The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-22


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The Organization of the Executive Depart
uients OF the Government OF the United states.
pEPARrnEsT or STATE.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising out OF foreign relations with all the powers
OF the world Is far more simple than is generally
cyd The number employed in the Department Of State
OF the United states only seventeen follows One Sec
yeary of State (aon. William J.. Marcy,) one Assistant
Sacretary OF State William Hupter) one chief oeEk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
Dipomatc BrancEThis branch OF the State Department
has charge OF all correspondence between the department
har automatic agents of the United States abroad and
those of foreign powers accredited to this In II
sl dipomate instructions sent from the department and
communications commissioners under treaties Of bounda
es Sc are prepared copied and recorded and all OF like
character received are registered ana he'd their contents
hoing first entered in analyhc table or index.
ca.ar BraaeAThis branch has charge of the CORES
,once &c. between the department and the consnls and
Commercial agents Of the United States la it instructions
es from other persons asking for consular agency, rela
ting 70 consular affairs are prepared and recorded.
The Distsrsag Age#itis has charge OF all correspond
tnce ether matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department
charged.
The Tras,ator His duties to furnish such ransla-
ons the department may require. lie also records the
commissions of consus and vice consus when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of appointments and Com,uissions.He makes out
records commissions letters OF appointment and nom
nations the Senate makes out and records exequaur
and records when English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge OF the library.
CLERK Of he RoRs and ArchipesH He takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
psre for and superntcnd their pubcaon and that Of
ties, the newspapers and in book form 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
connected herewith. Has charge all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Authenticaons and Copyrights-He has charge
of the seals Of the United States and Of the department aud
prepares and attaches certificates papers for
hencaton receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating copyrights records indexes their titles re-
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and PASSPORTS prepares and records
pardons and remssons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded. Makes and
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters ether
ton made ofhem prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Ge esq, chief clerk. The ordinary busi
of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
l. Official opinions the business of the govern
ment 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 the
sites of arsena custom houses light and all other
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
The conduct and argument of all in the Supreme
Court OF the United States in which the is
cerned.
The supervision of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Ator
To these ordinary heads of the business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz
First The direction OF oil appeals land claims in Cali
fornia.
Second The codfcaton 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 y
one dsbusng agent and ten other regular clerks and
its supervision and management are committed the following
branches Of the public service:
ls The Public LandsThe chief this bureau called the
Commissioner Of the General Land Ofce 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 grants made by former governments
by sales donations, oil grants for schools military bountes
or public improvements and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip lieu
present Commissioner is Hon. T. ii. Hendricks, Of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder chief or
land claims and principal clerk Of surveysall Of whom are
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughsman, assistant draughtsma and LOG
clerks of various grades.
3D. PensonsThe present head of this bureau the Hon
Josiah Minot, of New Hampshire. The Commissioners is
charged with the examination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has chier
clerk Is. Cole, esq.,, and permanent corps consist
ing Of some seventy other clerks to which Congress,
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements the
new law has added temporary force of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations.
Sd. MdonsCommissone Of Indian Affairs Hon Ccorge
W Manypenny, Of Ohio He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent O1ice-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance Of all Facts and things touching
ana respecting the granting and issuing patents for
ana useul discoveries Inventions and improvements " the
conection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
ecton ana distribution of seeds, pan and cuttings Ii
mas chief clerwho is by law (as at the present e the
mssoneren principal and ten assistant examiners Of pat
nt besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
BESIDES these four principal branches Of this executive
department. the organic act of 1Si9 transferred IL from
he treasury Department the supervision of the Of
he United States marsha and attorneys and the clerks of
te United States cours the of the lead and
other mines of the United States and the affairs of pen
tenary OF the United States in the District Columbia
ana from the State Department the duty of taking and
turning the OF the United States and supervis-
ng ana directing the acts Of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings BY recent acts Of Congress- also the hospital for
the insane of the army and navy and of the District of Con
6a under the of this departments and by
duties the survey and demacaon the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons.
This department is at present very inconrenenty sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately perna
nenty provided for. The Secretary Office occupies por
ton Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion Of Winders building" now The property OF tho
government whilst the Indian Office is located IN premises
not IRE proof, and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..