The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-25

first Auditor 0fice.-Thomas L. Smith, esq, First Aud
or, and nineteen clerks He receives and adjusts the
aons and expenditures account OF the civil list and under
private acts OF Congress- and reports the balances to the
Commissioner of the Customs the First Comptroller re-
speetiyely, for their decision thereon.
Second auditors 06eePhip Clayton, ESQ., Second Aud
or, and twenty clerks lie receives and adjusts all
counts relating the pay clothing, recruiting
relating to the Indian department. and reports the
balances TO the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
Third Auditors 0Dfee--Robert j. Atkinson, esq Third
Auditor and seventy eight clerks lie and adjusts
all accounts for subsistence Of the army, forfcaons Mill
partment well az for pensions, claims arising from mill
ary services previous to 1876 and for horses and other
property lost in the military service under various acts Of
Congress- and reports the balances to the Second Comptro
Ter for his decision thereon.
Fourth duditors 09aoeAaron 0. Dayton, esq., Fourth
Auditor aud six.esa clerks lie receives and adjusts all
for the service of the Navy Depar men and reports
the balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
Auditor and six clerks lie receives and adjusts all accounts
for diplomatic and similar services performed under the d
recon of the State Department and reports the balances to
the First Comptroller for his decision thereon
Sirsh Ahditor's 0bfee William T. Phillips, esq, Sixth
Auditor and hundred and clerks lie receives and
adjusts all accounts arising from the service Of the Post Office
Department His decisions na unless appeal be
ken in twelve months to the First Comptroller and be super
intends the collection of all debts due the Post Office Depart
ment.
Teaser's Office. Samuel Casey, esq, Treasurer, and
thirteen clerks lie receives and keeps the Of the
United States in his Office and that of the repositories
created by the act of the 9th of August 1896 and pays out
the upon warrants drawn BY the Secretary Of the Treas
countersigned by the First Comptroller and upon
rants drawn by the Postmaster General and counersned
by the Sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register. He
also holds public advanced by warrant to dsbursng
officers and paws out the same upon their checks.
Registers Finley Bigger Register, and twenty
nine clerks He keeps the accounts public receipts and
pendtures receives the returns and makes out the official
statement of commerce and navigation Of the United States
ard receives from the First Comptroller and Commissioner
Customs all and vouchers decided by them, and
is charged by law with their sate-keeping.
Solicitors O5ceFrancis b. Streeter Solicitor and six
clerks He supcrntends all civil suits commenced by the
marshas and clerks all matters relating to them and their
results He receives returns from each term Of the United
suits has charge of all lands and other property assigned
the United States in of debts and has TO
States.
Light House Board-Hon. James Guthrie, president
Com W B. shabriek, United States navy chairman; Cen
Uned States army Prof A. D. Bache, Superintendent of
Coast Survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of Smithsonian
Lieut. Jenkins United States navy, secretary
Capt Edmund L. F. Hardcaste United States army secre
repairing of light houses light vessels buoys and beacons
contracts for supplies of oil, &C.
Coast alexander D. Baohe, esq, superintendent
and thirty eight assistant draughtsmen, &c.
/ NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department consists of the Navy Department
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
of Provisions and Clothing Earsau of Ordnance and Hy
typography, and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
The following statement of the duties of each Of these
offices and of the force employed therein:
Secrearys O6icc.-IIon James c. Dobbin Secretary of
the Navy Charles w. Welsh esq chief clerk; and eleven
clerks The Secretary Of the Navy has charge of every
of all laws relating thereto nrused to him, under
the general direction of the President of the United States
who by the constitution, is of the army
navy All instructions to commanders of squadons and
commanders of vessels all orders of officers commissions of
commissioned and warrant officers orders for the enlistment
and discharge OF seamen emanae from the Secretary office
All duties of the different bureaus performed under
the authority the Secretary and their orders consid
cred emanatng from him. The general superinendence
the marine corps FORMS Also part of the duties Of the
Secretary and all the orders of the comnandant of that
corps should be approved by him.
| Bureau of Nary Yards and Docks-Commodore Joseph
Smith chief Of the -four % clerks civil
whave buildings and machinery in yards and every
thing M a WIN ine are nnadr tine tts M sa
management of the Naval Asylum.
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, and RepairJohn
Lentha esq., chief of the bureau, eight clerks, and
draughtsman The Office Of the engineer the navy
Daniel b. Martini esq., is attached to this bureau who
sisted by three assistant engineers This bureau has charge
of the building and repairs of all purchase of
materials and the providing of all vessels with their equip
ments sails, anchors water tanks &C. The engneerin
chief supernends the construction of all marine steam
gnes for the navy and with the approval of the Secretary
decides upon plans for their construction.
Bureau of and Ciothng.-H. Bridge, purser
United States navy chief Of bureau and four clerks. All
for the the and clothing together with
the making of contracts for furnishing the same under
the charge OF this bureau.
bureau of Ordnance and Hyarography.Com Chas
Norris chief of bureau, four clerks and draughtsman
charge ordnance and ordnance stores the
manufacture purchase cannon guns powder shot, shells
&C. and the equipment of vessels of-war with everything
connected Herewith. 1t also provides them with maps
charts chronometer baromeers &c. together with such
books furnished ships-ofwar. The United States
Naval Observatory and Photographed Office at Washing
and the Naval Academy Annapolis also under the
general superintendent Of the chief of this bureau
| Bureau of Medicine and SUgery.--Dr William Whelan,
surgeon United States chief of Bureau passed
sistan United States and two clerks Every
sick and wounded and management of hospitals with
/ 10 the superntendence of this bureau.
| DEPARTMENT.
Hon. James Campbell Postmaster General. The direction
of the Post Office Department assigned
by constitution and laws the Postmaster General That
pared for action it is distributed among several bu
reaus follows The Appointment Office, in charge OF the
Assistant Postmaster General the Contract Oce in
charge of the Second Assistant Postmaster Generals the
Finance Office charge the Thicd Assistant Postmaster
General and the Inspection Office in charge of the chief
! clerk.
Appointment OEce.-Horatio Kng esq, First Assistant
Postmaster General and nineteen clerks To this office
assigned all questions which relate to the establishment and
discontnnance of post Offices changes OF sites and names
removal of posmasers and route and local