The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-23

49,, fDss ladite,s Qee Thomas L. Smith, ESQ.,, First Aud
or and nineteen clerks. He receives and adjusts the
counts of the custom and appropri-
atoms and expenditures of the civil list and
private OF Congress- and reports the balances to the
Commissioner of the Customs and tae First Comptroler re-
speetively, for their decision thereon.
Seeo~d Asdi,ors Office Philip Clayton, ESQ., second Aud
or and twenty clerks. lie and adjusts all
counts relating to the pay clothing, and recruiting Of the
army as well as armore arscnais and ordnance aud all
accounts relating 10 the Indian department. and reports the
balances 10 the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
Third Ausfitor's Cfce-Robcrt r. Atkinson ESQ., Third
Auditor and seventy eight clerks Tie and adjusts
all for subsistence Of the army orticson Mill
ary Acadcmy, military roads, aud tho Quarermases de-
partSent, well as for pensions claims arising from mill
ary services previous 1916, for horses and
property lost in the military service under various
Congress- and reports the balances the Second Comptro
ler for bis decision thereon.
Fa-rh Auditors Ogice.-Aaron o. Dayton, esq Fourth
Auditor and sixteen clerks He receives and adjusts all
for the service Of the Navy Department and reports
thereon.
Fyih AUDITORS tlMee.--Aimray Mcconnell esq., Fifth
Auditor and six clerks lie receives and adjusts all accounts
for diplomatic and similar services performed under tbs d
reeon Of the State Department. and reports the balances
the First Comptroller for his decision tlereens
sixth AaJito,'s William +. Phillips, esq, Sixth
Auditor aud hundred and clerks. He receives and
adjusts all accounts arising from the service of the Post Occ
Department His decisions are final unless an appeal be ia
ken in twelve months to the First Comp oler and he super
Intends the collection of all debts due The Post 0ce Depart
ment.
Teasrrers O9ce, Samuel Casey. esq, Treasurer, and
thirteen clerks. He receives and keeps the moneys Of the
United States in his Office and that of the repositories
created by the Of the 9th Of August 1916 and pays out
the upon drawn By the Secretary the Treas
ury, countersgned by the First Comptroller and upon
rants drawn by the Postmaster General and euntersgned
by the Sixth Auditor aud recorded by the Register. He
also holds public moneys advanced by warrant TO dshursng
officers and PAYS out the upon their checks.
Registers 06se Finley Bigger, Register, and twenty
pendtuea receives the returns and makes out the oca
statement Of and vtion Of the United States
Customs all and vouchers decided by them and
is charged by law with their safe keeping.
Solicitors o9oeFrancis b. streetor, Solicitor and six
clerks He supcrntends all civil suits commenced by the
United States and insructs the United States attorneys
inarsha and clerks in all matters relating TO them and their
results lie receives returns each the United
States courts showing the progress and condition of
suits has charge OF all lands and other property assigned
the United States in payment Of debts and has power
sell and dispose of the same for the benefit Of the United
States.
Light House Boara.-IIon. James Guthrie, president;
Com " B. shubrick, United States navy chairman Gen
j. G. Totten, United States army Col. James Kearney
United States army; Prof A. d. Bachc, Superintendent Of
Coast Surveys Prof joseph Henry secretary Of
Lieut. Thornton A. Jenkins United States navy secretary
Capt Edmund l. = iadcs,ile United States umy sccre
repairing Of light houses lightvesse buoys and beacons
contracts for supplies OF oil, &C.
Coast SarreyAlexander d. Bachc, ESQ.,, superintendent
and thrty-eght assistant draughtsmen, DC.
NAVY pEpARrmsNr.
The Navy Department consists of the Navy Department
proper being the Office of the Secretary and Of five
attached thereto, Bureau of yards and Docks
Bureau Construction, Equipment, and Repair Bureau
biography and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
The following statement Of the duties of each Of these
Offices and of the force employed therein:
Secreorys 0Dcc.-Ron. James G. Dobhin Secretary of
the Nary Charles w Welsh csq chief clerk and eleven
thing with the naval establishment
cuton of all laws relating thereto is inuscd to him. under
general direction of the President Of the United States
tttptp ,,C
aud navy instructions to commanders Of squadrons and
commanders of vessels all orders of officers commissions Of
officers both in the navy and marine corps, appointments
commissioned and warrant officers orders for the enlistment
discharge of scanen from the Secretary Office
All the duties Of the different bureaus performed under
authority or the Secretary and their orders consd
cred eaahatng from him. The general superintendent
of the marine corps forms also part OF the duties of the
Secretary, snd all the orders of the commandment of that
corps should be approved by him.
| Barcau Of Macy rards and Docks Commodore Joseph
smith chief Of the bureau four clerks one civil engineer
and draughtsnan. All the navy-yatds, docks and
wharves buildings and machinery in yards and every
thing Immediately connected with them under the
perntendcuce Of this bureau II is also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum t
Bmean Of Construction, E4aipmos'. aud Repa1.John
Lenthai, esq., chief OF tho bureau, eight cleks and
draaghman The Office Of the the
Daniel Il. Martin esq., is attached 70 this bureau who il a.
sisted by three assistant engineers Ts bureau has charge
materials and the providing of all vecls their equip
men sails anchors water tanks &c. Tho epgineer-n-
chief supcrintends the construction u M marine stnam en-
gnes for the navy and With the approval OF tho Secretary
| decides ppoD plans for their construction,
Bureau " Propisaus and Cio,hing.-H. Bridge purser
United States navy chief of bureau and four clerks. All
provisions for the of tho and clothing
the making Of contracts for furnishing the same under
4 the charge ot this bureau.
Bareau Of Ordnance and Ig.Commodore Chaa.
Norris chief Of bureau, four clerks and draughtsman
This bureau has charge oa ordnance and ordnance stores the
manufacture purchase cannon powder shot shells
&c and the equpmea. Of vossesot-war with every thing
connected Herewith II also provides them with maps
charts, oronometes baromeers, &c. together with such
hooks furnished ships ofwar. Fhc United States
Naval Observatory and photographed Office Washng
ton and the Naval Academy Annapolis also under the
general supcrin,cndencc Of the chief Of this bureau
Il bureau of Medicine and SHrgay.-Dr William Whclaa,
United States navy chief of bureau passed
ssn surgeon United States navy and clerks Every
thing relating medicines medical stores treatment Of
sick and wounded and management of hospitals with
ia the suporntcndence of t!,is bureau.
POST orfiCE DsPAnrMRNr.
Hon. James Campbell Postmaster General The direction
and management OF the Post Office Department assigned
by the constitution aud laws the Postmaster General That
It's business may be the conveniently arranged aud pre-
pared for his final action il is distributed among several bu-
oaus, follows Tho Appointment Office, in charge Of the
First Assistant Posmascr Generals Tie Contract Office In
charge Of the Second Assistant Pc ,tnsr General the