The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-07

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The Organization OF the Executive Depart
naents Of the Government of the United states.
rErAnrMKsr or srArr.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the bnaess
arising foreign relations with All the powers
Of the world is fs- more simple than is generally
cved The Number employed In the Department OF State
rotary Of State (Hon. William l.. Marcy,) Assistant
Secretary Of State, William Hunter one chief clerk
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian
Diplomatic BrancThis branch of the State Department
has charge Of between the and
other diplomatic agents of the United States abroad and
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communications commissioners under treaties Of bounda
rss, &c prepared, copied and recorded and all Of like
received registered and fled their contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index
cossnar Branch.Ths branch has charge of the CORES
pondenc &c between the department and the consu and
commercial agents Of the United States. In it
those officers and TO their dispatches and to let
ers from other persons asking for consular agency rea
ting to consular affairs are prepared and recorded
The Dis6nsiny A9ent.He has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating
fund with the disbursement Of which the department
charged
TAe Tansator.Hs duties are to furnish such transla
tons as the department may require He slso records the
Of conuls and vice ucnsui when not in Engsh
upon which exequzturs issued.
CLERK Of Appointments and CoB.missious.He makes out
and records commissions letters Of appointment and nom
and records when Engs commissions which they
are issued. Has charge Of the library.
Clerk Of hs Rolls and ArchiresHe takes charge Of the
rolls enroled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presdn prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called for
for and nperntcnds their publication and that Of
tics IN 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 is
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
ters connected Herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto. fs#
CLERK of Aufie,,catiops a,a has
of the seals of the United States and department
and attaches TO papers presented for
publications transmitted the department under the
relating to records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular
Clerk Of Paraon' aad Paspors He prepares and records
and papers on which they founded. Makes and
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
ofthe prepares letters relating to this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS orYcE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. H. GiIet esq., chief clerk The ordinary bust
ness of this Office may be classified under the following
Official opinions on the current business Of the govern
men called for by the President by any head of depart
l. Kramnaton Of the titles Of ali land purchased as the
sites Of arsenas custom houses houses and all other
public works Of the United States,
J. Applications for parons in all of conviction in the
courts Of the United States. s,
4 Applications for appointment in all tn. Judicial and legal
The conduct argument all quits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States in which the
The supervision of all other arising in any Of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the
TO these ordinary heads Of 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 oodcaion and revision of the laws Of the
District OF Columbia.
ISrERIoR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Cieand, Of the State OF Michigan. clerical force
consists Of chief clerk, George C. Whiting, esq)
dbusng agent and ten other regular clerks and to
i supervision and committed the following
branches of the public service; .
lst Tie Public LandsThe chefo this bureau called the
Commissioners of the General Land Office" The Land Bureau
charged with the management and sale of the pub
lie domain and the issuing titles therefor whether derived
from conrmstons Of grants made by former governments
by sales Donations of granti for schools military bounties
public improvements and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing scrip
present Commissioner is Hon. 7. II. Hendricks of In
diana. Its principal officers recorder, chief
and CLAIMS and principal clerk of o whom sre
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
besides draughtsman assistant and log
clerks Of various grades.
Cd PenonThe present head Of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah hinot, of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication Of all claims
arising under the and passed by
granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have engaged He has one CHIEF
clerk, Is. Cole, esq) and permanent corps consist
ing OF seventy other clerks, to which Congress,
enable him extraordinary requirements q the
bounty law has added temporary force Of about
hfty clerkships OF different denominations.
ID. hdIons-Commssone Of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny, Of Ohio He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th. Potent OFce.-To this bureau is committed the
performances Of all acts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing of patents
and useful discoveries, Inventions and improvements " the
collection Of statistics relating agriculture the
lection and distribution of Seeds plants and cuttings 1t
Acting Commissioner of Patents the Absence the Com
principal and of pat
ents besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches OF this executive
the Treasury Department the supervision the accounts of
the United States marshas and and the clerks
the United States courts the of lead
other mines Of the United States and the affairs of the pen
and from the State Department duty of taking and re-
turning the of the United States supervs
ing and directing the acts of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings BY recent acts Of Congress- also, the hospital
under the management OF this department and by as
sgnment from the President has added long list of
survey and the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons.
This department present very nconvenienty sepa
and located and should be appropriately and
nently provided for The Secrearys office occupies
ton thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion of "winders building the property of
government whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
DOT 6re-proof, and rented Of their private
TREASURY DKPAsTNEST.
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Sec
the customs six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
house board, and coast survey