The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-02

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Of the and Disbursements appropr
atons expenditures the civil lt and under
private acts OF Congress- and repors the balances TO the
Commissioner Of the Customs and the First Comptroller re-
I spec.yely, for their decision thereon.
Second Audors o5iee.PhlIp Clayton esq Second Aud
itor, and twentyone clerks he receives and adjusts all
counts relating 20 the pay clothing and recruiting OF the
army well armories arsenals, and ordnance and all
accounts relating 70 the Indian department. and reports the
balances 20 the Second Comptroller for bis decision thereon
Third AHd'tors 06eeRobert j. Atkinson, esd, Third
Auditor and seventy eight clerks lie receives and adjusts
all accounts for subsistence VI the army, ortihcatons, Mill
tary Academy military roads and the Quartermasters de-
Jary services previous 1916, for aud other
property lost IN the military service under various aets Of
Congress- aud reports the balances Second Comp
Ter for his decision thereon.
Fourth Audtor's 06iee--Aaron o. Dayton esq, Fourth
Auditor, aud sx.ssa clerks lie receives and adjusts all
for the service Of the Navy Department and reports
the BALANCES 70 the Second Comptroller for his decision
thereon
Fth iadi,ors CioeJosah Minot, esq, Fifth Auditor,
and six clerks lie receives and adjusts all accounts for dip
omstc and similar services performed under the direction of
the State Department and reports the balances the First
Comptroller for bis decision thereon.
Slr,a Aadi,or's Osies--willam r. Phillips ESQ.,. Sixth
auditor and hundred and clerks He receives and
adjusts all accounts arising from the service OF the Post Office
Department His decisions final unless appeal be
ken in twelve months the First Comptroller and be super
intends the collection of all debts due the Post Office Depart
ment.
Treasurer's Office. Samuel Casey, esq., Treasurer and
thirteen clerks lie receives and keeps the moneys Of the
United States in his Office ard that of the repositories
created by the of the 9th OF August 1896 and pays
the warrants drawn by the Secretary of the Treas
rants drawn By the Postmaster General and c,untersgned
by the Sixth Auditor and recorded by the Register He
also holds public advanced by to sbursng
officers aud pays out the same upon their checks
Registers 05fes.-Finley Bigger, Register, and twenty
nine clerks He keeps the accounts Of public receipts and
pendtues receives the returns and makes the official
statement OF and navigation of the United States
and receives from the First Comptroller and Commissioned
of Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by tem and
is charged by law with their ae-keepng
Solicitors QHeeFrancis b. Streeter, Solicitor, and six
clerks He superntens all civil suits commenced by the
IFptu Stafas lplfa
marshals and clerks all matters relating to them and their
results He receives returns from each term OF the United
States courts showing the progress and condition OF such
has charge of all lands and other property assigned
to the United States in payment OF debts and has to
sell and dispose of the for the benefit of the United
States.
| Light House Board.-Hon. james Guthrie president
Com w. b. Shubrick, United States navy, chairman Gen.
j. c. Totten, United states army Col James Kearney,
United States Prof d. Bache, superintendent of
Institution Commander s. r. Dupont United States navy
Lieut. Thornton Jenkins United States secretary
tary; and five clerks This board directs the building and
repairing of light houses ghtvesses buoys and beacons
contracts for supplies Of oil, DC
Coast SurveyAIexander d. Bache esq, superintendent
and thirty y-eight assistant draughtsmen, &c.
NAVY DEPARTMENT..
The Navy Department consists the Navy Department
proper being the Office Of the Secretary and Of five bureaus
attached thereto viz Bureau of Navyyards and Docks
of Provisions and Clothing Bureau of Ordnance and H
biography and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
The following statement the each these
offices and of the force employed therein:
Secrearys O6ice.IIon. james c. Dobbn, Secretary of
the Navy Charles W. Welsh esq, chief clerk and eleven
clerks The Secretary Of the Navy has charge of every
thing connected with the naval establishment and the
cntion OF all laws relating thereto is ntrusted him. under
the general direction of the President OF the United States
who by the constitution, is commandern of the army
navy All instructions to commanders of squadrons and
commanders OF vessels all orders OF officers commissions OF
officers both in the and marine appointments of
commissioned and warrant officers orders for the enlistment
discharge of emanate from the Secrearys Office
All the duties of the different bureaus performed under
the authority Of the Secretary and their orders are cond
cred as emahating from HIM The general supentendence
Secretary and all the orders Of the commandant of that
corps should be approved by him.
bureau Of Nary Yards and Docks.--Commodore Joseph
Smith, chief of the bureau four clerks civil engineer
and draughtsman. All the navy-yards, docks and
thing Immediately connected with them, under the
perntendence Of this bureau 1t also charged with the
4 management of the Naval Asylum.
Lentha esq., chief Of the bureau eight clerks and one
The once Of m t. & the navy
sisted by three assistant engineers This bureau has charge
Materials and the providing of all vessels with their equip
ments sails anchors water tanks, &C. The engineern
chief uperintends the construction Of all marine steam
gnc for the navy and with the approval the Secretary
decides upon plans for their construction
Bareau Of Propisions and Ctoaing.H. Bridge purser
United navy chief of bureau, and four clerks All
the the navy and clothing together with
the making Of contracts for furnishing the under
the charge ofthis bureau
Ordnance
Norris chief of bureau, four clerks and draughtsman
charge all ordnance and ordnance the
purchase Of cannon powder shot, shells,
and the equipment of vessels-owar, with everything
connected herewith IL also provides them with
charts chronometer barometers &c. together with such
books furnished shipsofwar The United States
Naval Observatory and photographed Office at Washing
ton and Naval Academy Annapolis also under the
general superintendence Of the chief Of this bureau.
Bureaa Of Medicine aud Smgery.-Dr. William Whelan,
surgeon United States navy chief Of bureau passed
surgeon United States and clerks Every
thing relating medicines and medical stores treatment Of
| in the superintendenee of this bureau.
Il DEPARTMENT.
Hon james Campbell Postmaster General The direction
management Of the Post Office Department assigned
It's business may be the conveniently arranged and pre-
pared for his final action IL s distributed among several bu
reaus follows; The Appointment Office, in charge of the
First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract Office, in
charge of the Second Assistant Postmaster General the
Finance Office in charge Of the Third Assistant Postmaster
General and the Inspection 0bce In charge OF the chief
clerk.
i Apponhnent Qficc.Horatio King esq, First Assistant
Postmaster General and nineteen cerks To this Office
assigned all questions which relate the establishment and
post offices, changes Of sites and Names
appointment and removal Of posmasters and route and local
agents also the giving Of Instructions TO postmastcr
Posnasrs furnished With marking and rating stamps
balances by this bureau which charged also with
providing blanks and stationery for the Of the depart
ent with the supentsndence OF the several agencies
established supplying postmaster with blanks. To this
bureau likewise assigned the supervision OF the ocean mai
steamship lines and Of the foreign and International postal