The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-03
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
nients Of the Government of the Uniied states



bErARTmEsr OF STATE.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising out of foreign relations with all the powers
ceiyed The number employed in the Department Of State
Of the United States is only seventeen follows One Sec
Secretary of State, (Wiam Hunter,) chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator and one librarian.
Diplomatic Branch.Th branch Of the State Department.
has charge Of all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad
those Of foreign powers accredited to this goyernent Ia
9mmnncaton commissioners uuder treaties Of bounda
es 4c., prepared copied aud recorded and all ofke
character received are registered aud fled their contents
being FIRST entered in an analy tic table index.
Consular This branch has charge of the cores
pondence &c between the department aud the consu and
commercial agents OF the United States In IL instructions
10 those officers and to their dispatches and let
ter other asking for consular agency rea
ting consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
TAs Dis5rsing Age.He has charge of all correspond
ence other matters connected with relating
suy fund with the disbursement Of which the department Is
charged.
onS the department may require. he also records the
commissions Of consu and rice cons when NOT IN Angiish
Upon which exequatars are Issued.
Clerk Of Appointments and Copnissioasfie makes out
records commissions letters Of appointment and non
nations to the Senae makes out and records exoquatus
and records when IN English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge Of the library.
Clerk Of The Rolls and ArchgesEie takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pses for and superinends their publication and OF tea
distribution throughout the United States that of all
documents and publications in regard which this duty
assigned 10 the departments writing and answering all let
ters connected herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Anthenticaions and CopgrightIIe has charge
o the seas Of the United States and of the department. and
and attaches certificates to papers for
thencaon receives and for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating to copyrght records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Crk Of Pardons and Pasports He prepares and records
pardons and remssons and registers and files the petitions
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and of the DISPOSE
ton made of hemj prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Gle esq, chief clerk The ordinary busi
heads
ment called for by the President by any head of depart
ment. or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
q Examination of the titles of all land purchased the
sites of arsenas custom houses lghthouses 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 all the judicial and legal
The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court OF the United States in which the
cerned.
g. The supervision Of all other arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the
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
forna.
Second The codiGcaon 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 chief clerk, George G. Whiting esq.,)
one disbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
its supervision and management committed the following
branches Of the public service:
l The Public LondsThe chief Of this bureau is called the
Commissions Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale of the pub
lie domain and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by former governments
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 is Hon. I. II. Hendricks, of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder, chief or
principal clerk of public lands principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk of of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughmap assistant draughtsman and LOG
clerks OF various grades.
I'd Pensions present head Of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Mnot Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged. He has CHIEF
ing Of seventy ta other clerks to which Congress- to
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements of the
new bountyaud law has added temporary force of about
htty clerkshps of different denominations.
3d. hdians.C Commissioner of Indian Affairs Hon. George
W. Manypenny of Ohio He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent ODice.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all acts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents for
ana useful discoveries Inventions and improvements " the
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants and cuttings 1t
has chief clerkwho is by law (as present time) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents absence of the Com
moner-en principal and ten assistant examiners
ent besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this
department. the organic of 1849
of Of
the United States masha and attorneys clerks
the United States courts; the and
other mines OF the United States, and the affairs of the pen
tentary OF the United States District of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty OF taking and re-
turning the of the United States of superv
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner Public
Buldipgs by recent acts of Congress- also hospital
the insane Of the army and District OF Column
ba under the management OF this departments and by
sgnment from the President it has added list of
duties the survey and demarcaon Of the boundary
lines between the States and Territories bordering ma
tons . =
rated and located and should be appropriately erma
nenty provided for The Secretarys office occupies
ton Of henew Patent Office building the General Land Office
sportion of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
government whilst the Indian Office located in premises
not hre-proof, and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices of the Sec
ary OF the Treasury, two comptroers, commissioner Of
he CUSTOMS six auditors treasurer, register solicitor light
mouse board, and coast survcv
The following brief indication of the duties of these
several Offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Secredryb O4icc.Hon. James Guthrie, Secretary Of the
Treasury Hon. 7. @. Washington Assistant Secretary
engineer in charges architect and three
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