The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-05
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments Of the Government OF the United States


The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments of the Government OF the United states
pEpARrMEET STATE.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the busnes
arising out Of our foreign relations with all the powers
of the world is far simple than peneralIy con-
ceyed The number employed in the Department OF State
Of United States only seventeen follows One
retary of State, lon. William H. Marey) one Assistant
Secretary Of State tWilam lanter, one chief clerk
twelve Clerks translator, and one Librarian
Diplomatic BranehThis branch of the State Denartmen,
has charge all correspondence between and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
all diplomatic instructions sent from the department aud
communications to commissioners under treaties Of bonua
rs &c prepared, copied and recored and all OF like
character received registered and filed their contents
being first entered in an analytic table index
Consular Braach.Ths branch has charge of the CORES
pondence &C. between the department and the cosus and
Commercial agents Of the United States. in it Instructors
to officers and their dispatches and to let
tiers Other persons asking for consular agency or rel
ting consular Affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The Dis1ursi"g AgentHe has charge OF all correspond
and other matters connected with accounts relating
any fund with the disbursement of which the is
charged
The Trans'cfor His duties to furnish such ransla
tion the department may require. He also records the
commissions OF consus and vice consuis when in English
upon which exeqnaturs are issued.
Clerk Of appointments and Commissions-ue makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment no,n
nations to the Senate makes out and records excquaurs
and records when in English the commissions which they
issued. Has charge Of the library.
CLERK Of tho Rolls and 1rchfrss.He takes charge OF the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presdn
the authenticated copies thereof which called pre-
for and superntends their publication aud that OF
ties in the newspapers and in book form their
distribution throughout the United States and that Of all
documents and publications in regard which this duty
assigned to the departments writing answering all let
trs connected Herewith has charge Of all treaties
and business relating thereto
Clerk of Anhencations and Copyrohts-He has charge
of the seals Of the United States and Of the and
and attaches certificates to papers oi
and
ofpubcations transmitted the dopar under the laws
relating to copyrights records and indexes their es
cords all letters from the department other than the dpo
matte and consular.
osrh q Paydoas and Passpor prepares and records
and papers which they are founded Makes out and re-
cords passports keeps daily register OF all letters
on made them prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY dEEEnALs OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing Attorney General OF the United
States X. II. Gle esd, chief clerk The ordinary bus
of this office may be classified under the following
l. Official opinions the business of the govern
men called for BY the President by any head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
O. Examination Of the titles all purchased as the
sites OF arsenas custom houses houses, and all other
public works of the United States.
Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
courts Of the United States.
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
s. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the
The supervision of all other arising in any of tho
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Ao
70 ordinary heads Of the business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction of all appeals claims in Cali
fornia.
second The codifcaon and revision Of the laws of the
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
Secretary Of The Interior Department Hon Robert Me-
Cleland of the State Of Michigan It's clerical force
consists of chief clerk, George c. Whiting, esq y
one dsoursng agent and ten other regular clerks and
its supervision and management committed following
branches OF the public service:
Ist The Public LandThe chefof this bureau called the
Commissioners the General Oice The Land Bureau
ischarged with the survey management and sale the pub
lie domain, and the issuing titles therefor derived
from combinations of grants made by former
by sales donations of grants for schools military bounties
public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and issuing of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Oce, Also audts accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. I. II. Hendricks, of In
diana. Its principal officers are recorder chief or
principal clerk of public lands, principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk Of surveysa Of whom
besides draughsman, assistant and some LOG
clerks Of various grades.
3D. PensionsThe head of this bureau the Hon.
josiah Mnot Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the examinaton and adjudication all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
gres granting bounty land pensions Tor military naval
services in the revolutionary and Subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has cieu
ing Of seventy other clerks, which Congress-
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
fifty cerkships of different denominations.
3d. Indians Commissioner OF Indian Affairs Hon. George
W. Manypenny, OF Ohio. He is provided with chiet
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent OVice.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing Of patents
and useful discoveries, Inventions and improvements
collection of statistics relating agriculture the
lection and distribution of Seeds plats cuttings II
has Chief clerkwho by law Gas at the te tho
Acting Commissioners Of Patents the absence the Com
missionetcn principal and assistant
ents besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this
department. the organic act OF lS49 transferred to it from
the Treasury Department the supervision OF the
the United States marsa and attorneys and the clerks Of
the United States the cement Of the lead and
other mines of the United States affairs the pen
tentiary OF the United States the District of Coumba
and from the State Department the duty of taking and
turning the of the United Statcs supervs
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioner of Public
buildings by recent acts Of Congress, the hospital
the insane OF the army and and of the District Of Coum
ba Is under the OF this department and by
sgnment from the President IL has added to its long list of
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons.
This department present very nconvenieny sepa
rated and located and should be appropriately and pera
ton Of thenew Patent Office building General Land Oice
aporton Of the Treasury building and tho Pension Office
portion of "Windcr's building" the property the
government, whilst the Indian Office is located in promises
not fre-proof and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Sec
etary OF the Treasury comptrolers commissioner Of
The customs six auditors, treasurer, register SOLICITOR light
house board, and coast survev
The following is brief indication of the duties OF these
several Offices and Of the force employed therein respectively