The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-22
The Organization or the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government of the United states.

The Organization or the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government of the United States.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising out OF our foreign relations with all the powers
or the world is far simple than is generally
NJ The United States only seventeen, oowf Sec
retry Of State (lIon. William j. Mmey,) one Assistant
Secretary OF State, (Wiam Hnnter,) chief clerk
twelve clerks one translator, and one librarian
Dloaiatc BrasehThis branch Of the State Department
has charge all correspondence between the department
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those of foreign powers accredited to this government In
ali diplomatic Instructions sent from the department, and
observation-disclosures to commissioners under treaties OF bounda
ries 1c are prepared, copied and recorded like
character received registered and fled their
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
co.r BrapehThis branch has charge of The cor, es-
pondence between the department and the consu and
commercial agents Of the United States In it
10 those officers and answers 10 their dispatches and let
te from other persons asking for consular agency
ting consular Affairs, are prepared and recorded
The Disbarsiag Agent has charge of all correspond
ence and with accounts relating to
any ind with the disbursement pf which shc Department Il
charged.
The Translator HE duties furnish such transla-
ons the department require He also records the
commissions OF consuls and vice consus when not in Engs
upon which eaequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of appointments and Coa,mis,onsHe makes out
and records commissions letters appointment
nations to the Senate makes out and records
and records, when in English the commissions which th
issued. Has charge Of the library.
the Rolls and Archres.-He takes charge of
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
received the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
for and their pubicatol and that OF
ties 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 is
assigned to the departments writing and answering all let
connected Herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Aahencnfioas and Copyri1hfs-IIe has charge
Of the seals Of the United States and OF the department and
and attaches certificates to papers presented for
or chn
opubcatons transmitted to the department under the laws
relating 70 eopyrghs records and indexes their cs re-
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplO
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pordons and Pasorts prepares and records
pardons and remssons and registers and es the petitions
and papers wich they founded. makes and
cords passports keeps daily register OF all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and OF the dispos
ton made ofthcm prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS orrrcE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States X. H. Gllet csq, chief clerk The ordinary bus-
Of this office may be classified under the following
l. Official opinions the business the govern
sn called for by the President by amy 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 light houses, and all other
public works Of the United States.
Applications for psrdons in all of conviction the
courts Of the United States.
4 Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business OF the government.
81 fhs conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the government
g. The supervision of all suits arising u any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the Atto
To- ordinary heads 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. Tho codiGcaon and revision OF the laws of the
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
Secretary Of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Me-
consists Of chief clerk, (Gcorge c. Whiting, esq
disbursng agent and other regular clerks; and
M supervision and committed the following
branches of the public services
l The PaJc LandsThe chefof this bureau is called the
Of the encr al Land Oice The Land bureau
charged with survey anag and sale Of the pub
lie domain and the Issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by former governments
by sales donations Of grants for schools military bonntie
public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and tie ssung Of scrip III lieu
thereof The Land Ur.ce, also, auds accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. 4. H. Hendricks, Of In
principal clerk o as e o ss
land claims and principal clerk Of surveysa Of whom
appointed By the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsman assistant draughsnan and log
clerks of various grades.
3D. Psaons present head of this bureau is the Hon
Josiah alinGt, Of New hampshire The Commissioner ia
charged With the Ssnlaa and adjudication OF all claims
arising under the and numerous passed BY Con-
services In the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged He has che
n some e oher clerks 10 %hch h'ea caarre 70
enable him the extraordinary requirements Of the
bonnyl3nd law has added temporary force OF about
fifty clerkships Of different denominations.
3D. L,daas Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Hca George
W. Manypenny, Of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4ti. Patent Ob;ces-To this bureau Is committed the
execution and performance OF all "acts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing Of paels for
and rsef discoveries iyeEtons, and Improvements - the
collection OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution oil Seeds plants ard cuttings 1t
has chief cerkwho is by law (as at tho present ne) the
Acting Commissioner OF Patents the absence the
missionerten principal and ten assistant of pat
util
BESIDES these four principal branches Of this executive
department. the organic act OF St9 transferred to
the Treasury Department the supervision of the
the United States marshas and attorneys, and the clerks
the United States courts the management Of the lead and
othcr United States affairs Of the peni
tsntarr Of the United States in the District Of Columbia
aud Dcpsr the Of taking
farming tho cesses OF the United States aud Of aperis-
ing and directing the asta of the Commissioner of Public
Budngs y Of Congress- aIso the hospital for
the Of the army and navy and Of the District Of Column
ba is under the OF this department. aud BY
signment from the President, il has added its long list
duties the survey and demarcatonof the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department is present very enctly scpa-
fsteq ag qoted, and should be appropriately and perna
nsniy provided for, The Secretary oce occupies pGr
ton Of thenew Patent Office buildng the General Land 0oe
aporon Of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion OF 'sWindefs bling, the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
not fyc-proof and rented Of their private owners.
rHpAsunY IMPAIRMENT.
The Treasury Depsrtment consists Of e oees of tho See
reaty nf the Treasury comptroers, commissioner oi
the customs six auditors traasurer register, SOLICITOR hight
house board. and coast
The following brief indication OF the duties OF these
Offices employed therein respectively