new bounty law has added porary force about
hity clerkships of different denominations
3D. Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with Chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks
4h. Paen, 0Hce.---To this bureau Is committed the
execution and performance of all things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing of patents for
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements - the
collection OF statistics relating agriculture the coll
lection and distribution OF Seeds plants, and cuttings 1t
has chief clerkwho by law the the
Acting Commissioner of Patents In the absence Of the Com
msonerten principal and ten assistant Of
ets besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches OF this
department. the organic of lSi9 transferred
the Treasury Department the supervision of the
the United states marha and attorneys and the clerks
the United States courts; the management the lead and
other mines of the United States and the affairs of the pen
enary OF the United States IN the District Columbia
and from the State Department the taking and
turning the of the United States supervs
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioner Public
Buildings BY recent acts of Congress- aso the hospital
the insane OF the and end the District of Cou
bia under the OF this department. by
alignment from the President it haa added its long list of
duties the and demarcation the
lines between the Satea and Territories and bordering
tons
This department present very nconyenently sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately peTna-
nently provided for The Secretarys Office occupies por-
ton Of henew Patent Office building The General Land oce
portion Of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion of ''Winders building" the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office Is located in premises
not ire-proo, and rented of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The Treasury Department consists of the Offices of the Sec
reary of the Treasury, comptroler commissioner Of
the customs, six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board and coast survev
The following brief indication Of the duties Of these