The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-01
srhe organization OF the Executive Depart
meuts of the Government OF the United states.


The Organization OF the Executive Depart
uents Of the Government ofthe United states.
DEpARrsEsr
rha whole machinery employed to conduct the business
,rng ont of our foreign relations with all the powers
~ ,he world is simple than is generally
Civsd The number employed in the Department Of State
Of the United States is only seventeen as ioows One Sec
s,arv ~ state tIon William L. sarcy.) Assistant
saers,ary Of State tuliam Hunter, chief clerk,
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian
D;romasic BraarATLis branch OF the State Department
b haroe of all correspondence between the department and
,,e Automatic agents the United States abroad and
tha,e m foreign powers accredited to this government In 1t
ali d;,amatc instructions from the department, and
Recommendations 10 conm under treaties Of bounda-
res &c prepared copied and recorded ana an q IKE
character received registered snd bed their contents
being first entered in an anaiy tic table or index.
co.utar Branch--Th branch has charge of the
nopdenee between the the consu and
10 those officers and to their dispatches and to let
srs from other persons asking for consular agency rea
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
TAe Disturbing Agente has charge Of all correspond
once and other connected with accounts relating TO
sny with the disbursement Of which the department
charged.
ons the department may require. He also records the
of consuls and vice consul when not in English,
upon which exequaturs are issued.
CLERK of Appointments and CoDnissons.-Ee makes out
records commissions letters of appointment and nomi
nations to the Senate makes out and records
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk Of tie Rolls and ArehigesHe takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pars for and superntends their publication and that tre
ties the newspapers and in book form attends their
distribution throughout the United States, and that of all
and publications in regard 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 Autenfications and CopyrghRHe has charge
of the seals of the United States and Of the department
prepares and attaches certificates papers for
hencaton receives and for the fees Has charge
qualifications transmitted to the department under the
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardoas and PasporHe prepares and records
pardon and remissons and registers and tiles the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes out and
cords passports; keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and of the DISPOSE
on made of them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Hon. Caleb Cushing Attorney General of the United
States r. II. Giet, esq, chief clerk The ordinary busi
of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
l. Official opinions the business of the govern
men called for by the President by any head of depart
q Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as the
sites of arsenals custom houses houses and all other
public works Of the United States.
g. Applications for pardon in all of conviction in the
courts Of the United States.
4 Applications appointment in all the judicial legal
business OF the government.
g. The conduct argument Of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the
cerned.
The supervision Of all other suits arising in any OF the
departments when referred by the head thereof the Attor
TO ordinary heads of The 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 codcaton aud revision of the laws Of the
INTERIOR pE9AnTMEsT.
Secretary of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
CleIland of the State Of Michigan Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk, George c. Whiting, esq D
one dbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
Its supervision ard committed the following
branches of the public service:
lst The Puc LandThe chiefof this bureau called the
Commssoner of the General Land 0ee The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale of the pub
lie domain, and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from combinations OF grants made by former governments
by sales donations of grants for schools, military bounties
OF public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims, and the issuing OF scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Office also, auds its accounts. The
present Commissioner is Hon. T. H. Hendricks, Of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder, chief
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 draughtsman assistant daughtsman and LOG
clerks of various grades.
I'd PeasonsThe present head of this b,reau 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 a,s passed by Con
gres granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged lie has one cieI
ing of some seventy other clerks to which Congress- to
new bounty land law has added orary of about
fifty cerkships of different denominations.
3d. indians Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
w. Manypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent 0Rce.--To this bureau Is committed the
oxecuion aud performance of all Facts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents for
and useful discoveries inventions, aud improvements - the
collection OF statistics relating agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of Seeds plants and cuttings 1t
has chief cerkwbo Is by law the present time the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence the
missoner principal and ten assistant examiners of pat
ents besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
department the organic of lsi9 transferred
the Treasury Department the supervision of the Of
the United States marshas and attorneys aud tho clerks of
the United States COURTS the Of the lead and
other mines of the United States and the affairs Of the pen
ontigry Of tho United States the District OF Columbia;
and from the State Department the duty taking and
turning the Of the United States of superyis
ing and directing the acts OF the Commissioner Of Public
Buildings. BY Of Congress- also. the hospital
the insane of the army and navy and of the District OF Coum
bia under the OF this department. and by
sgnmen from the President it has ad-d its long list
duties the survey and demacaton of the unsettled boundary
tnus.
This department is at present very inconvenieny sopa
rated and located and should be appropriately
nenty provided for The Secretary Office occupies por
ton Of henew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion Of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
government whist the Indian Office is located premises
not 6re-proo, and rented Of their private owners.
TaEAsupy DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists of the Offices of the Sec
retarY of the Treasury, two comproers commissioner of
the customs, six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board and coast survey
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