The Washington union., 1857-05-21
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Secretary Department Interior Hon Jacob fhomr
OF Tie sate Of Mississippi It's clerical force consists q ee CHIEF
lar clerks aud to lis supervision and management are committed ne
l The P1alie Lands Tho tsf ealod the Com
Tie Land Bureau charged
survey management Of tho public doInan and tho
Issuing therefor whether combinations
made by former governments by sales donauona q grants for schools
vr military bounty land claims and the suing Of scrip In
lieu hsrod The Land Once Also audi IL own accounts Inc
present Commissioner s Hon HsndricFs q ndana Ita prla
osrg recorder, chief elork principal clerk Of surveys
bes daughan assistant daughisma and some 100 esrk'
ID sTha prasanl head Of this bureau George
nation and adjudication Or all claims arising unds tbs various and
numerous laws passed. by oongos- granting bounty land Or penn.
which the United satOs have boon engaged He has one
seventy Other clerk. 70 which Congress to onabe him
extraordinary requirements q the new bounty land has added
temporary force fifty corksps Of different denominations
81 Iniansoommssousr Of Indian Affairs I'D ulnim Charles
Nix dGeosotow - He provided with cios cek and about
4h PaGa 0eeTo committed the execution and
performance Of AL things touching and respecting tho grant
ING and Issuing loiS Tor now and useful
and RrOyema the collection Of statistics relating agriculture
cof clsrEwho by acting q raen.s in
tho absence m tho Commissioner principal and iwelys
clerks besides considerable number q temporary em9ioyees
Besides these four principal branches q this executive depart
the organic 1919 transferred from the Treasury DE
laoI the supervision the Of tho United states naras
aud attorneys the
m lead and other mines q tho States
the panry Of the unted States in e District Of ccunia a9d
oa the Stats Department he duty Of taking and returning toe cen
the staies supervising and directing the Of
Iap
the and and Of the district q Columbia also under he
management o This department; in addition 10 watch by Ss re-
Gently passed. the Secretary o the Interior Is charged with the
srncon Of the three roads leading the Pncin coast
The department requires additional bUihg Tor is rccomnodh
the few yenrs purpose the Pension Once Is
provided xh in what known wirders Building white
department inclGng Office
are all crowded into The Inteu oce building The whole which
w bs required early day for the use Of the Patent ohoe or
TERasuEy px-AErrENT.
n Of
TIE Treasury ccupoers, u the customs, SIX eu
dsos treasurer register solicitor lighthouse boad and coast sur
The following The 5aies Of these several On
and or The force employed therein, respectively:
Sesaagi o-Hoh Howell cobb Secretary q the Treasury;
Hon Philip Secretary engineer charge one
architect ihrss draugmeu mpgray enpoyee and twenty
% csrEs Ihe secretary q tho Treasury charged the
e supervision d the sca transactions Of tie government and TIC
execution Of the laws concerning o conera and q The
tuael sa He suonends Tho survey q the coast the h house
establishments the marine hospitals c the United States aud the con
poses
FI osfdues oBoe-IIm. William uedIn, Comptroller, and
fifteen clerks a ebes the mode Of keeping and rendering &C
counts for The civil diplomatic service we the public ad
and fsv'sas and ceriae the balances arising thereon
Sad Conrtrylles OEoeS.n Brodheaa, esq Comptroller
lad prescribs ods keeping and render
5 Sas accounts q tho army navy aga ndsn departments o ,hs
Cs ef oeuiniiGionsr o Cur0piIagh J. Anderson
nsone and eeyou clerks lie prsIiss tas mode Of Keeping
and rendering The Of tho and dsbnrse
man building repairing and
F~S and csrunos the balances arising thereon
Ti,T AuIo-i onee Thomas smith esq, First auditor aud
u ana disbursements Appropriations aud expenditures On se
count Of the civil list private Of and reports
% balances The 81 Customs and the tnSt Comp
uviIor respectively, fr thoir decision thereon
Ssoad 4uaaori GTlumas J. ~ Furor, Second Auditor ard
twenty clerks adjusts ali accounts relating TO
% pay onhnF and recruiting the army, well a. Hrmoe
Ns, and ordnance rotating the Indian depart
m and reports the balances 70 The Second Comptroller oF bis deo
Ron there0n
fd 1sdd0fs 0sc.Robst Atkinson $50 Third Auditor and
evenly clerks He adjusts all scroun for sub
ce oi the army, hhcatns Military Academy, military roAds
@ e QarsmAsters department Won for pensions claims
s from military services pevioua sls and for horse, and
% property lost IN The military under various acts Of Con
@ and reports Tho balances tho Second Comptroller for his de
tFlon thereon
Fuh Alors o@oeAaron o Dayton esq Fourth Auditor and
osh eek He adjusts all for tho service 81
a DEPARTMENT and reports tho balances to tie Second Comp
uo4or Tor his decision thereon.
fyh AudpnS 0Fts-Hurrsy Mcconnell ESQ., Firth Auditor and
- erss He receives for diplomatic and
r service, performed under the direction of the state Dar
and reports the balances tho First Comptroller for bis decision
AIsh Aaisof oo, William v Phillips, es auditor OF the Treas
aeks He receives snd adjusts arising from the
e The Post ofoe Department Ills decisions final unlcss
% be taken IN twelve months the First Comptroller He
ls to collection n. Once Department and
M paauot and friares imposed pniastcrs and mail
m fhnr N DO their day he directs su and legal proceed
~ 0E and ounA and takes AL surt measures be
@ ly law 70 enforce he prompt payment 0 moneys due 70 the
matters relating thereto and from each term
% tned states m The condition and q such suits
@ ega proceedings has charge an lands and oher property
yhe iohe Uusd payment ~ dahts due tbs 70 y tce
ael and has eel and dsuss q the same for the
N1ol' q hs United ftaics,