The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-29

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The Organization or the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government OF the United states.
pKpARrMssT OF STATE.
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising out OF foreign relations With all the powers
- be world is far more simple than Is generally con-
ved The number employed in the Department of State
~ ,h United states is only seventeen, ollovs 0ne Sec
sry Of State Hon. William h. Msrcy,) Assistant
Secretary Of State, tWiiam Hunter one chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
D;aaise BranehThis branch of the State Department
has charge all correspondence between the department and
other Diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those foreign powers accredited TO THIS government In Il
an diplomatic Instructions sent from the department. and
Communications TO commissioners under treaties OF bounda
e &c. are prepared, copied and recorded and all Of like
sarter received registered and flied, their
being FIRST entered in analytic table or index.
connra, Braaeh-This branch has charge of the
nondepce &c. between the department and the consu and
onera agents Of the United States In IL instructions
~ ho officers and their dispatches and To let
te from other asking for consular agency or rela
ting to consular affairs, are prepared ana recorded
TIe DfsJsrsiag AgeaHe has charge OF all correspond
ence and other matters connected with accounts relating 10
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department is
charged.
The Traasraor-His duties to furnish such transla-
commissions Of and vice conss when not in English,
upon which oxequaturs are Issued.
CLERK Of A,poiatDeats cnd ComiassioRsHe makes out
and records commissions letters appointment and
nations the Senate makes out and records exeqnaturs
and records when in English the commissions on which they
are Issued. Has charge OF the library.
CLERK Of the RoRs and Arehpes.-He takes charge OF the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called pre-
psres and supernends their publication, and that OF
ties the newspapers and in book form attends their
distribution throughout the United States and that of all
and publications in regard to which this doty is
assigned the department writing and answering all let
tiers connected herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations and CopyrighsHe has charge
Of the seals Of the United States and OF the department and
prepares and attaches certificates to papers presented for
thencaon receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
opublcaons 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 Pardons and PassporHe prepares and records
pardo and remsons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes out and
cords pasports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and of the dispos
ton made hem prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
States r. H. Gllet 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
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
O. Examination Of the titles of all land purchase as the
sites Of arsena houses light houses, and all other
public works Of the United States
s. Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
courts OF the United States.
A. Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
s. The conduct and argument of all the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the government
cerned.
g. The supervision Of all other suits arising any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Aor
ney General.
70 these ordinary heads of the business Of the Office are
added a; the present time the following, viz: :
First The direction of all appeals land claims in Cali
Second The codfcaon and revision of the laws Of the
District of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of the Interior Department Hon Robert Nc
Celand of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk, George G. Whiting, esq
disbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and
IT'S supervision and management are committed the following
branches OF the public service:
l The Public LandsThe chief this bureau called the
Commissioner of the General Land Office The Laud Bureau
charged with the survey management and sae of the pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by former
BY sales 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 Office also, audts accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. t. H. Hendricks, of In
diana. Its principal officers 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 draughsman, assistant draughtsman and log
clerks of various grades.
3D. Peasonshe present head of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Mnot, of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the exaunaon and adjudication Of all caims
arising under the and laws passed by
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services In the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has chief
clerk Is. Cole, esq.,) and permanent corps consist
ing OF seventy other clerks, to which Congress-
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements of the
new bounty law has added temporary force of about
nifty clerksips of different denominations
3D. indians.Commissione of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W Manypenny of Ohio. He is provided with chief
Clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Potent O1fee.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance Of all and things touching
and respecting the granting ad issuing of patents
and useful discoveries inventions, and improvements -
collection Of statistics relating agriculture the coll
lection and distribution OF seeds plants and cuttings. 1t
has chief clerkwho by law present time) the
Acting Commissioners OF Patents the absence Com
mssoneen principal and ten assistant examiners of
ent besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
department. the organic act of l49 transferred il from
the Treasury Department the supervision
the United States marshas and attorneys and the clerks
the United States courts the of the lead and
other mines of the United States affairs of the en
tenary OF the United States in the District of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty Of taking
turning the OF the United States of superys
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioner Public
buildings BY of Congress- also the hospital for
the insane Of the and navy the District of
ba under the of this department. and by
mgnment from the President has added its long list
duties the and demarcaton of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories bordering
tons
This department is present very incon veneny sepa-
rated and located aud should be appropriately and pera
nenty provided for The Secretarys oce occupies por-
ton OF thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion OF the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion OF Winders building the property OF the