The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-03
The Organization of the Executive Depart
ments OF the Government Of the United states.
pEpARrmEsr OF STATE.

pEPAhTMESr OF STATE.
Inc whole machinery employed to conduct the business
arising out OF our foygn relations with all the powers
OF the world is far simple than is generally
ceived The number employed in the Department Of State
of the United States only seventeen as follows One See
sss,arJ OF state lHon William L. Marcy) one Assistant
twelve clerks, one translator and one librarian.
Diplomatic Branch branch of the State Department
has charge Of all correspondence between the department and
those foreign powers accredited this In
all diplomatic instructions sent from the department. and
res &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 has charge of the CORES
pondenc &c between the department and the consus and
commercial agents Of the United States In it instructions
tiers other asking consular agency or re
Ting to consular affairs, prepared and recorded.
The DisJursing Agenle has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with accounts relating to
any fund with the disbursement of which the department
charged
The Tramsaor datics are to furnish such transla
tions as the department may require He also records the
commissions Of consus and vice consuls when not in English
upon which exequaturs are issued,
Clerk Of Apaointssass dsA SSommiss;ons makes out
and records letters of appointment and nom
nations 70 the Senate makes and records exequaurs
and records when English the commissions on which they
are issued. Has charge Of the library
rolls enrolled and ro o 'ees Congress- as hes
are received At the Department from the Presidents prepares
res and superinends their publication and that Of
e In 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
assigned to the department. writing and answering all let
ers connected Herewith Has charge of all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Authorizations and CopWtgh-e has charge
Of the seals of the United States and the department
prepares and attaches certificates to papers presented for
cfpublicatons transmitted the department under the laws
relating to copyrights; records and indexes their titles
cords all letters from the department. other than the dplo
matte and consular.
Clerk Of Pardons end Passports prepares records
pardons and remissions and registers and files the petitions
cords PASSPORTS keeps daily register Of all letters other
than diplomatic and CONSULAR received and Of the DISPOSE
on made them prepares letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Gushing, Attorney General OF the United
States X. H. Get esq, chief clerk The ordinary bust
of this office be classified under the following
heads:
l. Official opinions the current business the govern
men called for by the President by any head of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
O. Examination OF the titles Of all land purchased as the
sites OF arsenas custom houses light houses and al other
public works of the United States
Applications for pardons in al Cases of conviction in the
courts Of the United States
A. Applications for appointment in all the judicial legal
tanihess of the government
g. The conduct and argument of Ill suits the Supreme
Court of the United Ses in which the
cerneds
The supervision of all suits arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof to the Aor
ney General.
10 ordinary heads of the business of the Office ara
added at the present time the following, viz.
First The direction of all appeals land claims In Cali
fornia.
Second The codiHcatoh and revision of the laws Of the
District Of Columbia