The national Republican., 1861-01-29
Organization Of the Departments.
STATE DEPARTMENT.

Organization of the Departments.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
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, hon. John Appleton,) one
Chief Clerk, one Superintendent of Statistics,
twenty Clerks, one Translator, and one Lii
brarian.
Diplomatic Brdnch.-Ths branch Of the State
Department has charge Of all correspond nee
between the Department and other diplomatic
agents of the Unite States abroad, and those Of
foreign Powers accredited to this Government.
In II 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
acter received registered and filed, their con-
tents being first entered in an analytic table or
index.
Consular Braneh-This branch has charge Of
the correspondence, &c, between the Department
and the con ,uls 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 Tor consular agency,
or relating to consular affairs, are prepared and
recorded
The Disbrsing Agent-He has charge of all
correspondence and other matters connected with
accounts relating to any fund with the disburse-
ment of which the Department is charged.
The Tanslator.-His duties are to furnish such
translations as the Department may require. He
also records the commissions of consuls and vice
consuls, when not in English, upon which exc
quaturs are issued
Clerk Of appointments and Commission,.-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 sandArchiues-He takes charge
of the rolls or enrolled acts and resolutions OF
Congress, as they are received at the Department
from the President; prepares the authenticate ed
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 in regard to which this duty is assigned
to the department; 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, Sc-He has charge of the seals OF
the United States and of the Department, and
prepares and att ches certificates to papers pre-
sented for authentication 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 prepare:
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 a daily register of all letters othel
| than diplomatic and consular, received, and o
the disposition made of them prepares letter.
relating to this business.
Superintendent of Statistics.-He superintend
the preparation of the Annual Report of th'
Secretary of State and Foreign Commerce." q
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. The ordinary business of this Office may b,
classified under the following heads
/. Official opinions on the current business o
the Government, as called for by the President
by any head of Department, or by the SOlicito
of the Treasury.
@ Examination of the titles of all land pur
! chased, as the sites of arsenals, custom houses
light houses, and all other public works of tn
United States.
ApplChtious ioT III cdsce Vi Cou
viction in the courts OF the United States.
4. Applications for appointment in all the ju
dicial and legal business of the Government.
5. The conduct and argument of all suits i
the Supreme Court of the United States in whic
the Government is concerned.
The supervision Of all other suits arising i
any of the Departments, when referred by th
head thereof to the Attorney General.
To these ordinary heads Of the business of th
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 Interio
Hon. Jacob Thompson, Of the State of Missis
sippi. Its clerical force consists of one Chit
Clerk, Moses Kelly, Esq, two Disbursing Clerk
ind ten other regular Clerks; and to its supel
vision and management are committt the 70
, lowing branches of the public service:
, lst. The Public Ldnds.-The chief of this bu
3 reau is called the Commissioner OF the Generi
Land Office. The Land Bur- au is charged wit
! the survey, MANAGEMENT, and sale of the publ
domain, and the issuing of titles therefor, whethe
. derived from combinations of grant, made
former Governments, by sales, donations,
grants for schools, military bounties, or publ
improvements, and likewise the revision Of Vii
ginia military bounty-land claims, and the ssu
ing of scrip in lieu thereof. The Land Ofic
also, audits its own accounts. The present Con
missioner is Joseph s. Wilson. Its principe
. officers are a Recorder, Chief Clerk who ais
q acts as Commissioner ad interim, Principal Clei
: of Surveys, besides Draughtsman Assstal
Draughtsman, and some $50 Clerks of varior
: grades
: I'd Pnsions.-The present head of this burea
. is George G. Whiting, OF Virginia. The Con
missioner is charged with the examination an
adjudication of all claims arising under the Vi
rous and numerous laws passed by Congre
granting bounty land or pensions for the mil
tary or naval services in the revolutionary an
d subsequent wars in which the United States ha,
n been engaged. He has one Chief Clerk, (Joh
!, Robb, Esq., and permanent corps, consistir
of some seventy other Clerks,