The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-01

balances arising thereon
Office Of COMMISSIONER Of the c%stoms.ISam4el
Ingham, Esq, Commissioner, and eleven clerks. He
prescribes the mode of keepingl and rendering the
accounts of the customs, revenue and disbursements
and for the building and repairing custom houses,
&C., and revses and certiies the balances arising
thereon.
First Auditor's OGce.-Thomas L. Smith, Esq.
First Auditor and nineteen clerks. He receives
| and adjusts the accounts of the customs revenue
and disbursements, appropriations and expenditures
account of the civil list and under private acts OF
Congress- and reports the balances to the Commits
sioner of the Customs and the First Comptroller,
respectively, for their decision thereon.
Second Auditor's O6ce.-Thomas }. ID. Fuller,
Second Auditor, and twenty-one clerks. lie re-
ceves and adjusts all accounts relating to the pay
clothing, and recruiting of the Army, as well as
armares, arsenals and ordnance, and all accounts
relating to the Indian Department, and reports the
balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision
! thereon.
Third Auditor's Ofice.-Robert J. Atkinson. Esq,
Third Auditor, and seventy-eight clerks. He re
ceves and adjusts all accounts for subsistence OF the
Army, Notifications, Military Academy, military
roads, and the Quartermaster's Department as well
for pensions, claims arising from military services
previous to 1876 and for horses and other property
lost in the military service, under various acts OF
Congress, and reports the balances to the Second
! Comptroller for his decision thereon.
! Fourth AUDITORS OHice.-Aaron O.. DAYTON Esq,
| Fourth Auditor, and sixteen Clerks. lie receives
and adjusts all accounts for the service of the Navy
| Department, and reports the balances to the Sec
| ond Comptroller for his decision thereon.
FIN AUDITORS Ofice.--Murray Mcconnell, ESD.
Fifth Auditor, and six clerks. He receives and ad-
justs all accounts for diplomatic and similar services
performed under the direction of the State Depart
ment and reports the balances to the First Comp
troer for his dicision thereon.
! .Si,rh auditors OBice-Dr. Thomas VI. Tate. Au-
ditor of the Treasury for the Post Office Depart
ment and one hundred and fourteen clerks. He re
ceives and adjusts all accounts arising from the ser
vice of the Post Office Department. His decisions
are final unless an appeal be taken in twelve months
to the First Comptroller. He superintends the col
lection of all debts due the Post Office Department,
and all penalties and forfeitures imposed on post
masters and mail contractors for failing to do their
dutv he directs suits and Illegal proceedings civil and
criminal, and takes all such measures as may be au-
thOrized by law to enforce the prompt payment OF
moneys due to the Department; instructing United
States attorneys marshalsS and clerks in all mat
ters relating thereto; and receives returns from each
term of the United States courts of the condition
and progress of such suits and legal proceedings;
has charge of all lands and other property assigned
to the United States in payment OF debts due the
Post Office Department, and has power to sell and
dispose of the same for the benefit OF the United
States.
Treasurer's Ofce-Samuel Casey, Esq, Treasur-
err and thirteen clerks He receives and keeps the
moneys of the United States in his own office, and
that of the repositories created by the act OF the bth
of August, 1916, and pays out the same upon war
rants drawn by the Secretary of the Treasury coun-
tersigned by the First Comptroller, and upon war
rants drawn by the Postmaster General, and coun-
| tersigned by the Sixth Auditor, and recorded py
the Register He also holds public moneys adyanc-
ed by warrant to disbursing officers, and pays out
the same upon their checks.
Register's Ofice.-Finey Bigger, Register, and
twenty-nine clerks. He keeps the accounts of pub
lie receipts and expenditures receives the returns
l and makes out the official statement OF commerce
and navigation of the United States; and receives
a from the First Comptroller and Commissioner oi
Customs all accounts and vouchers decided by them
e and is charged by law with their sae-keeping.
Solicitoss Obfce-Junius Hillyer, Esq, Solicitor
and six clerks He superintends all civil suits com
mnnpnd nv the United States teNcept those
t in the Post Office DEPARTMENT. and instructs tht
United States attorneys, marshas and clerks IN al
matters relating to them and their results. He re
= ceves returns from each term OF the United State
u courts showing the progress and condition OF suci
suits; has charge of all lands and other property as
{ signed to the United States in payment OF debts
(crcept those assigned in payment Of de5S tue the Pos
y Office DeparD,ent,) and has power to sell and dis
" pose of the same for the benefit of the United States
Ligbt House Boord.--IIon. Howell Cobb. Secreta
ry Of the Treasury, eh e3ic[o President; Com;
, B. Shubrick. United States Navy, Chairman; Gen
IL j. &. TOtten. United States Army: Captain \. \
Humphreys United States Army: Professor \. ID
e Bache. Superintendent of Coast Survey; Proicsso
It Joseph Henry. Secretary of Smithsonian lnstitu
ton: CAPTAIN Samuel Barron, United States Navy
y Commander Thornton \. Jenkins, United State
t Navy, and Captain William B. Franklin, Unite
. States Army, Secretaries, and five clerks. I'm
It Board directs the building and repairing OF hight
houses ght-vesscls, buoys, and beacons, contract
for supplies of oil, &c.
MS United States Coast Snrrey QHee.-Profe:sor A
d. Bache, LID, Superintendent, and Superinteno
W ent of Weights and Measures.
Captain NJ. L. Smith, Typographical Engineers
assistant, in charge of the Coast Survey Office
n. A. w. Russell, Chief Clerk.
Is c. B. Snow, in charge of archives
s prafossor 4 q PandIetop limited States Navy
er computer of ongitudes.
e- Assistant Charles A. Schott in charge of cOmpl
he ting division.
m ;i 'Il-' 80 0
'f ,1 'i1i9m 1i,+o+ q 1Tdbou T-ritod States Army
~ ~ bn,a Of dro,,inor diyision'
l., ;5outorant SSSv+on Irri+od States Army
~ ~ bora of onorrorino division
h., SoS7nreI Han Disbursinr Aoent
.! t'" ,' iitI;t i.i EIa4l-t?+
~ ~ s,t I.;sta,St t l,,,,,o,.;r+ .ndar+
~ ~ wicbfs aud Measures
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~ ' Hon. Aaron V. Brown, Postmaster "eneral. /,
H. direction and management OF the fost oIhce II
NJ partment assigned by the Constitution and a
r to the Postmaster General. That its business mi
iE be the more conveniently arranged and prepar
~ for his final action, 1t Is distributed among sever
i' bureaus, as follows: The Appointment once,
AZ charge OF the FIRST Assistant postmaster 1ehel
~ the Contract Olnce IN charge OF tle Secohu ASST
ND ant Postmaster Genera the Finance Office,
S charge of the Third Assistant Postmaster Eener
;cL and the Inspection ONCE IN charge OF the Ch
lch Clerk.
n Appointment OUce.-Eiofatlo hln9, Esq, flrst
ib slstant POSTMASTER uehefa ana nineteen ciethS
NV To this office are assigned all questions which rel
al to the establishment ana dlscohtnuahce Oh post
of fees, changes OF sites ana names appointment
o removal of postmasters and route and local ager
od as also the giving OF lhstructiohS 10 Posth't
els PostmasteTs are l9rlilsleu I'Il .i NiS anu i
bar stamps ana letter paiahces oy Is oure5u NLlcn
iel charged also with providing blanks and station
49,, for the of the Department, and with the sup
@te @ intendcnce of the several agencies established
;s. supplying postmasters wlth blanks. 10 tniS ou['
in Is likewise assigned .lG VI J JiS W.
oto mail steamship lines, anu ol the oielSn anu il'e
a. .tional postal arrangements. g.
as Contract ODtce- W ~ lLlltii H. y GiuS, ~ 80
no Assistant Postmaster uehGfa ana twehLy SIN cet
ar TO TINS once Is assi3eI | t y, aod a IL
Of the man service ol tlle 'nseb tl n ''ia ]
rks the same 'nuer ellG a. NJ ~ az f,
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