The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-29
The Organization of the Executive DEPART
ments OF the Government OF the United states.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

The Organization or the EXECUTIVE DEPART
ments Of the Government orthe United states.
DEPARTMENT STATE.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
of the world far simple than is generally
ceived The number employed in the Department Of State
retary Of State (Hon. William L. Marcy,) Assistant
secretary Of State, William Hunter) chief clerk,
twelve clerks translator and one librarian.
DDlopeac BranchThis branch of the State Department
has charge all correspondence between the and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those foreign powers accredited to this In
all diplomatic from the department, and
to commissioners under treaties Of boenda
character received registered fled their
being first entered in analytic table or index
Consular BronehTh branch has charge of the CORES,
agents Of the United States In it instructions
10 those officers and their dispatches and to ist
tiers rc persons asking for consular agency, rela
ting o consular affairs, prepared and recorded.
The Di5arsng AGENT He has charge of all correspond
ence and other connected with relating
any fund the disbursement of which the department
charged.
The Transla.or. His duties to furnish such transla
ton as the department may require He also records
commissions and consu when not in English
upon which exequatnrs are issued
CLERK of appointments and makes
and records commsson letters OF appointment and nom
nations to the Ssnae makes out and records exequaors
and records when in English, the commissions ON which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
CLERK of The Ro1s Archiucsie takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions OF Congress- they
the department from the Presidents prepares
tho authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pres for their publication and that OF
the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States and that of all
and publications In regard to which this duty
assigned q the department writing and answering all let
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Anthentieations and Copyrigseh has charge
of the seals Of the United States and Of the department and
attaches certificates papers for
hentca0n receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the laws
Xralati To
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular.
pardons and remissions and registers and lilies the petitions
and papers which they founded. Makes out and
than diplomatic and consular ed and Of the dpo
ton made ofthe prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY eEsEaALs OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General Of the United
States K H. Gle esq, chief clerk The ordinary bus
Of this oce may be classified under the following
heads /:
l. Official opinions the current business Of the govern
nent as called for President by head depart
ment, or BY the Solicitor of the Treasury.
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as the
stes of arsenas houses lighthouses and all other
public works Of the United States.
Appsatiqns er pardons all cases Of conviction in the
4 Applications for appointment in all the judicial legal
The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the is
g. The supervision of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Atto
70 tsss 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 codfcaon and revision of the laws of the
District Of Columbia
INTERIOR DEpARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Me-
Of chief clerk, George C. Whiting esq
dsbsrsing agent aud ten other regular ce and to
its supervision and management committed the following
branches Of the public
ls The Pabic LandsThc cbicof this bureau called
"Commssoner Of the General Land Oce The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and of the pub
lie domain and the ssning titles therefor whether derived
from conhmatons OF grants made by former governments
public and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military toentY land claims and the Issuing Of scrip in lieu
hereof The Laad Office, slso audit its The
present Comnssaner Is Hon. 7. u Hendricks, Of In
diana lie principal officers are recorder, chief ev
principal clerk at pabc lands, principal clerk Of private
land claims and principal clerk Of Of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides drIughtsHan, draugEtsman aud 100
clerks Of various grades
"a present head Of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Ainot, Of New Hampshre. The Commissioner is
charged with the examiuaton and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
granting bounty land or pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged He has ciet
ing Of seventy ether cerks to which Congress- 10
enable him to meet the extaordnary requirements Of the
GRy cerkships of different denominations.
3D. hdiaas Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
| W. ManYpenny, OF ONO. lie provided with chief
clerk and about 6ttcen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent OCfcs.-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance Of all and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
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 clcrkwho IL by low Gas at the present tie) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence nf the Com
msoncren principal and ten assistant examiners of pat
p besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches Of this
Department. the organic act Of 1919 transferred TO it from
the Treasury Department the supervision OF the of
the United States aud and the clerks of
the United States the management of the lead and
other mines Of the United States and the affairs Of the ren
tary Of the United States in the District of Coumba
and from TN State Department the duty Of taking and
Ing and directing the Of the Commissioner Of Public
buildings. BY acts of Congress- also, the hospital for
the insane the army aud navy and of the District of Cou
ba is under the OF this departments and by
gnucnt from the Presidents 1t has added TO its long list Of
duties the and demarcaon of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons.
lbIs department at present very nconvenleny sepa-
rsed and located and should be appropriately and
nenly provided for The Secretarys Office occupies
ton Of ensw Patent Oce building, the General Lani Uce
aporton OF the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion of "Wnders building" the property of the
government whilst the Indian Office il located in premises
not lire proof, and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. asH4
The Treasury Department consists of the Offices Of the SEQ
the customs, six sudors 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