The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-11
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or, and clerks He receives and adjusts the
of the and disbursements Appropr
private Of Congress- and reports the balances
Commissioner Of The Customs and the First Comptroller
spoetivey, for their decision thereon.
4 Second Aadors o6fce.Phip ton ESQ., Second Aud
or, and twenty clerks He receives aud adjusts all
counts relating TO The pay, clothing and ecuitng Of the
relating the Indian department. reports the
balances TO the Second Comptroller for his decision
TAird A.dor's oVce.-Robert j. Atkinson, esq Third
Auditor, and eight clerks. He and adjusts
all accounts for subsistence OF the army, Notifications Mill
tary Academy military roads and the de-
pafnsent well for pensions, claims arising from mill
tay services previous TO 1876 and for horses and other
Congress reports the to the Second Comptro
! Ter for his decision thereon.
Fourth Aad.or's 0geeAaron o. Dayton, esq, Fourth
Auditor, and xteen clerks lie receives aud adjusts all
for the OF the Navy Depar ent and reports
the balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision
! thereon.
4 Ryth Aalitors CHce.-Josah Mno esq, Fifth Auditor
and clerks He and adjusts all for dip
omatc and similar services performed under the direction Of
/ Comptroller for hm decision thereon.
/ Sirth Audi,ors Office. William f. Phillips, esq, Sixth
Auditor and hundred and clerks He receives and
adjusts all arising from the service Of he Post Office
Department His decisions final unless appeal be ta
ken in twelve months to the First and he
ment M
TreasHreps oise- Samuel Casey, esq.,. Treasurer, and
thirteen clerks He receives and keeps the moneys Of the
created by the act of the 9Th OF August 1885, and out
ury countersigned BY the First Comptroller upon
drawn BY the Postmaster General and csuntersgned
by the Sixth Auditor, and recorded by the Register. He
also holds public moneys advanced by disbursn
officers, and pays out the same upon their cheeks.
Register's Office Finley Bigger Register, and twenty
nine clerks lie keeps the accounts OF pubic receipts and
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statement OF commerce and navigation Of the United States
Of Customs all and decided BY them
is charged by law with their safe excepting.
Solicitors Office Francis B. streeter, Solicitor and six
United States and instructs the United States attorneys
arsha and clerks all matters relating to them and their
States courts showing the progress and condition Of
has charge Of al lands and other property assigned
United States in payment Of debts, and has power
sell and dispose of the for the benefit of the United
States.
4 Light House goard>Hon. James Guthrie, president; ;
Com W. b. Shubrck United States navy, chairman Gen.
J. g. Toten, United States army Col James Kearney
United States army Prof A. D. Bache Superintendent Of
Institution Commands & F. Dupont, United States navy
Lieut. Thornton A. Jenkins United States navy secretary
Capt Edmund L. +. Hardcase United States army,
ary and five clerks This board directs the building and
repairing Of light houses light buoys and beacon
contracts for supplies OF oil, DC.
Coast surpeyAexander ID. Bache, esq, superintendent
and thrty-eight assistant draughtsmen, &C.
NAVY DEPARTMENT..
The Navy Department consists of the Navy Department
proper being the Office of the Secretary bureaus
= VIZ buFeaa o. Rana and poes
Of Provisions and Clothing, Bureau of Ordnance and Hy
biography, and tho Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery.
The following is statement OF the duties OF each Of these
offices and OF the force employed therein:
Sscretary's O5ice-Hon james G. Dobbin Secretary Of
Nays Charles W. Welsh, esq., chief clerk and eleven
thing connected with the naval establishment and the
cuon of all laws relating thereto is inrued to him. under
general direction OF the President Of the United States
who by the constitution commander of the
and navy All instructions commanders of squadrons and
commanders of vessels all orders of officers commissions of
both the navy and corps appointments Of
and officers, orders the enlistment
discharge Of seamen from the Secretary Office
All the duties Of the different bureaus performed under
emaaating from him. The general superintendent
the marine R forms also part art Of the duties Of the
/ corps should be approved by him.
3ayeaa ef Nary Yards and Docks Commodore Joseph
Smith, chief Of the bureau four clerks, civil engineer
and draughtsman. All the navyyards, docks and
wharves buildings and machinery in and
thing immediately connected with them, under the
perntendence OF this bureau 1t is also charged with the
4 management OF the Naval Asylum.
| bureau Of Construction, Equipment. and Repar.-John
es chief ha c S sas % M eight srs nd
Daniel b. Martini esq, attached to this bureau who
ali mas
materials and the providing OF all vessels with their equip
chief superntends construction Of all
gnes navy and with the approval the Secretary
I decides upon plans Tor their construction.
Bureau of Prorisions and Ctothing-H Bridge purser
United navy chief Of bureau and four clerks All
provisions the Of the navy and clothing together with
making OF contracts for furnishing the under
/ the charge of this bureau.
Bsreau of Ordnance and Chas.
Morris chief of bureau four clerks and draughsman
This bureau has ordnance and ordnance stores
manufacture purchase cannon powder shot, Shells
&c and the equipment Of vessesowar, with everything
herewith. 1t also provides them with maps
charts chronometcrs baromeer &c. together with such
books furnished shps-owar. s'The United States
Naval Observatory and photographed Office at Washing
and the Naval Academy at Annapolis also under the
general superintendent of the chief Of this bureau
/ Bureau Of Medicine and Snrgery--Dr. William Whclan
United States chief Of bureau
surgeon United States navy and two clerks Every
thing relating medicines and medical stores treatment
sick and Wounded and management Of hospitals with
| in the superintendent OF this bureau.
i DEPARTMENT..
i Hon. james Campbell, Postmaster General. The direction
and of the Post Office Department assigned
BY the constitution and laws the Postmaster General That
business be the conveniently arranged
pared his action distributed among several b
reau follows: The Appointment Office in charge of the
First Assistant Postmaster Generals the Contract Office
charge the Assistant Postmaster General; the
Finance Office charge of the Third Assistant
General and the Inspection Office, in charge Of the chiei
clerk.
Appon,n.ea Cbce-orato King, esq, First Assistant
General and nineteen clerks. To this Office
assigned questions which relate To the establishment
dscoutinuance post Offices changes of sites and
agents. also giving OF instructions
with king and