The national Republican., 1861-02-06
Organization of the Departments.
,TATE DEP PARTMENT

STATE EPARTMENT.
The whole machinery employed to conduct the
business arising out of ur foreign relations with
all the Powers of the world is far more simple
than is generally conceived. The number en-
ployed in the Department Of State Of the United
States is only twenty eight, as follows: One Sec
retary of State, (Hon. Lewis Cass,) one Assistant
Secretary Of State, (non. John Appleton,) one
Chief Clerk, one Superintendent Of Statistics,
twenty two Clerks, one Translator, and one Lii
brarian.
Diplomatic Braneh-This branch Of the State
Department has charge of all correspondence
between the Department and other dipl matte
agents of the Unite States abroad, and those OF
foreign Powers accredited to this Government.
In 1t all diplomatic instructions sent from the
Department, and communications to commission
ers under treaties of boundaries, &c, are pre-
pared, copied and recorded; and all of like char
actes received are registered and filed, their con-
tents being first entered in an m tic table or
index.
Consular Braneh.-This branch has charge of
the correspondence, &C., between the Department
and the con us and commercial agents of the
United States In it instructions to t. ose officers
and answers to their dispatches and to letters
from other persons asking for consular agency,
or relating to consular affairs are prepared and
recorded.
The DisJursing Agent.-He has charge Of all
correspondence and other matters connected with
accounts relating to any fund with the dsburse-
ment of which the Department is charged.
The Translator.-Hs duties are to furnish such
translatons as the Department may require. He
also records the commits ssions Of consuls and vice
consuls, when not in English, upon which exc
quaturs are issued.
Clerk of Appointments and CommisSions.-He
makes out and records commissions, letters OF
appointment, and nominations to the Senate; ;
makes out and records exequaturs, and records,
when in English, the commissions on which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk ofthe Rolls and dArchives.-IIe takes charge
of the rolls, or enrolled acts and resolutions of
Congress, as they are received at the Department
from the President; prepares the authentica ed
copies thereof which called for; prepares for,
and superintends their publication, and that Of
treaties in the newspapers and in book form;
attends to their distribution throughout the
United States, and that of all documents and pub
locations 10 reg 4rd to which this duty is assigned
to the apartment; writing and answering all
letters connected herewith. Has charge OF all
Indian treaties, and business relating thereto.
Clerk of Territorial Business-The Seal Of the
Department. 5c.-Ile has charge of the seals of
the United States and Of the Department, and
prepares and att ches certificates to papers pre-
sented for authorization has charge Of the Ter
ritorial business immigration and registered sea-
men; records all letters from the Department,
other than the diplomatic and consular.
Cerk of Pardons and Passports He prepares
and records pardons and remissions; and regis
ters and files the petitions and papers on which
they are founded. Makes out and records pass
ports keeps daily register of all letters, other
than diplomatic and consular, received, and oil
the disposition made of them; prepares letters
relating to this business.
Superintendent Of Statistics.-He superintends
the pre- parati' of the " Annual Report of the
Secretary of State and Foreign Commerce." a:
required by the acts Of 1912 and 1856.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
. Hon. jeremiah S. Black, Attorney General o.
the United States; A. B. McCalmont, Esq, Assist
ant he ordinary business of this Office may be
classified under the following heads:
l. Official opinions on the current business O
the Government, as called for by the President
by any head of Department, or by the Solicitor
Of the Treasury.
@ Examination of the titles of all land pur
chased, as the sites of arsenals, custom houses
lighthouses, and all other public works of tn
United States.
g. Applications for pardons in all cases of con
4. Applications for appointment in all the ju
dcial and legal business of the Government.
8. The conduct and argument Of all suits il
the Supreme Court of the United States in whic
the Government is concerned.
g. The supervision of all other suits arising i
any of the Departments, when referred by tn
head thereof to the Attorney General.
To these ordinary beads of the business of tn
office is added at the present time the directio
Of all appeals on land claims in California.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary of the Department of the interior
Hon. Jacob Thompson, of the State of Misss
siopi Its clerical force consists OF one Chic
Clerk, Moses Kelly, Esq y two Disbursing Clerks
and ten other regular Clerks; and to its super
vision and management are committed the fol
lowing branches of the public s'rvice:
lst The Public Lands.-The chief of this bu
reau is called the Commissioner of the Genera
Land Office. The Land Bur au is charged will
the survey, MANAGEMENT, and sale of the publ
domain, and the issuing oftites therefJr whethe
derived from combinations of grants made b.
former Governments, by sales, donations, o
grams for schools, military bounties, or publ
improvements, and likewise the revision OF Vir
ginia mil tary bounty-land claims and the issu
ing of scrip in lieu thereof. The Land Office
also, audits its own accounts. The present Com
missioner is Joseph S. Wilson. Its princiFs
officers are Recorder, Chief Clerk, who ais
acts as Comm 'ssioner ad Interim Priacipal Cler
of Surveys, besides a Draughtsman, Assist al
Draughtsman, and some $50 Clerks of variou
; grades.
I'd. Pensions.-The present head of this burea
is George G. Waiting, Of Virginia. The Con
missioner is charged W tn the examiuat on an
adjudication of all claims arising under the va
rous AID numerous laws passed by Congres
granting bounty land or pensions for the mil
tary or naval services in the revolutionary an
ubsequent wars in which the United States hay
been engaged. He has one Chief Clerk, (Joh
Robb, Esq.,) and permanent corps, consistin
of some seventy other Clerks.
Sd. Indians.-Commisson of Indian Affair
A. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas. He is provide
with n Chief G. ERIK and about fifteen other sui