The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-31
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments OF 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 to conduct the business
arising Of foreign relations with all the powers
of the world is far more simple than is generally
oeiyd The number employed in the Department of State
the United Satss s OILY seveGeen as follows One Sec
Secretary OF State, William Hunter) chief clerk,
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian
Dnlomac BrancLThis branch the State Department
b charge Of all between the
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad
those Of foreign powers accredited to this In it
iii Automatic Instructions from the department and
commissioners under treaties of
rier &c. are prepared copied and recorded and all Of ike
character received registered and filed their
being frat entered in an analytic table or index
Consular B,aaeh-This branch has charge the CORES
pnudeuce &c. the department and the
CONNIE cia agents oi he United States In it Instructions
10 those officers and 10 their dispatches and
tr from other persons asking for consular agency
ting consular atars are prepared and recorded.
The Di5arsny AgeafHe has charge of all correspond.
enee oer matters connected with accounts relating
any with the disbursement of which the department
charged
The Transiator His duties are to furnsh such transa
the department may require He also records the
commissions of consu and vice conuls, when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
CLERK Of appointments and Coanissons-Ii makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and nom
nations 70 the Senate makes out and records exequaars
records when in English the commissions which they
/ are issued Has charge of the library.
Clerk of e Rolls and drcIres-He takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- as they
are received the department Presidents
authenticated copies thereof which called pre-
and sapentends their publication and that OF
es in the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States, and that OF
and publications in regard to which this duty
connected herewith Has charge OF all indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
ctek Of 4aAeaea,ions and COPYRIGHTS. He has charge
Of the seals Of the United States and of the department. and
prepares and attaches certificates papers
ihencaon receives and for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted the department under the
relating copyrigh records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the Department. other than the dplo
mac and consular
Clerk Of Pardon and Passports He prepares and records
pardons and remun and registers and files the petitions
papers which they founded Makes re-
cords passports Keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular, received and of the DISPOSE
ton made hem prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
Sates r. H. Glet. ESQ., chief clerk. The ordinary busi
of this Office may be classified under the following
heads:
Official opinions the current business of the govern
ment called for BY the President by any head depart
ment. BY the Solicitor of the Treasury.
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as the
g. Applications for parons all cases of conviction in the
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
oerned.
g.
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Ator
ney General
TO these ordinary heads of the business of the Office
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction Of all appeals land claims in Cali
Second. The codfcation and revon of the laws of the
District Of Columbia
INTERIOR pEpARTMEST.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Celand of the State of Michigan It's clerical force
consists Of chief clerk, (George c. Whiting, esq
18th. ala
M supervision ard management committed the following
branches of the public services
l The Public LandsThe chefof this bureau called the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale of the pub
nc domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from OF grants made by former governments
by sales donations OF grants for schools military bounties
or public improvements and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land clams and the issuing scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Office also audts its accounts. The
present Commissioner is Hon. I. ii. 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 draughtsman and LOG
clerks of various grades.
3D. PensionsThe present head of this bureau Hon.
charged with the uinaton ard adjudication all claims
arising under the ya ous and numerous laws passed by Con
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged. He has che
Clerk Is Cole esq.,) and permanent corps consist
ing Of some seventy other clerks which Congress
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
hity clerkships of different denominations.
3D. OF Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
+h. Patent Ofce.-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance OF ell things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents for
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants and cuttings 1t
has chief clerkwho by law Gas present te the
Acting Commissioners OF Patents the
missionerten principal and examiners pat
Besides these four principal branches
department. the organic Of lsi9 transferred
Tie Treasury Department the supervision of the accounts
the United States marha and attorneys and the clerks
the United States courts the management Of the lead and
other mines OF the United States and affairs of the pen
tenary Of the United States in the District Columbia
and from the State Department the duty taking
turning the Of the United States superv
ing and directing the of the Commissioner OF Public
Buildings BY of Congress aso hospital
bla under the Of this department. and by
sgnment from the President ii has added long list
duties the survey and deacaon Of the
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons.
This department present very sepa
rated and located and should be appropriately perna
pently provided for. The Secreterys Office
ton of tbenew Patent Office buiidn the General aud Oee
portion of the Treasury building aud the Pension 0ice
portion of ssWinders building nov the property OF the
government, whilst Indian Office Is located in premises
NOS ire-2roof aud rented of their private
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department Offices Of the Sec
retary OF the Treasury comproers commissioner
he customs SIX auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board, and coast
The following is brief indication of the duties OF these
offices and OF enpioyed therein repectvey