The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-07
The Organization of the Executive Depart
.aents az the Government OF the Ustted states.

aha ORGANIZATION OF the Executive Depart
ments Of the Government OF the Untted states
pEPARrnBsT STATE.
r, vhos machinery employed to conduct the business
iing ant of our foreign relations With all the
~ tha world is far simple than Is generally con-
~ ,J The number employed in the Department Of State
% ritsd states is only seventeen, follows One Sec
yetary Of State tHon William y Marcy) one Assistant
scrstsry Of State, (Wiam Hunter one chief clerk,
,eive clerks one translator and one librarian.
D;iouatc Braneh-This branch Of the State Department
Va charge Of all correspondence between the department and
,hsr Automatic agents OF the United States abroad and
w. ~ ein ers accredited to this government. In il
s dioomatc instructions sent from the department ana
communications to commissioners under ireanes o. bonua
es Nc are prepared copied, and recorded and all OF ike
received are registered and fled their contents
be;ng lrst entered In araiy table or index.
,1, Branch This branch has charge Of the
ondence c between the department and The consuls and
eommerciaI agents of the United States IN 1t Instructions
10 those officers and answers to he despatonss anu 70 ~
% from other persons asking for consular agency, or roa
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The Disturbing Agentle has charge Of all correspond
and other matters connected WITH accounts relating g
any fund with the disbursement of which the department Is
charged.
The Translator. His duties to furnish such transa-
the department may require lie also records the
commissions OF consnls and vice consus wheh not IN nss
upon which exequaturs are issued
Cierk of Appointments and Conmissions makes out
and records commissions letters Of appointment and nomi-
nations Senate makes and records exequaturs
and records when in English, the commissions which they
are issued Has charge OF the library.
Rolls and drchires.e takes charge OF the
rolls or enrolled and resolutions of Congress- they
are at the department. from the Predent prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for
psres for superntends their publication and that OF trea
ties IN newspapers and in book forms attends To their
distribution throughout the United States and that OF all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned the departments writing and answering all let
ers Herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto Ma
Clerk of Amhencations and CopyrigatsHe has charge
the of the United States and Of the department and
prepares and attaches certificates to papers for
md hafn
publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating copyrights records and indexes their ttles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpio
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and Pa.Port lie prepares and records
papers which they founded. Makes out and
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and of the dispos
made hem prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
States X. H. GIet esq chief clerk The ordinary busi-
Of this Office may be classified unde. the following
l. Official opinions on the current business Of govern
men 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 lighthouses and all other
public works OF the United States.
courts of the United States.
Applications for appointment in ell the judicial and legal
s. The conduct and argument all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the
cerned
The superv of all other suits arising any of the
Department. when referred by the head thereof to the Aor
10 these ordinary the business Office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims in Cali
Second. The codfcaton and revision of the laws of the
District of Columbia.
INTERIOR pEpAnTMENr.
Secretary of the Interior Department. Hon. Robert Nc
Ceand, Of the State Of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk, George G. Whiting, esq
dsbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
i supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public servce
ls The Public LupdThe chiefof this bureau called the
Commissioners Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
lie domain, and the issuing OF titles eefor whether derived
from combinations OF grants made by former governments
by sales donations ofgrants for schools, military bounties
public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land cams and the issuing Of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Oice also, auds its accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. t. H. Hendricks, Of In
diana. Its principal officers are recorder, chief or
land claims, and principal clerk osurpeysa of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
hesdas dranghtsen assistant draughsman and LOG
clerks of various grades.
3D. The present head of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Minot, Of New Hampshire. Tho Commissioner is
charged with the exaination 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 chief
clerk, (S Cole, esq) and corps consist
ing Of seventy other clerks, which Congress
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements the
land law has added porary force of about
fifty cIerkshps of different denominations.
3d. Iadians--Conmissione of Indian Affairs Hon. George
W. sManypenny, Of Ohio. He 10 provided with chei
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks
4th Potent O9ice.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance OF all Facts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents
and 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 cerkwbo IS by law the present me) the
Acting of Patents the absence of the Com
missoaerten principal and assistant of pat
en besdes dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
department. the organic act of lSi9 transferred to 1t from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the of
the United States masals and attorneys and the clerks OF
other Of the United States and the peni-
tenary of the United States in the District Of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking and
turning the Of the United States and Of
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings BY Of Congress, ALSO hospital for
the insane of the and and OF the District OF Column
ba is under the OF this Department. and by
signment from the President has added its long list Of
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department is present very sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately perma-
ton Of thencw Patent Office building General ONCE
portion of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion of "Wuder's building the property OF the
governmnt whilst the Indian Office Ia located premises
not hreproof, and rented Of their private
TaShsuRv psPApTMESr.
The Treasury Department consists OF the Offices Of the
retary of the Treasury, two comptroers, commissioner
the customs, six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board, and coast survey
The following is brief indication Of the duties of these
several Offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
n.