The daily union., 1855-09-18
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments Of the Government of the United States.
DEPARTMENT or STATE.


q1a whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising out Of foreign relations with all the powers
~ ire world far simple than Is generally CON
yed The number employed in the Department Of State
II the United States only seventeen follows One Sec
Jstary Of State, tIon. William H. Marcy) Assistant
sscretary of State (Wilam Hunter,) chief clerk
tselre clerks, translator, and one librarian
Doatic Byaneh.This branch Of the State Department
has charge all correspondence between the department
her DIPLOMATIC agents Of the United States abroad and
he Of oreign powers accredited this government In
All diplomatic instructions sent from the department and
communications to COMMISSIONERS under treaties Of hounda
character received registered and fled their contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
t,lc, Branch--Ths branch has charge of the cores
ondeuce &C., between the department and the consu and
Commercial agents OF the United States In instructions
70 those officers and answers 70 their dispatches and to let
~ from persons asking for consular agency or rea-
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
The Dbarsng AgsafHe has charge Of all correspond
ence and other matters connected with accounts relating
any fund With the disbursement OF whie the department
charged
The Tyanslator His duties 10 furnish such transla
the department may require He also records the
commissions Of consus and vice consus when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of appointments and Con,,aissioas.lIe makes out
aud records commissions letters OF appointment and nom
to the Senate makes out and records exequaturs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are Issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk Of the Rolls and AehpesIIe takes charge Of the
rolls enroed acts and resolutions of Congress, they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called pre-
ties IN the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States, and that of all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned the department writing answering all let
connected herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto
Clerk of Authorizations and Copyrglts-He has charge
of the seals of the United States and Of the department
prepares and attaches certificates papers for
entcaon receives and accounts for the fees. Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the
relating to copyrights records and indexes their
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons and Paspote prepares and records
padons and remssions and registers and es the petitions
aud papers which they founded Makes and re-
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular received, and Of the DISPOSE
on made OF them letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Get esq, chief clerk. The ordinary bust
ness OF this office be classified under the following
heads:
Official opinions the current business Of the govern
men called for by the President by any head Of depart
nient, or BY the Solicitor of the Treasury
2 Examination of the titles of all land purchased the
cites Of arsenas custom houses lighthouses, and all other
rtbiic works Of the United States. Y .as
h for paronB in all Of conviction in the
courts 81 the United States.
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
s. The conduct and argument Of all the Supreme
of the United States in which the government
g. The supervision all other arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the
10 these ordinary heads Of bc business the Office are
sqdei II fae present time tile idI!dsing, vizr
Fst The direction Of all appeals land claims in Cali
Second The codcation and revision of the awsof the
District of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
Secretary Of the Interior Department. Hon. Robert Me-
consists of chief clerk (George G. Whiting, esq
one Disturbing agent and ten other regular clerks and to
its supervision ard committed the following
branches OF the public service:
lst The Pab Lands chioof this bureau is called the
Commissioners Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale Of the pub
lie doman and the issuing of titles therefor whether derived
from combinations Of grants made by former governments
BY sales donations OF grants for schools military bounes
public improvements, and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and issuing scrip lieu
thereof The Land Oce also andits its accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. T. II. Hendricks, of In
diana. Its principal officers are recorder, chief or
land claims, and principal clerk of Of whom
appointed BY the President and con:cd by the Senate
besides draugtsman assistant draughtsman and LOG
clerks of various grades.
3D. PensionThe present head of this bureau the Hon
Josiah Minet of New Iampshre. The Commissioner is
Charged With the uipatlop ana adjudication at all claims
sissg under the and numerous laws passed R Con-
gress granting bounty land ponsons for military naval
the United States have been engaged He has chier
clerk, (s Cole, esq,) and permanent corps consist
enable him to the extraordinary requirements OF the
newbounty land law has added poy force of about
fifty cerkships Of different denominations
3D. Iadiaas-Commiasioner Of Indian Aiars Hon. George
W. Mauypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with chici
clerk and about nteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent O6ice.To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all ac and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
aud useful discoveries inventions, ard mpFcvceuR ~ the
l4teeH9n u sYeSs reAt.ag 10 agriculture the cal
uon and disisbnton OF seeds, plants, and cuttings. IL
has chief clekho il by as at the present tne) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the of Com
mssonerten principal and ten assistant examiners
besides dozen other subordinate
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
department the organic act Of 1859 transferred to from
VS. Ireasry Department tie spergiioa tie oi
The United States mGras end attorneys ard the clerks oi
the United States eoHrts; tie management Of the lead
other niuosuf the United States, and the affairs OF the pep-
entiary of the United States in the District Of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty Of taking aud
turning the of the United States aud OF
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner Of Public
Buildings. BY acts of Congress also the hospal r
the insane Of tho army and navy and Of the District Cou-
ba under the OF this department and by
sgnment from the President it has added is long list OF
eag the rvsy rni dem sroaton Of The Unsettled boundary
ha between SIC Stalee and Terroria and bordering
HsHs. i#
This department is at present very nqonvonony sepa
nenty provided for The Secrearys oce occupies por-
ton of thcnew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion Of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion Of Wnder's building the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
not hreproof, and rented of their private
gpBAsURy nnpaHTmEsr,
fbe treasury Deparme consists of the Offices Of ne sec
rearY Of the Treasury, two oemptrolers 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 Of the force employed therein respectively
Secrearys OGceTon James Guthrie, Secretary OF the
Treasury Hon. p. G. Washington, Assistant Secretary
one engineer charge architect and three draughtsmer
temporarily employed, and twenty three clerks The Secre