The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-18
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
meats or The Government OF the United states.
pgPAnrmEsT OF STATE.


ments or the Government OF the United states.
DEpAnrnEST or STATE
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising out OF our foreign relations with ali the power,
Of the world far simple than is generally .Jn
eeyed The number employed in the Department OF STATE
retary Of State, (lon William L. Marcy,) Assistant
Secretary Of State, (Wliam H1nter,) chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Braaeh.-Th branch Of the State Department
m charge OF all correspondence between the department
diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad and
tbose Of foreign powers accredited this government la
sl diplomatic Instructions from the department and
20 commissioners under treaties OF bounda
% 6e are prepared copied and recorded; and all of like
character received registered aud ed their contents
being frat entered in IN analytic table or index
Con.ular BraseaTh branch has charge Of the
pondence &c between the department and the consas and
eommercs agents Of the United States In it instructions
10 those oicer and TO their dispatches and to let
ers from other persons asking for consular agency re
ting TO consular affairs, are prepared and recorded.
TAe Di5arsiag he has charge OF ala respond
ence other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement of which the department is
charged
The Troaslaor His duties are to furnish such transa-
tions the department require. He records the
commissions OF eonsu and vice consuls, when in English
upon which exequatarsare issued
CLERK of Appointments and optpissons He makes ont
records commissions letters Of appointment
nations TO the Senate makes out and records exequatur
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk Of The Rolls and ArchiuesHe takes charge Of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
are received at department from the Present
authenticated copies thereof which called for
pes for and superntends their publication and that of
ties IN the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States and that all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned to the Department. writing and answering all let
connected Herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Auhentcotions and CopyrightsHe has charge
of the seals Of the United States and of the department.
prepares and attaches certificates to papers for
hencaton receives and for the fees Has charge
oprbcatons transmitted to the department under the
relating TO copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo-
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and PassportsHe prepares and records
and papers which they founded. Makes and re-
cords passpors keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and OF dspos-
ton made OF them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY eENERALs OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. H. Get, esq, chief clerk The ordinary bus
of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
|. Official opinions the business of the govern
mn 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 as the
tes OF arsena custom houses, houses and all other
public works of the United States.
Applications for Pardons in all of conviction in the
courts Of the United States.
A. 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 all other suits Arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the Aor
To these ordinary beads 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
fornia.
Second The coddcaon and revision of the laws OF tho
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 c. Whiting esq
one disburng agent and ten other regular clerks and
It's supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public service:
M The Pubic LandsTbe chiefof this bureau is called the
Commissioner 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 ade by former governments
BY sales donations OF grants for schools military bounties
or public nproyernents and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
present Commissioner is Hon. I. II. Hendricks of In
DANA Its principal officers are 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 raaghtsman assistant draughtsman and
clerks OF various grades.
I'd. PeonsThe 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 va ous and numerous laws passed by Con-
gess granting bounty land pensions for military naval
,ervGes M IN the revolutionary and subsequent wars in which
tne United States have been engaged. He has cher
clerk, Is. Cole, esq) and permanent corps consist
ing of some seventy other clerks, which Congress-
new bounty land law has added porary Of about
hfty clerkships of different denominations.
3D. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Hon. George
w. Manypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with chiet
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
Ah. Patent O3ce.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents for new
ana useful discoveries, Inventions and improvements ~
Ieceon ot statistics relating to agriculture the coll
lection and distribution of seeds plants and cuttings II
has chief clerkwho by law the present time) the
Acting Commissioner OF Patents the absence the Com
md nf
en besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches this new executive
Department. the organic act Of S49 transferred to it from
The Treasury Department the supervision the
he United States marshas aud attorneys and the clerks
other mines OF the United States and affairs of the pen
enary OF the United States in the District Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking
turning the of the United States, aud of superv-
Ing and directing the acts OF the Commissioner of Public
buildings BY recent of Congress- aso hospital for
e insane OF the and navy and Of tho District Of Column
pa under the management of this department. and by
ngnmen from the President has added to its long list Of
duties the and demarcaon unsettled boundary
tons. -
This department is at present very inconveucny sepa-
e and located and should be appropriately perma-
nenty provided for. The Secretarys office occupies por
ton OF thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion OF the Treasury building and the Pension
government whilst the Indian Office located in promises
not proof, and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The treasury Department oos of the Offices of the Sec
etarY oil the Treasury two conptroers commissioner of
The customs six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board, and coast survey
The following brief indication OF the duties OF these
several Offices and of the force employed therein respectively
Secretary. oGcelI Hon. James Guthrie Secretary Of the