The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-21
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 conduct the business
arising Of foreign relations with all the powers
Of the world is ar more simple than Is generally con
Of the United states Is only seventeen follows One See
retary Of state hon William = Marcy one Assistant
twelve clerks one translator, and one librarian
Diplomatic Braneh branch of the State Department
has charge Of all correspondence between the department
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those Of foreign powers accredited to this government In II
al diplomatic Instructions from the department and
communications 10 commissioners under bounda
rcs &c prepared copied and recorded and all of like
character received registered aud fled their contents
being first entered in an analytic table index.
Con,nar BranehThs branch has charge of the cores
pondence &C., between the department and the
commercial agents OF the United States In it instructions
those officers and to their dispatches 10
from other asking for consular agency
ting to consular affairs are prepared and recorded
The Disbsing Aycnt He has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement of which the
charged.
The Traasiator His duties are furnish such traasa-
ons as the department may require He also records the
OF consus aud vice consas when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
CLERK cf appointments and Commissions.-He makes out
and records commissions letters OF appointment and nomi
nations to the Senate makes ont and records exequatus
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued Has charge of the library.
Clerk Of The Rolls Archves.He takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents
the authenticated copies thereof which called for
pares for and superinends their pubcaon and that of
ties in the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States and that all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
ters Connected herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk " Awhenteations and copyriaht.H He has charge
Of the seals Of he United States and Of the department and
prepares and attaches certificates to papers presented for
thencaton and accounts for the fees Has charge
opubcations transmitted to the department under the laws
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular
Clerk of Padons and Passports prepares and records
pardon and remsson and registers and files the petitions
and papers ON which they founded Makes and
on made them prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERAL's orplcE,
Hon.. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the United
States X. H. Glet, esq., chief clerk. The ordinary bust
of this office may be classified under the following
heads
L. Official opinions the business of the govern
men called for by the President BY any head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury.
Examination of the titles of all land purchased the
sites of arenals custom lighthouses, and all other
public works of the United States.
Applications for pardons in all of conviction in the
courts OF the United States.
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
g. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court OF the United States IN which the government is
eerned.
To these ordinary heads Of the of the office are
added at the present time the following, viz
First The direction Of all appeals land claims in Cali
fornia.
Second The codcation and revision Of the laws of the
INTERIOR pEPARTMENr.
Secretary of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
consists OF chief clerk (George c. Whiting, esq)
one dsburng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
Its supervision and management are committed the following
branches OF the public service:
1st The Public chief this bureau called the
Commissioner of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
lie domain and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by former governments
public and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
present conisroner IS Mr. John Wilson, Of the District Of
Columbia Its principal officers are recorder, chief or
osrS and 01 s d OF ate
appointed BY the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides assistant draughsman and some log
clerks of various grades.
3D. PesionsThe present head of this bureau is the Hon.
Lorn ?. Waldo, Of Connecticut. The Commissioner is
charged with the unation and adjudication all claims
arising the va Gus and numerous laws passed BY Con
gess granting bounty land or pensions for military naval
the United States have been engaged lie has one chief
clerk 6. Cole, ESQ., and permanent corps consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
new bounty land law has added temporary force of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations.
Sd. Indians Commissioners of Indian Affairs Hon. George
W. Manypenny, of Ohio He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent OGce.-To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all facts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing OF patents for
and useful discoveries inventions, and improvements ; the
collection OF statistics relating to agrcuure the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants and cuttings
has chief cerkwho is by law (as at the present me) the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence Of the Com
mssonerten principal and ten assistant examiners Of pat
besides dozen other subordinate permanent clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
tha nj afnrrad
the Treasury Department the supervision of the
the United States marsas 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
tentary Of the United States in the District of Columbia
and from the Department the duty of taking and
turning the of the United States and of superv
ing and directing the of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings BY of Congress- ALSO the hospital for
the insane of the army and and of the District of Coum
ba is under the OF this departments and by
sgnmen from the President it has added to its long list of
duties the survey and demar of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tiobs.
This department is at present very sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and pera-
neny provided for The Secretary office occupies por-
ton Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion Of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion Of "Wnder's building" the property the
government whilst Indian Office Is located premises
not fire proof, and rented Of their private
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists of the offices of the Sec
retay of the Treasury two comptroers 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 and of the force employed therein respectively
Sccrearys OiceHon. James Guthrie, Secretary OF the
Treasury Hon. r. g. Washington Assistant Secretary