The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-23
Tbe organization of the Executive Depart
,nents OF the Government of the Unitcd states.

rrhe organization of the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government OF the United states.
DErARThEsr STATE.
The whole machinery employed 70 conduct the business
.rnp out of foreign relations with all the powers
~ tbe world s far simple than is generally
yed The number employed in the Department Of State
~ The United States only seventeen as follows One Sec
Sr,sry Of state (william Hunter) one chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
ouaatie Braueh.This branch Of the State Department
- m an correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad aud
| ~ nrepn pOwer accredited 10 this government. In
ali diplomatic Instructions sent rom tue departmen and
s Ne are prepared copied and reeorded and all Of like
character registered and filed their contents
being first entered in an analy TIC table or index
csa, Braaeh-This branch has charge of tho CORES
odnee &c. between the department and the eonsals and
eommercia agents Of the United States In il instructions
- oe officers and to their dispatches and let
80 from other persons asking for consular agency, rea-
ting TO consular affairs, are'prepared and recorded
Ths Disbursirg Agenlie has charge of all correspond
nee and other connected with accounts relating
ny with the disbursement OF which the department is
charged.
The Tarsig,or His duties are furnish such trsnsa-
ons as the department require. lie also records the
commissions consus and vice consus, when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of Appointnents and Coms,issions.He makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and noi
nations the Senae makes out aud records exequatus
and records when English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge OF the library.
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rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
are the department from the Presdent prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which are called for
psres for and supentuds their publication and that of
ties the newspapers and in book fern attends to their
distribution throughout the United States, and that of all
and publications in regard TO which this duty
assigned the department; writing and answering all let
te herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations aud CopyrightsHe has charge
of the seals Of the United States and of The department
and attaches certificates to papers for
and
opubcaons transmitted to the department under the
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk q pgrdons and Pa,.por's prepares and records
and papers which they founded Makes out and
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received, and of the dsposi
ton made them prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS orFicE.
Hon. Caleb Casbing, Attorney General of the United
States X. II. Giet, esq chief clerk The ordinary brsi
Of this office may be classified under the following
heads
ment called for by the President By any head depart
ment, or by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
Examination the titles OF all land purchased the
sites of arsenas lighthouses and all other
public works of the United States.
Applications for pardon III all cases OF conviction in the
courts OF the United States.
A. Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
S. The conduct argument Of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the government
cerned
s. The supervision OF all other salts arising in any of the
departments when referred BY the head thereof to the Ator
ney General.
TO these ordinary heads of the business Of the Office are
added at the present time the following viz:
tirSs The direction Of all appeals on land claims in Cali
Second The codifcahon 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
cous sta of ef clark \
disbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and
It's supervision ard management are committed the following
branches of the public service
I The Paic Lands chief of this bureau called the
Commissioner Of the General Land 0ce The Land Bureau
domain and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of made BY former governments
oy sn,es, donations o. gran ipr schools military o9antes
military b0unty land claims, and the ssng OF scrip in lieu
thereof The land Office, also, auds its accounts. The
present Commissioner is Hon. I. H. Hendricks, Of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder, cief
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 Senate
besides dranghsma assistant draughsman, and LOG
clerks of various grades.
Josiah Minot, Of New Hampshire The Commissioner is
CHARGED with the examination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the ya and laws passed By Con
gess granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services IN the revolutionary and subsequent in which
clerk, Is. Cole, esq) and permanent corps consist
ing Of seventy other clerks to which Congress, to
bounty land law has added orary force of about
fifty clerkships OF different denominations.
Sd. MdupsCommissone Of Indian Aiaira Hon. George
W. Manypenny, Of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent O1iee-Tn this bureau is cop,nitted the
esecuon aud performance Of all and things touching
and respecting The granting and issuing of patents for
and useful discoveries and - the
collection OF statistics relating TO agriculture the col
lection aud distribution OF seeds, paut and cuttings IL
has chief clerkwbo by law Gas the present me) the
Acting Commissioner OF Patents the the Com
safu
besides dozen other subordinate
Besides these four principal branches OF this
depar ent, the organic of lsi9 transferred
the Treasury Dcpatmen the supervision the
the United StA6 ahals and attorneys, and the clerks of
the United States courts the Of the lead and
glger ct tho United States and tGe affairs Of the pen
and from the State Department the uty OF taking and
turning the of the United States aud sgpeys
ing aud directing the OF The Commissioner of Public
Buildings BY recent acts of Congress- also the hospital for
ba is under the management Of this department and By
sgnment from the President. has added its long list OF
duties the survey and 6emareatoo OF the unsettled boundary
hse between the States and Territories and bordering
ticnsa III -aa g ~
This department Ia az presont very ineopveHeny sepa-
rated and located and ogd be appropriately aud per
neny provided for Tho Sserearys oilce occupies
aon Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion of "wnders building" the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office Is located in premises
not fre-proof, and rented of their private
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Tho Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Sec
retary OF the Treasury two comptroer commissioner OF
the customs six auditors treasurer, register, SOLICITOR light
house board and coast
The following is Eief Indication OF tic dulles Of hee
several oces snd Of the force employed therein respectively