The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-02


Commissioner of the Customs and the First Comptroller
spectivey, for their decision thereon.
Second Audito OGcePhlip Clayton, esq, 2econd Aud
itor wen clerks. He receives and adjusts all
army, well arnores arsena!s and ordnance and all
balances the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
Third Aaditor's ODlceRobert j. Atkinson, esq, Third
Andor and seventy eight clerks lie receives and adjusts
tary Academy, military roads and the Quatermasers de-
parment, well as for pensions claims arising from mill
property lost the military service under various Of
Congress- and reports the balances TO he Second Comptro
ler for his decision thereon.
Fourth AUDITORS Oce.-Aaron o. Dayton, ESQ.,, Fourth
Auditor, aud sxesa clerks. He receives and adjusts all
service the Navy Depar men and reports
the balances to tho Second Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
FIN auditors OEce.Aiurray Mcconnell, esq, Fifth
Auditor and six clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts
recton of the State Department and reports the balances to
the First Comptroller for his decision thereon.
Sirth Audior's O6ice William F. Phillips, esq.,, Sixth
Auditor and hundred clerks. He receives and
adjusts all arising service Of the Post Office
Department His decisions final unless appeal be a
ken in twelve mouths to the First Comptroller and he super
intends the collection of all debts due the Post Office Depart
ment.
Treaswers Office Samuel Casey, esq.,, Treasurer and
thirteen clerks He receives and keeps the moneys of the
United States in his office and that Of the repositories
created by the of the 9th of August 1885, and ont
the same upon drawn by the q the
rants drawn by the Postmaster General and
by the Sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register he
also holds public moneys advanced by warrant to dsbursng
officers, and pa~s out the same upon their checks
Registers Q@se- Finley Bigger, Register, and twenty
nine clerks He keeps the accounts public receipts and
pendures the and makes out the official
statement of and navigation OF tho United States
ard receives from the First Comptroller and Commissioner
Customs all and vouchers decided by them and
is charged by law with their cafe keeping.
Solicitors OeeFrancis B. Streeter, Solicitor, and six
clerks He superntends all civil suits commenced by the
maha 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
suits has charge of all lands and other property assigned
to the United States in payment OF debts and has power to
sell and dispose OF the same for the benefit OF the United
States.
Light House Board.Hon. james Guthrie, president !;
Com; W. B. Shnbrck United States navy chairman; Gen.
j. G. Toten United States army Col James Kearney,
United States army Prof A. d. Bache Superintendent Of
Coast Survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary S
Lieut. Thornton A. Jenkins United States navy secretary
Capt Edmund l. Hardcase United States army secre,
repairing of light houses ghtvesse buoys and beacons,
contracts for supplies OF oil, dc.
United States Coast Surpey O61eeProfessor A. D. Bache,
L. D., superintendent 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, al interim.
A. w. RUSSELL chief clerk. H
G. b. Snow, in charge of archives
Professor A. G. Pendlcton United States navy oomputer
: Lieut.. D. Whiting United States navy, hydrographc
officer.
Assistant j. i. Hgard, in charge OF computing division.
Assistant H. f. Pourtales in charge of tidal diri rision.
Lieut. j. O. Tidba, United States army, in charge of
drawing division:
Lieut. j. O. Clark, United states army, IN charge OF en-
Samuel Helm, disbursing agent.
George Mathiot, eectrotypist.
Joseph Saxton assistant to superintendent OF weights and
measures.
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EAyY DEPARTMENT.
Tho Navy Denartment consists of thu Navy Department
proper being the Office Of the Secretary and Of five bureaus
attached thereto viz Bureau of Navyyards 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.
ioaowlng W. = o e uu' u oaon " h'o
o'ces anu VI lie ioiee o"pioy oo 'neion
the Navy Charles W. Welsh, esq Chief clerk and eleven
clerks. Tho Secretary OF the Navy has charge OF
thing connected with the naval establishment and the exc
cuon 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 nchief of the
and All instructions to commanders Of squadrons and
commanders Of vessels, all orders OF officers commissions OF
Go,n 10 n ,me os for e
d of eamen emanate rnn tho Secretarv's Office
All the dues of the different bnreaus ARC performed under
the Of the Secretary and their orders are cond
ered a emapang from him. The general superntendence
of the marine crps forms Also part of the duties the
corps should be approved BY him.
Bureau qf Napy Yards and Docks--Commodore Joseph
Smith, chief of the BUREAU four clerks, civil engineer,
and one draughtsman. All the navy-yards, docks and
thing Immediately connected with them under the su-
Yperntendence OF this 1t charged with the