The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-01

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First Andi,or's O6ice.Thomas L. Smith, esq, First Aud
ltor aud nineteen clerks He receives and adjusts, the
counts of the and Disbursements appropr-
aha expenditures on account e Tue ois st and under
Commissioner Of the Custom. aud the First Comptroller
speciiyey, for their decision thereon.
Second AUDITORS 0HeePhlip Clayton, esq., SECOND Aud
itor aBd clerks. He receives and adus1s all
counts relating TO the pay clothing and recruiting OF the
relating the Indian department and reports
balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
Third AUDITORS 0lfee-Robert j. Atkinson, esq Third
Auditor and seventy eight clerks o and adjusts
all accounts for subsistence Of the army prfcaon Mill
tary Academy military roads, and the Quatermasters de-
az wen ~ or c'a'9s @ ang IRON % M,
property lost In the military service under various acts Of
Congress and reports the balances to the Second Coptro
Ter Tor bis decision thereon
Fourth Aaditor 0ace-Aaron o. Dayton, esq, Fourth
Auditor, aud sixteen clerks. He receives and adjusts all
for the service of the Navy Depar and reports
the balances To the Second Comptroller for hs decision
thereon.
Fyth Asdi,or's CGee.-- Murray Mcdonnell, esq, Firth
for diplomatic and similar services performed under the d
econ of the State Department and reports the balances to
the First Comptroller for his decision thereon
.eisth AUDITORS Office Willian r. Phillips, esq, Sixth
Auditor aud clcrks. lie and
adjusts all accounts arising from the service Of this Post Oice
Department His decisions arc na unless an appeal
the First Comptroller aud he super
intends the collection OF all debts due the Post oce Depart
ment.
Ireusurer's
United States his office and that OF the repositories
e a a % ss o. M @
ury, countergned by the First Comptroller and upon
rants drawn BY the Postmaster General and s,antergned
also holds public moneys advanced by warrant to dsburng
officers, and pes out the same upon their checks.
Registers @se.-Fincy Bigger, Register, and twenty
nine clerks. He keeps the public receipts and
pendures receives the returns and makes out the official
statement Of and navigation Of the United States
oplr thp EratC nd
Customs all and vouchers decided by them and
is charged by law with their safe keeping.
Solicitors 0Sce-Francis b. Streetcr Solicitor and six
clerks lie superntend all civil commenced by the
United States and insructs the United States attorneys,
maha and clerks in all matters relating TO them and their
results He receives returns each the United
courts showing the and condition tsuch
has charge of all lands and other property assigned
United States payment of debts and has power
sell and dispose of the for the benefit OF the United
States.
Light House Boord.Hon. James Guthrie, president ;
J. c. Totten, United States army Col James Kearney
United States army; Prof A. d. Bache Superintendent OF
0 epy serfny aT1
Lieut. Thornton A. Jenkins United States navy secretary
Capt Edmund / United so,. State
repairing of light houses, ightveses, buoys and beacons,
contracts for supplies OF oil, &C.
Coast surreyAlcxander D. Bache, ESQ.,, superintendent,
and thirty y-eght assistant draughtsmen, &c.
| NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department consists of the Navy Department
proper being 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 Clothing Bureau Ordnance and Hy
biography, and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
The following is statement of the duties of each Of these
Offices and Of the force employed therein
Secretorys OGce-lIon. James c. Dobbin Secretary OF
the Navy; Charles W. Welsh, Chief clerk and eleven
clerks The Secretary of the Navy has charge of evey
Of all laws relating thereto inrused him. under
the general direction OF the President of the United States
navy All instructions to commanders of sqadrons and
commanders of vessels all orders of officers commissions of
and officers orders for the enlistment
and discharge of seamen emanae from the Secrears office
All the duties OF the different bureaus performed under
the authority of the Secretary and their orders consd
cred emaRatng from him. The general uperntendence
Secretary and ali the orders Of tho commandment Of that
corps should be approved by him.
Bareau of Navy Yards and Docks Commodore Joseph
Of ss a he s civil asess
wharves buildings and machinery in navyyards and
thing Immediately connected with them are under ths su
| management of the Naval Asylum
bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repar.-John
Lena esq., chief of the bureau, eight clerks and one
drsughtsman The office Of the the
Daniel b. Martini is attached to this bureau who is
sisted by three assistant engineers This bureau has charge
materials and the providing Of all vessels with their equip
ments, sails anchors water tanks de- The engineer in
chief supernends the construction OF all marine steam
gnes the navy and with the approval Of the Secretary
decides upon plans for their construction.
Bareau of Propisions and Clofsng-H. Bridge purser
United States navy chief Of bureau and four clerks All
for the of the navy, aud clothing together with
the making Of contracts for furnishing the same under
the charge of this bureau.
Buean Of Ordnance and Hydrograply yCommodore Chas.
Morris chief of bureau four clerks and draughsnan
This charge ordnance and ordnance the
manufacture purchase ofcannon POWDER shot, shells,
&C.. and the equipment Of vessesofwar, with everything
connected Herewith II also provides them with maps,
charts chronometers baromeers, &c together with such
books furnished shipsofwar. The United States
Naval Observatory and Hydrographca Office" at Washing
and the Naval Academy Annapolis also under the
general superin,cndence of the chief Of this bureau.
Bareau Of Medicine and Surgery-Dr. William Whelan,
surgeon United States navy chief Of bureau passed
sistant United States and two clerks Every
thing relating medicines and medical stores treatment OF
sick wounded and of hospitals with
in the superintendence of this bureau.
DEPARTMENT..
Hon James Campbell Postmaster General. The direction
and management of the Post Office Department assigned
and laws the Postmaster General That
its business may be the conveniently arranged and pre-
pared hs final action ii is distributed several bn
reaus follows The appointment Office, in charge of the
First ssstant Postmaster General the Contract Once, in
charge Of the Second Assistant Pc stmaster Generals the
Finance Office in charge of the Thid Assistant Postmaster
Office, in charge of the Chief