The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-24

OWceTnilp ClAytOn, Sec0nd Aud
tor and tweny-one clerks. He receives and adjusts all
counts relating to the pay clothing and recruiting Of the
accounts relating the Indian department reports the
balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
Third Aaditor's Robert j. Atkinson, esq., Third
Auditor and clerks He receives and adjusts
all accounts for subsistence Of the orticatons Mill
ay Academy, military roads, and the Quartermaster de-
ay services previous 1876 for horses and other
property lost in the military rvice under various acts Of
Congress and reports the balances to the Second Comptro
Ter for his decision thereon t
Fourth Audiioys 0Dice.Aaron o. Dayton, ESQ.,, Fourth
Auditor aud sixteen clerks He receives and adjusts all ae
for the service Of the Navy Department and reports
the balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision
thereon. titlftre 81 tl
Auditor and six clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts
for diplomatic and similar services performed under the d
soen Of the State Department TIM and reports the balances to
lSirh AUDITORS O6ee.--willam r. Phlips, ESQ.,. Sixth
Auditor and hundred and clerks He receives and
adjusts all arising the service Of the Post Office
Department His decisions fiaal unless appeal be
in twelve months to the First Comptroller and he super
intends the collection of all debts due the Post Office Depart
ment. ssf 4fl Ht.
Tcasurers Office Samuel Casey, esq., Treasurer, and
thirteen clerks He receives and keeps the Of the
created by the act Of the August 1886 and pays
the upon drawn By the Secretary Of the Treas
Sy % and
by the Sixth Auditor, and recorded BY the Register He
officers, and pays out lie same upon their checks
Registers 00ee.Finley Bigger, Register and twenty
clerks He keeps the accounts public receipts and
statement Of and Of the United States
and receives from the First Comptroller and Commissioner
Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by them and
is charged by law with their safe-keepng.
Solicitors Oce-Francis b. Streeter, Solicitor, and six
clerks He superintends all civil suits commenced by the
ashas and clerks in all matters relating to them and their
results He receives returns from each term Of the United
suits charge Of ali and other property assigned
to the United States in payment Of debts and has power to
sell and dispose of the same for the benefit of the United
States.
Light House Board.-Hon. James Guthrie, president;
Com. ". b. shubrck United States navy, chairman Cen
United States army Prof A. D. BseSe, Superintendent
Surveys Prof Henry secretary Of Smithsonian
mander Thornton Jenkins United States navy engineer
Lieutenant John g. Parke United States army secre,
repairing Of ghtvesscls buoys and beacons
contracts for supplies Of oil, &c. s,s AaiE
United States Swvey Professor A. D. Bache,
LIZ d. superintendent and superintendent Of weights and
Captain H. w. Benham, United States engineers assist
Captain W. R. Palmer, typographical engineers assistant
in charge Of the Coast Survey Office, ad interim.
A. w. RUSSELL chief clerk. $40
@. b. Snow, in charge of archives.
Professor A. G. Pendeton United States navy, compuer
Lieut. W. D. Whiting, United States navy photographic
officer.
Assistant J. T. Hilgard, in charge of computing division
Assistant l. T. Pourtales, in charge of tidal division.
Lieut. y g Tidball United States army, in charge of
Lieut. j 9: Clark, United States army in charge of
Samuel Helm, disbursing agent. e 3a
George Mathiot, electrotypist.
Joseph saxton assistant superintendent Of weights and
NAVY DEPARTMENT..
The Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department
proper being the Office of the Secretary and Of five
attached thereto viz Bureau of Navyyards and Docks
Of Provisions and Cothng Bureau Of Ordnance and Hy
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:
Secretary. Office james G. Dobbn,. Secretary Of
the Navy Charles W. Welsh esq., chief clerk; and eleven
thing connected with the naval establishment the
cuon Of all laws relating thereto ntrusted to him under
who by the constitution is of the army
navy All instructions to commanders Of squadrons and
officers both in the navy and marine corps appointments
commissioned and warrant officers orders for the enlistment
All the duties Of the different are Performed
the authority Of the Secretary and their orders consd
of the marine corps orms ALSO part of the duties Of the
Secretary and all the orders Of the oommandan of that
| corps should be approved by him.
Bupeau Of Navy Yards and Docks.-Commodore Joseph
Smith, chief of the bureau four clerks one civil engineer
and draughtsman. All the navy-yards, docks and
as
perintendence Of this bureau 1t also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum.
Lareau of Construction, Equipment, and Rspair.-John
Lenha esq, chief of the bureau, eight clerks and
draughtsman The Office of the engineer the navy,
Daniel b. Martini esq., attached to this bureau who
by three assistant engineers This bureau has charge
materials and the providing Of all vessels with their equip
ments Sails anchors tanks, &C. The engineer-n-
chief supentends the construction Of all marine steam
for the navy and with the approval of the Secretary
decides upon plans for their construction.
Burean of Provisions and CtohingH. Bridge, purser
provisions for the of the navy and clothing together with
the making of contracts for furnishing the same under
the charge of this bureau.
Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography Duncan
graham chief of bureau clerks and draughsman
has charge all ordnance and ordnance the
&C., and the equipment of with everything
connected Herewith It also provides them with maps
charts chronomeers barometer &c. together with such
books furnished shps-ofwar "The United States
ton and Naval Academy Annapolis also under the
general superntendence Of the chief of this bureau
bureau Of Medicine and Svrgey.Dr. William whelan,
surgeon United States navy chief Of bureau
surgeon United States navy and two clerks Every
thing relating medicines and medical stores treatment Of
sick wounded and management of hospitals, comes with
in the superintendent Of this bureau.
OFFICE DEPARTMENT..
Hon. James Campbell Postmaster General The direction
and Of the Post Office are
by the constitution and laws to the General That
business be the conveniently arranged and pre-
pared for his final action s distributed among severa pu
First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract Ohce In
charge of the Second Assistant Postmaster Generals the
Finance Office in charge of the Third Assistant Postmaster
Generals and the Inspection Office, in charge OF the chief
clerk. N3
appointment 0Gce-Horatio King esq.,, First Assistant