The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-16

ordinary tho Office added at
FIRST Tie direction Of all appeals claims California
The concon and revision Of the laws Of tho District
Columbia.
DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Department Interior Thomp
te Of Mississippi l clerical force consists Of one chief
clerk cses Kelly esq Two lsbgrsing clerks and Ten other reg
following branches Of the public service
missioner The Bureau CHARGED
with the management and sale Of The public dnai and the
by former governments by sales donations Of grants for schools
Of vren military bounty land Claims and the issuing il scrip
The Land ce, also ands its accounts The
cpal recorder clerk, principal clerk surveys
besides dughtsnan assistant raughsman and some $50 clerks
I'd Pons present head Of this bureau g George g
adjudication all claims arising under the and
numerous laws passed BY consre granting bounty land or pensions
which the United states have been engaged lie has
clerk O. } permanent corps consisting
81. Commissioner Inan Affairs, Charles Mix Of
Georgetown D. G. He provided with chief clerk and about heen
4h Pa,ea OetsTo this bureau the
lug and issuing patents for and useful discoveries Inventions
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and eu'ingS has
chief ceo Is by law the acting Commissioner OF Patents in
the principal, and twelve
sa examiners Of patents some dozen subordinate permanent
Joseph Holt Is the Commissioner and samuel T. shnge esq Cher
Besides these principal executive
act Of 1879 Transferred 70 Il from e Treasury De-
tho clerks q the United States courts The manage
%Gn Of the lead and n nGs .I t ~ .iy a as a' aaa
Department the duy Of taking and returning ae
supervising and directing The Of
The Commissioner Buildings The hospital for the insane
The and and Of e District Of Columbia + also under The
department. addition To which, by
Gently passed the secretary of the Interior y charged with the
The department eqnl building
Non repeatedly recommended during
provided what knownas "wndc lhiiiing willis
lie other branch hes 81 department including secary Office
required early day G tho of tho Patent oce for
WHICH il originally intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Tie Treasury Department the Offices Of the Secretary
The Treasury two cump Oilers customs
ditors treasurer register solicitor, light house board, ana
The following Is brief
ces and the force employed therein, respectively:
Sryarys OGoeon Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury,
Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary engineer IN charge;
architect and three raug,5mcn temporarily employed and twenty
The Secretary the Treasury charged With the
the fiscal transactions Of the government and Of the
United superulends Tie coast m light house
establishment the marine hospitals Of the unted States and the
buildings other
poses.
Fsyst CsomfhoIc,s oGo William Medi, Comptroller
counts for The diplomatic service wen the public lands
and rovscs andc the balances arising thereon
Second taau,t,ailcs 0EJ NJ Cats, esq Comptroller,
seventeen clerks lie rrecrbcs the mode OF kelg and render
c accounts Of The army navy and Indian departments O The
Office Of Commissioner @ the Customs samuel Inglam esq
COMMISSIONER clerks lie prescrihe the moio Of kepng
mnls and for The building repairing houses
ves and ceraes the balances arising thereon
F AUDITORS Office Smith, esq, Auditor,
nineteen clerks lie receives aud adjusts The accents q the customs
Disbursements appropriations and expenditures
The Commissioner Of the the Comp
! uoler, respectively for their decision thereon.
Scond oJeeIhomas D. Fuller, Second Auditor
twenty lie receives and adjusts all accounts relating
the clothing aud recruiting Of the army q wen as nrmor
reports the balances 10 the Second Comptroller for his dec
thereon.
rgt.
seventy eight adjusts all for
sience Of tc army oricalous Military Academy military roads
arising from military services previous 10 1916 and for res and
grcs the balances TO the secud Comptroller for bis de-
1 csion thereon,
Fourth Audas ogeAaou Dayton esq Fourth Auditor,
clerks receives and adjusts all for the service OF
the Navy Department and reports the balances 70 tho Second Comp
iroler for his decision thereon
clerks lie receives and adjusts ali accounts for diplomatic and
ment reports tho First Comptroller for his DECISION
| thereon.
Sinh Auddos onDr Thomas " Taio auditor tho Treas.
ur Department and hundred and fourteen
clerks. adjusts all accounts arising from the
appeal be taken in twelve months Comptroller super
The collection Of all debts due the Post Once Department and
all penalties imposed and
for failing do their duty he directs suits and legal proceed
ozcd by law to enforce tho prompt inet moneys
department irucng United States attorneys maais and clerks
Of the condition and progress Of suc suits
s q lsfS Slsa s s Ss az S ae the
Department power sell dispose Of the Tor tho
\ Of
7ssucr's OGccsumue Casey, esq, Treasurer, aud thirteen
Keeps moneys the United states n his
e Of The G
August 1896 and the warrants drawn ~ the
secretary M hs Treasury w The FIRST Comptroller aud
drawn BY f Postmaster sfHa a
Auditor recorded by the Register lie also holds
public moneys ashamed BY warrantto dbnfso officers aud
out the same upon ihelreheeks.
Rio's o Finley Bigger, esq, Register, aud twenty nine
Clerks keeps the pnhc receipts and expenditures
tho Official statement
navigation Of staes the First