The Washington union., 1857-05-30
yITY OF WASHINGTON SATURDAY MORNING, NAY 80 1857

Treaaggs os Samuel Casey esq, Treasurer thirteen
clerks He receives and the the United in his
oice Repositories
Secretary Treasury by First Comptroller
warrants drawn by tho Postmaster General and euniessned
Sixth Auditor recorded Register holds
public moneys advanced by warrant TO dbung officers and
the upon their checks.
Registers oGniey Bigger, Register, and twenty nine clerks
He the public receipts expenditures receives
the returns and makes out the official statement commerce and
cation OF the United states and receives from the First
Commissioner Of Customs all and vouchers decided by
them, and charged by law with their safe keeping.
sicior o6ee-Francis streee ESQ., Solicitor cierk
He supernends all civil suits commenced by the United States
ted States attorneys marsh and clerks all matters relating
them and their results lie from each of the
has Of all lands other assigned the United
state. T. % payment omen Of debts, s as @ nss sg . q. T, % a e d q
lie for the benefit Of the United States.
Light Cobb Secretary Treasury
man. j. Toten United army; Capt A. A. Humphrey
United States Prof Bache Superintendent Of Coast
Barron, United States Commander Thornton A.
States 1--WE clerks This board tho build
ing and repairing Of light houses light vessels buos, and beacon
srvasy OGeepofcssor Bache D. su
pcrnenaent and superintendent Of weights and measures
the Coast Survey once.
A. W. Russell, CHIEF clerk
b. Snow, charge o archives.
Professor A. G. Pcndcon United States navy cOmpue Of lOng
F.. Ilgard charge computing division.
Assistant l. Pourales, in charge Of tidal division.
Lieut. Tdba United States army charge Of drawing d
saxon, States army, charge engraving
Samuel Hein dbursng agent
Joseph sxton superintendent weights
Hon. Aaron " Brown General The direction and
of the Post occ Department by the cons
tuition and laws the Postmaster That It's business
the more conveniently arranged and prepared for his final action
charge General
occ charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General the n
the Inspection Office in charge of the chief clerk
Apgmsa eeIIoratio King First Assistant Postmaster
which relate the establishment and dsconnance Offices
changes Of sites and appointment and removal Of
masters Postmasts furnished with marking and rating
letter balances this bureau which charged also with
siing stationery department
the Of the several agencies established for supplying
with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the
pero Of the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and in
tcrnationai postal arrangements
0cWiiam Dundas, esq., Second Assistant postmas
General and twenty clerks To this Office assigned tho bust
the mail service Of the United States and placing the
under contract embracing n correspondence and proceedings
respecting the frequency trips mode and times q de-
different country mail distribution and
the regulations for the Of the domestic mail service the
the bids charge the annual occasional mail
the adjustment execution Of the contracts All appca
for the establishment alteration q mail and the
appointment Of mail messengers should be sent TO this Office All
recognition Of said service hrsi TO be obtained through
the Contract ohce authority for The proper credits
this office all the ends Of
routes receive the statement Of mail for the
udltor all
cuted and all orders Affecting pre-
pare the statistical exhibits the mail and the Of the
service originated the curaments ordered the
additional allowances granted within the year.
Maron, Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
era twenty clerks To this Office assigned the
management Of the financial business the
by upon Auditor embracing with The
dra Offices and other dcotares q the department the Issuing
and drafts payment balances reported by the Auditor
be due mail and other persons tho supervision
designated points, the upencndence the rendition
By Of their rsurns Of posse na has ehass
envelopes for the prepayment Of postage and Of the accounts con
TO the Third Assistant Postmaster posmasters
direct their quarterly returns poage those az draft Offices their
at deposng oces their certificates dcpose should
Ss ns sT s y al an an nus
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
clerks To this Office assigned duty feceying examining
registers Of the arrivals and departures Of The mails certificates Of the
Of agents. and reports Of mail failures Of noting the de
In and p5sphS naps ~ heeU @ e sca aO
and keys and doing all other things which may be ncoes
An mail dcedadon Of violation Of law by private
the supervision Office should be reported TO
All eommnncaons respecting lost money letters ms dspeda
rected Chief Clerk, Post once Department"
All registers Of the arrivals and departures Of The mails ceales
agents. OF mal failures applications
for blank registers and reports Of failures and all complaints against
specIon Office, Posi- Office Department.
NAVY DEPARTMENT
The Navy Department consists Navy Department proper
OF and OF 1--WE bureaus attached thereto yz
Navy yards Construction Equipment
Clothing Bureau Ordnance and
ydography and the Bureau Of Medicine and surgory
OF the force employed therein:
scnays Toueey Secretary Of the Navy Charles
Welsh esq clerk eleven clerks The Secretary the
everything With tho naval establish
and the execution Of all laws rotating thereto ntrsted 70 him.
direction of the President Of the United States Who
by constitution chief Of the and
All instructions sqoadrons and commanders OF
vessels all orders Of officers commissions OF officers both In The
navy corps of commissioned and warrant
orders the enlistment and discharge Of seacn eatc
All different bureaus
performed authority Secretary and their orders
considered emanang from him The general supenendence Of
corps also the duties Of the Secretary aud
conmanant Of TINT should be approved by
him.
Buronu of Nary yards and Commodore Joseph Smith chief
buildings and machinery
yards everything immediately connected with them ARE
superntendence Of this bureau also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum.
Baat u Construction Eqipmcr, and RJohn Ienhall esq,
eight clerks draughtsman The Office
navy Daniel Martini attached to
assisted by three assistant engineers This bureau
building repairs Of all vessels OF purchase
Materials and the providing Of all vessels with their equipment
THE chief supcrntopds
for the with
approval Secretary decides plans for their consruc
ton.
Buda Of Pfisieas Clohi Bridge, United States
chief OF four clerks All provisions for the use OF
clothing together with the making OF contracts r iur
nishing the under the charge OF this bureau
Bau Of Ordnance and Hydrpady Capt Duncan lngraham,
chief OF clerks draughman This bureau has
charge the manufacture
powder shot Shells Sc and the equipment
OF vessels war with everything connected herewith also pro