The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-03
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments or the Government OF the United states.

The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government OF the United states.
DEPARTMENT STATE.
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising out Of foreign relations with all the powers
Of the world far more simple than is generally con
az the United States Is only seventeen follows One Sec
retary Of State, (Hon. William l. Marcy Assistant
Secretary OF State, (Hon d. 5. Mann, chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic branch of the State Department
has charge of all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those foreign powers accredited this In il
all diplomatic instructions sent from the department and
communications commissioners under treaties bounda
Ties &c prepared copied and recorded and all Of like
character received registered and filed their contents
being first entered in an analy table or index.
Consular BranehThis branch charge Of the CORES
pondence c between the department and the consu and
commercial agents of the United States In il instructions
TO those officers and answers to their dispatches and TO let
from other asking for consular agency rea
ting consular affairs, prepared and recorded.
The Ds5~sing Ageni.He has charge of all correspond
ence other connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement OF which the department is
charged.
The Traasasor His duties furnish such ransla
tions the department require He also records the
commissions of consGs and vice conu when not in English
upon which exequatursare issued
Clerk of Appointments and Complissions. He makes out
and records commissions, letters OF appointment and nom
nations to the Senate makes out and records exequaur
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge OF the library
Clerk of the Rolls and ArchireHe takes charge Of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
are received the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called pre-
pares and superntend their publication and that of
ties in the book for attends to their
distribution throughout the United States, and that of all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty is
tiers connected Herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Aa,en,ieatons and copy,ghts.He has charge
Of the seals of the United States and Of the department.
prepares and attaches certificates papers for
thencation receives and for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and CONSULAR
Clerk Of Pordons and PosporHe prepares and records
pardons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes and
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular received and of the dispose
tion made fthem prepares letters relating this business
GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing Attorney General OF the United
States; K H. Giet esq, chief clerk The ordinary bust
heads
l. Official opinions the business of the govern
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
2 Examination of the titles of all land purchased the
public works Of the United States
Applications for pardons in all conviction the
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business Of the government.
s. The conduct and argument OF all suits in the Supreme
Court OF the United States in which the is
cerned.
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction of all appeals land claims in Cali
fornia.
Second The codicaton and revision of the laws Of the
District of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Me-
Cleland Of the State of Michigan Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk George c. Whiting, esq,)
one disburng agent and other regular clerks and
its supervision ard management committed the following
branches OF the public service:
Public Loods tb;.
Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
charged with the survey and sale of the pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from combinations made by former governments
by sales donations of grant for schools, military bounties
public improvements and likewise the Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip lieu
thereof The land oios also auds its own accounts The
Columbia. 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 confrned by the
besides draughtsman assistant draughman and log
clerks of various grades.
3D. present head of this bureau is the Hon.
Lorn P. Waldo, of Connecticut. The Commissioner is
arising under the and laws passed By Con-
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
the United States have been engaged He has chief
clerk, q. Cole, esq and permanent corps consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements
new bounty land law has added poray force of about
fifty cerkships of different denominations.
3D. idanc Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent Oafce-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 cerkwho Is by law present tie)
Acting Commissioner of Patents in the absence of the Com
missionerten principal and assistant examiners of pat
ents besides dozen other subordinate clerks
BESIDES these four principal branches Of this executive
department. the organic act of ls49 transferred to it from
the Treasury Department the supervision Of the of
the United States marsbas and attorneys and the clerks
the United States the of the lead and
other mines of the United States and the affairs the
teDtary 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 and supervis
ing and directing the Of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings BY of Congress- also, the hospital for
the insane of the army and and of the District Of Column
ba Is under the OF this department and by
signment from the President it has added its long list
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department a. present very nconvenienty sepa
rated and located and should be appropriately and perma
neny provided for The Secretary's office occupies por
ton of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion of the Treasury building and the Pension
portion of sWinders building" the property OF the
government, whilst the Indian Office located in premises
not hre-proof, and renedof their private owners.
TREASURY pEPARTaEsT.
The Treasury Department the Offices the Sec
rtay OF the Treasury two comptroers 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
Secrearys 06ce.-Hon. James Guthrie Secretary of the
treasury; Hon. T. G.. Washington, Assistant Secretary