The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-29
The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government OF the United states.
DEPARTMENT or STATE.

ments Of the Government OF the United states.
pEPARTmENT 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 con
Of the United States is only seventeen oows One Sec
retary Of State tHoD. William l. Marc,) Assistant
Secretary OF State (William lunor,) chief clerk,
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian
Diplomatic BraacThis branch Of the State Department
has charge of all correspondence between the and
those foreign powers accredited to this In
all diplomatic instructions sent IRON the department and
communications commissioners under treaties of bonnda
res &c prepared copied and recorded and all of like
character received registered and hed their contents
being first entered in an analy table or index.
Consular BranehThis branch has charge of the
pondence between the department and the consu and
commercial agents Of the United States In instructions
to officers and their dispatches and
from other persons asking for consular agency rea
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
The Dbarsng AgcntHe has charge of all correspond
ence other connected with relating to
any fund with the disbursement of which the department
charged.
The Tonsla'Or His duties to furnish such tr-psls-
ons the department require He also records the
commissions OF consu aud vice consu whom not in English,
upon which eSequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of appointments and coa,u,issions.-He makes out
and records commissions letters OF appointment and noni-
nations to the Senate makes out and records exequatas
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued Has charge Of the library.
Clerk Of the Rolls Arcres-IIe takes charge of the
rolls, enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
at the
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
pres for and superntends their publication and OF trea
ties N the newspapers and in book orm attends to their
distribution throughout the United States that of all
documents and publications in regard TO which this duty
assigned to the departments writing and answering all let
ters connected Herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Aahs",eations and Copyrights. lie has charge
of the seals of the United States and of the department
prepares and attaches certificates papers presented for au
hentcaon receives and for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted department under the laws
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pordoa ID Passports prepares and records
padons and remons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded. Makes and
than diplomatic and consular, received the DISPOSE
on made ofthem; prepares letters relating this business
GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. H. Gille, esq., chief clerk. The ordinary busi
heads:
l. Official opinions the business of the govern
men called for by the President any head Of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
o. Examination of the titles of all land purchased the
sites of arsenas custom houses and all other
public works of the United States
s. Applications for pardons in all of conviction the
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business of the government
g. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the
cerned.
G. supervision of all other suits arising in apy of the
departments when referred by the had thereof the Attor
ney General
10 these ordinary heads the business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction of all appeals land claims Cali
forna. 3ltI
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
disbusng agent and other regular clerks and to
It's supervision and management are committed the following
branches Of the public service:
l The Public LandThe chcfo this bureau is called the
Commissioners Of the General Land Office" The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sale Of the pub
m domain and the issuing Of titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by former
BY sales donations, Of grants for schools military bounes
public improvements, and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip in lien
thereof The Land Office, also andits its The
present Commissioner is Hon. I. III. Hendricks, of In
diana It's principal officers recorder, chief or
principal clerk of public lands principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk Of Of whom
appointed by the President and by the Senate
besides draughtsmnn assistant draughsma and LOG
clerks OF various grades.
3D. PensionsThc present head Of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Minot, Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
arising under the and numerous laws passed by Con-
ge granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent wars in which
the United states have been engaged He has cher
clerk, (S Cole, esq) and a permanent corps consist
ing Of some seventy other cerk, to which Congress- to
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements of the
new bounty land law has added temporary force about
lity cerkships Of different denominations.
". Aanypenny, of Ohio He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks
4th. Patent 0Nce.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all acts and things touching
ana respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
ana useful discoveries, Inventions and improvements " the
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
ecuon and distribution of Seeds plants and cuttings II
has chief cerkwho il by law Gas at the present me) the
acting Commissioner OF Patents the absence of the Com
monerten principal and ten assistant examiners Of
eh besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
department. the organic act of s49 transferred it from
e treasury Department the supervision of the accounts OF
he United States marshas and attorneys, and the clerks of
the United States courts the management of the lead and
other mines of the United States and the affairs of the pen
tertiary of the United States in the District Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking
turning the of the United States and
ing and directing the acts OF the Commissioner Public
u'dings BY recent acts of Congress- ALSO the hospital for
the insane of the and and the District of
ba under the management OF this departments and by
alignment from the President it has added to its long list of
duties the and denarcation of tho
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons.
This department is at present very nconvenenty sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and
nnty provided for. The Secrearys Office occupies por-
ton of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion Of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion of "Wnders building" the property of the
government whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
not fire proof, and rented of their private
! TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The Treasury Department consists of the Offices Of the Sec
e customs six auditors treasurer register, solicitor, light
aouse board, and coast survey
The following is brief indication of the duties of these
eTal offices and of the force employed therein respectively