The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-15
CITY OF WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY MORNING AUGUST l5 1866

Fret Aadior Qgee.-Thomas L. Smith esq., First Aud
oe, and nineteen clerks He receives and adjusts the
counts OF the customs and disbursements appropr
aons and expenditures account Of the civil list aud under
private acts q Congress and reports the balances 70 the
sPectiyely for their decision thereon.
Second AadioIs O6ies.Pp Clayton, esd, Second Aud
ior and twenty clerks no receives and adjusts all
counts relating the pay clothing and recruiting of the
army well aruories arsenals and ordnance and all
relating % the Indian department. and reports the
balances TO the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
Third 4aditoss O5ce.-Robert ]. Atkinson, esq Third
Auditor, and seventy cler lie receives and aonss
tary Academy military roads and the ouartermssers de-
partmen well for pensions, claims arising from mill
property ost in the military service, under various acts Of
Congress- aud reports the balances the Second Comptro
ler for his decision thereon.
Fourth Audtor's 0TeeAaron o. Dayton, esq, Fourth
Auditor, aud sr.asa clerks lie receives aud adjusts all
for the serce Of tho Navy Department, and reports
the balances the Second Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
FytA Apdjtor's osice.- Murray Mecopnel csq, Fifth
Auditor, and clerks. lie receives and adjusts all accounts
recton o the State Department and reports the balances
the First Comptroller for his decision thereon.
Sirh AUDITORS 0gee.-wiiam r. Phillips, esq, Sixth
Auditor, and hundred and clerks He receives and
adjusts all arising from the service OF the Post Office
Department Ills decisions hna unless an appeal be Ia
intends the collection OF all debts due the Post Office Depart
ment
2tsa.Ds,,e oSiGe samuel CASEY esq, Treasurer and
thirteen clerks lie receives and keeps the of the
United States n hs oce and that Of the Repositories
created by the act Of the Gth Of August lS6 and out
the upon drawn by the Secretary Of the Treas
ury counersgned by the First Comptroller and upon
BY the Sixth AUDITOR aud recorded by the Register He
also holds public moneys advanced by warrant TO disburng
officers, and pags out the same upon their checks.
Reqtster's Finley Bigger, Register, and twenty
nine clerks lie keeps the accounts Of public receipts and
penditurcs receives the and makes out the official
ard receives from the First Comptroller and Commissioner
3 Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by them, and
I is charged by law with their safe keeping.
olictors 0ce-Francs b. streeter Solicitor, and six
clerks He superntends ai civil suits commenced by the
United States and intructs the United States attorneys
marsha 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 saeb
suits has charge Of all lands and other property assigned
the United States in payment Of debts and has
sell and dispose of the for the benefit of the United
| States.
Ligl,-ou Eoard,--lion. James Guthrie, president.
J. G. Totten, United States army Col James kearney,
United States arny Prof A. D. Baehe Superintendent Of
Coast Suryey Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of Smithsonian
Lieut. Thornton A. Jenkins United States navy secretary
tsry and FIVE clerks This board directs the building and
repairing Of light houses ghtyesse, buoys and beaeons,
contracts for supplies Of oil &c.
Coas. SarrsyAlexander D. Rache esq., superintendent,
and thirty eight assistant draughtsmen, &c.
EAvy DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department
proper being the Office Of the Secretary and Of five bureaus
attached thereto, Bureau OF Nayyyasd and Docks,
Bureau Construction, Equipment and Repair, Bureau
OF Provisions and Clothing, Bureau of Ordnance and Iiy-
biography, and the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery.
The following is statement OF the ares Of each Of these
Offices and OF the force employed thefen
Sscrctory's 0iceHon james C, Dobbin, Secretary Of
The Navy Charles w. Welsh, esq, chief clerk and eleven
thing with The naval establishment and the exc
Of all laws relating thereto intrusted TO him. under
the general direction OF the President of the United States
who By the constitutions is Of the army
and navy All instructions 10 commanders of sauadrons and
,ti nf 30
officers both III the navy and marine corps, appointments Of
commissioned and warrant officers, orders for the enlistment
All the duties OF the dferen. bureaus performed under
the authority Of the Secretary and their orders cond
of the marine corps FORMS also part of the duties Of the
Secretary and all the orders Of the commandment OF that
corps should be approved by him.
/ Barea, of Nary Yards aud DocEs. Commodore Joseph
Smith, chief Of the bureau four clerks civil engineer
and draughtsman. All the navy-yards, docks and
thing Immediately connected with them are under the su
pentcndence Of this bureau Il is also charged with the
management of the Naval Asylum.
Bareau Of Construction, Equipment. and Repar.-John
enthaIi, esq., chief Of the bureau, eight clerks and
draughman. The Office Of the engmeerin the navy,
sisted by three engineers This has charge
of the building and repairs of all vessels purchase Of
men sails, anchors wafer tanks dc. The engineer-in-
chief serntends the Construction of all marine steam en-
gnes the navy and with the approval OF the Secretary,
decides upon plans Tor their construction.
i Bureau Of Provisions aad Ctohing-H Bridge, purser
United States navy chief Of bureau and four clerks Al
provisions for the Of the and clothing together with
the making OF contracts for furnishing the sae under
| the charge Of this bureau.
Bmeaa Of Ordnance and photographer Commodore Chas.
Norris chief of bureau four clerks, and draughnan.
This bureau has charge all ordnance and ordnance stores the
Manufacture purchase Of cannon guns powder shot shells
&c. and the equipment Of vessesofwar, with everything
connected herewith. IL also provides them with
charts chronometes baromeeys, ac together with such
books furnished hips-ewar. ''rhe United States
Naval Observatory and Photographed Office at washing
ton and The Naval Academy at Anpao arc also under the
general suporintendence Of the chief Of this bureau
4 bureau Of Medicine asd Smgcry.--Dr William Whelan,
surgeon United States navy Chief Of Bureau passed
ssan surgeon United States navy and two clerks Every
thing relating medicines and medical stores treatment of
sick and wounded and management Of hospitals with
\ in the supefntendencc OF this bureau.
rosT OFFICE 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