The Washington union., 1857-05-29

Treuges 0Goesuel Casey, esq Treasurer thirteen
Clerks lie receives and keeps the moneys o the United states his
August 1896 and the upon by
secretary The Treasury coun.sned by the First Comptroller and
drawn BY the Postmaster
by the sixth Auditor and recorded by tho Register He also holds
public advanced by dbusBg ocars
out the same upon their checks.
Registers oeeflney Bigger Register twenty clerks
M keeps the accounts Of public receipts and expenditures receives
aSS Of nc United States and receives from the First Comptroller
them, and Is charged by law with their safe keeping.
Soeaor oeeFaneis s,reeer ESQ., SOLICITOR and six clerks
He upcnends all civil suits by United States
ot arising Oos Ds,tue and natruos the Uni
led States attorneys marsha and clerks in all matters relating
United States courts showing progress
Ia, charge q AZ lands and other property 70 the United
the same for the benefit Of The United States.
Light Hoas Howell Cobb, Secretary Treasury
reio president Com W. B. subrk United States navy,
Gen G. Ten United States army capi A. Humphreys
United states army Prof d. Bace Superintendent Of Coast Sur
Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of Smithsonian Institution
kns, United States navy and eutenant VIM Franklin United
states secretaries and five clerks This board directs build
ing and repairing q Ouoya, and beaeons
susy osnPrvfeasor A. d. paeho IL H. SUI
Capt IL smith, Geographical engineers assistant charge
the Coast Survey ofhcc.
a. w. RUSSELL chief ccrk.
9 y, snow, in charge oi archives.
Professor A. G. Pendcon, United States navy of ongi
4,s,an, Ilears in charge computing division
Lieut. ndbal United States army in charge Of drawing dt
vision.
saxon, army in charge Of engraving dvi
samuel Helm, disbursng agent
George Mahiot elecirotypist
Joseph saxton assistant superintendent weights
OFFICE pyraRrnsr.
Hon. Aaron " Brown Postmaster General The direction
tuition General that is business may
ne more conveniently arranged and for bis final
fee in charge the
ONCE charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster Generals the Fl
the Third Postmaster
the Inspection Once in charge Of the chief clerk
a9nr ss King Frs. Assistant Postaas,sr
which relate TO The establishment and dssonnuance Of post Offices
agents as Also the giving or instructions post
masters Postmaas furnished with marking and rating stamps
wiling blanks and stationery for the Of the department. and with
postmacrs with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the
cron Of the ocean mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and in
ternational postal arrangements
cnraa Qewfam H. Dnnans esq Second Assistant Postmas
ter General and twenty is clerks 10 this Office assigned The bu
arranging The mail service Of the United sacs placing the
same under contract embracing all correspondence and
respecting the frequency OF trips mode conveyance and times Of do
The different sections the country the points mail distribution and
he Tor the Of the domestic mall service the
eeyes the bids and takes charge Of the annual occasional mall let
ngs adjustment All app
the establishment mail arrangements
apponimen Of mail messengers should be sent 10 this occ All
claims should be submitted for transportation under
contract the recognition Of said scrvc first to be obtained through
the Contract Office authority for the proper credits
the AUDITOR ONCE From us oec all postnasters at inc ends
routes receive the statement OF mail arrangements prescribed for the
,r ,ha nybh,s ~ ,e mail aery And ma rcror,s ~ bc
mil lettings giving Of each bid; also, Of the
made the service originated tho curments ordered and the
additional allowances granted within tho year
c aud twenty clerks To this Office assigned tho super
vision and infringement Of the financial business Of the department
eyoivcd by aw the Auditor embracing accounts with the
payment balances reported by Auditor
TO be due TO mail contractors and other persons the supervision Of
at designated ponts and the superintendent thu rendition
envelopes for the prepayment Of postage and Of the accounts con
nccicd herewith.
Assistant General all should
direct their cry returns postage those az draft Offices their
the Of their Offices and those
dcpong Offices their certificates Of dcosie him should also
department well applications receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, aud for dead Ietiets
TO Ibis oce the duty ofcceivng and examining the
registers Of the arrivals and departures Of the mails ccates the
and reports Of mail onrcs noting the dc
nqucc Of conraccrs and preparing cses thereon for the action
General furnishing blanks for mail registers and
Of mail failures providing and sending out mail bags and
mail and Keys and dong al other nnss Which M may DC neoe
All Of n depreciation Of violation OF law by private
supervision this Office and should be reported TO it.
All communications respecting lost money letters mail dspreda
reetcd Clerk, Post oacc Department"
Of mail failures applications
for blank registers and reports Of failures and all against
specion Office, Post onice Department."
The Navy Department consists Navy Department proper
the Office Of the Secretary and Of Ave bureaus attached thereto viz
Navy yards Docks Construction Equipment
Provisions and Clothing Bnreau Ordnance and
iiydrography and the Bureau Of Medicine and sngery
The following Is statement Of the duties Of each oil these oces ana
OF the force employed therein:
Saays oon Toucey Secretary Of the Navy; Charles
W. Welsh chief clerk clerks The Secretary OF the
Navy charge everything connected with the naval establish
laws relating thereto ntrued 10 him.
direction OF the President Of the United states Wo
by constitution nchcr Of the and navy
All instructions commanders OF squadons and commanders OF
all Of ocers commissions OF officers both In the
and nrinc appointments oi ana warrant
and discharge OF scamen nauae
All the duties d the dneront bureaus
authority Of the Secretary and their orders
emanang him. The supcrintendence or
that corps should be approved by
him.
Bnroru Naf Joseph Smith, chief
bureau civil engineer and draughtsman
All yards wbarves buildings and machinery In
yards everything Immediately conneeod with tcm arc
the uparnonence Of this bureau ao charged VAIN
management OF the Naval Asylum
Buroan n CONSTRUCTION Equipment and RroirJchn Ientha,
eight Clerks draughsman The oce f
engineer chief the Daniel b. Martin esq E attached to
assisted by three assistant engineers This bureau
building and o all vesscsofw purchase
OF vessels with their
sails anchors The chief supcrntcnds
engines for the and with
approval Of the Secretary decides upon plans Tor Their consuc
uon
navy clerks All provisions for the use OF
clothing together with the making o contracts or ur
nishlnr same under the charge OF this bureau
snaa Of Ordnance Hyyopdphpcapt Duncan Ingraham,
chief bureau daugtsman This bureau has
ordnance and ordnance stores the Manufacture or pur
guns powder shot shells SC and tho equipment
everything connected herewith also pro-
them with maps, charts, clrononenrs baronces Ms