The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-02
CITY OF WASHINGTON SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER g. 1856


First A1diier'. 06cs.-Thomas L. Smith, esq, FIRST Aud
or and nineteen clerks He receives and adjusts the ac
counts OF the cusoms and disbursements approp
atons and expenditures Of the civil list and
private acts OF Congress and reports the balances the
Commissioner Of the Customs and the First Comptroller
speetivey, for their decision thereon.
Second Aadi,or's OGce-P Philip Clayton ESQ Second Aud
or and twenty clerks. lie receives and adjusts all
counts relating to the pay eothng and recruiting OF the
army, as well armores srenals and ordnance and all
relating the Indian department. reports
balances the Second Comptroller his decision thereon
Third AUDITORS O5fee-Robert j. Atkinson esq., Third
Auditor and seventyeght clerks tie aud adjusts
all accounts for subsistence Of the army ortcaons Mill
ary Academy military roads, and the Quarermasiers de-
partment as well as for pensions claims arising from mill
services previous to 1916 and for horses and other
property lost in the military service under various acts Of
Congress- aud reports the balances To the Second Comptro
Ter for his decision thereon
Fourth AUDITORS O5ico.--Aaron o. Dayton, esq, Fourth
Auditor aud sixteen csrks lie receives and adjusts all
for the service OF the Navy Department. and reports
the balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
FyiA Audiior's Office Murray Mcconnell ESD. Fifth
Auditor aud Fix clerks lie receives and adjusts all accounts
for diplomatic and similar services performed under the d
ecn Of the State Department and reports the balances to
the First Comptroller t0r his decision thereon.
,Si1h AUDITORS O8ce.--Willam r. Phillips, esq, Sixth
Auditor and hundred and clerks He receives and
adjusts all accounts arising from the service Of the Post Oce
Department His decisions final, unless appeal be ta
ken twelve months to the First Comptroller and he
intends the collection Of all debts due the Post Office Depart
ment.
7caurers Office Samuel Casey, esd, Treasurer, and
thirteen clerks lie receives and Keeps the moneys Of the
United States in his own office and that Of the repositories
created by the act OF the 9th of August 1886 and out
the warrants drawn by the Secretary OF tile Treas
ury, conntergned by the First Comptroller and upon war
drawn by the Postmaster General and countersgned
by the Sixth Auditor, and recorded By the Register. He
also holds public advanced by warrant to dsbursg
officers, and pa7s out the same upon their checks.
Registers Once. Finley Bigger, Register, and twenty
nine clerks He Keeps the accounts of public receipts and
pendres receives the returns and makes out the Official
pT
and from the First Comptroller and Commissioner
Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by them and
is charged by law with their keeping.
Soeor's OGce-Francis b. Sreeter, Solicitor and six
clerks lie uperintends all civil suits commenced by the
United States and nstrucs the United States attorneys
masa and clerks in all matters 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 in payment Of debts and has to
sell and dispose of the for the benefit Of the United
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Com. W. b. Shubrck United States navy, chairman Gen.
J. G.. Totten, United States army Col James Kearney
Coast survev Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of Smithsonian
Institution Commander s. f. Dupont United States navy;
Capt Edmund L. r. Hardeastle United States army secfe
tay and Il five clerks Th; board directs the building and
contracts for supplies of oil, &c.
Coast Surpey.Alexander d. Bache esq., superintendent
and thirty eight assistant draughtsmen, &c.
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The Navy Department consists of the Navy Department
proper being 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
Provisions and Clothing Bureau Of Ordnance and Hy
biography, and the Bureau Of Medicine and surgery.
The following is statement of the duties OF each of these
Offices and Of the force employed therein:
Sacretary's OdceHon James c. Dobbin, Secretary Of
the Navy G Charles Welsh v chief clerk and eleven
thing connected with the naval establishment and the
cuon of all laws relating thereto is ntrusted TO him. under
q dent of nit
who by the constitution is commander nchef Of the
of vessels, all orders of officers commissions Of
officers both in the navy and marine corps appointments Of
and warrant oser orders tor the
All the duties Of the different bureaus performed under
the authority Of the Secretary and their orders are con,d
Of the marine corps forms also part OF the duties Of the
corps should be approved BY him.
Burean oF Nary Yurds and Docks.-Commodoro Joseph
Smith, chief of the bureau four clerks civil engineer
and draughtsman. All the navy yards docks and
wharves buildings and machinery in yards and every
thing Immediately connected with them, are under the
perintendence of this bureau It is also charged with the
management of the Naval Asylum.
bureau Of Constrneion, Equipment. and Repair.John
Ientha esq, chief Of the bureau eight clerks, and
draughsman The office of the engineer -chiefof the navy
sisted by assistant engineers This bureau has charge
building and repairs Of all purchase of
ments as sails anchors water tanks &C. The engineer
chief supentends the construction of all marine steam en-
gnes the navy and with the approval OF the Secretary
decides upon plans for their constrnetion
Bureau of Prorfsions and Ciohing.H. Bridge, purser
United States navy, chief Of bureau, and four clerks An
provisions the of the navy and clothing together with
the making furnishing the same, under
the charge of this bureau.
Bsrean of Ordnance and Commodore Chas
Norris chief of bureau four clerks and draughtsman
This charge oa ordnance and ordnance stores the
manufacture purchase ocannon guns, powder shot, Shells
&c. and the equipment of vcsselsowar, with every thing
connected Herewith. IL also provides them with
charts chronomecrs, barometer dc together with such
books are furnished hps-owar 'The United States
Naval Observatory and photographed Office at Washing
ton and the Naval Academy Annapolis also under the
general superntendence Of tho chief of this bureau.
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.--Dr. William Whean
surgeon United States chief of bureau passed
sant surgeon United States and two clerks Every
sick wounded, and management of hospitals with
in the superintendent of this bureau.
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. James Campbell, Postmaster General The direction
and management of Post Office Department assigned
by the constitution and laws the Postmaster General That
s be the conveniently arranged and
pared for action it is distributed among several bu
reaus as follows The Appointment Office in charge of the
First Postmaster Generals the Contract Oce, in
charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General the
Finance Office in charge Of the Thitd Assistant Postmaster
General and the Inspection Office in charge OF the chief
clerk.
Appointment Oce.-IIoratio King, esq.,, First Assistant
Postmaster General and nineteen clerks. To this office are
assigned all questions which relate to the establishment and
and Of pomasers and route and local
of Instructions to postmasters