The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-08
The Organization Of the Executive Depa IT.
ments OF the Government of the United states.
pEpAHraESr or STATE.

re,sry of State (Hou William L. Marcy ona i,s,
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian
iponatic Branch-Ths branch of the State nanart,.,
has charge OF all between the department and
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad and
those of foreign powers accredited to this governments In
all diplomatic instructions sent from department and
communications TO commissioners under treaties Of bounda
re &e, are prePared copied and recorded ana all like
character received registered fled their contents
being first entered in araly tic table or index
Consular BranehThs branch has charge Of the cores
pondence dc between the department and the eons and
commercial agents Of the United States In instructions
those officers and to their dispatches and to let
from other asking for agency or rea
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
The Dbarsng Agent.H has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with accounts relating To
any fund with the disbursement of which the department
charged.
The Tanslaor His duties are to furnish such transla
tons as the department require He also records tho
commissions OF consus and consus when not ia Enqb
upon which cxequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of appointments and Conmissious-IIe makes ont
and records commissions, letters of appointment, and
nations to the Senae makes out and records exequaturs
and record when in English the commissions ON which they
are Issued Has charge Of the library.
Clerk Of the Rolls and Archipese takes charge of the
rolls or enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- as they
received at the department from the Presidents
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pres for and superinends their publication that trea
ties IN the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States 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 MI Indian
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Asentectioas and copyrigatsHe has charge
the seals OF the United States and of the department
and attaches certificates papers for
hentcaon receives and for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under
relating to copyrights records and indexes titles re-
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and PasportsH prepares and records
pardons and remissons and registers and lilies the petitions
and papers on which they founded Makes re-
cords passports Keeps daily register Of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular received and the dspo
ton made tthem prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. H. Gilet, esq., chief clerk The ordinary bus-
heads
Official opinions the current business cs the govern
ment called for by the President any of depart
ment, or by The Solicitor Of the Treasury.
O. Examination Of the titles of all land purchased as the
stes Of arsenais houses and ali other
public works Of the United States.
g. Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
L. Applications for 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
cerned.
g. The supervision of other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the
10 these ordinary heads of the business of the office
added at the present time the following viz:
First The direction Of all appeals land claims in Cali
Second The codcaton and revision Of the laws of the
District of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary Of this Interior Department. Hon. Robert Nc
Celand, OF the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists Of one chief clerk (George G. Whiting, esq
lie supervision aud management committed the following
branches of the public service:
lst The Public chief this bureau il called the
Commsoncr OF the General Land Office" The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale of the pub
nc domain and the issuing Of titles therefor whether derived
from combinations OF grants made by former
Dy sales donations OF grants for schools military bounties
public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip in
thereof The Lsnd Uce aso audits accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. r. II. Hendricks of In
principal clerk public lands principal clerk of private
land claims andprincpal clerk of of whom are
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides drughtsmsn assistant and some 06
clerks OF various grades.
I'd PensionsTe present head Of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Ainot, OF New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the exanination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the val and laws passed by Con-
gess granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has one che
ing seventy other clerks to which Congress- to
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
new bounty law has added temporary force Of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations
Sd. hsdans-Conmssone of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypsnny, Of Ohio He is provided with chiet
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4h. Patent Oace.-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all ect and things touching
ns graGn ana 5 OF for |
collection OF statistics relating agriculture the
lection aud distribution of Seeds plants and cuttings 1t
has chief cerkwo by law (as the present tme the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the the
mssonertcn principal and examiners of pat
en besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this
epartment the organic act of s9 transferred to it from
the Treasury Department the supervision the
the United States marsas and attorneys and clerks
the United States courts the management Of the lead and
other mines of the United States and the affairs of the
tenary of the United States in the District of Columbia
and on the State Department the duty Of taking and
turning the of the United States superv
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner Of Public
udngs BY recent acts Of Congress also tho hospital
the insane OF the and navy and Of the District of Coum
ba s under the management OF this department and by
sgnmcnt from the President il has added to its long list Of
duties the and demarcaon Of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
ti0ns.
This department is present very inconveneny sepa
rated and located and should be appropriately and perma
nenty provided for. The Secrctarys office occupies por
on Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
ABORTION Of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion of sWinders building the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
not hre-proof and rented of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department consists of the offices OF the Sec
ne CUSTOMS six auditors treasurer, register, solicitor light
mouse board, and coast survey
The following brief indication of the duties Of these
several offices and of the force employed therein respectively
Secretarys Oce-on. James Guthrie, Secretary Of the
Treasury Hon. p G.. Washington Assistant Secretary
temporarily employed and twenty three clerks The Score
y OF the Treasury il charged with the general
he fiscal transactions of the government and Of the
suon OF the laws concerning the commerce and navigation
the ghho establishment, the marino hospitals OF
United States and the construction OF certain public