The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-17

Fysi Audsors Qgesrhgmss L. Smith, esq, First Aud
Of the and disbursement appropr
atons and expenditures account o the ey list and under
CommssoDeF Of the Customs and The First Comptroer re-
speetively, for their decision thereon
Sseoad Ardor's Q9iePhiIp Clayton, esq, Second Aud
counts relating 70 the pay, clothing and recruiting Of the
army, well srrnosiss arsepas ordnance and an
accounts relating 20 the Indian department and reports the
balances TO the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
TAird ASor's o6see.Robert j. Atkinson, esq, Third
Auditor and sesenyeght clerks tie receives and adjusts
ell accounts for subsistence the army Notifications, Mill
tary Academy, military roads, and tho Quartermasters de-
parment as well as for pensions claims arising from n
ay services previous 70 1916 and Tor horses ana other
property lost In the military service under various acts Of
Congress and the balances TO the Second comPtro
Ter for his decision thereon.
Fosrt Apditor's Ogsee.-Aaron o. Dayton esq., Fourth
Audor, aad sts7a clerks lie receives and adjusts all
the balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
fyah 4udtoss o5es osiah Minot, esq, Fifh Auditor,
end ak clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts for Dip
lomac and similar services performed under the direction
sss aud REPORTS sh- bsshccs TO the FIRST
Comptroilor for bis decision thereon.
sirth Aadi,or's 0Hcs.-Wniam y. PHILIPPE, esq, Sixth
Auditor and hundred and clerks He receives and
adjusts all arising from the service of the Post Once
ken twelve months the First Comptroller and be
intends the collection OF all debts due the Post Ohoc Depart
ment
thirteen clerks He receives and keeps the moneys OF the
United States in his Office, and that of the repositories
upon by the Secretary the Treas
ury couuersigned BY the First Comptroller and upon
By the Sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register He
also holds public advanced by warrant to tbursng
officers, and pays out the same upon their checks.
Rsgistey's O6cs.- Finley Bigger, Register and twenty
nine clerks lie keeps the accounts of public receipts and
pendture receives the returns and makes out the official
statement Of and navigation of the United States
receives from First Comptroller and Commissioner
Of Customs all and vouchers decided by them and
is charged by law with their safe keeping.
Solicitors Oaee-Francis b. Streeter, Solicitor, and six
clerks He superiuends all civil suits commenced by the
United States and the United Sstes attorneys,
marsha and clerks in all relating to them and their
results he receives from each term OF the United
States courts showing the progress and condition Of such
suits has charge OF all lands and other property assigned
the United States ynent of debts and has power to
sell and dispose of the for the benefit of the United
States.
Light House Board.-Hon James Guthrie, president;
Com. w. b. Sbubrck United States navy chairman Gen.
]. G.. Totten United States army Col james Kearney,
United States army Prof A. D. Bache, Superintendent of
Survey; Prof Joseph Henry, secretary of Smithsonian
nsution Commander s. 7. Dupont United States navy;
Lieut. Thornton A. Jenkins United States navy secretary
Capt Edmund L. F. Hardcastle, United States army,
tary and five clerks This board directs the building and
repairing of light houses htvesse buoys and beaeons,
contracts for supplies OF oil, de-
Coas SsrveyAlexander D. Bache esq., superintendent,
and thirty-eight assistant draughtsmen, DC
NAVY DEPARTMENT..
The Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department
being the office Of the Secretary and of i've bureaus
attached thereto viz Bureau of Navyyards and Docks
Bureau OF Construction, Equipment and Repair Bureau
of Provisions and Clothing Bureau of Ordnance and Hy-
biography, and the Bureau Medicine and Surgery.
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Secretarys CWcelion James g. Dobbin, Secretary of
the Navy Charles w welsh esq., chief clerk and eleven
clerks The Secretary oil the Navy has charge OF every
thing connected With the naval establishment and the exc
cuon oil all laws relating thereto rs ntrusted 70 hi under
the general direction OF the President OF the United States
who BY the constitution IS commandernche Of the army
and navy All instructions 70 commanders OF squadrons and
commanders OF vessels all orders officers, commissions Of
and warrant Officers orders for The enlistment
and dcbarge of seamen emanate from The
the of the secretary and their order are con.
of the marine corp forms also mart of the des az the
corps should be approved BY him.
Btreau OF Nary Yards and Docks-Comrnodore Joseph
smith chief OF the bureau four clerks one civil engineer
and nne drauohtsmau An the nayv-yards docks and
barvas bu;ldinv and machinery in nayvvards and everv
thing Immediately connected with them are under the s
pentendenco of this bureau Ii i also CHARGED with he
management of the Naval ASYLUM
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bmen@ y coesrNeon, Iq1PAaeht. aad HePdr.-Sonn
ehtna esq., crei % ~ tns egnt cerss ana Que
INC ohce ~ .he OF tne navy
sisted by three assistant engineers This bureau charge
Of the building and repairs Of all vesesowar purchase of