The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-23
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments Of the Government OF the United states.

arising out Of foreign relations with all the powers
oeived The number employed in the Department Of State
OF the United states only sesenteen as follows One Sec
Secretary Of State, William Hunter,) chief clerk,
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic BsaacATh branch of the State Department
has charge OF all correspondence between the department and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those foreign powers accredited TO this In Il
communications to commissioners under treaties Of boanda
es &e are prepared copied and recoded and all Of like
character received registered aud led their contents
being first entered in an analy tic table or index.
Consular BranehThis branch has charge Of the
pondence c between the department and the consus and
commercial agents Of the United States In il instructions
TO those officers and their dispatches and to let
ers from other asking for consular agency rea
ung TO consular ahairs, are prepared and recorded
The Dstarsing Asen-H He has charge Of all correspond
and matters connected with accounts relating TO
s.sa ns disbursement Of which the departments
The His duties are to furnish such transla
ons the department may require. He also records the
commissions OF consns and vice conuls when not in English
upon which exeguaturs are Issued. w
Clerk of appointments and Comuissons-He makes out
and records commissions letters Of appointment and nom
nations d 70 the senate make, out and records
are issued. Has charge of the library. atH,sr
Clerk of the Rolls aud ArchiresHc takes charge Of the
received the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for
ties the newspapers and in book form attends to their
distribution throughout the United States and that Of all
assigned to the department. writing and answering all let
connected herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto. s....
Cierk of honficafions and CopprighHe has charge
of the seals Of the United States and of the department aud
and attaches certificates to papers presented for
thencaton RECEIVES and accounts for the fees. Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the
relating e copyIghts records and indexes their es re-
cords a letters from the department. other than tho dplo
matte and consular.
Crh Of Pardoas and Paspor He prepares and records
pardon and reissions and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes and
cords passports keeps daily register Of all letters other
ton made of them prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE. ..et
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Giet, esq, chief clerk. The ordinary bust
meas of this Office may be classified under the following
l. Official opinions the current business of the
ment called for BY the President by head of depart
2 Examination Of the titles of all land purchased as the
sites Of arsenas lighthouses and all other
g. Applications for pardons all Of conviction in the
l. Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business OF the government
s. Tho conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the is
cerned. .~ -@
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Ator
10 these ordinary heads of the business of the Office are
added at the preseSt time the following, viz; 60
Fst The direction OF all appeals land claims In Cali
Second The publication and revision of the laws of the
District Of Columbia. . ...'. "-
Secretary Of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
Celand, Of the State of Michigan Its clerical force
dbursng agent, and ten other regular clerks and TO
Its supervision and committed the following
ls The PaJc LoadThe chief this bureau is called the
Commissioners OF the General Land Office The Land Bureau
lie domain and the issuing Of ss therefor whether derived
from confrmaons of grants made by former goTcrnmsn
% as snd ps inoa %
military bounty land claims, and the Issuing scrip in lieu
oi f Hon aTa H. us 9sn 81 m
diana Its principal officers are recorder, chief or
principal clerk s Of RSsG LANDS principal clerk Of private
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsman assistant draughsman and LOG
clerks Of various grades.
ID present head of this bureau Is the Hon
Josiah Mnot, OF New Hampshire The Commissioner is
charged with the exan on and adjudication Of all claims
arng under the and laws passed by Con
ess granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services the revolutionary and subsequent which
the United States have been engaged lie has chief
clerk, (s Cole, esq., aud permanent corps consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
bountyand law has added ten poray force Of about
any clerkships Of different denominations
3D. Iadiaps-Comussoner Of Indian Afairx Hon. George
W. Msnypenny, Of Ohio He is provided With a choi
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
Ath Potent 0Hce.-To this bureau Is committed the
execution aud performances Of all facts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing Of patents for
collection statistics relating agriculture the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants and cuttings IL
has chief eerkwho Is by law ss at the present tune the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence 81 the Com
missioner principal and ten assistant examiners Of pat
sn besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive
department the organic act Of ls4a transferred II from
the Treasury Department the supervision OF the
the United States marshals and attorneys the clerks
the United States court the management Of the lead and
other Of the United States and the affairs
tentary Of the United States IN the District OF Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking and
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner ofPubc
Budngs BY recent acts OF Congress- also, the hospital for
the insane of the and and OF the District of Coum
bia Is under the OF this department. and by
duties the survey and demsrcaon of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
l. tons. n
Tbis department at present very inconv venienty sopa-
rated and located and should be and
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 "Ninders building" the property OF the
government, whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
not fre-proof and rented OF their private awners,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Sec
retary Of the Treasury two comproers commissioner of
the CUSTOMS six auditors, treasurer, register solicitor light
house board, and coast
The following Ia brief Indication OF the duties Of those
several Offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Seoretg's OEceIon. James Guthrie Secretary Of the
Treasury Hon Y. q. Washington, Assistant Secretary
engineer in charges architect and three
temporarily employed and twenty three clerks The Secrc
sry Of the Treasury charged with the general supervision
the fiscal transactions OF the and Of the
cuon of the laws concerning the and navigation
Of the bnted States He superntends the survey Of the
coat the house estabslmcnt tho marine hospitals
tto of ain