The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-23
THE Organization OF the Executive Depart
n,ents OF the Government OF the United states.
pEpAnrMENT oF aTATE.

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arising out Of foreign relations with all the powers
~ tbe world is far simple than generally con-
ced. The number employed 70 Tue pePNanent q state
rotary Of State (Hon William H. Marcy,) one Assistant
Secretary Of State, (Wiliam Haner, one chief clerk,
twelve clerks, translator, and one Librarian
D;maae B,anek-This branch Of the State Department
b, charge Of correspondence between the depar
other diplomatic agents q te United states abroad and
All diplomatic Instructions sent IRON the department. and
Communications commissioners under treaties Of boanda
ris Ae are prepared copied and recorded; and all of like
character received are registered aud filed contents
being first entered in analytic table or index.
onsunr BeaaekThis branch has charge Of the cores
pondence &c. between the department and the
commercial agents Of the United States. In it instructions
TO those officers answers their dispatches and
ters from persons asking for consular agency rela
tipg 10 consular affairs, prepared and recorded
The DisJursiag Age.Be has charge all correspond
ence and other matters connected with relating
eny fund with the disbursement of which the department
charged
Tke Transaor.- His duties are furnish such rar,sIa
tous The department may require He also records the
upon which exeqaaurs are Issued.
CLERK Of 3ppon,aaeus and CoaaBissons-IIe makes out
and records commissions letters OF appointment, aud non
nations the Senate makes oat and records oxequaurs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge Of the library.
Clsrk cf Me Rolls and 4rchpe,He takes charge OF The
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress, they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
p,e for and superinends their publications and that OF ca
lies IN the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States and that Of all
ocuen and publications in regard to which this duty il
assigned to the departments writing and answering all let
connected herewith Has charge OF all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto
Gtk Of hnthenficaoas and Copyrights-He has charge
the seals of the United States and of the department.
prepares and attaches certificates to papers for
heneaton receives and accounts for the fees. Has charge
of publications transmitted under the laws
relating copyrights records and indexes their titles re-
cordn letters from the department, other than the dipo
matte and consular.
perk Of Pardons and PasportsHe prepares records
pardo and remissons and registers and tiles the petitions
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular received and Of the dpos
on made ofthcm prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY oENEnAL's OFFICE.
Hon. ealsb Gpsapg Attorney General n Of the United
head heads I ''' e"S' W sF''sN E'N'' -
men called for by the President by any head of depart
men,, or BY the Solicitor Of the Treasury
q Examination Of the titles OF all land purchased the
sites Of asenals houses light houses, and all other
public works Of the United States.
Applications for patons In all cases OF conviction in the
courts Of the United States.
A. Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business of the government.
s. The conduct argument Of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the
g. The supervision OF all suits arising any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the
10 these ordinary heads of the business Of the Office are
added at the present time the following viz:
First The direction OF all appeals land claims in Cali
forna.
second The coddcaion and revision OF the laws of the
District Of Columbia.
INTERIOR pErAnTrIENT.
Secretary Of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
consists Of one Chief clerk fGsorge G. witpg esq )
disbursng agent aud ten other regular clerks and
its supervision ard management committed the following
branches Of the public service;
ls The Public LondsThe chieof this bureau called the
commissioner the General Land oice The Land Bureau
lie domain and the issuing titles therefor derived
from conrmatns of grants made by former governments,
by sales, Donations OF grants for schools military bountes
orpubc mproveme and likewise the Of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Uce also aadts The
present Commissioners is Hon. 7. II. Hendricks, Of In
diana, Its principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk Of public lands principal clerk of private
appointed by the President and confirmed BY the Senate
besides draughsman assistant draug and los
clerks of various grades. t
3D. present head of this bureau the Hon
Josiah Mnot Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication claims
arising under the and passed by Com
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
yces the revolutionary and subsequent wars in which
the United States have been engaged. lie has one Chief
clerk IS Cole esq.,) and permanent corps consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
bountyiand law, has added porary forge o about
fifty cerhglips Of different doGomnatons
DID, Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny, Of Ohio. He is provided with n chioi
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
3th. Idfeat DWce.--Io this bureau committed the
execution and performance of all and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing of patents for
and useful discoveries Inventions and - the
collection of statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of seeds plants, ard cuttings 1t
has chief cler-wio by law present timer the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence Of the Com
msonerten principal aud ten assistant examiners pat
ents besides dozen other subordinate ccrks
Besides these four principal branches of this
department. the organic act OF 1919 Transferred
the Treasury Department the supervision of the OF
the United States maraas and attorneH aud
the United States c0urts the the lead
other iises Of the United States and the affairs of the pen
cntary OF the United States in tho district OF Coiunba
and from the State Department the duty taking
turning Of the United States and OF superv
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner of Public
Baidngs by recent acts of Congress, also the hospital
the insane OF the and navy and Of the District OF Coum-
bia uGder the Of this department, and by
sgnuent from the Presden 1t has added to its long list OF
duties the and denarcaton OF the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering n
tions W
This department Is at present very ouvenenty sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and porna
wa X eaeg Patent Office huding, the Ge9era Land 0oe
aporiaa oftbe Treasury building aud Pension 0ice
portion of Wnders building" the property OF the
government, whilst the Indian Office is located in prenise
not hrcproof and rented Of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices o the Sec
reary Of the Treasury, two comptrolers commissioner Of
The customs six auditors treasurer, register solicitor hg
house board, and coast survev
The following brief indication of the duties OF these
feg peos and Of theferce employed therein respectively
Treasury Hon. II. q. Washington, Assistant Secretary
enc engineer in charger architect and three raugtsmen
temporarily employe ed and twenty three clerks The Seore
n Of the Treasury Is charged with the general supervision