5. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme Court of the United States in which the government is concerned. 6. The supervision of all other suits arising in any of the departments when referred by the head thereof to the Attorney General. To these ordinary heads of the business of the office are added at the present time the following, viz: First. The direction of all appeals on land claims in California. Second. The codification and revision of the laws of the District of Columbia. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. Has one Secretary, and its clerical force con sists of one chief clerk, one disbursing agent, and ten other regular clerks; and to its supervision and management are. committed the following branches of the public service : 1st. The Public Lands.-—The chief of this bureau is called the “ Commissioner of the Gen eral Land Office.” The Land Bureau is charged with the survey, management, and sale of the public domain, and the issuing of titles therefor, whether derived from confirmations of grants made by former governments, by sales, donations,