The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-12
The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government the United States.

The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government ofthe United states.
DEPARrMssT or STATE.
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising OF foreign relations with all the powers
Of the world y far more simple tnap y generally con
Of the United States Is only seeneen as follows One Sec
reary Of State tiion William 4 I Marcy one Assistant
twelve Clerks translator and one librarian.
Diponotie branch Of the State Department
has charge Of all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad and
those OF foreign powers accredited to this Ia IL
all diplomatic inruoons sent from the department, and
communications commissioners under treaties OF hounda
r &C. are prepared copied ard reeorded and all of like
character received registered and hed their contents
being first entered in an anay table or index
r.,do, B,ancA-This branch has charge Of the cores
pondence &c. the department and the consuls and
Commercial agents Of the United States In it Instructions
ers from persons asking for consular agency rea
ting consular affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The Disbursiay Ayea-He has charge Of all correspond
enoe and other matters connected with accounts relating
any fund with the disbursement OF which the department
charged.
The 7ransator His duties are to furnish such transa-
tons the department require He also records the
commissions Of eonsnls and vice c6nsus when nish
upon which exequaturs are issued
Clerk of Appo ailments and CopmissionsHe makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and nom
nations to the Senate makes out and records exequaurs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge OF the library.
Clerk Of the Rolls and ArchivsHe takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress, they
are received at the department from the Present
the authenticated copies thereof which called pre-
pes for and superntends their publication and that OF
ties in the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty is
assigned to the department; writing and answering all let
connected Herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Auhenticotioas and copyiyhs.He has charge
of the seals Of the United States and of The department aud
prepares and attaches certificates papers for
hencoon receives and for theees Has charge
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pordons and Posportse prepares records
pardons and remissons and registers and files the petitions
cords passports keeps daily register Of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and of the DISPOSE
on made ofthem prepares letters relating e this business
GENERALS
Hon. Caleb Cashing, Attorney General of the United
States r. II. Gilet, esq., chief clerk. The ordinary bust
of this Office may be classified under The following
heads
Official opinions on the current business Of tho govern
men called for by the President by any head Of depart
ment or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
O. Examination Of the titles of all land purchased the
sites of arsenals houses light houses, all other
public works of the United States.
g. Applications for pardons in all OF conviction in the
courts OF the United States.
A. 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 government is
cerned.
The super vision of all other suits arising any the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Ato
10 these ordinary heads the business of The office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims in Cali
oria
Second The codfcaton and reyson Of the laws of the
District Of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
Secretary of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Bc-
consists Of chief clerk George G. Whiting, esq.)
one dsbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
branches of the public service:
lst The Public LandsThc chiefofhis bureau is called the
Commissioner of the General Land Office 1he 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 saes donations of grants for schools, military bounties
public improvements and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
thereof. The Land Uice also, ands its accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. T. II. Hendricks Of In
diana ts principal officers are 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 the Senate
besides daughtsan assistant draughtsman and log
clerks of various grades.
3D. Peasions head of this bureau the Hon
Josiah Minot, Of New Hampshire The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication Of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
gre granting bounty land or pensions military or naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has chie
clerk, (S. Cole, esq.,. and permanent corps consist
ing Of some seventy other clerks which Congress
enable him to meet tho extraordinary requirements Of the
bounty land law has added porary force OF about
fifty cerkships of different denominations.
3d. Commissioner Of Indian Aairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny, of Ohio. lie is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent OSFce-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all acts and pgs 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 1t
has chief ccrkwho Is by law at the te) the
Acting Commissioner OF Patents the absence OF the Com
missionerten principal and ten assistant examiners of
ents besides dozen other subordinate
Besides these four principal branches of this
department the organic act Of lSt9 transferred il from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the
the United States marghas and attorneys clerks
tho United States courts the management Of the
other mines OF the United States and the affairs of the
tent.ay of the United States in the District of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty taking
turning the of the United States and Of superv
ing aud directing the acts of the Commissioner of ubc
Buildings by Of Congress- Also the hospital for
the insane the army and and Of the Drict Of Coum
ba is under the management Of this departments and by
sgnment from the President it has added its long list Of
duties the survey and demarcaon Of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department is present very inognvenienty sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and per
neny provided for The Seeretarys office occupies por-
ou Of tfenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
aporton of the Treasury building the Pension 0ce
portion of Wnder's buiidiug" the property of the
government whilst the Indian Office Is located premises
not fre-proof, and rented of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists of the Offices of the Sec
retary of the Treasury two compocrs, commissioner OF
the CUSTOMS six auditors treasurer register solicitor, light
house board, and coast survey
Tho following brief indication OF the duties Of these
several Offices ad Of the force employed therein respectively
Sccretarys 0gee.Iion James Guthrie Secretary Of the