The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-23

Fira Aadnor Q9ics IhsnAs l. s@ish, esd, First Aud
ors and nineteen clerks He receives and adjusts the
stlons and expenditures of the y lisa snd under
private acts % cgpsrs and report. The balances 70 the
Commissioners q the Customs snd The First Comptroller,
speciiyely, fot their decision thereon.
sseoad Aadisors 0see.-rhip Clayton eeq Second Aud
or, and twenty clsfks de receives and adjusts all
relating 70 the paw clothing aud recruiting of the
arnv, well srmeries arsensis and ordnance and all
relating the Indian department reports the
balances the Second Comptroes his
Third 8ndstovs 0sae@. Robert j. Atkinson esq., Third
Auditor, snd clerks He receives and adjusts
ali accounts for subsistence q the army iotteations, Mill
tnent, well ior pensions, claims arising fso ni
fary services previous % 1916 and for horses and other
Congress reports balances 10 the second Comptro
Ter for his decision thereon.
fsSrta ieds'ors cyaee-Asros @ Dayton. esq Fourth
for the service the Nasy Department and reports
ihe balances 70 the Second Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
and six clerks tie receives and aaa-is all accounts for dip
lpAc and similar sssve ersasnsd under the direction %
the State Department ard the balances 10 the First
Comptroller for his decision thereon
SirA Aadssr'4 QAes---Wnliam Y. Philips csq, Sixth
Aaiakas ~sd A~r&~~ aud clerks NJ receives and
adjusts all acennfs arising service the Post Uce
Department is decisions final unless appeal be tn
ken twelve months the First Comptroller and be
intends the collection Of s debts due the Post Office Depart
menf.
Teas&rer's 0ece.- Samuel Casey esq., Treasurer, and
thirteen clerks. He receives and keeps the Of the
once, That 81 the grrD<Uriee
created by the act Of the 9Th Of August 1876 and oa
the drawn hy the Secretary OF the Treas
b the First Comptroller and upon war
rants drawn by the Postmaster General and cunersgned
by the Sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register He
aio holds public moneys advanced oy warrant to dsbursng
officers, and pays out the same upon their cheeks
Rssisssrs ORre Finley Bigger Register and twenty
nine clerks lie keeps the c public receipts and
penduFes receives the returns and aakss out the official
and naygaon Of the United States
and receives from the First Comptroller and Commissioner
Customs an and vouchers decided BY them, and
is charged BY iaw with their safe keeping
seicor's O6eefrancis n. Stree,er, soeitor and six
clerks. He uperntends all civil suits commenced by the
United States md intructs the United States attorneys
asha and clerks in all matters relating 70 them and their
results He receives from each term OF the United
courts showing the and condition 0: such
suits has charge Of all lands and other property assigned
ID the United States paynent debts and has power
se and dispose Of the for the benefit Of the United
States
Com W. b. Shubrick, United States navy, chairman; Gen.
]. g. Totten, United States army Col. james Kearbey
United States army Prof A. ID. Bache, Superintendent OF
Coast sarrey Prof Joseph Henry, secretary niiLsoDian
Instu,on; Commander = T. Dupont, United States navy
Lieut., Tharnn 4. jenkins United States navy, secretary
Capt, Edmund L. r. Hardcase, United States army, secre
tary and I'VE clerks This board directs the building and
repairing lighthouses, ghrvesses buoys and beacons
contracts for supplies Of OIL, &C.
cea.t smrey. Alexander D. Bache, esd superintendent
and thirty eight assistant dranghtsmen, de-
xAvr DEPARTMENT
The Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department
proper being the Office Of the and Of five
attached hereto Bureau OF Savryards and Docks
bureau Of Construction, Equipment and Repair. Bureau
Provisions and Clothing, Bnreaa Of Ordnance and Hy
biography. and the Bareau of Medicine and surgery
The following IL statement Of the duties OF each Of these
Offices and Of the force employed therein.
Secre11bys Osee.Hcn james G. Dobbin, Secretary of
The Navy charss w welsh esq. chief clerk and eleven
thing connected with The naval establishment and the
cuon Of all laws relating thereto u Hsrussed TO him. under
direction o the PTesdent OF the United States
who, by the constitution oil sza arMy
and navy All Instructions to commanders Of nadrons and
nf
officers both in the navy and marine corps appointments Of
commissioned and warrant officers orders for the enlistment
and iislharge OF frBn the Secretary oce
All OF the different bureaus performed under
authoryo the Secretary and their orders consd
marine corps forms also, part Of the duties Of the
Secretary and all the orders Of the comnandsnt Of has
corps should be approved ey hifn
Basear Of Nary Yarls and Dooks.-Commodore Joseph
Smith, chief Of the bureau four clerks civil engineer,
ard one dranghtsman. All the nayy-yards docks and
wharves buildings and machinery IN navy yards aad
thag Immediately with them, under the
periEsenenec OF this 5arean. II is also charged with the
management sf the Naval Asylum
guyeaa of coasrseftoR, Egsipgent aad Repair.-John
Leniha esq., chief OF the bureau eight clerks and
draugh,suAn The Office of the the navy,
sisted three engineers This bureau has charge
the building and repairs ct all veseswar purchase Of
rrents a. sails anchors tanks Ac This engineer
superlntend The construction OF all steam
gez navy, and with the approval OF he Secretary,
decides upon plans for their construction.
Bareaa n Prop.isns and Cothiag.-H. Bridge purser
tJreS states navy chief 81 burean and four eierks All
provisions the Of the navy and clothing together with
the making Of contracts for furnishing the same, under
the charge oftbis bGrean.
BereaM Of raaace ,ad HgdroyrapS y.commodore Chas.
Norris chief Of bureau four clerks and 1raughsman
This has charge all ordnance and ordnance the
purchase ofcsnnon guns, powder shot, shells,
&c. and the equipment of vessels-osxr with ever rfhiHg
connected herewith. Il also provides them with aspI,
charts chrpnoesers bzrrnesers DC, together with such
books as are fnrnishsd shps-ofwar The United S,acs
Naval Observatory and Hydrugrapical 0tcs Washing
t and she Naval Acadesay Annapolis aiso under
general superintendenee Of the chief Of this bureau
Enrean af Hedscins and swrqsrg-Dr William whelan
sfas surgeon United States navy and clerks Every
shnr relating medicines and medical stores.
sics xoaned and of hospitals with
ia the supsriHtendenca o this barsaH
oKPsRTaE~T.
Hon james Campbell Postmaster General The direction
and of the Post oce Department assigned
the and aws the Postmaster General That
pared for his nss action i distributed among several ba
rsaus olgwE The Appa!ne1t Oce, ia charge OF the
Firt P0ssasiey General the Contract Office. in
charge the Second Assistant Postmaster General; the
Dce charge of the Third Assistant Postmaster
Gsucsa; and the Iuspecou Once in charge Of the chie
clerk.
Asss,saess dEes-forssio King esq, First Assistants
p,4sasser ,icea and nineteen clerks To this Office
assigned all questions which relate 70 the establishment aod
Of post oc~s changes of sites and
apponssn and removal Il Posimssters and ryafe and o
ayeuts a. also the giving Of nstruecns 70 psstnsster
Pstzssers are furnished with marking and rating stamps
fessr bs,surs th hsreaE, which y charged with
providing blanks and stationery FOR the cf the depart
xnr snperistendence ~ the several Agencies
established Tor supplyDg Ftsssert with eankt 10 this
bureau y kewe assigned fhe supervision oi The ocean msi
steamship bns and of shs foreign Rad International ress&
arrangements.
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