The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-17
The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government of the United States.
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The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government ofthe United states.
prpAarMssr OF STATE.
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising out of foreign relations with all the powers
ceiyed The number employed in the Department of State
of United states is only seventeen as follows One Sec
Secretary Of State, (wiiam Hunter,) one chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic anehThis branch of the State Department
other diplomatic agents of the United States abroad and
those of foreign accredited TO this In
commissioners under treaties bounda
e &c prepared, copied and recorded and all of like
character received are registered and fled their
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
Consular BranehThis branch has charge of the CORES
pondence &c between the department and the
commercial agents Of the United States In instructions
to officers, and their dispatches and to let
from other persons asking for consular agency or rel
ting to consular affairs, are prepared and recorded.
The Disbarsing AgenHe has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement of which the department
charged.
TAs His duties are TO furnish such ransls-
tons the department may require He also records the
commissions of oonsuls and vice consu when in English
upon which exequaturs are issued
Clerk of APPOINTMENTS and Oonnssions-He makes out
and records letters of appointment and nom
nations the Senate makes and records exequaturs
and records when in English the commissions which they
are Issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk Of The Rolls and ArchipeHe takes charge of the
rolls enrolled and resolutions of Congress- they
are received at the department from the Presdeu prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called pre-
pes to ana superntend their and that OF ea
ties IN the newspapers and IN book form attends to their
dstribuon throughout the united Sates ana hat oi all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
assigned 10 the department wn8 ana answering all let
ters connected has charge OF all indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Auhentications and Copyrghs.He has charge
of seals Of the United States and the department.
prepares and attaches certificates to for
hencaon receives and accounts for the fees Has charge
opubcations transmitted to the under the laws
relating to records and indexes their hte
cords all letters from the department other than the dpo
matte and consular.
Clerk of Pardons and Passports prepares and records
pardon and and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes and
cords keeps daily register of ali letters other
than diplomatic consular received and of the DISPOSE
on made them letters relating To this
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The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court of the United States in which the government
cerned.
The supervision OF all other suits arising in of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Aor
ney General
To these ordinary heads OF the business oil the ONCE are
added at the present Time tne 1onowing, VIZ ,y
First The direction OF all appeals on iana claims In Gall