The Washington union., 1857-06-11
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.


Secretary Of the Department, o the Inteer Jacob Tomp
the state Of Mississippi rs clerical orce consists Of one ehi
% Moses Kelly elJ Two dsparsing clerks and ten other reg
and 10 its supervision and management pDted the
following branches Of the public service:
The Public Lands The chief Of this bureau Is called the oo
missioner Of the General land uce The Land Bureau IS charged
with the survey and sale Of the pnbhc ohain and the
tes therefor whether derived from combinations Of grants
made by former by sales donations % grants Tor school
military boan,as public improvements and likewise The revision
The Land Office, also, aad ts accounts, The
Commissioner is Hon Hendricks, y Indiana It's prn-
opa Orrs recorder chief clerk principal afA " anrYeys,
bes daghnan assistant dranghtsnan and soe 100 ele,ts
Of vIroGs grades
81 fqtian~-rhe present head Of this bureau George
Whiting, Of Virginia. The commissioner Is charged with HE exam
nation and Adjudication o ali claims arising under the various
passed by Congress granting bounty land pensions
ar the military naval services in the revonoaay and subsequent
which the United States have been engaged tp has one
G clerk Cole, and permanent corps consisting aoe
seventy rr clerks which Congress- TO enable him 10 meet the
extraordinary reareaents The land law has added
temporary lg olerksts Of different denominations
81 of Indian Afirs al interim, Charles f.
Nix fGOretown G. He provided with chief clerk sad about
treB other subordinate clerks,
m Pa'R 0bro this bureau committed the execution and
performance Of all aets and things touching and respecting The grant
and issuing patents for and useful discoveries inventions
% e1hcton and distribution Of seeds plants ana cuttings II mas
chief eerkgh0 Is BY aE ihe acting Commissioner OF Patents In
the absence OF the principal and twelve
patents, subordinate permanent
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees
Besides these four principal branches Of this new executive depart
organic the Treasury Dc
the supervision q the accounts Of the United States marshas
the lead and other mines the United states and the affairs
the pncnay Of the United states in o District q Columbia and
% the United States aa supervising and directing the acs NJ
The Commissioner Public buildings The hospital lor he insane II
Enlargement this department. addition TO WHICH, by laws
on passed the secretary q le Interior charged win the con
The department requires additional building Gr ~ arrsmmoda
a few yenrs for that parc Al present he Pension oee 3
ao'ld with rooms in what Is known az Nnders Bdng Nhie
N other branches the department. including The eeeary o
are all building The whole Of which
vii required early day or tho lss Of the Patent oifee for
nHh was originally intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department The Offices Of the Secretary o.
u" Treasury cUmptrolers, commissioner Of the customs, siS au
s treasurer egstcr solicitor light house board and coast sur
The following a brief Indication several ON
- and Of the orce employed therein, respectively;
Naaays QGoHon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury;
m hp Clayton Assistant Secretary engineer In charge one
init and three draneimen temporarily employed ana twenty
e clerks The Secretary the Treasury charged with the gen
supervision The fiscal transactions Of the government aud te
Cn Of the laws CONCERNING the commerce and navigation q the
% Ss lie snperntends the survey u the coast the
Enlistment marine hospitals states, aud the
Of certain publ building for custom hoaes and other pnr
FUt CRpalsr's oR-Iin William MedilI Comptroller, and
@ a clerks HE esccs the mode OF keeping and rendering se
@ r the civil aud diplomatic service wel as the public lands
a'''fea and certilea the balances arising thereon
Sad Compfoer's 0tEce Br0dhend, ESQ., Comptroller
seventeen clerks He prescbe the mode keeping aud render
m accounts d the army navy and Indian departments Of the
'erv and revises and cees the balances arising thereon
W@s Commissioner IF The Customs Hugh y Andcsan esi
ncr aud eleven clerks He preseribes the mode OF keeping
the accounts Of the customs revenue ana disnlrse
W and hr the building aud repairing custom houses Sc and re
'oS Auddors OBce-Ttomas Smith, esp, First Auditor and
n clerks He receives adjusts The accounts Of the customs
% aud disbursements appropriations and expenditures ac
inc civil h and under private ac Of Congress ana reports
alliances TO the Commissioner and the First Comp
usf respectively for their decision thereon.
d Aataor5 0Go Thomas j. - Fuller Second Auditor and
% one clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts relating 10
S clothing and recruiting Of the army well az arorit
a and ordnance relating TO the Indian depart
thereon .. -0I -1TI
Pa 1ntarl 06Robert Atkinson el Third Auditor, and
ht clerks He receives and adis all accounts Tor SOD
% a." ue army friihcaons, Military Academy military foahs
VAffrnastors department. well as for pensions claims
" from military services preyiois fsl6 ind for horses ana
pelH l ln the marY seryce under EarioH arfs q psh
ll ros ihe balances 10 the Second Comptroller for hs dc
@ Adaos Office Aaron Dayton, esq, Fourth Auditor, and
He Teoves and adjusts all accounts for The Hervco oi
WI Wv Dts decision thereon
20 A%dtorS 0GNurray McConnel esq Fifth Auditor, and
% o receives aud adjusts all for diplomatic and
Nes performed under the direction of the State Depart
reports tue balances 10 the First Comptroller FOR his decision
% NE Post Ohoe Department. and hundred and fourteen
receives and adjusts all accounts arising from the ser
t"t ore Department. Ills decisions bna unless an
"a th'n Va twelve months the First Comptroller We super
collection e all debts due The Post 0fice Department and
s and forfcitnrcs imposed posn,lsiers and mail
% lahnf TO Do lher duty he dire sug ard Legal prpeed
-, a9l cuina lsld all ouch nleAsnes - may be 40
Hmy W enforce thcprompu pay aents moneys due 20 ta
ihtrlnF United attorneys, marslaisl and CLERKS
ers relating aud receives from each teri
% proceedings has charge of all lands and oher properly
% we und States 10 payment Of debts due the Po = Qne
aud has soil and dispose Of tho same pT the
/ "" Toe Vnicd states,