The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-20
The Organization Of the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government OF the United states.
prrAarnrsr OF STATE.

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ceiyed The number employed in the Department Of State
Of the United States only seyenteen foows One Sec
Secretary of State (Wiliam Hunter one chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic BanehThs branch Of the State
has charge of all correspondence between the
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad and
those foreign powers accredited to this In
all diplomatic Instructions sent from the department. and
commissioners under treaties of
e &c prepared copied and recorded and all Of like
character received registered and fled their contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index.
Consular branch This branch has charge of the cores
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to officers and to their dispatches
ting consular affairs, prepared and recorded.
The Disbnrsing Agen.e has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement of which the department.
charged. Ele
The Transator.fis duties furnish such transa
tions the department require He also records the
commissions Of conss and consus when English
upon which exequatars are Issued.
Clerk Of appointments and Oommissons.-He makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and nomi
nations the Senate makes and records exequaturs
and records, when in English the commissions which they
issued. Has charge Of the library.
Clerk Of the Rolls and Archiees-He takes charge the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions of Congress- they
psre superntends their publication and that of
s ss the
and publications in regard to which this duty
ter connected thsrewh Has charge Of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of AAe,;eations and ccpyrghts- has charge
of seals Of the United States and of the department. and
prepares and attaches certificates papers for
and for the Has charge
relating to copyrights records and indexes their titles
all letters from the department other than the dpo
matte and consular
Clerk Of Pordons PasportsHe prepares
pardons and remons and registers and files the petitions
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and of the DISPOSE
ATToRNEy GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General of the United
States r. H. Giet, esq, chief clerk The ordinary
Of this office may be classified under the following
Official opinions the business of govern
men called for BY the President by head Of depart
Examination of the titles of all land purchased, the
sites Of arsenas and all other
Applications for Pardons all of conviction in the
courts oof the United States
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
The conduct and argument OF all suits in the Supreme
g. The supervision Of all other suits arising in any the
departments when referred by the head thereof the Aor
% 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 codfcaton and revision of the laws Of the
District of Columbia.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Ceand of the State of Michigan. Its clerical force
one disbursng agent and other regular and
its supervision and management are committed the following
branches of the public service:
Lat, the Pu5c chief Of this bureau called the
"Comssione Of the General Land Office The Land Bureau
lie domain and the issuing therefor whether derived
conrmatons of grants made by former governments
by sales donations, OF grants for schools military bounties
or public and likewise the revision Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip in lieu
present Commissioner is Hon. 7. H. Hendricks, of In
diana Its principal officers recorder, chief or
land claims and principal clerk Of surveysa Of whom are
appointed BY the President and confirmed by the Senate
clerks Of various grades
3D. present head Of this bureau is the Hon.
charged % % With the examination and adjudication Of ali claims
arising under the and laws passed by Com
Services in tie revolutionary and subsequent which
the States have been engaged He has chie
ns Il other Clerks can
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements Of the
fifty clerkships Of different denominations.
3d. Commissioner Of Indian Affairs Hon. George
.srt amy s other clerks
4th. Patent Odice.-To this bureau is committed the
and performance Of all Facts and things touching
respecting the granting and issuing of patents for
and useful discoveries inventions, and improvements
collection of statistics relating to agriculture the col
has chief clewho by law Gas at the present me) the
Acting of Patents the absence of the Com
principal and ten assistant examiners of pat
en besides dozen other subordinate clerks
these four principal branches of this executive
department the organic act of l849 transferred to 1t from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the accounts of
the United marshas and attorneys and the clerks OF
other mines United States the affairs of the pen
tenary the United States in the District of Columbia;
from State Department the duty of taking and
turning the OF the United States and Of supervis
ing and directing the of the Commissioner Of Public
Buildings BY acts Of Congress- also, the hospital for
the insane Of the army and navy and OF the District OF Column
ba under the OF this department. and BY
sgnment from the President it has added to its long list of
and demarcaton OF the unsettled boundary
lines the States and Territories and bordering
tions
This department is at present very nconveneny sepa-
rated and located should be appropriately perma
nenty provided for The Secretarys Office occupies por
ton Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion Of "Winders building" the property the
government whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
not fire. proof, and rented of their private
TREASURY DEPARTMEST.
The Treasury Department the Offices Of the Sec
reary of the Treasury, comptroers commissioner Of
the CUSTOMS auditors treasurer 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
Secreorys O6fce.Hon. James Guthrie Secretary Of the
Treasury Hon. p. G.. Washington, Assistant Secretary
engineer in harge architect and three
temporarily employed and twentytbree clerks The Score
the fiscal transactions of the government and OF the
ouon concerning the and navigation
of the United States He superinends the OF the
coast the establishment the marine hospitals OF
the United States and the construction of certain public
buildings for custom houses and other purposes.