The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-19

tor and nineteen clerks He receives and adjusts the ac
cont Of the customs and dsbursemen appropr
aon and expenditures account OF the civil list and under
private acts 0 Congress and reports the balances 70 the
Commissioner Of the Customs and the First Comptroller
spectiyely, for their decision thereon.
Second Audior's 0aoe-Philp Clayton esq, Second Aud
itoF and twenty clerks He receives and adjusts all
counts relating to the pay clothing and recruiting the
accounts relating the Indian department and reports the
balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
TAird Audfor's Q6ice.Rober J. Atkinson esq, Third
Auditor, and eventyegh clerks He receives and adjusts
all accounts for subsistence Of the army ortiheaons Mill
tay Academy military roads, and the Quarermasters de-
tary services previous si6 and for horses and other
property lost in the military service, under various acts Of
Congress and reports the balances 70 the Second Comptro
Ter for his decision thereon.
Fourth Aador's 0Hce.--Aaron o. Dayton, esq, Fourth
Auditor aud sixteen clerks he receives and adjusts all ae
the balances to the Second Comptroller for hs decision
thereon
FtA Aaditors O9osJosiah Minot esq, Fifth Auditor
and clerks He receives aud adjusts all accounts for dip
omatc and mr services performed under the direction Of
the State Department and reports the balances to the First
Comptroller for his decision thereon.
ss~sA -4aafsovs- ,,ssss AS,iar Phakys esq., Sixth
Auditor and hundred and clerks He receives and
adjusts all accounts arising from the service Of the Post Office
Department. His decisions final unless appeal be ta
ken in twelve months the First Comptroller and he
intends the collection Of all debts due the Post Office Depart
ment.
thirteen clerks lie receives and keeps the moneys OF the
United States in his Office aud that of the repositories
upon drawn by the Secretary of the Treas
uy, countergned by the First Comptroller and upon
rants drawn by the Postmaster General and caunersned
by the Sixth Auditor, and recorded by the Register lie
also holds public moneys advanced by warrant TO dsbursng
officers, and pays out the same upon their checks
Register's Office Finley Bigger, Register and twenty
nine clerks He keeps the accounts public receipts aud
pendtures the returns and makes out the official
statement aud navigation Of the United States
aud receives from the First Comptroller and
Customs all and vouchers decided by them and
il charged by law with their safe-keeping
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clerks He supentends all civil suits commenced by the
United States and nstructs the United States attorneys
results lie receives returns from each term Of the United
States courts showing the progress and condition OF such
70 the United States in payment Of debts and power
sell and dispose of the for the bene<t of the United
States.
Light House Board.-Fon. James Guthrie, president;
Cou W b. Shubrick United States navy, chairman; Gen.
J. q. Totten, United States army Col James Kearney
United States Pr A D. Baehs 1 Of
Institution Commander s. T. Dupont, United States navy
Leut Thornton Jenkins United States navy secretary
tary; and five clerks. This board directs the building and
repairing of light houses, ghvessels buoys and beacons
contracts for supplies OF oil, &C.
Coat Surpeg-Alexander d. Bache ESQ.,. superintendent
and hirty-cght assistant draughssmen, &C.
DEPARTMENT
The Navy Department consists of the Navy Department
proper being the office Of the Secretary aud Of five
attached thereto, viz: Bureau Of Navy-yards and Docks
Bureau oil tOn5tpnctioU, Equipment and Repair
Of Provisions and Clothing, Burean 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;
Sscreorys Qgice.-Hon james G. Dobbn, Secretary of
the Navy Charles w. Welsh, esq, chief clerk and eleven
clerks The Secretary Of the Navy has charge OF
thing connected with the establishment
cuion all relating thereto is ntrusted to him. under
the general direction Of the President Of the United States
who by the constitution commanderin of the army
and All instructions commanders Of quadrons and
commanders Of vessels all orders Of officers commissions of
nrep bnth in
commissioned d warrant officers, orders for the enlistment
and discharge seaen emanate from the Secretary Office
All the duties Of the different bureaus performed under
the authority Of the Secretary and their orders consid
cred emanating from him The general supernendence
Secretary and all the orders Of the comnandan of that
corps should be approved by him.
bureau % Nary Yards and Docks.-Commodore Joseph
Smith chief Of the bureau four clerks one civil engineer
and one draughtsman. All the navy-yards, docks and
wharyes buildings and machinery in yards and every
thing Immediately connected with them under the
perntendence OF this bureau Ii is also charged with the
management of the Naval Asylum.
Bmeau Of Construction, Equipment. and Repair.-John
Lentha esq., chief OF the bureau eight clerks and one
draughsman The office Of the engineer nchefof the navy
Daniel b. Martin esq, attached 70 this bureau, who
of 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 Pyorsiops aud Ciohing.-H. Bridge, purser
United States navy chief bureau four clerks. All
provisions for the Of the navy and clothing together with
the making of for furnishing the same under
the charge Of this bureau.
BHreaa of Ordanace and Hydrogaphy Commodore Chas.
Morris chief of bureau four ceks and draughtsman
This bureau has charge ordnance and ordnance the
manufacture purchase fcannon guns powder shot, Shells
&c. and the equipment of vessels with everything
connected therewh. II also provides them with maps,
charts chronometers barometers &c together with such
books furnished shipsofwar The United States
Naval Observatory and Hydrographica Office at Washing
and the Naval Academy Annapolis also under the
general superintendence Of the chief of this bureau.
Burean Of Medicine and Surgery.-Dr. William Whelan,
surgeon United States navy chief Of bureau passed
sstant surgeon United States and two clerks Every
thing relating medicines and medical stores treatment of
and wounded and management of hospitals with
in the superintendent of this bureau
DEPARTMENT.
Hon James Campbell Postmaster General The direction
and management Of the Post Office Department assigned
by the constitution and laws the Postmaster General That
be the conveniently arranged and
pared for his final action il is distributed among several bu
reaus oows The Appointment Office, in charge of the
First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract Office in
charge Of the Second Assistant Pc smaster Generals the
Office charge OF the Thi,d Assistant Postmaster
General and the Inspection Office In charge Of the chief
clerk.
appointment OEcc.-Horao Eing, esq., First Assistant
Postmaster General and nineteen clerks To this office are
assigned all questions which relate 70 the establishment and
dscontnuance OF post Offices changes OF sites aud
and removal OF postmnster and route and local
agents as also the giving Of Instructions 10 postmasters
Postmastes furnished With marking and rating stamps
and balances BY this bureau which charged also with
providing blanks and stationery for the Of the depart
men superinendence OF the several agencies
established for supplying postmasters with blanks To this
bureau likewise assigned the supervision OF the ocean ai
steamship nes and Of the foreign and international postal
arran