The daily union., 1855-09-15
The Organization or the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government Of the United States.
DEPARTMENT or STATE.


The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising OF foreign relations with all the powers
Of the world is far simple than generally con-
ceved The number employed in the Department OF State
Of United states is only seventeen follows One See
retary State, tHon. William T. Marcy one Assistant
Secretary Of State, (William Iunter) chief clerk
twelve clerks, one translator, and one Librarian.
Diplomatic branch of the State Department
charge Of all correspondence between the and
other diplomatic agents of the United States abroad and
those foreign powers accredited to this government In
all diplomatic instructions sent from the department. and
res de- prepared copied and recordcd and all of like
character received registered fled their contents
being first entered in an analy tic table index.
Consuiar Branch This branch has charge Of the corre.
pondenc c between the department and the and
commercial agents Of the United States In il instructions
officers and to their dispatches and to let
ters other persons asking for agency or re
ting consular affairs are prepared and recorded
The Ditursag Agent has charge Of all correspond
ard other matters connected with relating to
any fund with the disbursement Of which the
charged
The 7rapsltor His duties are TO furnish such tr.nsla
tons as the department require. He also records the
commissions Of cansus and vice consuls IN Ensh
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of appointments and Con.n.issoms-He makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and nomi
nations to the Senate; makes records excquaturs
and records when in English the commissions on which thew
are issued Has charge Of the library.
Clerk of the Rous Arcaires-e takes charge Of the
rolls, enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- MS they
received at the department from the Presidents
the authenticated copies thereof which called for
for and supernends their publication of
ties IN the newspapers and in book farm their
distribution throughout the United States that OF all
documents and publications in regard which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
ers connected herewith Has charge all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations and CopyryhfsIIe has charge
OF the seals Of the United States and of the department and
prepares and attaches certificates to papers
henticaon receives and for the fees Has charge
opubicaons transmitted to the department under the
relating to copyrgh records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than dpo
matte and consular.
NIL d.. y -
padons and romssons and registers and files the petitions
and papers whch they founded Makes out and re-
than diplomatic consular received and Of the dispos
ton made OF them prepares letters relating this business
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ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing Attorney General Of the United
States; n H. Get esq, chief clerk The ordinary bust
of this office may be classified under the following
heads
Official opinions the business the govern
ment called for by the President by head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
z Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as the
public works Of the United States.
Applications for Pardons in all of conviction in the
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business Of the government.
The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which is
ccrned
The supervision of all other suts arising in any Of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the
10 teso ordinary heads of the business of the oco
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction of all appeals land claims in Cali
forna. T7
second The codifcaon and revision of the laws Of the
District Of Columbia
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Ceand, of the State Of Michigan. Its clerical force
disbursng agent and ten other regular clerks
its ard management committed the following
branches of the public services
l The Pabc chefof this bureau called the
Of the General Land Oice The Land Bureau
charged with the survey and sale Of the pub
from combinations OF grants made by former governwents
BY sales donations, of grants for schools military bounties
or public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip lieu
thereof The Land Office, ao, aud its The
present Commissioner is Hon. 7. II. Hendricks, of In
diana Its principal officers a recorder, chief or
principal clerk OF public lands, principal clerk Of private
land claims and principal clerk of surveysa of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by Senate
besides draughtsman assistant draughsman and LOG
clerks OF various grades
3D. PensonT present head this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Minot, Of New Hampshire The Commissioner
charged with tho examination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the var and laws passed by Con-
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the and subsequent in which
clerk 6. Cole esq.,l and permanent consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements of the
bounty land law has added temporary Of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations.
3d. IadiaaC Commissioner Indian Affairs Hon. George
W. Manypenny, OF Ohio. He is provided with q chiei
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
ath Patent Orfce.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performances 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 agriculture the coll
lection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings
has chief cerkwho by law Gas at the present ime the
Acting Commissioner OF Patents the absence Of the Com
mssoncrtcn principal and examiners of pat
ens besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this
department. the organic net of S49 transferred to it from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the Of
the United States marsha and attorneys and the clerks of
tae United states the of the lead and
other mines Of the United States the affairs of the pep
teatary 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 of supervs
Buldng BY Of Congress- also the hospital
the insane Of the and and Of tho District Column
ba under the management of this department and by
sgnment from the President it has added long st Of
duties the and demarcaon of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tiops.
This department is at present very nconvenienty sepa
rated and located and should be appropriately and perna
nonty provided for. The Secretarys Office occupies por
ton Of henew Patent Office building the General Land Office
sporon of the Treasury building, and the Pension Office
portion of ''Windcrs building, the property ot the
gofernnen whilst the Indian Office IL located premises
not hre-proo, and rented Of their private owners
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists of the offices OF the Sec
etary Of the Treasury, comproers 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
Secreturys Oce-Hon James Guthrie, Secretary Of the
Treasury Hon. r. g. Washington, Assistant Secretary ;
one engineer charges architect and three dranghtsmen
temporarily employed and twenty three clerks The Secre
taIy the ia