The Washington union., 1857-08-21

public moneys advanced BY warrant TO sburg officers pays
out The same upon their checks
Rssesrs 0eoeTney Bigger Register twenty ynlne clerks.
e lie ses the accounts Of public receipts and expenditures receives
saton Of o United States aud receives from ths First Comptroller
them, and Is charged BY law with their safe keeping
Solicitors Once sreeter esq Solicitor aud six clerks
We snpeIniens a si suits commenced BY the United States
ef Aoe arising a The ios Office Dea and instrucs the Uni
ted states attorneys n,arsai- relating
hen The ard ,ee results He receives from each term Of the
mas charge OF all ands and other property assigned TO the United
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the same for tl'e rtaeht Of the United states.
tpli House Cobb, Secretary Treasury,
ereeo president Com W. sabrek United States navy, chair
man Cen Totten United States army Capt A. Humphreys,
@ rmla % states army Prof A. D hhe saIsnendes o Coast sur
samuel Barron United navy.
sr% ; se es as rn board sis1 ss lRo bad
ing and repairing Of light houses yess ouoys and beaeons
u,ed Sites Coaa ssteyy osoriossor Hchc, IL d. su
pepcndcpt siC ablorntei,dent Of weights II
| the Coast Survey Onlce. fh
Rnssali chief clerk.
c. D. Snow. in charge OF archives
Professor A. G. PeadeOn United states navy computer Of ongt
Assistant Assistant !, gara 1,,s,i in e charge m spSlFs tyson
hee d T. ido United States army, in charge of drawing d
lieut. ston United States army in charge Of engraving dyi
sion.
Samuel Helm, iIsbursng agent
George Mathiot electrcy1ist
Joseph saxton assistant superintendent Weights
faa dt4itG 6krAR1,lrn
Hon Aaron " Brown Postmaster General direction and
ao anu @ ~ as ,o % oDes are % assigned BY the eons
The more enieny arranged and his
ss charge Of the First Assistant Postmaster General tho Contract
oeo charge Of the second assistant Postmaster General the n
the Inspection oace in charge OF the chief clerk
Arlsnsm Iioratio King esq., First Postmaster
which relate TO The establishment and discounuaoe Offices
s oue a se @ na aas b sr and T
masters lostmastars furnished with marking rating stamps
yiins blanks aud stationery for the department. and With
s Of tho several agencies established for supplying
Of the ocean mail steamship ncs foreign and In
ternaiional postal arrangements.
IS s9aa ocs wd n Danias Second Assistant Postnlns-
ss u arranging the mail service of the United States placing
respecting frequency trips
artures and arrivals all the the the mail
tho regulations for the Of the domestic mail service the
nd pas In ta'S Nc ssS sS
aprnnent Of ha should be sept 10 this oco An
@ the recognition said first be obtained through
he Contract oce authority for the credits
routes receive tho statement of mail prescribed for the
respective routes reports weekly to The Auditor all contracts
cuted and all orders affecting for mail
larcs the statistical exhibits Of reports
mail lettings giving bid; also,
made, the originated the curlnen ordered the
additional allowances granted within the year.
Finance 06ceJohn Maroon Third Assistant Psn,astcr Gen
and twenty clerks ihis Office are assigned tho super
vision and Of the financial business Of the department
not dcyoycd by law upon The Auditor embracing accounts with the
dae offices and other darcs Of the department. the issuing
and drafts balances reported by the Auditor
be due to mail other the supervision Of
the Of Offices under depoze their quarterly bal
by poma4crs their quarterly returns Of pos,agcs has charge
envelopes for the prepayment Of postage and Of the accounts con
nected herewith
Assistant Postmaster posmars
direct their quarterly returns of postage those at draft Offices hor
letters reors quarterly the net Of Their Offices @ and those
hc directed the weekly and monh returns the detarcs Of tho
and stamped envelopes, and FOR dead letters
Ilton 0John oakford, esq, chief clerk, and seventeen
registers arrivals departures mails certificates
service Of and Of mail failures Of noting the de
Il the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail resslsrs aad
] sn ' aa cn al ar aaa @ ws S' a be- sa
s to sccnc faithful and exact performance q all mail contracts
presses BY forging Illegal postage stamps
the Il n G Hnr nS h"s 5 Sc rspGs ,
tons ohc violations Of law nalocks aud keys Should be d
All registers the arrivals and departures Of tho mails certificates
q the service o. route S Of ma mail II sorss applications
contractors m irregular or imperfect service should be directed In
The Navy Department Navy Department proper
Bureau Of Navy books Construction Equipment
and oon sn ms ssg snrssr and
The following il statement of the duties Of each OF these offices and
Of the force employed therein;
Welsh chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary Of the
everything with the naval establish
and the execution all laws relating thereto Is intru to him.
under the general direction Of the President Of the United States who
by tho constitution commandment chief OF the and
All sqnadrons o
vessels oil Of officers commissions Of officers both In the
and marine appointments Of commissioned aud warrant
orders enlistment discharge OF eaatc
Office All the duties Of the different bureaus
performed authority Of he Secretary aud their orders
considered emanang from him The general superntendencc Of
marine orns also Of the duties OF the Secretary ard
Of that should BIO approved by
lin.
Bu,,au of Nary Joseph Smith, chief
Of tue clerks civil and daugtsman
yards everything Immediately connected with them
this Is also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum
Eyyipa,en and Rerdohn Iental
the cef Of tho navy Daniel Martin, attached to
this who assisted by three assistant This bureau
charge building all purchase
materials and the providing all vessels with their equipments
sails anchors The engincern chief sucrincns
the construction OF all for the and with
the approval OF the Secretary decides plans for their contruc
ton,
Bureau Of Clhie Bridge, purer Unied States
chc Of bureau and four c, All provisions for the
navy clothing together with the making Of contracts for fur
nsng the saic, under the charge OF this bureau
Byeou n and Hydraputhgart Duncan ngraam,
four clerks and draughnnn This bureau has
charge all ordnance and ordnance storos the manufacture or pr
powder shot, Shells Sc and the equipment
with everything connected herewith ap pro-
des maps charts chroncmeiers, berometer 6c TO-
geher zul books furnished shisofwnr Tue United
Observatory and ydrors ofoe at Washington,
Academy Annapolis also under the general su
perntendence OF the chief Of this bureau
Htiine and SucdgDr william WheIan surgeon un.
navy Of bureau; sri assistant surgeon United
stores o sick and wonned and management oil
hospitals comes snpcrintenience Of this bureau.