The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-16
OF WASHINGTON, SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY I6 1856
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments Of the Government OF the United states.

The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments Of the Government ofthe United states.
pEPAHraEST STATE.
The whole machinery employed TO conduct the business
arising out Of foreign relations with all the powers
of the world is far simple than is generally
ceiyed The number employed in the Department Of State
Of the United states only seve1een as follows One Sec
Secretary OF State, William Hunter) chief clerk,
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic ByanehThis branch of the State Department
has charge OF all correspondence between the
other diplomatic agents of the United States abroad and
those Of foreign accredited to this In it
all diplomatic instructions sent from the department, and
TO commissioners under treaties of b0und
res 4c are prepared copied and recorded and all Of like
being first entered IN an analytic table or index E
Consular BroehThis branch charge Of the CORES
Pondenoe &e between the department and the consu and
commercai agents Of the United States In 1t instructions
TO those ocers and to their dispatches and TO let
from other asking for consular agency rea
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
The Dsbnrsing AgentHe has charge Of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating
fund s tho disbursement Of which the department is
charged c.ENf fata##E .f# a#sf @sa
The ansaor His duties are to furnish such transla
tons as the department require He also records the
commissions of consuls and vice consus when in English
upon which exequaturs are issued. .
Clerk of appointments and makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and nom
nations to the Senate makes out and records exequaurs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are issued Has charge OF the library. q
Clerk Of the Rolls and ArohipesHe takes charge of the
rolls enrolled resolutions of Congress- as they
received at the department from the Presidents
the authenticated copies thereof which called for pre-
for and superntends their publication and that Of ea
ties the newspapers and in book form attends their
distribution throughout the United States and that of all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
connected Herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations and Copyrights-He has charge
of the seals of the United States and the department.
and attaches certificates for
receives and accounts the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the
relating to copyrights records and indexes their te
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular. ... e. ... a...a ..a. .aa'. @
Clerk of Pardons and PasportHe prepares and records
pardons and remissons and registers and files the petitions
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and of the DISPOSE
ton made of them prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE. . . .
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the United
States X. H. Ge esq, chief clerk. The ordinary busi-
ness of this office may be classified under the following
heads .... .@... a- =
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 arsenas houses and all other
public works of the United States. s@ fl.
Applications for pardons In all cases OF conviction in the
courts Of the United States
Applications for appointment in all the judicial legal
5. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the is
cerned.
g. The supervision all suits arising in any of the
when referred by the head thereof to the Ator
TO 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 in Cali
second The codcaon and revision of the laws of the
District Of Columbia
InTERoR DEPARTMENT.. rrg -.,-.
Secretary OF the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
Cleiland of the State of Michigan Its clerical force
consists Of chief clerk, George G. Whiting esq)
dsbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
its supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public service:
lst Thc Public LapdThe chief this bureau called the
Commissioners Of the General Land Office" The Land Bureau
lie domain and the issuing of titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by governments
by sales, donations, OF grant, for schools military bountes
public mproV emeu and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land claims, and the issuing scrip lieu
thereof The Land Office also, audts its accounts. The
present. Comms-oner is Hon. T. II. Hendricks, of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder chief
and claims and principal clerk Of surveys-a Of whom are
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsman assistant draughtsma and log
clerks Of various grades.
ID PensOnThe present head Of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Mipot, Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication all claims
arising under the and passed by Con-
gres granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent wars which
the United States have been engaged. lie has cie
clerk, Is. Cole, esqpl and permanent corps consist
enable him meet the extraordinary requirements the
new bounty land law added ten force of about
atty olerkships Of different denominations.
Sd. EadiansCommssione Of Indian Affairs Hon. George
W. Manypenny, Of Ohio. He ia provided with a chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Patent 0Eice.--To this bureau Is committed the
and performance Of all and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing of patents for
discoveries Inventions and
collection Of statistics relating agriculture the col
lection and distribution Of Seeds plants and cuttings 1t
chief cerkwhO by law (as the present e) the
Acting Commissioner OF Patents the absence Of the Com
missonerten principal and ten assistant examiners OF pat
ens besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides four principal branches uf executive
department the organic act Of ls49 transferred from
the Treasury Department the supervision Of the Of
the United States marsha and attorneys and the clerks
the United States courts the OF the lead and
other mines Of the United States and the affairs OF the pen
Of the United States the District OF Columbia
and from the State Department the duty taking and
turning the OF the United States Of supervs-
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioner Of Public
the the army and navy and of the District Of Coum-
ba under the OF this departments and by
scnment from the President IL has added to ts long list Of
duties survey and demarcaon Of the unsettled
between the States and Territories and bordering
tons.
This department is present very inconvenenty sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and porms
neny provided for The Secretarys Office occupies
ton Of henew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion Of the Treasury building the Pension Office
portion Of "Wnders building" the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office is located premise,
aot FIRE proof, and rented Of their private
TREAsuRy DEPARTMENT. ..... ...
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Sec
retary Of the Treasury comptroers commissioner
the CUSTOMS six auditors treasurer register SOLICITOR light
The following Is brief indication Of the duties OF these
several offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Secredrys ORocHon. James Guthrie, Secretary Of the
In ala WnI ttrna tro .Jt