The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-02


atons and expenditures of the civil list and
private acs Of Congress and reports the balances the
Commissioner OF the Customs and the First Comptroller,
spectyeiy for their decision thereon
Second yud,to's ccs-Philp Clayton esq Second Aud
cr aud twenty clerks lie receives ond adjusts all
army as wel as arwSrs arsenss and ordnaaee and ali
accounts relsng Indian department and reports the
baerces 10 the Second Comptroller his thereon
Third Aadifors 0aee.-Robert J. Atkinson esq., Third
Auditor and seventy eight clerks lie receiyeo and adjusts
all accounts for subsistence of the arg ortifcaons Mill
ary Academy military roa2s, and the Qnarermasters de-
partment as wei. as for pensions, claims arising from m
ery services previous 1876 and for horses and other
property lost in the military service under various
Congress and reports the balances the Second Comptro
Ter for his decision thereon.
Fourth Andtor's goe.-Aaron 0. Dayton, osq, Fourth
Auditor and SIXTEEN Clerks lie receives and adjusts all
the service Of the Navy epa tmeut reports
hc balances 10 the Second Comptroller for bis decision
thereon.
fJfh AHditor's OGfce.-M Murray Mcconnell esq. Fifh
Aadto and six clerks he receives and adjusts all accounts
for diplomatic and similar services performed under the d
recqh Of the State Department and reports the balances
the First Comptroller for his decision thereon.
Sirth AUDITORS OBce.-Wiam F. Phillips, esq Sixth
Auditor and hundred and clerks He receives and
adjusts all arising the service
Department. His decisions final unless appeal be
ken in twelve months to the First Comptroller and he super
intends the collection cf all debts due the Post Office Depart
nent,
4}easurer's 0lee- Samuel Casey esq., Treasurer, and
thirteen clerks lie receives and keeps The moneys Of the
United States in biz Office and that Of the repositories
created by the act of the 9th OF August 1916 and out
the upon warrants drawn by the Secretary Of the Treas
uy countersgncd by the First Comptroller and upon
rants drawn by the Postmaster General and eounersgned
by the Sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register. He
aso holds public advanced by warrant to dbursng
officers, and pes out the same upon their checks.
Registers 0eee- Finley Bigger, Register and twenty
nine clerks He keeps the public receipts and
pcndures receives the returns and makes out the official
ard receives from the First Comptroller and Commissioner
Customs all and vouchers decided by them and
is charged by law with their safe-keeping
Solicor's O5ce-Francis b. Streeter Solicitor and
clerks. He superntends all civil suits commenced by the
United States and insructs the United States attorneys
marha and clerks all relating them and their
results He receives from each term OF tho United
States courts showing the progress and condition of such
suits charge Of all lands property assigned
United States payment Of debts and power
sell and dispose of the for the benefit of the United
States.
Com. w. b. Shubrick United States navy, chairman Cen
}. O.. Toten United States army; COL James Kearney,
eDry
Institution Commander s. r. Dupont United navy
Capt Edmund L. r. Hardeaste United States army, secfe
tary and five clerks This board directs the building and
repairing Of ghthouses ghtvesses buoys and beacons
contracts for supplies of oil, &C.
United States Coast S,pey O6fceProfessor A. D. Bacbe
LII d., supentendent 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 interim.
A. W. RUSSELL chief clerk.
G. B. Snow, in charge of archives
of long gitudes 49,
Lieut.. W. d. Whiting United States navy, photographic
officer.
Captain A. A. Gibson, United States army.
Assistant J. T. Hgard in charge Of computing division
Assistant H. /. Pourtales in charge OF tidal divson.
Lieut. J. 9. Tidba, United States army, in charge of
drawing division.
Lieut. c. Clark, United States army, in charge of en-
craving division.
Samuel Helm, disbursug agent.
George Mathiot, electrotypist.
Joseph saxon assistant superintendent of weights and
measures.
DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department consists of the Navy Department
being the Office of the Secretary and of five bureaus
attached thereto viz Bureau of Navyyard and Docks,
Bureau OF Construction Equipment and Repair, Bureau
of 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
Secretarys OEoe.-Iion. james G. Dobbin Secretary Of
the Navy Charles w Welsh esq., chief clerk and eleven
thing connected with the naval establishment and the
cuton OF all laws relating thereto is inrused to him. under
the general direction OF the President of the United States
Who by the constitution is commander Of the army
aid navy All instructions commanders of squadron and
commanders of vessels all orders OF oces commissions of
officers both the navy and marine corps, appointments OF
commissioned and warrant officers orders for the enlistment
and discharge of seamen from the Secrearys office
All the duties Of the different bureaus performed under
the authority of the Secretary and their orders consd
cred enaHang from him. The general euperntendeuce
the marine corps forms also part of the duties of the
Secretary and all the orders Of the commandant of that
corps should be approved by him.
Smith, chief of the bureau four clerks civil engineer,
and draughtsman All the ravy yards, docks and
buildings and machinery yards and
thing Immediately connected with them, under the
perntendepce of this bureau II is also charged with the
management of the Naval Asylum
Bureuu Of Construction, Equipment, and Repar.-John
enthall chief of the bureau eight clerks and
draughtsman The office of the the navy,
Daniel b. Martini esq is attached 10 this bureau who IA
sisted by three assistant engineers This has charge
building repairs Of all vessels-o
Materials and the providing Of all vessels with Their equip
neuts ng aal
chief supcrnten,s the of all marine
unes navy and with the approval Of the Secretary
decides upon plans for their construction.
Bureau of Prorisioas and Ctothng--H Bridge purser
United States navy chief of bureau and four clerks All
provisions for the Of the and clothing together with
the making Of contracts for furnishing the same under
the charge ofthis bureau.
Norris chief Of bureau four clerks and draughtsman.
This has charge all ordnance and ornance stores the
purchase cannon powder shot, shes
and the equipment of vessels owar, with everything
connected herewith 1t also provides them with
charts chronomeers baromecs, de- together with such
books furnished sbipsofwar. The United States
Naval Observ and Photographed Office Washing
ton and the Naval Academy Annapolis also under the
general superintendent of the chief of this bureau.
Bareau of Medicine and Swgery-Dr. William Whcan,
surgeon United States navy chief Of bureau passed
sant surgeon United States navy, ard two clerks Every
sick and wounded and management of hospitals, with
in the superintendence OF this bureau.
posT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Hon James Campbell Postmaster General Tho direction
and management of the Post 0co Department assigned
the consultation and laws TO the Postmaster General That
It's business may be the conveniently arranged and
isd