The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-02
The Organization OF the Executive Depart.
ments OF the Government OF the United states.


Of the United States seventeen folows One Sec
Secretary of State, (Wiiam Hunter one chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic 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
all diplomatic instructions from the department. and
commissioners under Of bounda-
re de- are prepared copied and recorded and all Of like
being frat entered in analytic table or index.
Conar Branch This branch has charge of the
pondcnc &c between the department and the consu and
commercial agents of the United State In 1t instructions
those officers and their dispatches and to let
ter from other asking for consular agency re
ting 70 consular affairs, are prepared and recorded
The Disbursng AgeHe has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating
fund with the disbursement Of which the department Is
charged. f-g4 ata3 gsl igigo aT8l 9d sia 8 4t oia
tons as the department require He also records the
commissions of consu and vice consu when not in Engi
upon which exequaturs are issued. Al9 aih1 5l5
Clerk of Appointments and 0onnssions He makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and nomi
nations to the Senate makes out and records exequas
and records when English the commissions which they
are issued. Has charge Of the library y 81, :,
Clerk Of The Role and Archioes.He takes charge of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents
the authenticated copies thereof which called
psres for and supernends their publication and that Of
distribution throughout the United States, and that Of ali
and publications in regard which this duty
ters therewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto! tia ~ &sa% 1000
Of ss ss s,sss ss s has
and attaches to for
thencation receives and fees Has charge
publications transmitted the department under the
relating to copyrghs records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of ardons and Passports prepares and records
pardons and remssons and registers and files the petitions
than diplomatic and consular received, and of the dspos
ion made othem letters relating to this business
b. sfGtbG& ATTORNEY GENERALS oPpIcH. Jn4
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the United
States; r. H. Gillet esq., chief clerk The ordinary bus
of this office may be classified under the following
olcial opinions ON the curreDt bu,nss, of The
ment called for BY the President by any head Of depart
ment, OK by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
sites aren snd al O. oher
public works of the United States. n Aas a+3 vt
ARsSs9n q sss n.ss fer in all Of conviction in the
T. Applications for appointment In all the judicial and legal
g. The conduct argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the
cerned.
g. The supervision Of all other suits arising in any of the
when referred by the head thereof the Aor
70 these ordinary heads the business Of the Office are
added at the present time the following viz s t-E
First The direction Of all appeals land claims Cali
Second The codcaton revision Of the laws of the
District of Columbia. 5ts.g.s "a +''r -.
sf t.rs,, iNrERIoR DEPARTMENT.. -l sa assas.s. ~.
sssss X o The Interior Hon Robert Nc
dsbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and
It's supervision and management committed the following
The Public chief this bureau is called the
Commissioner of Genera al Land Office" The
lie domain and the issuing titles theroor whether derived
from OF grants made by former governments
eewss hs
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
saa y is e
diana Its principal officers are a recorder, chief
clerk Of lands principal clerk & Of private
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides assistant draughtsman and LOG
3D. present head of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Minot, Of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication Of all claims
arising under the laws passed by
gress granting bounty land or pensions for military or
se n ns sss S and wars Y
clerk ls Gale, esq and permanent corps consist
enable him the
hfty clerkships of different denominations.
Sd. Mdaas- s--Commssoner of Indian Affairs Hon. George
w. Manypenny, Ct Ohio He is provided with chiesi
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks,
.h P Ts a j committed the
and useful dssoveres inventions and @ ~ Iss shs
lection and distribution Of seeds plants and outings It
has chief cerkwho by law as at the present tme) the
ssonerten principal and assistant examiners of pat
besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive
department the organic act of 1849 transferred
the Treasury Department the supervision accounts
United States COURTS the Of the lead and
other mines Of the United States and the affairs of the
tentary Of the United States in the District Of Columbia
nc of tax nd