The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-24


Secretary Of the Interior Department Hon Robert Nc
Ceand, Of the State Of Michigan. Its clerical force
one dsbErspg agent and other regular clerks and
s supervision and management camnitted the following
branches Of the public service:
Ist The PaBtit LaHdsTbe chief this uresu called the
Commissions Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale Of the pub
c domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from OF grants made BY former governments
BY sales donations, Of grant for sehool military bouuties
public improvements and likewise the Virginia
military bounty land claims, and the issuing Of scrip
thereof The Leod uhce, also, nud accounts TIE
present Commissioner Is Hon Il. III. Hendricks, Of In
diana. Its principal officers are recorder chief or
principal clerk Of public lands principal clerk of private
land claftn and principal clerk Of surveysa Of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by Senate
besides draughtsmsn, assistant drGnghtnan and LOG
clerks of various grades
3D. Pensions present head 81 this bursau 4 the Hon
Josiah hinot, Of New Hampshire The Commissioner
charged with the exaunaton and adjudication Of AL claims
granting bounty land pensions for military
services in the revolutionary and Subsequent which
clerk, Is. Cole, esq,) and permanent corps
ing Of some seventy other clerks which Congress,
enable him 70 meet the extraordinary requirements of the
law, has added force Of about
htty eierkships Of different denominations.
3D. fadan-com of Indian Affairs Hon. George
W Mauypenny, Of Ohio. He is provided with chiet
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent 09ice.-To this bureau il committed the
execution and performance Of ali arp and tv tnpehir
and respecting the granting and uipr ~ patents fo new
and useful discoveries, inventions and improvements - the
collection of statistics reafiur to avricuItura the I
lection and distribution of seeds plants and cuttngs
has chief clerwho By law present tine)
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence Of Com
msgnerten principal and assistant examiners Of pat
ent besides some dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches Of this
department. the organic OF ls49 transferred 10 from
the Treasury Department the supervision the
the United States marsha and attorneys clerks Of
other mines Of the URited Stae and the affairs the
tutary Of the United States IN the District Of Columba
and from the State Department the duty of taking and
turning the o United States OF super
3g and directing the acts q the Commissioner Of Pubc
the insane Of the army and navy and Of the District OF au
ois under the management 81 this Department. and by
sgnmelt from the President il has added is long st Of
duties the and denareaton Of the unsettled boundary
lines between The States and Territories and bordering
taHs.
Ih department is a. present very nounvsnieny sepa-
red and ocaed and should he appropriately psrrna
any Iroylaed iar dbe secretary o5ce occupies Por-
portion Of the Treasury building and the Pension Once
PORTION q Winders building row The property Of the
government whilst the Indian Osce = located IN premises
no' fre-proof and rented q their private owners.
TEEAsURV DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists the Offices ~ the Sec
FarT Of the Treasury, two eouptoer commissioner Of
ne custom six audtor treasurer register socitor light
The following i brief Indication of the duties Of these
several Offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Seerearys 0eeHon. James Guthrie, Secretary Of the
Treasury Hon. P. g. Washington Assistant Secretary
oas engineer charge; architect and three draughtsen
temporarily employed and clerks The Sgcre
t 0f the Treasury charged with The general supervision
the fsra TRANSACTIONS ef the government md Of the
cah9u q the laws concerning tie commerce. and navigation
the United States. He Rperntends the survey of the
coast the light house establishment the marine hospitals n
@ United States and the construction Of certain pRbe
buildings for custom houses and other purposes,
Etu Couptrsers Ofos-Eisha whitflesey. ESQ.,. Comp
aer and fifteen clerks He prescribe the mode of keep
ilg and rendering for the civa and diplomatic
e wei the public lands and revses and oeres the
balances arising thereon
Sscopd ceusy,sroEe-'s 0aos.-John NJ Brodhead esq.
COMPTROLLER and seventeen clerks he prescrbes the mode
s.epng Gnd rendering the of the army, navy
d Indian departments II the public service and rcvss and
oTihss the balances arising thereon.
Vaee ~ loHnissi0ner sf hs CastBsaHrh J. Anderson,
q' Commissioner, and eleven clerks. "a prcscrbes the
as o keeping and rendering the ~ toe
F-nns and dsburssmexts and Cor hs building and repair
housasi &C., and reyes snd osrlss the balances
teng tasTsou.