The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-31
The Organization Of the Executive Depart.
ments or the Government Of the United states

The Organization OF the Executive Depart
Dcnts OF the Government ofthe United states.
t.ul itsi pKPARrmEsr STATE. 81 4s i. y
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising out Of foreign relations with all the powers
ShS ySSd Ss ums, far 0rs simple M than Z generally
Of the United States is only seventeen follows One Sec
Istary Of State ,H0n wI William J. Mareyl Assistant
twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic Braneh branch Of the State Department
% Of Al % the
those Of foreign powers accredited to this government
70 under ress o
% &c prepared, copied and recorded and all Of like
received registered and fled their contents
being first entered In an analytic table or index.
onsular BranchThs branch has charge of the CORES
pondence &c between the and the consuls and
those officers and their dispatches and
tiers from other asking for consular agency re
ting TO consular affairs, prepared and recorded.
The Dis5ursng AyenHe has charge of all correspond
ence other with accounts relating
any fund with the disbursement Of which the department
charged. Fa s. e4
TIE 7raasator duties are to furnish such transla
ons the department require He also records the
commissions of conus and vice consu when not English
upon which exequaturs are issued
Clerk of Appointments and Commssions.-He makes out
and records % letters Of appointment and nom
and records when in English the commissions on which they
issued. Has charge of the library. 5,-...
Clerk Of the Rolls and Archipes takes charge Of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
received at the department from the Presidents prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which called
sres and their and that OF
ties the newspapers and in book form attends to 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
connected herewith Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authencaiions and Copyrigats-He has charge
of the seals Of the States and Of the department and
prepares and attaches certificates papers presented for
th0utcatiOn
opubcatons transmitted to the department under the laws
cords ali letters from the department other than the dpo
matte and consular
Clerk Of Pardons and Passpore prepares records
and papers which they founded Makes out and re-
cords passports keeps daily register Of all letters other
ton made OF them prepares letters relating TO this business
..sa# a#{ ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. III. Giet, esq., chief clerk The ordinary bust
Of this office may be classified under the following
Official opinions the current business Of the
ment called for BY the President by any head Of depart
Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased as the
public works Of the United States. ''' N - ''''
for pardons in all cases of conviction in the
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business Of the government .,. .'. ...5....ai = .
Court Of the United States which the Is
cerned
9. The supervision OF all other suits arising of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to heAtto
o these ordinary heads of the business of the Office are
added at the present time the following, viz nla
First The direction Of all appeals land claims in Cali
Second The codcation and revision Of the laws of the
District of Columbia.
49, INTERIOR pEPARTaEAT. t-.-
Clelsnd Of the State Of Michigan Its clerical force
% and Ten Sssgs q sn
ts supervision and management committed the following
branches of the public service: .E
Commsoner ofthe General Land Office" The Land Bureau
charged with the survey and sale of the pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from combinations of grants made by former governments,
by sales donations, Of for schools military bountos
military bounty land claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Office also ants it's accounts The
diana Its principal officers recorder, chief or
principal clerk Of public lands, principal clerk of private
appointed by the President and conr med by the Senate
besides draughtsman assistant draughtsman and some LOG
I'd present head of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Mnot, of New Hampshire The Commissioner is
arng the and laws passed by Con-
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
the United States have been engaged He has chie
clerk, (S Cole, esqy and permanent corps consist
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
land law has added temporary force OF about
fifty clerkships Of different denominations.
3d. dans- s-Commissoner of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
W. Manypenny, Of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks. #
4th. Patent 06icc.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all Facts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing OF patents for
and useful discoveries, Inventions and improvements the
collection of statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants and cuttings
has chief cerkwho by law the present tme) the
Acting Commissioner of Patents the absence of the Com
principal and ten assistant examiners Of pat
en besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
department. the organic OF lS49 transferred to from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the accounts Of
the United States marha and attorneys and the clerks OF
the United States courts the management of the lead and
other mines Of the United States and the affairs of the pen
entary the United States in the District of Columbia
and from the State Department the duty Of taking and
turning the of the United States and OF supervis
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner of Public
buildings BY acts Of Congress ALSO the hospital for
the insane of the army and and Of the District Of Coum
b under the management OF this department. and by
gnmen from the President IL has added to its long list of
duties survey and demarcaon of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions.
This department is present very inconvencnty sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and perma
nenty provided for The Secretary Office occupies por
on Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion of the Treasury building and the Pension Office
portion of Wnder's building the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office located in premises
not freproof, and rented of their private owners.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Tho Treasury Department consists of the Offices of the
retary OF the Treasury comptroers commissioner OF
the six auditors register SOLICITOR light
house board, and coast survey
The following brief indication OF the duties OF these
several offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
ecrearys O6fce-Hon James Guthrie, Secretary of the
H,,> W,.l Aeatot NH tary. .