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

The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government OF the United states.
5fw DKPAnrnEsr STATE
The whole machinery employed TO conduct the business
arising out of our foreign relations with all the powers
OF the world is far simple than is generally
Of the United States is only seventeen follows One
reary of State, tHon William L. Marcy,) Assistant
Secretary Of State, (Wiiam Huner,) chief clerk,
Twelve clerks, one translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic branch of the State Department
has charge of all correspondence between the department and
those Of foreign powers accredited to this government In it
all diplomatic instructions from the department. and
communications to commissioners under treaties of bonnda
rie &C., prepared copied and reoorded and all of like
character received registered and fled their contents
being first entered in analytic table index.
Consular BranehThis branch has charge of the CORES
pondence &c between the department and the consu and
commercial agents of the United States In it instructions
to those officers and TO their dispatches and to
ters from other persons asking for consular agency
ting to consular affairs, prepared and recorded
The Dbursing AgenHe has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating
fund with the disbursement of which the is
charged. tt esysrs.
The TanslatorHis duties to furnish such transa
commissions Of consus and vice onsu when in English
upon which exequaturs issued t s. "a E a.,Trt.s
Clerk Of Appointments and Commissions.He makes ont
and records commissions letters of appointment and nomi
nations to the Senae makes out and records
are issued Has charge Of the library. =
Olerk Of e Rolls and ArchigesHe takes charge of the
rolls or enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
the authenticated copies thereof which called for
for and superintends their publication d that of
distribution throughout the United States and that of all
documents and publications in regard to which this duty
ters connected herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
clerk Of Authorization and Copyrights has charge
Of the seals the United States and of the department and
prepares and attaches certificates papers for
thentcaon receives and for the fees Has charge
relating to copyrghs records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dpo
matte and consular. .Han
Clerk Of Padons and PasPorts He and records
padons and remissons and registers and files the petitions
and papers which they founded Makes out and
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters other
than diplomatic and consular received and of the DISPOSE
on made Of letters relating to this business
H4'tsN ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE. asas .Hs
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General of the United
States 4 Ri H. Get esq., chief clerk The ordinary , bust
heads 43 r5sr t.@f l E1.4ab aaaatrT :,
l. Official opinions the current business the govern
ment called for by the President by any head Of depart
mcnt, by the Solicitor of the Treasury. .e7s a sg
Examination of the titles Of all land purchased the
sites Of arsenas custom houses and all other
public works of the United States. "a ars.G.@a. g5=
5, Applications for pardons all of conviction in the
Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business of the government .N La. ~. .,E-.. .s..
Court of the United States in which the is
cerned 49,. ....- s- ,....
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departments when referred by the head thereof to the Attor
10 these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office
added at the present time the following, viz b. f-
First The direction of all appeals on land claims in Cali
Second The codhcaon and revision Of the laws of the
District Of Columbia.
esaaai 9Ea INTERIOR pEPARTMEsr. ar6 70. .-ar
Secretary of the Interior Department, Hon. Robert Nc
Celland, of the State Of Michigan Its clerical force
disbursnQ
its supervision and management committed the following
branches OF the public service: 1# att A4s1 Ets g
lst The chief this bureau is called the
Commsoner of the 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 grants for schools military bountes
public improvements and likewise the revision Of Virginia
military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Office also nudits its accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. I. ii. Hendricks, of In
DIANA Its principal officers are recorder chief or
principal clerk of public lands principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk of of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides draughtsnnn assistant draughtsman and LOG
clerks of various grades. ta
3D. present head of this bureau the Hon.
Josiah Minot of New Hampshire. The Commissioner is
charged with the axaination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and numerous laws passed by Con-
gress granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent in which
the United States have been engaged He has chic
clerk, (S Cole esq,) and permanent corps consist
ing Of some seventy other clerks to which Congress
enable him to meet the extraordinary requirements OF the
bounty law has added temporary force of about
fifty clerkships of different denominations.
3d. of Indian Affairs, Hon. George
w. Manypenny, of Ohio. He is provided with q chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4th Patent O6fce.--To this bureau is committed the
execution and performance of all Facts and things touching
and respecting the granting and issuing patents for
and useful discoveries Inventions and improvements y the
collection of statistics relating to agriculture the col
lection and distribution of Seeds plants and cuttings.
has chief cerkwho by law the present tie) the
Acting Commissioner Of Patents the absence Of the Com
principal and assistant examiners Of pat
en besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches Of this executive
department the organic of St9 transferred to it from
Treasury Department the supervision of the
the United States courts the management of the lead and
other mines of the United States and the affairs of the pen
tentary OF 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 supervs
ing directing the acts of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings BY of Congress- also the hospital for
ba under the management OF this department. and by
sgnment the President has added its long list OF
duties the survey and dearcaon of the unsettled boundary
lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tions. ~
This department is present very inconveneny sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and perma
neny provided for. The Secretarys Office occupies por
henew Patent Office building the General Land Office
portion the Treasury building, and the Pension Office
norton of .sWinders building" the property OF the
goycrnmen whilst the Indian Office is located in premises
not fire proof, and rented OF their private owners
. TREASURY DEPARTsENT. .a.
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices OF the Sec
retary Treasury comptroers commissioner OF
CUSTOMS auditors treasurer, register socitor light
house board, and coast -. Id
The following Il brief indication Of the duties Of these
offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Sccro,arys 0ccHon. James Guthrie, Secretary OF the
Treasury Hon. 7. @. Washington Assistant Secretary
one engineer in charge; architect three
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