The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-06
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
menis or the Government of the United states.
DEPARTMENT or STATE.

The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising out Of foreign relations with all the powers
eeycd The number employed in the Department Of State
Of the United States is only seventeen follows One Sec.
Secretary OF State, tWiam liuner,) one chief cers.
twelve Clerks one translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic BrunrhThis branch of the State Department
hiss charge Of all between the department and
those foreign powers accredited TO this government la II
all diplomatic instructions sent from the department and
communications commissioners under treaties of bonda
RES &c prepared, copied and recorded aud all like
character received registered and fled their contents
being first entered In an analytic table or index
Coasalqr raaeThis branch has charge of the cores
pondence &C. between the department and the consus and
Commercial agents Of the United States. In II instructions
10 those officers and their dispatches and Ia let
tiers other asking for consular ency or rca-
ting consular affairs, prepared and recorded.
The Di'5msing Agent has charge Of all correspond
and other matters connected with accounts relating
any fund with he disbursement of which the department
charged. ! -. 3.
The Taaaior. His duties to furnish such transla
tons the department may require. He also records the
commissions of consus and vice consus hen not in En-
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of Appointments aud Commissions makes out
and records commissions letters Of appointment and
nations to the senae makes out and records
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge Of the library.
Clerk of the Rolls and ArchivcsIe takes charge of tho
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents
the authenticated copies thereof which called pre-
ties, the newspapers and in book form to their
distribution throughout the United States, and that all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned to the departments writing and answering all let
connected herewith Has charge OF all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Authentications and CopyrighsHe has charge
of the seals of the United States and of the and
prepares and attaches certificates to papers presented
entcaton receives and accounts for the fees Has
opubicatons transmitted to the epar under the laws
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles re-
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular
Clerk Of Pardons and Pas,orsHe prepares and records
pardon and remson and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes and
cords passports keeps daily register Of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and of dsposi
ton made ofthem prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. H. Gillet esq, chief clerk The ordinary bust
heads .
Official opinions the current business of the govern
men called for by the President by any head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
Of the titles Of al land purchased the
public works Of the United States.
g. Applications for pardons in all of conviction the
courts OF the United States.
A. Applications for appointment in all tho judicial and lega
business OF the government.
The conduct and argument OF all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the government
oerned.
O. The supervision Of all other suits arising in any of The
departments when referred by the head thereof the
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 codfcaon and revision of the laws Of the
District Of Columbia,
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Celand, Of the State of Michigan Its clerical force
consists OF one chief clerk, George G. Whiting esq }
one dsbursing agent and ten other regular clerks and
Its supervision and committed the following
branches Of the public services
l The Public LandsThe chefof this bureau is called the
Commissioner Of the General Land Oce The Land Bureau
charged with the survey sale of the pub
lie domain, and the issuing of titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by former governments
public improvements and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the Issuing of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Uce, also, auds its accounts The
present Commissioner il Hon. r. H. Hendricks, Of In
diana Its principal officers recorder, chief or
principal clerk OF public lands principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk veysail of whom arc
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughsman, assistant draughsman, and log
clerks Of various grades
PeasonsThe present head Of this bureau Is the Hon.
Josiah Mnot of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with tho examination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
ge granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services In the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged lie has chier
clerk U.s. Cole esq,) and permanent corps consist
ing of seventy other clcrks which Congress,
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements of the
new bounty law has added temporary force of about
fifty cerkships 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.
4ih, Patent Oice.-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 I" the
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of seeds, plants and cuttings. 1t
chief clerkwho 10 by law (as Mt the present tme) the
Acting Commissioner OF Patents the absence of the Com
missionercn principal and assistant of
ns besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
besides these four principal branches OF this executive
department. the organic act OF lS49 transferred to from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the
the United States marshas and attorneys, and the clerks
the United States courts the of the lead
other mines Of the United States and tho affairs of the pen
entary 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 supervs
Ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner Public
the insane of tho and navy and Of the District of Coum
ola under the of this department. and by
ngnmen from the President it has added its long list OF
duties the survey and demarcn of the unsettled boundary
tons.
tns department is at present very inconveneny sepa
ed and located and should be appropriately and perma
nenty provided for The Secrctarys Office occupies por
uon OF henew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion of the Treasury building, and the Pension Office
PORTION of "Wnder's building" the property of the
government whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
not hreproof, and rented Of their private owners.
u TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT..
The Treasury Department the offices of the Sec
arY OF the Treasury, two comprolers, commissioner o
e CUSTOMS six auditors treasurer register solicitor, light
house board, and
The following brief indication Of the duties Of these
several Offices and of the force employed therein respectively
Secrorys OBce-Hon. James Guthrie Secretary of the
reaury Hon. L. g. Washington, Assistant Secretary
one engineer charges architect and three
poriy employed, and twenty three clerks The Secre
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