The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-23
CITY OF WASHINGTON SATURDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 28 1856
The Organization Of the Executive Depart
ments Of the Government af the Unifed states.

The Organization OF the Executive Depart
meats Of the Government " the Uniied states
pxsAHTaEsr o. STATE
The whole machinery employed % condact the business
arstng cut of foreign renfions with all the powers
Ssss va Tbs Br ~ oTs ps S M af STATE
d The United States d only seventeen, follows One Sec
Estsry q state tHon. William L Marcy one Assistant
secrstaFy OF State fMilism Hunter) chief clerk,
twelve eaerks ons translator, and one Librarian
Diplomatic EranaThis brsneh Of the stsie pepartneni
has q az eorrepondenee 1stween she asPafas snq
those Of foreign powers accredited 10 this government in i
all diplomatic inractions sent from the department and
communications commissioners under treaties nf bounda
RES Gc, prepared copied and recorded and all Of like
character received Registered and fled their contents
being hrst entered IN an analytic table or index.
Cosslar BresaAThis branch charge Of the CORES
rcnderc between The department and the consnls and
eonasta sgsas e the United States IL !. ns,Tueiaas
ieI from pther asking for ecnsrar sgeHeY res
ting 10 csnsaxf zfsss, prepared and recorded
The Dss5arng Ageatie has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department IL
charged.
The TaasiasQrHis duties to furnish such transla
commissions Of coasu and vice consuls English
upon which exequasars are issued.
Clerk Of APpoiatTsens and Commisrions-Hs makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and nom-
nations to the Senate makes out and records exrquaut
are issued. Has charge OF the library
Clerk Of the RoRs and ArchirssHe takes charge OF the
rolls enrolled and resolutions of Congress, they
received the department from the Presidents
the copies thereof which called pre-
pares for aud supenends their publication and that of
distribution throughoat tie United States that Of all
and publications in regard which this duty Is
ters connected herewith Has charge Of ali Indian treaties
and business rsl1ting thereto. .r.
c1rk Of Autie"tieaigns aad copyriga,He has charge
of the seals Of the United States and of the department and
and attaches certificates 10 presented for
hencaon receives and for the fees Has charge
of publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating copyrights records aad indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matic and consular.
CLERK Of Pardons and Pasportse prepares and records
pardous and remisons and registers and files the petitions
soTds psssyrt ksep daIy register Of al lettsrs other
than dpoatie and consular received and OF the DISPOSE
ton made OF them prepares letters ratng 10 this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing Attorney General Of the United
Of this Office may be ciashsd under the following
heads:
nent called for by the President by any head OF depart
meat, or BY the Solicitor of the Treasury.
g. Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as the
tes of arsenas houses light houses, and al other
public works Of the United States.
courts Of the United States
l. APpics appointment all the Judicial and legal
S. The conduct and argument suits in the Supreme
Court a the United States in which the is
ccrneS.
G. The supervision Of all other arising any Of the
departments when referred By the head thereof 10 the Attor
10 thee ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office are
sdde3 Al the present time the following, viz
Fifs The dsrsston o al appeals on Land claims in Cali
scosa The oaeation and revision of the laws of The
District Of Columbia
EXTERIOR pEPAs7MxSr.
Secretary Of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Me-
Cleand Of the State Of Michigan Its clerical force
Consists of chief clerk, George C. Whiting esq.,
one dsbusng sgsnt and ten other regular clerks and to
supervision and committed the following
branches Of the public service:
I The Psbie LaadThe chief this burexn l. called tn.
CommoBcr Of the General Land Office. The Land Bureau
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
ol conrmatons Of grants made b former governments
ppbc Improvement and likewise the Virginia
military bounty land claims, and the isHug Of scrip in lien
present Commsuoner is Hon. T. II. Hendrieks, Of In
dana Its principal officers recorder, chief or
and Gains and prinea esrl u fsuryry.sI sf whom are
appointed BY the President and confirmed BY the Senate
Ssds draughtsnan assistant dranghsmAn and some LOG
clerks Of various grades.
I'd sA-ouTbe present head Of thi. burenu Is the Hon.
Josiah Ainot, Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner Is
arising under the and passed by Con-
Tess granting bounty land pensions for military naval
the United States have been engaged He has cher
clerk, O.. Cole, esq,l and permanent corps consist
enable him meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
ne bountysDd law has added TEMPORARY force Of about
SHY elerkEhips os different denomination.
Sd Commissioners 0f Indian Affairs Hon. George
w Mmypenny, Of Ohio. He 10 provided with a chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
9th. Pafeui QRoe.-To this buresa Is committed the
sxecuon and performances Of all and thDgr touching
and respecting the granting and issung patents
and useful discoveries inventions, and Improvement !" the
collection Of statistics relating To agriculture the col
lection and distribution of seed plants, and cuttings. II
chief eerkwho Is by law the present trne) the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents The absence ef the Com
msonerten principal and ten assistant examiners uf
besides dozen other subordinate
Besides these four principal branches a. this
the Treasury Department the supervision Of
the United States marshas and aorney and the clerks o
The United States courts the of the lead and
other mines Of the United States and The affairs o the pen
and from the State Department the dutv or taking
turnng the o the United States and supsrs-
ing and directing the of the Commissioner Of Pnhc
Buildings By recent Of Congress- slso the hospital for
under the Management 81 department.; BY
guent from the President, IL has added its long list of
dates the survey and demarcson o the unsettled boundary
lines between the Sates and Territories and bordering
tons.
This department IL present very incouvenisntly seps-
rated ard ocaed and should be appropriately and perma-
nonty provided for The oce Occupies por-
ton Of the Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion Of the Treasury buding and the Pension Office
portion Of "WiBders building" the property the
not hreproof, and rented Of their private owners.
THEAsURy pEpaRTMrwr.
The Treasury Department ooas of the Sec
Of the Treasury comptroers,
the customs sir auditors treasurer register solicitor, light
The following brief Indication ~ the duties Of
several Offices and Of the force employed therein repectvey