The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-21
mn. organization Of the Executive Depart
,,'sots OF the Government OF the United states.

THE Organization OF the Executive Depart
,'sots OF the Government of the United states.
DEPARTMENT or STATE.
a. ,rbole machinery employed conduct the business
arising out Of our foreign relations with al the powers
iSsd The number employed in the Department. q State
Il he United states Is only seyeGeen as follows One Sec
3,srv sln3 of State (Hon. d. s. Mann) chief clerk
tSsye clerks one translator, and one librarian.
D;0ma,f 5raneh-T branch of the State Department
- Asre ~ an correspondence between the department and
Ls Automatic agents OF the United States abroad and
h foreign powers accredited to this government In it
m Jinomatic instructions sent from the department and
unieaons to commissioners under treaties of bounda;
es &c. are prepared copied and recorded and all Of like
character received registered and Med their contents
hsing first entered in an analytic table or index
cl,y Ryareh-This branch has charge Of the CORES
naence &C. between the department and the consu and
commercial agents Of the United States In II instructions
y hoe Officers and answers their dispatches and let
- from other persons asking for consular agency rela
ting 10 consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
gAs D5ursug Agsat-He has charge Of all correspond
e md other matters connected with relating
sny fund with the disbursement Of which the department is
charged,
ySs Taasator His duties furnish such transla
on as the department may require He also records the
COMMISSIONS consus and vice consus when not in English,
upon which exequaturs are issued
CLERK OF appointments and 0oplaissioHs.e makes out
and records commissions letters Of appointment and nomi
nations the Senae makes out and records exequaturs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued, Has charge oil the library
Of RoHs and ArchiuesHe takes charge the
rolls or enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
are received the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pre for and suprinends their publication and that of
lies in the newspapers and in book form attends their
distribution throughout the United States and that of all
documents and publications in regard which this duty
assigned TO the department writing and answering all let
tiers connected with Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
CLERK or Authorizations and Copyriyhtse has charge
of the seals the United States and the department. and
prepares and attaches certificates TO papers presented for
hecaon receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
Of publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating TO copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and PasspoysHe prepares and records
pardons and remsons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes re-
cords passports keeps daily register OF all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and of the DISPOSE
ton made othem prepares letters relating this business
eENERAL's OFFICE.
Hon Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. H. Gillet esq, chief clerk The ordinary bust
of this office may be classified under the following
heads
l. 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.
Examination OF the titles OF all land purchased, as the
sites Of arsenals, custom houses lighthouses 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
business OF the government.
s. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the
cerned
10 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
second The codfcation and revision of the laws of the
District Of Columbia
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Cleand of the State Of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists OF one chief clerk George G. Whiting esd
dsbursng agent and other regular clerks and to
It's supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public service:
h The Public LandsThe cbefo of this bureau Is called the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office" The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale of the pub
lie domain and the issuing of titles therefor whether derived
from combinations Of grants made by former
BY sales donations, OF grants for schools military bounes
orpubc improvements and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims 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 recorder chief or
principal clerk of public lands principal clerk Of private
land claims and principal clerk of surveysa of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
besides draughsman assistant draughtsman and LOG
clerks oi various grades.
3D. PensoasThe present head of this bureau is the Hon.
lorn T. Waldo, of Connecticut The Commissioner is
charged with the exannation and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
ges granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged. He has chet
clerk, (s Cole, esq,) and permanent corps consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of
new bounty law has added temporary force of about
h'ty clerkshps Of different denominations.
3D. Indiana. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
" ". ,hanypenny of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent 06ice--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all acs and things touching
ana respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
ana useful discoveries Inventions and improvements - the
eoneeton OF statistics relating agriculture the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants, and cuttings 1t
mas CHIEF clerkwho by law at the me)
Acting Commissioner OF Patents In the absence Of the Com
sioneten principal and ten assistant examiners of
EMS besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive
department. the organic act OF s19 transferred ii from
ae treasury Department the supervision OF the
e United States marshals and attorneys and the clerks of
@ United States courts the management of the lead and
her mines OF the United States and tho affairs of the
nhary Of the United States in the District Of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking and re-
turning the of the United States and of supervs-
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner of Public
Badngs BY recent of Congress also the hospital for
e insane OF the army and and Of the District of Coun-
a under the management OF this Department. and by
nment from the President it has added to its long list
es the survey and demareaon of the unsettled
INES between The States and Territories bordering ma
tons. 'e -
This department present very nconvenienty sepa-
eo and located and should be appropriately and perma
nen provided for. The Secrearys Office occupies por-
hon Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
apoon Of the Treasury building and the Pension Oaice
portion Of ''Winders building" now the property of the
government whilst the Indian Office Is located in premise.
NV nre-proof and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists offices of the Sec
staY OF A Treasury two oomptrollers commissioner
SIX auditors, treasurer register solicitor, light
me following Is brief indication Of the duties Of these
several Offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Seeretarys QiceHon james Guthrie Secretary of the
ana Hon r. g. Washington, Assistant Secretary
@ @ engineer in charges architect and three
porariy employed and twenty three clerks The Score