The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-26
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government OF the United states.

The Organization OF the Executive Depart
Inents or the Government 0fthe United States.
DrrARrMENr OF STATE.
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising OF foreign relations with all the powers
Of the world Is far simple than is generally
ceiyed. The number employed in the Department OF State
retary Of State, (IIon. William L. Marcy) Assistant
Secretary Of State, William llenter chief clerk,
twelve clerks, translator, and one Librarian.
Diplomatic BraacL This branch Of the State Department
has charge Of all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad and
of foreign powers accredited this government In
all diplomatic Instructions sent from the department, and
communications to commissioners under treaties OF bounda
res 6c., prepared copied and recorded and all of like
character received registered and fled their contents
being first entered in an aytic table or index
Consider BrancAThs branch has charge Of the cores
pondence, &c, between The department and the consu and
commercial agents of the UDited States In il instructions
those officers and to their dispatches and to let
other persons asking for consular agency rea
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The Disswsiag Asen,ie has charge Of all correspond
ence other with relating to
any fund with the disbursement of which the department
charged.
The Tans'a,or His daties to furnish such rsnsla-
ons the department require He also records the
commissions and vice consus when not in English
upon which exeqnaturs are Issued
Clerk of appointments and Commis,ions-He makes out
and records commissions letters Of appointment and nomi
nations the Senate makes and records exequaturs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued Has charge of the library.
Cleyk Of the Rols and Arcbirrsle takes charge the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for
pare for and supentend then publication and that of
ties, the newspapers and in book attends their
distribution throughout the United States, and that of all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
tes connected herewith Has charge OF all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Aatheniootions and CopyrgitsHe has charge
Of the seals Of the United States and Of the department. and
prepares and attaches certificates papers for
encation receives and for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating copyrights; records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the do
matte and consular
CLERK Of Pardons and Pospor'se prepares and records
pardons and remons and registers ana tiles the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes and
cords passports keeps daily register OF all letters other
than diplomatic and consular, received and of the dispo
ton made ofthem prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY crSRRAt's OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing Attorney General of the United
States r. H. Cillet esq., chief clerk The ordinary busi-
OF this office may be classified under the following
heads
men called for by the President by head of depart
ment or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
q Examination Of the titles of all land purchased as the
ses Of arsenas, houses ghthouses, and all other
public works of the United States.
s. Applications for Pardon in all of conviction in the
courts OF the United States.
Applications appointment in all the Judicial and legal
business of the government.
g. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the government
cerned.
g. The supervision other arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Aor
10 these ordinary heads of the business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction OF all appeals land claims in Cali
second The codication and revision OF the laws Of the
District OF Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Interior Department. Hon. Robert Nc
Ceand. of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk George c. Whiting esq.,)
disbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
br,nsbs, m o I ana are he '00W
The Pu1c LandTho chiefof this bureau is called the
o the General Land Office" The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management sale Of the pub
JIG domain and the issuing of titles therefor whether derived
rom eonhrmaons OF grants made by former governments
by sales donations OF grants for schools military bounes
public improvements and likewise the Virginia
military bounty land claims, and the issuing Of scrip lieu
thereof The Land Office, ao, audts its accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. 7. Ii. Hendricks, Of In
principal clerk of public lands, principal clerk Of private
land claims and principal clerk Of all of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
besides draughtsman assistant draughtsman and LOG
clerks OF various grades
ID PensoaThe present head of this bureau il the Hon
Josiah Minot, of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
gress granting bounty land pensions military or navs
services IN the revolutionary and subsequent in which
ing OF some seventy other clerks which Congress to
bounty law added ten po,ny force of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations.
ou OF Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with chief |
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4h. Patent O6icc.-To this bureau il committed the
execution and performance of all and things touching
ana respecting the granting and issuing patents for new
and useful discoveries, inproy the
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the coll
lection and distribution of Seeds plants cuttings 1t
mas chiet cerkwho by law las the present me the
Acting Commissioner of Patents absence the Com
moner-ten principal and ten assistant examiners of pat
ent besides dozen other subordinate
Besides these four principal branches of this
department. the organic act of lsl9 transferred to il
me treasury Department the supervision of the OF
he United States mashas and attorneys and the clerks
The United States courts the OF the lead
other mines Of the United States the affairs peni-
teniary of the United States in the District Coumbia
aud from the State Depar the duty of taking
turning the of the United of
Ing aud directing the of the of Public
the insane of the and and of the District Cun
os under the management of this departments and by
sgnment from the President has added to its long m Of
duties the aud demarcaton of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons.
This department is present very nconvenently sepa
rated and located and should be appropriately and
nenty provided for. The Secrearys Office occupies
uon Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
aporton OF the Treasury building, and the Pension Oce
government, whilst the Indian Office located in premises
not fire proof and rented Of their private owners,
TREAsuaY DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices OF the Sec
rY of the Treasury comptrolers, commissioner ot
e customs six auditors treasurer register, SOLICITOR light
house board, and coast survey.
The following is brief indication of the duties Of these
several offices Of the employed therein respectively
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