The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-13

Commissioner of the Customs and tba First Comptroller
speetiyeiy, for their decision thereon
Second Aadsiors 0les-Philp Clay ton esq., Second Aud-
or, and clerks He receives and adjusts all
counts relating to the pay, clothing and recruiting Of the
relating the Indian department reports the
balances to the Second Comptroller for s DECISION
Third Ardaors Q@ee.--Robert j. Atkinson esq., Third
Auditor and clerks He receives and adjusts
all for subsistence Of the army fortihcson Mi
tary Academy, military roads and the Quarermasters do
taIy services previous lsl6 and
property lost n the military service, nader various of
Congress and reports the balances Second Coptrol
ler for his decision thereon.
fcprfh Auditors ogee.Aaron O. Dayton, esq.,, Fourth
Auditor aud sixteen clerks He reccis and adass all
for the service Of the Navy Depxr ten reports
The balances 10 the Second Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
fVaA Andiiors oFee: Murray Mcconnell, esq-, fifth
for dipe@stia and Ti!a services perorrd under tbs i
rction ~ the Ssfe Department ana reports the balances
the First Comptroller for his decision thereon.
Sirth AUDITORS O5Roe-walian r. Phillips ESQ., Sixth
Audor, and hundred and ceks lie receives and
adjusts all accounts arising from the service of the Post Office
Department His decisions final unless appeal be
ken twelve months the firt Comptroller he super
intends the collection Of all debts due the Post Office Depart
ment
Trcasapers Ogfce.- Samuel Casey ESQ., Treasurer and
thirteen clerks lie receives and keeps the moneys Of the
United his Office of Repositories
created by the act OF the 9Th of August 1896 and Paws
the upon by Secretary the Teas
uy couuiergned by the First Comptroller, and upon
BY the Sixth Auditor, and recorded by the Register. He
also holds public moneys advanced by dsbursng
officers, and pavs out the upon their checks.
Registers Finley Bigger, Register and twenty
nine clerks. he keeps the of public receipts and
pendtures receives the and makes out the official
of and Of the United States
and receives from the First Comptroller and
Customs all and vouchers decided by them, and
is charged by law with thcir safe keeping.
Solio.tors O6focFranois b. Streeter Solicitor aud six
clerks He superintends all civil suits commenced by the
United States and nstucts the United States attorneys
arsha and clerks in all matters relating them and their
results He receives returns from each term Of the United
courts showing the progress and condition Of such
has charge Of all lands and other property assigned
the United States In OF debts and to
sell and dispose of the same for the benefit Of the United
States.
Lighs- House Boara.Hon. James Guthrie, president;
Com W. B. shubrck United States navy, chairman Gen.
J. g. Totten United States army Col james Kearney,
United States army; Prot A. D. Baehe Superintendent Of
Institution Commander s r. Dupont United States navy
Lieut. Thornton A. Jenkins United States navy secretary
Capt Edmund L. r Hardcastle United States array
tary and five clerks This board directs the building and
repairing Of light house Lghtvesse buoys and beaeons
contracts for supplies OF oil, Ae
Uaied States coaw Survey O6fcc-Professor A. d. Bache
LII d. superintendent and superintendent Of weights and
measures.
Captain H. W Benham United States engineers assist
Captain W. r. Palmer Typographical engineers assistant
in charge of the Coast Survey Office, ad interips.
A. w. Russell, chief clerk.
G. y. Snow, in charge Of archives
Professor A. G. Pendeton, United States navy, compuer
Lieut. W D. Whiting, United States nary, hydrographic
officer.
Captain A. A. Gibson, United States army
Assistant J. T. Iigard in charge Of computing division
Assistant l.. r Pouraies in charge Of tidal division.
Lieut. J. q Iid5ali United States army, in charge Of
Lieut. J. G. Clark, United States army, charge of
craving division.
Samuel Helm, disbursng agent
George Nathiet, electrotypist.
Joseph akon assistant to superintendent p weights and
measures
NAVY pEPARrMnNr.
The Navy Department consists of the Navy Department
proper beng the office Of the Secretary and Of FIVE bureaus
attached thereto, viz Bureau of Navy-yards and Docks
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment and Repair, Bureau
drcgrapAy, and the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery.
The following is statement OF the duties OF each OF these
Offices - OF the force employed therein:
Secretary's 0Eee.Hoa. James c. Dobbin Secretary OF
the Navy Charles w Welsh chief clerk and eleven
clerks The Secretary Of the Navy has charge Of every
cntion of AL laws relating thereto IL inruted to him, under
general direction Of the President OF the United States
and navy Al instructions commanders squarons and
commanders Of vessels al orders OF officers commissions Of
officers both in the navy and marine corps appointments OF
and officers orders the enlistment
and discharge d seaDen emsnate from the Secrearys office
All the dutes of the different bureaus performed under
the authority Of the Secretary and their orders consd
cred as enahatsg ela him The general suPerntenaenee
SECRETARY and a the orders Of the coInandGnt Of that
corps should be approved by him.
Bsroaa 81 Nary Yards and Docls--cominodore Joseph
smith, chief Of tie bureau four clerks one civil engineer
wharves buildings and machinery in yards, and every
thing atey connected with then under the
Of this bureau. II is also charged with the
mana cement Of the Naval Asylum
Bureru Of Conservation, Equipment, and Repair.-John
entha osq, chief of The bureau, eight clerks and
The Office Of the eng Of the navy,
Daniel D. Martin, esq., is attached this bureau, who
sisted by three ASSISTANT engineers ThE bureau has charge
hudilg repairs Of all purchase
materials and the prordng Of all vessels with their equip
uen Sails anchors, water tanks &c. The engineerin
chief superntends the of all marine
gines navy and with the of the Secretary
decides upon plans Tor their construction.
Dareap Of Prorissoas and ClotlfngH Bridge, purser
United States navy, chief OF bureau and four clerks All
Of the navy and clothing together with
the making Of for furnishing the same under
the charge Of this bureau.
Bsrsaa ef Ordnance and Commodore Chas
Norris chief Of bureau, four ciers and eraughtsmsn
Th bureau has charge OF all ordnance ard ore the
manufaetEfs pproae guna powder shot shells
Connected therewith- II also provides them with maps
charts chronomgtes haromeier 6c together with such
books as are farnishea ships-owar 'fhe United States
Naval observatory and Hydrogrsphica oce at Washing
ton and the Nara Academy Annapolis also under the
general superintebdence Of the chief Of this bureau
Rsreas n Msdscne and Sargery.--Dr. William Whelan,
surrean ned navy chief of bureau, pased
thing relating medicines and medical stores, treatment 81
and wounded and management Of hospitals comes it
in the supeflntendcEge ei this sareaa-
POST oFFIcE DEPARTMENT..
Hon James Campbs Postmaster General The direction
and The Post Office assigned
by the constitution and laws the Postmaster General That
it, business the nyenieuty arranged and pre-
pared for his final action it distributed several hu-
rears follows The Appointment oEce, charge OF the