The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-23


/ Fissf Aaalor's O55csThomas L. Smith esq., First Aud
itor, and nineteen clerks. He receives and the
counts q the customs revenue and apProp
private acts Of Congress- and reports the balances 10 the
Commissioners q the Customs and the First Comptroller
speetyely, for their decision thereon.
Second Audor's O6lee-Phip Clayton ESQ., Second Aud,
ito and twenty clerks He receives and adjusts all
counts relating @ the pay clothing and recruiting o. ths
relating to the Indian department and reports the
balances TO the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
Third Anditors 06ce.Robert j. Atkinson, esq, Third
Auditor and seventy eight clerks He receives and adjusts
all accounts for subsistence of the army, Notifications, Mill
parmen az well as for pensions claims arising from mill
tay services previous 70 1916 and for horses and other
Congress- and reports balances the Second Compro-
| Ter for his decision thereon.
Fourth Andtors 0Dee-Aaron o. Dayton, esq, Fourth
Auditor, aud sixteen clerks lie receives aud adjusts all
for the service OF the Navy Department and reports
the balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision
I thereon.
and sx clerks He receives and all for Dip
omac aud similar services performed under the direction Of
the state and reports the balances to the First
Comptroller for his decision thereon
SirA Aaditor's o9ieeWiiliam i. 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 ua unless appeal be Ia
ken in twelve months the First Comptroller and he super
intends the collection OF all debts due the Post oce Depart
mont.
Treasre's Office. Samuel Casey, esq, Treasurer, and
thirteen clerks lie receives and keeps the moneys 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
rants drawn by the Postmaster General aud countersgned
by the Sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register He
also holds public advanced by warrant 70 dsburng
officers and PAYS out the same upon their checks.
Regsers Qse.-F Finley Bigger, Register, and twenty
nine clerks lie keep the accounts OF pubic receipts ana
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
T Customs all and vouchers decided by them, and
is charged by law with their safe-keeping.
Solicitors 06eeFrancis b. Streeter, Solicitor and six
clerks He superntends all civil suits commenced by the
United States and the United States attorneys
narshs and clerks all matters relating to them and their
results lie receives returns from eaeh term o. the unte
States courts showing the progress and condition Of such
suits has charge of all lands and other property assigned
70 ihe o,eu states ia o uepts, nas power. 70
sell and dispose Of the for the benefit of the United
States.
Lig., House Board.,IIon James Guthrie, president; ;
j. G; Totten, United States army Col James Kearney
uncd States army; Prof A. d. Bache, Superintendent Of
Institution; Commander s. f. Dupont United States navy
Leu Thornton A. Jenkins United States navy, secretary
tary; five clerks This board directs the building and
repairing of light houses, lightvesse buoys and beacon
contracts for supplies oil OIL, &C.
Coast Surrey Alexander D. Bache, esq., superintendent
and tbii ty eight assistant draughtsmen, &c.
NAVY pErAarMENT,
The Navy Department consists of the Navy department
ro,er mana ha office Of the Secretary and of five
attached thereto viz Bureau Of Navyy.sds and Docks
Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repair Bureau
of Provisions and Clothing Bureau of Ordnance and H
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;
Secrotargs 09ce.Hon James G. Dobbin, Secretary of
the Navy Charles w Welsh esq., chief clerk; and eleven
CLERKS To sscrstsry ef The Nyy has charge Of every
of all laws relating thereto s trusted TO him under
general direction Of the President of the United States
who by the constitution, is commander-inchef OF the army
and navy All instructions squadrons and
commanders Of vessels all orders of officers commissions Of
Commissioned and warrant officers orders for the enlistment
and discharge OF seanen emanatc from the Secretary Office
All the duties of the different bureaus performed under
authority of the Secretary and their orders consd
cred emanatng from him. The general superintendence
ecre,ary and ali the orders Of tho eommandant Of that
4 corps should be approved by him.
! Bureau of Navy Yards and Docks.-Commodore Joseph
Smith chief Of the bureau four clerks one civil engineer
wharve buildings and machinery in navy yards and every
thing Immediately connected with them are under the M s
| management Of the Naval Asylum.
Bureau Of constraction Equipment, and Rtpair--John
Lentha esq., chief Of the bureau eight clerks and
draughtsman The Office Of the the
Daniel b. Martin esq is attached to this bureau who is
the building and repairs Of all purchase Of
materials and the providing of all vessels with their equip
chief uperntends the construction of all marine steam
gne for the navy and with the approval of the Secretary,
decides upon plans for their construction.
Bureau Of Provisions and Ciothmg.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 of contracts for furnishing the sae under
the charge ofths bureau.
Bareau of Ordnance and Chas.
Norris chief of bureau, four clerks, and draughman
This bureau has charge all ordnance and ordnance stores the
manufacture purchase ofcannon guns POWDER shot shells
&C. and the equipment of yessesoi-war with everything
connected Herewith. II also provides them with maps,
charts chronorneter baroneters &c. together with such
books furnished shipsof-war. s'Tbe United States
Naval Observatory and Photographed Office" at Washing
ton and the Naval Academy at Annapolis also under the
general superintendent of the chief of this bureau
Bpreau Of Mediciae and Sargery.-Dr William Whelan,
surgeon United States navy chief of bureau passed
sistnt surgeon United States and two clerks Every
thing relating medicines and medical stores treatment of
sick and wounded and of hospitals with
in the superintendent Of this bureau.
/ OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Hon James Campbell Postmaster General. The direction
and of the Post Office Department assigned
by constitution and laws the Postmaster General That
lis may be the conveniently arranged and
pared for his final action II is distributed among several bu
reaus follows The Appointment Office, in charge OF the
First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract Office in
charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General; the
Finance Office in charge of the Thid Assistant Postmaster
Generals and the Inspection Office in charge OF the chief
II clerk