The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-21


Secretary Of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Ne
Ciclland of the State Of GghSan. III clerical force
disbursn agent and other regnlar clerks ana
II supervision ard management committed the following
branches Of The pablic service:
Tst The ppLrie chief this bpreau called c
Commissioners o the General Land Oaicc The Land Bareau
oharged with the survey and sae 81 the puh
c domain and Tie issuing tes therefor veter derived
rom conirmations grants made by former coysfneus
hy sales, donations, Of gran or schools military bounti4s
or paoc Improvements scd kpwe the revision Virginia
military bounty land ciaaas &ea the issuing scrip IN lieu
thereof The Lqud uee, ALSO auits accounts The
present Commissioner s Hon. r. III. IIendticks Uf In
diana lts principal officers y recorder. chef or
principal clerk os pntio lands, principal clerk o private
lard claims ard principal clerk al nrFeysa of whom are
appointed by the preden. and confirmed by the Senate
besides daaghsnaa, assistant draug btsusan sna 06
clerks Of yarioas grades.
Josiah Miaot of New Hampshire. Tie Commissioner Is
charged With the aninatian and adjudication Of a claims
arising under the and numerous a psssed BY Con-
granting bounty laud pensions military naval
tTFiees u the revolutionary and subsequent 10 hh
ing of some seventy other rerks, which Congress
@ ral e pss5 I ts @ ekia9rHnaFy re4HirseLt ~ & te
fay clerkships of different denominations.
ad iaiaas ommissianer Of i6an AEairs, Hon. George
". hanypeBpy, IA Ohio. He is provided with chief
CLERK AID about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent O9ies.-To this bureau Il committed the
ard respecting the granting and cinr II patents for pew
a1d useful discoveries, nyeHtpns, and improvements ~ tie
collection of statistics relating Is agriculture the col
lection and distribution eeds plRnts aua cattings
has chief clerkho by law a. che present te) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents "a the asncs az the Com
nissionetsn principal aPa assistant examiners q pat
ents besides dozen other subordinate permanent ces
Besides these four principal branches n this executive
derattmeut The organic OF ls49 transferred to Il from
the Treasury Department the supervision o tho accounts e
tie United States arshas and attoracy ana TIE clerks q
other mines the Unitc States and TIE aEirs a ths psn
tertiary Of the United States ia the 3istrcs of COLUMBIA
turning the Of The U3itcd States 81 snperr
tng aud drenng the acts uf the Commissioner Of Public
tie insane of the army and navy aid o the District o Conn
aa i uader the management e this departments and By
umont from the President it has added 70 rs long ist Of
Gaaes ae ss Fey aa ieiaf aiioa q t unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories ana bJrdetiug
tons.
This department is at present very ncan7erignty sera-
rated and located anl sbagd b. appropriately and pma-
t9lof theuew Patent Once bcng The General Land Occ
p1rton Of the Treasury bu8ng and the Pep5pn 0ce
Inrtnn cf Wndss's building" the property The
Foveumeat whist the Indian oaee i located IN premises
Eo hfe-Prooi, and rentcd o. their private 9Tnets.
7EsasUaY DxrAFTaENT.
The Treasury Department consists te Offices &c the SEC
rarY 81 the Treasury, two c9ptfoers commissioner ~
l custous, six aadto treasurer register solicitor, Right
Tie oowinr Is brief Indication of the duties oS hae
tF1 ocss and Of the force employed therein respectively
Seeraarys ORce-Hon james Guthrie Secretarv Of the
L5easaryf Hou. T. - Washington, Assistant secretary
aue engineer in charge architect and three draHgsncn
temporarily employed, and twentrthre clerks The scrs-
tsy oC the Treasury charged VITA the general supervision
tie fiscal Transactions 81 the govcrnTen; and Of the
eaton o hc laws concerning the commerce and navigation
Of the United States. lie npernteuds TIE survey Of tho
coast the Lighthouse estahsgt tho mnciae hospitals of
e United states, and the construction q certain public
buildings Cor custom houses and other purposes.
fird Cop,p.yolcrs 0ccE6sha Whittlegcy csg.- Comp
troier ard teen ceft Tie preseyibos the mode q keep
ip1 and rendering Cor the civil AMI diplomatic
wee well the public lahds and rsyises aa &C. tiles the
balances arising thereon
SeoaHd Couyroger's OIgcs.-John n. Brodhaad, eEq.,
Comptroller, and seventeen clerks. Re prescbes tao mode
kepinE and rendering The accounts x the arY navy
sad sdan departments q TIE public service and Fsyses and
e2rtties the balances arising thereon.
Ofes n CommiseBer oC ~ cseo1isiiueh u Andersen
el, CouissiuRer, ani eleven clerks He pcscrbes tho
n7ds q ksspng and rendering be accouns @ te euteEas
revenue and dbarseiuas and of The badng and repair
~ eaatotn houses 6o, and revs and csrae the balances
Arising thereon,