The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-02
The Organization of the EXECUTIVE Depart
mepts of the Government OF the United states.

The Organization OF the ExcCutINc Depart
ments of the Government OF the United states.
FF prrAaTMESr OF STATE.
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
OF the world is far simple than is generally
ceived The number employed in the Department OF State
retary o. State, hon. William H. MaFcy,D Assistant
Secretary Of State, tWilam Hnner,) chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
Dilnaiie BranehThis branch Of the State Department
has OF all correspondence between and
other diplomatic agents OF the United States abroad and
tbosa o freipn pow ers accredited to this government IN IL
ali diplomatic Instructions from the department. aud
COMMUNICATIONS commissioners under treaties
No are prepared cop 3D. and recorded; and all of ike
character received reg tered and filed their contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
Consular BraneaThs branch has charge Of the CORES
pondence &c. between the department and the and
sgents Of the United States Ia it instructions
To those officers and their dispatches and
from other persons asking for consular agency ela
ting consular affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The Dbysny Agent lie has charge Of all correspond
ence other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department
charged
The TransIatoy His duties to furnish such transla
ons the department may require He also the
commissions Of consus and vice consus when Epglh
upon which exequaturs are issued. M N
Clerk of appointments and makes out
and records commissions letters Of appointment, and nom
nations to the Senate makes ont and records exequaturs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued Has charge OF the library.
Clerk Of The Rolls and ArchresHe 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-
psres for and superntends their publication
ties the newspapers and ia book form their
distribution throughout the United States, and that of all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
Herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto. M 4 H4a
CLERK Of Antte"teqtions and copyight.He has charge
of the seals of the United States and of the department. and
prepares and attaches certificates papers
thencaton receives and for the fees Has charge
opubcaons transmitted to the department under the laws
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular. t3 26tHaaHa Hahaa t t4 t'.a#
Clerk of Paroon and PasorsH He prepares and records
pardons and remsons and registers and files the petitions
and papers on which they founded Makes and re
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consuar received and of the dispos
on made ofhem; letters relating this business.
ArTonsEv eEsEnaLs OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
States X IT, Glle esq., chief clerk The ordinary busi-
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 head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury. leat
q Examination of the le Of all land purchased, the
public works of the United Statos
Applications for pardons in all of conviction the
Applications for appointment In all the judicial and legal
business of the government y.
B. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court of The United States in which the
cerned
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departments when referred by the head thereof the
ney General. s.5s H&# Fa&
added at the present time the following, viz:
First The direction OF all appeals land claims in Cali
Second The codfcaon and revision of the laws of the
District of Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Cleland of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
consists of chief clerk, George G. Whiting esq y
IN eli tn
its supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public service: gssfs3 sac uTt
1st The Public LandsThe chief this bureau called the
commissioner Of the General Land Oce The Land Bureau
charged with the survey management and sae Of the pub
c 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 bounties
or public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip
thereof The snd Office, also audits its The
diana It's principal officers are recorder chief or
principal clerk OF public lands principal clerk Of private
b. e atK and d b e
besides draughman, assistant draughtsman and LOG
clerks Of various grades.
3D. PesoasThe present head of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Mnot Of New Hampshire. Tho Commissioner is
charged with the exanination and adjudication of all claims
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
clerk, (S Cole, esq) and permanent corps consist
ing Of seventy other clerks, to which Congress
enable him to meet the requirements Of the
hity cerkships of different denominations.
3D. Indians. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny, of Ohio He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent Obce.-To this bureau Is committed the
execution and peromance of all acts and things touching
ana the granting and issuing patents for
ahn useful discoveries nventions and improvements - the
coliecon OF statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants, and cuttings. II
mas chef clerkwho by law (as at the present te) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence Of the Com
principal and ten assistant of pat
en besides some dozen other subordinate clerks
pesaes hese Tour principal branches of this executive
te organic act of lS49 transferred to it from
an e9 states marshals and attorneys, and the clerks OF
tne united states courts the management Of the lead and
.he mines OF the United States and the affairs OF the pen
tenay OF the United States in the District of Columbia;
anu om he State Department the duty of taking and
turning the censuses of the United States and Of supervis
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioner Of Public
buildings by recent acts of Congress- also the hospital for
@ insane OF the end and of the District OF Coum
oa under the management OF this departments and by
hgnment from the President has added long list
duties the survey and demarcaon of unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tious. 9
This department h at present very inconvepieny sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and pera
nenty provided for. The Secrearys Office occupies por
ton Of the Patent Office building General Land Office
aportion of the Treasury building and the Office
portion of 'sWinders building the property the
government whilst the Indian ce located in premises
not hreproof, and rented of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.. &
The Treasury Department consists of the Offices Of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, two compolcr commissioner OF
the CUSTOMS six auditors treasurer register so,citor light
house board and coast
The following brief indication of the duties Of these
several offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Seeror,s Hon Ianes Cptbr;a of the