The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-24

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counts of the and disbursements, appop-
aons and expenditures account Of the civil list and under
private acts OF Congress and reports the balances % the
Commissioner Of the Customs and the First Comptroller
speotivey, for their decision thereon.
Second Asditor's Philip Clay ton esq Second Aud
or and twenty clerks. he receives and adjusts
counts relating to the pay clothing and recruiting OF the
army, well armores arsenal and ordnance, and all
balances 70 the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
TAir~ Auditor's 0gice-Robert D. Atkinson e.q Third
Auditor and eight clerks He and adjusts
tary Academy, military roads, and the Quatermases de
partment, well Tor Pensions claims arising from mill
property lost in the military service under various Of
Congress and reports the balances the Second Comptro
Ter for HIS decision thereon
Fourth Asa,fors 0ggeeAaron o. Dayton, esq, Fourth
Auditor aud sixteen clerks. lie receives adjusts all
service Navy Depar tnent and reports
the balances the Second Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
Fith Audor'e Oioe-Josa Mnot ESQ.,, Fifth Auditor,
and six clerks lie receives and adjusts all accounts for dip
the State Department. and reports the balances to the First
Comptroller FOR his decision thereon
Siya Audior's William +. Phillips, esq, Sixth
Auditor and one hundred clerks. lie and
adjusts all arising from the service of the Post Office
Department His decisions hnal unless appeal be ta
intends the collection Of all debts due the Post Office Depart
ment.
Teasares oaee. 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 1876 and pays out
ury countersgned by the First Comptroller and upon war
rants drawn by the Postmaster General and
also holds public moneys advanced by to sbursng
officers and psvs ont the same upon their checks.
Registers 06,se. Finley Bigger Register, and twenty
nine clerks lie keeps the accounts Of public receipts and
pendures receives the and makes out the official
statement Of commerce and navigation Of the United States
Vi Customs all and vouchers decided by them, and
is charged by law with their ate-keeping.
Socor's oceFrancis B. streeter, Solicitor and six
clerks. He uperntends all civil suits commenced by the
United States and the United States attorneys,
marsha and clerks all matters relating to them and their
results He receives returns from each term Of the United
States courts showing the progress and condition OF such
has charge Of all lands and other property assigned
the United States IN payment OF debts and has power to
sell and dispose of the same for the benefit Of the United
States
Light House Board.IIon. james Guthrie, president !;
Com W. b. Shubrick United States navy chairman Gen.
j. c. Totten, United States army Col James kearney,
United States army; Prof A. d. Bache Superintendent Of
Coast surveys Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of Smithsonian
Lieut. Thornton A. jenkins United States navy secretary
Capt Edmund l. Hardcastle United States army sccre
clerks This board directs the building and
repairing of light houses light vessels buoys and beacons,
contracts for supplies of oil, &c
Coa sarry Alexander D. Bache, esq, superintendent,
| and thirty eight assistant draughtsmen, &c.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department
attached thereto VIZ: Bureau OF Nayyyards and Docks,
Bureau Of Construction Equipment, and Repair, Bureau
oil PrOylslOns ana JiUtDtnW, OF
biography, and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
The following statement of the duties of each of these
offices and of the force employed theren
Secrcinrys O6icc.-Hon. James c. Dobbin Secretary of
the Navy Charles W. Welsh, esq., chief clerk and eleven
clerks The Secretary Of the Navy has charge of
thing with the naval establishment and the
all laws relating thereto is inrustcd him.
general direction of the President of the United States
Who the constitution, chief of the
navy All instructions commanders Of squadron and
commanders of vessels all orders of officers commissions
officers both in the navy corps appointments
and officers, the enlistment
and discharge OF emanae rom the Secrearys Office
All the duties Of the different bureaus are performed under
the authority Of the Secretary and their orders cond
cred as emaaatng from him The general
Secretary and ali the orders Of the commandment of that
corps should be approved by him.
| Bureau of Nary Yards and Docks-C Commodore Joseph
Smith, chief of the bureau four clerks, civil engineer
and one draughsman. All the navy-yards, docks and
wharve buildings and machinery in yyards and every
thing immediately connected with them, under the
perntendence OF this bureau 1t also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum.
Bpeau Of Construction, Equipment. and Repair. John
Lenthal esq., chief Of the bureau, eight clerks and
Daniel H. Martini esq, attached to this bureau, who is
sisted by three assistant engineers This bureau has charge
of the building and repairs of all vessels ofwar purchase
materials and the providing Of all vessels with their equip
ments sails, anchors water tanks &c. The engineer
chief uperinteIds the construction of all marine
gne navy and with the approval the Secretary
decides upon plans for their construction.
Bureau Of Prorisons Clothiny.--H Bridge purser
United States navy chief Of bureau, and four clerks All
provisions for the of the navy and clothing together with
the making for furnishing the same under
the charge ofths bureau.
Bureau Of Ordnance and Hydrogrophy hyCommodore Chas
Norris chief Of bureau four clerks and draughtsman
This bureau charge all ordnance and ordnance stores the
manufacture purchase of cannon guns POWDER shot, Shells
&C. and the equipment of vessels with everything
connected herewith. II also provides them with maps
charts chronometes baromeers &c together with such
books furnished hips-owar. "The United States
Naval Observatory and photographed Office" at Washing
and the Naval Academy Annapolis also under the
general superintendence Of the chief Of this bureau
H. w
surgeon United States navy chief of bureau passed
thing relating medicines and medical stores
sick and wounded and of hospitals with
| in the superintendent Of this bureau.
DEPARTMENT.
Hon James Campbell Postmaster General Tho direction
management Of the Post Office Department assigned
by constitution and the General That
pared for his final action it Is distributed among several bu
reaus, follows The Appointment Oice in charge of the
First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract Office, in
charge of the Second Assistant Postmaster Genera hl
Genera and the Inspection Office in charge of the che
/ clerk.
Appointment O6ice-Ioratio Ring, esq, First Assistant
Postmaster General and clerks. To this Office
assigned all questions which relate TO the establishment
discontnuance Of post Offices changes OF sites and
appointment and removal posmaers and route and oca
agents as also the giving of instructions postnaster
by this bureau which IL charged also with
providing blanks and stationery for the Of the depart
and with the supentendence OF the several agencies
established for supply ing postmasters with blanks To this
bureau likewise assigned the supervision OF the ocean maj
steamship lines and Of the foreign and international posta
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