The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-18


these ordinary heads Of the business of Tie Office are added at
FIRST The direction appeals land claims California
Second The codncaton and revision of the laws of the District o.
Columbia.
4.
Secretary Of the Department Interior Hon Jacob Tomr
the state Of Mississippi Us clerical force consists OF one Chief
ss as ss KsS 's v G ee
following branches Of the public service;
land Once The Land Bureau charged
with the survey and se Of s public domain and The
made by former encns by sales dona'on grants Tor schools
Il Virginia military bounty LAND tiaits and scrip
hen The land Uce also auis It's ntcounts The
opal officers are recorder chief clerk principal surveys
besides agbn assistant draaghsman and some 100 clerks
Cd Tcien- present Of this is George G.
whiting, Virginia The commissioner IS charged with the exam
adjudication Of all claims arising under the various and
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
which the United States have been engaged lie has one
chief clerk g. Cole esq., and permanent corps consisting OF soho
3D. Commissioner Aualra, Charles E Nix, Of
George,own He provided with chief clerk ana abon' meen
st @e,t 10 this bureau is committed the execution
as and things touching and respecting the grant
ing sud issuing Of patents for new and useful
ana nprovcment tue collection Of statistics relating TO egrcutue
distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
clcrwho Is by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents In
the Of the principal and twelve as
ssten examiners Of patents some dozen permanent
JpJcph Holt the Commissioner and samuel L. shugert esq, Chief
men organic 81 1919 transferred TO il from the Treasury he
parton the supervision the accounts Of tho United STATES marshas
lead and other mines Of the United states and the Affairs
from the Department the duty Of taking and returning the CEN
United States aud Of supervising and directing tho acts Of
the army navy District Columbia also under the
management Of this department IN addition to which ny laws re-
passed the Secretary OF the Interior Is charged VIII, the con-
ruc,on the three roads leading the Pacific coast
ton has been repeatedly recommended during
e Inst few years or that ppose A. present me pson eS IS
e other branes q 'e department including the Secretary oes
required early o the use Of the Patent ohice for
which it was originally intended.
TREASURY DrrARrNrsr,
Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Secretary Of
los treasurer register solicitor light house board and coast sur
The following is Of the duties Of hese several on
ces of the force employed therein, respectively;
S,sorys 0Nccon Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
Hon * aya ss"ar Gs ssSs a ssS S
Secretary the Treasury charged with the gen
eral vision Of the tho
execution the concerning tho and navigation Of the
United He snpcrntens The survey o. the coast the light house
Of certain public buildings for custom houses and other pr
poses
First Comrtroleyss oeeon william medl Comptroller, and
atecu pcsorbes the mode Of keeping and rendering
civil and diplomatic service as well as the public lands
regiscs and certines tho balances arising hereol
ssooad Com,t,oias oGocJ Cuts esq, Comptroller and
clerks He prcscrbcs the mode keeIpg and render
public service and ccr the balances arising thereon
oaee Of Of ne Cusms Samuel hgbam, esq
Commissioner AZ eleven clerks he prssoos tue moas o. kseps
ucns building and repairing custom houses &c. and re
yises ccIlGes tho balances arising thereon
Frr adaors 0Fce Smith, esq First Auditor, and
nineteen lie and adjusts the accounts Of the customs
aud disbursements appropriations and expenditures on &C
civil list AMI unr private ncs Of Congress, and reports
tho balances of the Customs and The lst Comp
roler, respectively Tor their decision thereon
Sord Aitoy,s 06cclhomas Fuller second Auditor,
twenty one e eSS and ny ss Of ,h army a. we'll 4 amor