The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-09

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The Organization of the Executive Depart
msnts or the Government the United states.
prrARrnEsT or STATE.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
~ the world is far more simple than generally 1,n-
osyed The number employed in the Department OF State
pa,srv ,pe Of sss, eon William l. Marcy) one Assistant
Secretary OF State, (Wiiam Hunter,) chief clerk
twelve clerks, one translator. and one librarian.
y;lo,,ae Eraneh hThs branch Of the State Department
1 of ali between the department and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those Of regn powers accredited % hs government In
comrnuncaons TO commissioners under treaties Of bou,da
res &c., prepared copied ana recorded and all Of like
heiuo first entered In analytic table or index.
Copsniar BrapehTh branch has charge of the
uondenco &C., between the department and the consaz and
Commercial agents Of the United States In it instructions
81 those officers and their dispatches and
tes from other asking for consular ageDcy rea
ting consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
Tie Dis6ursng Agens He has charge Of all correspond
cnce other matters connected with accounts relating
fund with the disbursement OF which the departments
charged. #a
The F,ans,aor His dues are to furnish such transa-
ons the department may require He also records the
commissions Of consu and vice oonsu when not in EDssh
upon which exequaturs are issued
and records commissions, letters appointment and
nations to the senate makes out and records exequatur
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued. has charge OF the library 1 4sE
Clerk Of Tie Rolls and Archiree takes charge of the
rolls enrolled and resolutions Of Congress- they
are received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
for and superntends their publication and that of re
ties the newspapers and in book orm attends to their
distribution throughout the United States and that of all
documents and publications In regard to which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
ua1. nf,uI
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Authorizations and Copyrights-He has charge
of the seals Of the United States and of the department.
and attaches etcates to presented for
Identification and accounts for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular.
Clerk of Pardoas and PassporsHe prepares and records
pardon and remssons and registers and files the petitions
and 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
ton made Them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY aENERALs OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Get esq, chief clerk. The ordinary busi-
of this Office may be classified under the following
beads
L. Official opinions the current business Of the govern
ment called for by the President by any head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
g. Examination Of the titles of all land purchased the
sites of asenas custom lighthouses and all other
public works Of the United States.
81 Applications for pardons all of conviction the
courts OF the United States.
A. Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the is
cerned.
g. The supervision of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred BY the head thereof the Aor
10 these ordinary heads of the business the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz
fofnia
Second The codGca.on and revision of the laws Of the
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
Secretary Of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Clelland, of the State of Michigan Its clerical force
consists Of chief clerk, (George G. Whiting esq .
one dbursing agent and ten other regular clerks and
its supervision and management committed the following
branches OF the public service:
1st The Public chief this bureau is called the
"Commssoner Of General Land Office The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management sale Of the pub
lie domain, and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
M rom eonirmaon Of grants made by former governments
or public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip
thereof The Land Uce also ands its accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. I. II. Hendricks Of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder chief or
land cams and principal clerk Of of whom are
appointed BY the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtman assistant draughtsman and
clerks of various grades.
ID PeasioasThe present head of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Minot Of New Hampshire. The Commissioners is
charged with the examinaton and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
gress granting bounty land pensions for military
services IN the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged He has
clerk, (S Cole, esq) and permanent corps consist
ing OF seventy other clerks, which Congress
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements of the
new bounty law has added poary of
ity clerkshps of different denominations.
3D. Indians. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Hon. George
W. Manypenny, OF Ohio. He is provided with a Chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent O9fce.-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance Of all and things touching
ana the granting and issuing of patents for
and useful discoveries, inventions, and improvements the
collection OF statistics relating agriculture the
lection and distribution of SEEDS plants and cuttings II
mas chei cerkwho by law Gas at the te) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the Com
mssonerten principal and ten assistant pat
en besides dozen other subordinate clerks
BESIDES these four principal branches Of this
the Treasury Department the supervision the
the United states marshas and attorneys and the clerks
the United States courts the management of lead and
other mines Of the United States and the affairs of the pen
tenary OF the United States in the District of Columba
and from the State Department the duty Of taking and re-
turning the of the United States
ing and directing the acts OF the Commissioner Public
bmdng BY recent acts of Congress- also the hospital for
ba Is under the management OF this department and
sgnment from the President it has added to its long list Of
duties the and darcaon of the boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons. Q 4"
This department Ia at present sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately perna
nently provided for. Tho Secretary office nor
ton Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion of "Winders building" the property of the
government whilst the Indian Office located in premises
not ffe-proof and rented of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department of the offices the Sec
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