The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-11

Our attention has been called to very useful pubca
ton which has been made in this city, under the title of
"1he Treasury Department and its uario4s Fiscal b.
their origin organisation, and practical operations
austraeddeing Supplement to the Synopsis of Treas,-
ry Instructions for The administration of the revenue laps
affecting the commercial and system of the United
States in Ia chapters By Robt Mayo NJ d." The work
is dedicated to Messrs Walter Forward George NJ Bib,
and Robert Walker the three last Secretaries of the
Treasurythe first having Gas the author sates) author-
lied its undertaking. the second having approved it in its
progress and the third having extended his sanction to IFS
completion, and favored its execution with high commen
dation."
The plan OF the work is, in ITSELF extremely useful 1t
shows the whole machinery of the Treasury Department
the laws which regulate its different bureaus, and the
rules which claimants pursue to obtain their dues
from the government Its LIST chapter is devoted to the
general organization of the Treasury Department. its I'd
to the origin, functions, and operations of the Office of
the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanied by variety
of valuable Details the Sd chapter relates to the Treas
of the United States, the origin functions and
operations of his oce the It'll to the Comptroller of the
Treasury sc. &c.. the 5h to the Second Comptroller
&c; the 9th to the First Auditor, &c.; the 7th to the
Second Auditor of the Treasury, &C. the sh to the
Third Auditor of the Treasury &C.; the 9th TO the
Fourth Auditor, &C., &C. the 10th to the Fifth Auditor
&c the 18th chapter to the Sixth Auditor, &C. the
18th to the Commissioner of the General Land Office
with the origin, functions and operations of the General
Land Office; the 18th to the Register of the Treasury
&c. the 18th to the Solicitor of the Treasury, &c., &C.
1t is impossible for to present satisfactory anay-
sis specimen OF the execution of this elaborate
work, which must have cost its author immense pains,
and required the extensive research Wemust
fine ourselves to the testimonials in its favor which have
been offered by officers who are acquainted with their
duties and competent to appreciate the merits of the pro-
ducton. We do not hesitate moment to recommend
it to the public patronage, book which was much
wanted, and capable of mparting useful information up
on very interesting portion of our political machine.
The following is extract of letter from the present
Secretary OF the Treasury addressed Col SEWER of the
Senate of the United States, OF February 10, ls47
Ert'act Of letter from the Secretary of the Treasury to the
Hon. Il. H. Sepier.
"The chapter illustrative of the organization and
tons OF the General Land Office not, the date of
your letter. completed involving vast of intricate
investigation and labor now embrace the earliest
venence after the peon OF that number TO make you
"The principal pnrpor of your letter may be briefly
Meaning the estimate for compensation for preparing the
| york, uhich is here omtted.1
"The work is of great merit, and will be highly mpor
ant in presenting for the first tme the operations of the
Treasury Department and decisions, arranged and
classified be easily referred Heretofore de-
csons were scattered through number of folio vol
umes separated from general correspondence and
tes and the labor required, each question present
ed to ascertain the former views of the department.
very great, and Of constant
"a pensation at 500 month not too great for
work of this kind, if well executed and in view of its in
trinsic value from the opportunity have had Of surveying
its contents it may be pronounced ssul examina
ton and of all the operations of the Treasury
from their very initiatives to their final resultsdeveopng
the process in the mintest details, heretofore fully under
stood by few, il becau nowhere extant embo
died. arranged, accessible whole Such work has
been partially essayed heretofore but has always proved
above in the great essentials OF dea ORDER and classiH
cation here exhibited.
"The arrangement, regards the preparation of this
work. and the compensation for it, made byone Of
predecessors yet fully with them regards its
Importance and in recommending that it be ordered to be
printed by the Senate.
| "Most respectfully, your obedent servant,
| "R. ]. WALKER,
Secretary Of the Treasury.