The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-11
The Organization or the Executive Depart
n,ents Of the Government 0fthe United states.

The Organization or the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government ofthe United states
DEPARTMENT STATS.
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising out of foreign relations with all the powers
Of the world is far simple than is generally con-
Of the United States only seventeen as follows One Sec
reary Of State, fioD. William Il. Marey,) Assistant
Secretary State, William Hunter) one chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one Librarian.
Diplomatic Branch his branch Of the State Department
charge of all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those foreign powers accredited 10 this government In il
all diplomatic Instructions sent from the department. and
communications to commissioners under treaties Of bounda
res prepared copied and recorded and all of like
character received registered and fled their
being first entered in an analytic table or index
Coasaar Branch This branch has charge the cores
pondepce &c between the department aud the consus and
commercial agents OF the United States In it instructions
to those officers aud their dispatches and let
ters other persons asking for consular agency re
ting consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
The Disbursiag He has charge Of all correspond
and other matters connected WITH accounts relan& "
fund with the disbursement OF WHICH the department is
charged.
The Trensla,or. His duties to furnish such transla
tons as the department may require lie also records the
commissions OF consus and vice consu when not IN Engh
upon which eSequaturs are issued.
CLERK of Appoiaaents and Oonmissions. makes out
and records commissions letters Of appointment and non
records when in English the commissions which they
issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk Of the Rolls and ArchireIe takes charge of the
rolls or enrolled and resolutions OF Congress- as they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called
pes for supernends their publication and that OF tre-
ties the newspapers and in book attends To their
distribution throughout the United States and that of 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 Authenicaoas and Copyriqafs has charge
seals the United and of the and
prepares and attaches to papers presented for
thentcaon receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department, other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and PasporfsHe prepares and records
padons and remssons and registers and files the petitions
cords passports keeps daily register Of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and Of the DISPOSE
ton made ofthem prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
Of this office may be- classified under the following
heads:
l. Official opinions on the current business of the govern
ment called for BY the President BY any head of depart
ment, by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
g. Examination of the titles OF all land purchased the
sites of arsenas custom houses lighthouses, and all other
public works of the United States
s. Applications for pardons in all Of conviction in the
A. Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business of the government.
The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the government is
cerned
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Ato
ney General.
TO these ordinary heads of tho business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz
First The direction of all appeals land claims in Cali
Second The codcaon and revision of the laws Of the
District Of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department. Hon. Robert Nc
Ceand, OF the State Of Michigan Its clerical force
disburspg agent and ten other regular clerks and
Its supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public service:
l The Public chiefof this bureau called the
Commissioner Of General Land Office" The Lan Bureau
charged with the survey management aud sale Of the pub
lie domain and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by former
BY sales donations of grants for schools military bountes
military bounty land claims, and the issuing of scrip
thereof The Land Uce aso audits accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. 7. Ii. Hendricks, Of In
DIANA Its principal officers are recorder chief
principal clerk of public ans principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk Of all of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughsman assistant draughtsman and some LOG
clerks of various grades.
3D. PesonsThe present head of this bureau the Hon
Josiah Mnot, of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication of all claims
arising undor the and numerous laws passed by Con
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged He has chiei
ing Of seventy other clerks to which Congress to
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements of the
new bounty land law has added ten porary force OF about
hlty clerkships of different denominations
3d. dions.-Commissonc of Indian fairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Potent Ofcc--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. IL
mas chief clerkwho is by law at the te) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence Of the Com
ent besides dozen other subordinate clerks
BESIDES these four principal branches of this executive
department the organic act Of ls49 transferred il from
the Treasury Department the supervision the accounts
the United States marha and attorneys and the clerks of
the United States cOurts the of the lead and
oner mines OF the United States and the affairs of the peni
eenary OF the United States in the District of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking and re-
turning the Of the United States and of supervis
ing and directing the acts Of the Public
Budngs ny recent acts Of Congress- also the hospital for
tne insane OF army and and the District of Column
oia Is under the OF this and by
signment from the President has added to its long st of
duties the survey and demarcaon
lines between the States and Territories bordering ma
tions.
This department is at present very nconvenenv sena
rated and located and should be appropriately and pera
nenty provided for The SecreSarys Office occupies nor
ton of thenew Patent Office building General Land Office
aporon of the Treasury building, and the Pension Office
portion of Winders buildng now the property OF tho
government whilst the Indian Office is located In premises
not hre-proof and rented of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices OF the Sec
the cusoms six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board, and coast
The following is brief indication Of the duties Of these
several Offices and of employed therein respectively