The national Republican., 1861-01-24
Organization of the Departments.
- STATE DEpARTNANT .a..f

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, (nop. John Appleton,) one
Chief Clerk, one Superintendent Of Statistics,
twenty-five Clerks, one Translator, and one Lii
brarian.
Diplomatic Brdnch-This branch OF the State
Department has charge Of all correspondence
between the Dep pirtment 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 commu Dications TO commission
ers under treaties of boundaries, &C., are pre-
pared, copied, and recorded; and all of like char
acter received are registered and filed, their
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 1t instructions to 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 Disturbing 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 Transiator.-His duties are to furnish such
translations as the Department may require. He
also records the commissions Of consuls and vice
consus, 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 10 the Senate /;
makes cut and records exequaturs, and records,
when in English the commission on which they
are issued. Has charge of the library.
Clerk ofhe Rolls andArchiues-Ile takes charge
of the rolls or enrolled acts and resolutions Of
Congress, as they are received at the Department
from the President; prepares the authenticated
copies thereof which are 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 in regard to which this duty is assigned
to the department; writing and answering all
letters connected herewith. Has ch arge OF all
Indian treaties, and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Territorial Busines-The Seal Of the
Department. 5c-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 authorization; has charge OF the Ter
ritorial business; immigration and registered sea-
men ; records all letters from the Dep -rtment,
other than the diplomatic and consular.
Cerk Of Pdrdons 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 Of
the disposition made of them prepares letters
relating to this business.
Superintendent. of Statistics.-He superintends
the prcparatil n Of the Annual Report OF the
Secretary of State and Foreign Commerce." as
required by the acts Of 1912 and 1856.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Hon. Jeremiah s. Black, Attorney General oil
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 Of
the Government, as called for by the President
by any head of Department, or by the Solicitor
of the Treasury.
2. Examination of the titles of all land pur.
chased, as the sites of arsenals, custom houses
light. houses, and all other public works of the
United States.
g. Applications for pardons in all cases of con
yiction in the courts OF the United States.
A. Applications for appointment in all the ju
dicial and legal business of the Government
8. The conduct and argument of all suits il
the Supreme Court of the United States in which
the Government is concerned.
The supervision Of all other suits arising il
any of the Departments, when referred by tn
head thereof to the Attorney General.
To these ordinary heads Of the business of th
Office is added at the present time the direction
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 Disburs;ng Clerks
and ten other regular Clerks; and to its super
vision and management committed the fol
, lowing branches of the public service:
, lst. The Public Lands.-The chief of this hu
5 reau is called the Commissioner of the Genera
Land Office. The Land Bur au is charged wit
i the survey, management, and sale of the publ
domain and the issuing of titles theref +, whethe
, derived from combinations of grants made b
former Governments by sales, donations, o
| grams for schools, m litary bounties, or publ
. improvements, and likewise the revision Of Vir
ginia mil tary bounty-and claims, and the issu
ing of scrip in leu thereof The LAID Ofict
also, audits its own accounts. TIL present Com
missioner is Joseph S. Wilson. Its princiI q
. officers are a Recorder, Chief Clerk, who ais
acts as Commissioner dd interim, Pr .cipal Cler
). of Surveys, besides a Draughtsman, Assis an
Draughtsman, and some $50 Clerks of variou
f grades.
I'd. Pension,-The present head of this burea
, is George G. Whiting, Of Virginia. The Com
= missioner is charged tn the examnat on an
! adjudication Of all claims arising under the va
rous and numerous laws passed by Congres
granting bounty land or pensions for the mill
tary or naval services in the revolutionary an
d .ubsequent wars in which the United States hav
n been engaged. He las one Chief Clerk, (Joh
!, Robb, ESQ., and a permanent corps, ccnsistin
of some seventy o,her Clerks.
e Sd. Indians.-Commission of Indian Affair
u A. B. Greenwood, Of Arkansas. He is provide
;, with Chief G ERIK, and about fifteen other sui
d ordinate Clerks.