The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-09

firss Assos Qles Thomas l.. Smith, esq, FIRST Aud
ttor and nineteen clerks He receives spd adjusts The
Of the disursements appropr
atoms and expenditures of the civil list and under
private acs Of Congress and reports the balances
Commissioner Of the Customs and the First Comptroer
spectiyelyi f0F their decision thereon.
SseoHd Aadstcrs 05sce.Phip Clayton esq, Second AUDI
counts relating to the pay, clothing aud recruiting VI the
army, as well armories srsens and ordnance and s
balances To the Second Comptroller for bis decision thereon
laird Aadaors ogee.-Robert J. Atkinson, esq, Third
Andie and seventy eight clerks He receives and adjusts
all for ths army for,ilca,ions, M
sary Academy military roads, and the aaFtermsters de-
ps tent well as for pensions caims arising from mill
property lost in the military service under various acts
Congress- and reports the balances 10 the Second Compro
Ter for his decision thereon.
Fourth Asdfor's Ogce.-Aaron o. Dayton, esq, Fourth
Auditor aud -;s.s7n clerks lie receives and adjusts all
OF the Navy Department and reports
The balances 10 the Second Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
fia Aaditors 6Eceiosiah Miuot, ESQ.,, Fifth Auditor,
aud clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts for dip
the State reports balances the First
Comptroller for bis decision thereon.
sieth Andifor'. Wiaa I, Phillips esa,, Sixth
Auditor and hundred and clerks He receives ard
adjusts all accounts arising from the service Of the Post Office
Department His deciions hna unless appeal be Ia
ken in twelve months the First Comptroller and he
the collection OF all debts due the Post Office Depart
ment.
Trsasprsr's O6iee Samuel Casey esq., Treasurer, and
United states in his own oce and that OF the repositories
created by the act Of the 9th August s46 pays
the same upon warrants drawn by the Secretary Of the Treas
ury by the First Comptroller and upon
drawn by the Postmaster General and c,unersgned
BY the Sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register He
also holds public moneys advanced py warrant to dbursng
officers, and pays out the same upon their checks
Registers QGiee Finley Bigger, Register, AID twenty
nine clerks lie keeps the accounts public receipts ard ex
pendures receives the returns and makes out the official
statement of commerce and navigation OF the United States
and receives from the First Comptroller and Commissioner
Of Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by them and
is charged by law with their salekeeping
Soeor's O5iee,Francs B. streeser, Solicitor, and SIX
clerks He supentends all civil suits commenced by the
United States and insucts the United States attorneys
afsha and clerks in all matters relating to them and their
results lie receives returns from each term Of the United
suits has charge all lands aud other property assigned
to the United States in payment Of debts and has to
States.
Light House Board.--Hon james Guthrie, president;
Com. w B. shubrck, United States navy, chairman Gen.
United states army Prof. d. sache, Superintendent Of
Coast Surveys Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of Smithsonian
Lieut. Thornton A. Jcnkins United States navy secretary
Capt Edmund L. F. Hardcase, United States army,
tary and ve clerks. This board directs the building and
repairing light houses ght-vesses buoys and beacons
contracts for supplies OF oil, &C.
Cod.t Survey eyAIexander d. Bache esq., superintendent
and thirty eight assistant draughtsmen, &C.
aAvv DErAKrsiEsr:
The Navy Department consists of the Navy Department
being the Office Of the Secretary and Of five bureaus
Bureau OF Construction, Equipment and Repair Bureau
of Provisions and Clothing Bureau Of Ordnance and Hy
biography, and the Bureav of Medicine and Surgery.
The following 10 statement of the duties of each of these
offices and Of The force employed therein:
Secrctarys Ofee-Hon James C. Dobbin, Secretary Of
the Navy Charles W. Welsh esq, chief clerk and eleven
clerks The Secretary Of the Navy has charge every
thing connected with the naval establishment, and the
cntion all relating him. under
the general direction Of the President of the United States
Who by the constitution is commandern chief OF the
aud navy. All commanders sauadrons and
all orders officers
officers both in the and marine appointments Of
officers orders the enlistment
discharge seamcn from the ecretarys
All the duties of the different bureaus performed under
cred emasatng from him. The general superintendent
@ the marine corps forms also part Of the duties Of the
corps should be approved by him.
Bayeau Of Macy Yards and Docks.-C Commodore Joseph
Smith, chief Of the bureau four clerks civil engineer
and one dranghtsman. All the navy-yards docks and
whaves buildings and machinery in yards and every
thing immediately connected with them, under the
perntendence Of this bureau 1t is also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum.
Bureau OF Construction, Equipment aud Repair--John
Lentha esq., chief OF the bureau eight clerks, and
dranghtsman. The Office Of the the navy,
Daniel b. Martini esq., is attached this bureau who
sisted bv three engineers This bureau has charge
building and repairs Of all vesselowar purchase
materials and the providing Of all vessels with their equip
ment as sails anchors water tanks Ac The engineer
chief npernten the construction Of all marine
gne for the navy and with the approval Of the Secretary
decides upon plans for their construction.
Bureau Of Professions and Cothiag.-H. Bridge, purser
United States navy chief of bureau and four clerks. All
provisions for the Of the navy and clothing together with
the making of contracts for furnishing the same under
the charge this bureau.
Bureau Of Ordnance and Hsa,ogaphy. Commodore Ghas.
Norris chief of bureau four CLERKS and draughtsman
This has all ordnance and ordnance the
manufacture cannon powder shot, shells
6c and the equipment OF yeselsowar, with thing
connected herewith. 1t also provides them with maps,
charts chronometers barometcrs &C. together with such
books furnished ships ofwer The United States
Naval Observatory and photographed Office at Washing
ton and the Naval Academy at Annapolis also under the
gener saperintendence Of the chief Of this bureau.
Bureau of Medicine and Sargery.-Dr. William Whelau,
United States navy chief of bureau passed
sstant surgeon United navy and clerks Every
sick and wounded and management of hospitals with
in the superintendent Of this bureau.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Hon James Campbell, Postmaster General The direction
and of the Post Office Department assigned
be the enientiy arranged and
pared for his final action it s distributed several bu
reaus oows The Appointment Office, in charge OF the
First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract Office in
charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General the
Finance Oice in charge of the Tbd Assistant Postmaster
Generals and the Inspection Oce In charge OF the chief
clerk.
Aopeiarasnt Qfee.Horao King, esq, First Assistant
General and nineteen clerks To this office
assigned all questions which relate to the establishment and
of Offices changes of sites and
and removal of postmaster and route and local
gsnt as ao the giving Of instructions postmasters.
furnished With marking and rating stamps
and cttsr by this bureau whhs charged also with
royidpr blanks and stationery for the OF the depart
mont and the superineudenee OF the several agencies
ahhnd for SUPPLYING postnasters with blanks. To this
hurau likewise assigned the supervision OF the ocean mail
steamship lines and Of the foreign and international postal