The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-28
CITY OF WASHINGTON, THURSDAY MORNING JUNE 28. 1856

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First AUDITOR. 0gies.-Thomas L. Smith esq First Aud.
ito and nineteen clerks He and adjusts the
counts OF the customs and approprl
aons and expenditures the civil aud under
private acts Of Congress and reports the balances the
Commissioner OF The Customs the First Comptroller
speciiyey, for their decision thereon.
Second Apd;toys OGeePhiip CLAYTON esq Second Aud
itor and twentyone clerks He receives and adjusts all
counts relating TO the pay clothing and recruiting Of the
relating the Indian department reports
balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
Third Anditor's 0DfceRobert j. Atkinson, esq., Third
Auditor, and seventy eight clerks lie receives and adjusts
all accounts for subsistence Of the army, orcaton Mill
tay Academy military roads, and the Quaternasers de-
partment, well for pensions claims arising mill
tay services previous 1916, and or horses and other
property lost n the military service under various acts Of
Congress- and reports the balances 10 the Second Comptro
Ter for his decision thereon
four Aadifors Ogice.Aaron o. Dayton, esq., Fourth
Auditor aud sixteen clerks. He receives and adjusts all
the balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
FtA auditor. Minot, esq, Fifth Auditor
and six clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts for Dip
omatc and similar services performed under lie direction Of
ie State department. and reports balances to The First
Comptroller for his decision thereon.
SirM Aud.tor's OGce.-WiIlam +. Phillips, esq., Sixth
Auditor, aud hundred and clerks lie receives and
adjusts all accounts arising from the service OF the Post Office
Department His decisions final unless an appeal be ta
ken twelve months the First Comptroller and he super
intends the collection Of all debts due the Post Office Depart
ment
Treasurers Office Samuel Casey esq., Treasurer, and
thirteen clerks lie receives and keeps the moneys of the
United States in his Office, and that of the repositories
created BY the act of the 9th of August sI6 and pays out
upon drawn by the Secretary the Treas
ury counersgned by the First Comptroller and upon
rants drawn by The Postmaster General and
BY the Sixth Auditor, and recorded by the Register. He
also holds public advanced by warrant 70 dsbursng
officers, and pays out the same upon their checks.
Registers OHee.-F Finley Bigger, Register and twenty
clerks lie keeps the accounts of public receipts and
pendtures receives the returns and makes out the official
the First Comptroller and Commissioner
Of Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by hem and
is charged by law with their saie-kcepng.
Solicitors O8fee-Francs b. Streeter Solicitor and six
clerks He superinends all civil suits commenced by the
United States and nstrucs the United States attorneys
narsha and clerks in all matters relating to their
results He receives from each term Of the United
States courts showing the progress and condition Of such
suits has charge of all lands and other property assigned
to United States in payment Of debts and has power
sell and dispose OF the same for the benefit of the United
States.
Com W. b. Shabrck, United States navy, chairman Gen.
j. g. Totten, United States army Col James kearney,
s1v M q
Institution Commander s. r. Dupont United States navy
Can't Edmund L. r. Hardcaste United States army, seefe
tary and five clerks This board directs the building and
repairing of light houses ghtvesses, buoys and beacons
contracts for supplies of oil, &c.
Coat Surrey Alexander d. Bache esq superintendent
and thirty-eght assistant dranghtsmen, &c.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department consists of the Navy Department
proper being the Office of the Secretary and OF five bureaus
attached thereto, Bureau of Navy-yards and Docks
Bureau of Construction Equipment and Repair Bureau
Of Provisions and Clothing Bureau Ordnance and H
biography and the Bureau Of Medicine and surgery
The following statement Of the duties Of each Of these
Offices and Of the force employed therein:
Secrearys 0S6ee-Hon James C. Dobbin, Secretary of
the Navy Charles W. Welsh, ESD, chief clerk; and eleven
thing connected with the naval establishment and the
cuton OF all laws relating thereto is ntrusted to hp under
of 1.pto
who by the constitution is commander Of the
and navy All instructions to commanders Of quadrons and
commanders OF vessels all orders of officers commissions Of
officers both in the and marine corps appointments Of
mssioned and officers orders for the enlistment
All the duties Of the different bureaus performed under
authority Of the Secretary and their orders consd
Of the marine corps FORMS Also part Of the duties of the
Secretary, and all the orders of the eommandant Of that
corps should be approved by him.
Bmreau of Nary Yards aad Docks-C Commodore Joseph
Smith, chief Of The bureau, four clerks, civil engineer
aud one draughtsrnan All the navy-yards docks aud
wharves buildings and machinery yards and every
porntendence OF this bureau II is also charged with the
management OF the Naval Asylum.
bureau Of CONSTRUCTION Equipment. and Repan.John
entha esq, chief Of the bureau eight clerks and
draughtsman The Office Of the the navy,
Daniel B. Martin, esq, attached this bureau who
sisted by three assistant engineers This bureau has charge
of the building and repairs Of al purchase Of
materials and the providing Of all vessels with their equip
pents, sails anchors water tanks DC. The ongineern
chief superinends the construction of all marine
nes the navy and with the approval Of the Secretary,
decides upon plans for their construction.
Bureau Of Provisions and CtodingH. Bridge, purser
United States navy chief of bureau and four clerks All
provisions for the the navy and clothing together with
the making Of for furnishing the same under
the charge ofthis bureau.
Barea,t Of Ordnance and HydyograPhyCo Chas.
Morris chief of bureau, four clerks, and draughman
charge all ordnance and ordnance the
manufacture purchase fcannon guns powder shot, shells,
&c. and the equipment of vessesof-war, with everything
connected Herewith. 1t also provides them with maps,
charts chronometer baromeers, &c together with such
books furnished shipsof-war. sThe United States
Naval Observatory and photographed Office at Washing
on and the Naval Academy Annapolis also under the
general superintendent of the chief Of this bureau.
Bureau of Medicine aud Swgery--Dr. William Whelan,
surgeon United States navy chief Of bureau passed
surgeon United States navy and two clerks Every
thing relating medicines and medical stores of
sick and wounded and Of hospitals, with
in the superintendence of this bureau.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Hon. james Campbell Postmaster General. The direction
OF the Post Office Department assigned
by the constitution and laws the Postmaster General That
business be the conveniently arranged and
pared for his final action 1t is distributed among several bu
reaus, follows; The Appointment Office in charge OF tbs
First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract Office,
charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General; hs
Finance Office 10 charge OF the Trd Assistant Postmaster
General and the Inspection ofce In charge Of the chic
\ clerk.