The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-21

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The Organization OF the Executive Depart
ments Of the Government Of the United states.
DEPARTmEsT OF STATE.
The whole machinery employed conduct the business
arising out Of foreign relations with all the powers
Of the world far simple than is generally
ceyed The employed in the Department of State
Of the United States only seventeen follows One Sec
retsry Of State (Hon. William l. Marcy,) one Assistant
Secretary Of State, William Huner,) chief clerk
twelve clerks, translator, and one librarian.
Diplomatic BranehThis branch of the State Department
has charge Of all between the department and
those OF foreign powers accredited 70 this government In
all diplomatic instructions sent from the department and
re &c. prepared, copied and recorded and ali like
character received are registered and filed their contents
being first entered in an analytic table or index
Consular branch has charge of the cores
pondence between the department and the and
commercial agents of the United States. In it instructions
10 those officers and their dispatches and TO
tes from other persons askng for consular or re
ting TO consular affairs prepared and recorded.
The Dis6arsing has charge of all correspond
and other matters connected with relating
any fund with the disbursement of which the department
charged.
The Transator-H His duties furnish such transla
Commissions consus when English
upon which exequaturs are issued.
Clerk Of Appoiamenis and con,missions. He makes out
and records commissions letters of appointment and nom
nations to the Senate makes out and records exequaur
and records shsn English the on which they
Clerk Of tie Rolls and Arehres.He takes charge Of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Of Congress- they
received the department from the Presidents
the authenticated copies thereof which called
and upentends their publication and that OF
distribution throughout the United States and that Of ali
and publications in regard which this duty
assigned 70 the department writing and a. all let
and business relating thereto
Clerk Of AuAeatcations and Copyrigh. He has charge
Of the seals of the United States and department
and attaches certificates to papers for
thencaton receives and for the fees Has charge
publications transmitted to the department under the laws
relating copyrghts records and their titles
cords all letters from the department other than the dpo
matte and consular.
pardons and remssons and registers and files 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
ton made ofthem letters relating this business
ATTORNEY GEsERALs OFFICE.
Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
n ns the
heads:
called for by the President by head Of depart
ment, or by the Solicitor Of the Treasury.
O. Examination Of the titles Of all land purchased, the
sites of arsenas custom houses and all other
public works Of the United States.
Applications for pardons in all Of conviction in the
4. Applications for appointment in all the judicial and legal
business Of the government.
The conduct and argument of all the Supreme
Court Of the United States which the
cerned.
g. The supervision Of all other suits arising in any of the
departments when referred by the head thereof the Aor
ney General 51F
10 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 codiation and revision Of the laws Of the
District Of Columbia.
Secretary of the Interior Department Hon. Robert Nc
Cleland Of the State Of Michigan. Its clerical force
disbursng agent and ten other regular clerks and
its supervision and committed the following
branches Of the public service:
ls The Public LandsThe chefof this bureau called the
Commissioner of the General Land Oce The Land Bureau
charged with the survey and sale Of the pub
lie domain and the issuing OF titles therefor whether derived
from conrmations Of grants made by former governments
by sales donations, of grants for schools military bounes
public improvements and likewise the revision of Virginia
military bounty land Claims and the issuing of scrip in lieu
thereof The Land Office, also, aud its accounts The
present Commissioner is Hon. I. H. Hendricks, of In
diana. It's principal officers recorder, chief
principal clerk of public lands, principal clerk of private
land claims and principal clerk OF surveysa of whom
appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate
besides dranghsman, assistant draughsman, and LOG
clerks of various grades.
I'd. PesonsThe present head Of this bureau is the Hon.
Josiah Minot, of New Hampshire The Commissioner is
charged with the examination and adjudication of all claims
arising under the and laws passed by Con-
ges granting bounty land pensions for military naval
services in the revolutionary and subsequent which
clerk, Is. Cole, esq) and permanent corps consist
ing Of seventy other clerks to which Congress- to
enable him to the extraordinary requirements OF the
bounya law, has added temporary force of about
fifty clerkshps of different denominations.
3d. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Hon. George
W. Manypenny of Ohio. He is provided with chief
clerk and about fifteen other subordinate clerks.
4h. Patent Obice.-To this bureau is committed the
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 1t
Acting Commissioner Patents the absence the Com
msonerten principal and assistant examiners of pat
en besides dozen other subordinate clerks
Besides these four principal branches of this executive
department. the organic act Of lel9 transferred to from
the Treasury Department the supervision of the of
the United States marshas and attorneys and the clerks of
the United States courts the management of the lead and
other the United States and the affairs of the pen
tentay of the United States in the District Columbia
and from the State Department the duty of taking and
turning the Of the United States and of superv
ing and directing the acts Of the Commissioner OF Public
Buildings BY recent of Congress- ALSO the hospital for
the insane OF the army and navy and the District Of Coum
ba under the OF this department. and by
sgnment from the President has added its long list of
Lines between the States and Territories and bordering
tons.
This department Is present very inconveneny sepa-
rated and located and should be appropriately and pera
ton Of thenew Patent Office building the General Land Office
aportion Of the Treasury bnildng and the Pension Office
portion OF "Winders building, the property OF the
government whilst the Indian Office is located premises
not hrep proof, and rented of their private
rHEAsuHy DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices of the Sec
retry of the Treasury comptroers, commissioner Of
he customs six auditors treasurer register, solicitor, light
house board, and coast survev
The following is brief f The dutes Of these