The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-23
The New Law Department.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.

BILL
10 ESTABLISH DEPARTMENT OF LAW PREsCRIRn
DUTIES OF THE AUDITORS c0MPrROLIKRs THE TRxA
sURY, AND FOR orHKR PURPOSES
Be enacted by the Senate and House OF Representa-
tves of the United States Of America in Congress
sembled That from and after the passage OF this act
the existing Office OF Attorney General Of the United
ment, to be denomlnated the Department OF Law,
whereof the Attorney General the time being shall
be aeemed the principal officer and he shall perform all
the doties now belonging to the Office Of .torney-
General, and such - may be required Of him by law
He shai cause TO be prepared recorded and transmit
Judiciary OF the United States Of and secre
tares OF the Territories thereof end all special commits
soners or other ocers not under the direction OF any
other department. but NO such commission shall be
recorded until aferit shall srtested by the Attorney
General. 1t shall also be the duty Of the Attorney
Of the United States 10 the transaction Of their Official
dutes to superntend and direct the Solicitor OF the
Treasury and the business Of that office and to that
eud, the said solicitor, who shall hereafter be styled
the Solicitor OF the United States and the clerks and
messenger together with all the eboohs and papers Of
that oce shall be- and they hereby transferred TO
the Department Of Law bureau Of that deps
and placed under the supernendence Of the Attorney
General.
ry power exercised by the secretary of the Interior
the accounts Of the msrshas, clerks, and other
officers Of the courts Of the United States shall be
csed by the Attorney General who shall sign all rsqu
sons for the advance payment Of money out Of tae
Treasury on estimates or accounts. subject to the same
adjustment control now exercised on similar esta-
mates or accounts by the accounting and comptrolng
officers Of the Treasury
SIC g. And be Il further enacted That IL the Presi.
dent Of the United States shculd his discretion
que the Attorney General other person. TO attend to
the interests Of the government in any court Of the
United States not heden in the district OF Columbia
in any State Court there shall be made the Attorney
General other person. to be pad out of the Judicial
fund, such allowance the President shall deem
SIC. g. And be IL further enacted, That in case Of
the DEATH absence from the seat Of government in
ability OF the Attorney General II shah be lawful for the
I'll cas- h0 sha
necessary to authorize any person at his discretion to
perform the duties Of said Office until be ap-
SIC. 6. And be 1t further enacted That the commits
sions OF all officers of the United States shall be made
out se;orded 60 @ and when nscssly countersgned and
heads OF which those officers may respectfully be
quired to act, or to which they belong.
be practicable after the passage of this act it shall be
the duty Of the first Auditor audit and adjust ali
counts, disbursements. claims, and expenditures, of
whatsoever nature and description, that may arise
be unsettled in the department Of the Treasury the
Second Auditor shall audit and adinst all accounts dis
bursements, claims and expenditures, OF whatsoever
nature description may arise or be unsettled in
the Department Of the Interior that Third Auditor
shall audit and adjust all accounts, disbursements,
claims and expenditures, of Whatsoever nature des
crpton that may arise be unsettled In tho Depart
ment of War that the Fourth Auditor shall audit and
adjust all accounts disbursements claims and expeudi-
lures, of whatsoever nature description, that may
arise be unsettled in the Department Of the Navy
that the Fifth Auditor shall audit and adjust all
counts disbursements, claims and expenditures that
may arise be unsettled in the Department Of State
and Department Of Law; and the Sixth Auditor shall
audit and adjust all accounts, disbursements claims
and expenditures that may arise be unketted in the
Post oce Department and all accounts audited by the
First and Fifth Auditors, shall be revised apd comp.
by the Second Auditor third Auditor and Fourth Audi
tor shall be revised and comptrolied by the second
Comptroller and the Secretary OF the Treasury shall d.
the business and such clerks employed thereon as win
give the proper force and enect to this act