The Washington union., 1858-03-17
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.

conduct argument all Supreme Of
The supervision Of ali other suits arising in Of the depart
To these ordinary heads OF the business of the Office added
the present time the following, viz;
Second The odiacaon and revision laws District
Columbia
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Of Department terier Jhomp
of the State Of Mississippi Its clerical force consists Of chief
clerk oses Kelly es two dsbursng clerks and ten other
following BRANCHES Of the public service;
1 The Public Lop The chief Of this bureau called the
missioner Of the General Land ONCE The Land Bureau charged
with the management and sale the public domain aud the
made by former by sales Donations grants for schools
Of virginia military bounty land Claims ana the issuing cr scrip
lieu thereof The Land oce also, auts its The
cpa officers recorder Chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys
besides dangan assistant draugtsman and $50 clerks
2d. Pa,aas--1he present head Of bureau George
adjudication arising various
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which the United have been He
seventy other clerks 10 which to enable him to meet the
extraordinary requirements the bounty law has added
temporary force Of about fifty ekshp Of different denominations
30 Commissioner Of Indian Affairs al Interim Charles
MN esorgetewn lie provided with chief clerk and about
fifteen other subordinate clerks
4.h. Paen Qlqa--To execution
performance all and things touching and respecting the
ing and issuing patents for and useful Inventions
the eoeon and dsibnun Of seeds plants and cuttings has
s . 1 BY law the acting Of Patents Ia
sst examiners patents subordinate permanent
Besides these four principal branches Of depart
ms s s s M aDsoan i e m G% @ @ Tl DE
and attorneys end the clerks Of the United courts manage
the pcn,cnary ,oumhia and
am We ia,s bparnsn the dS, Of taking and returning the cen
the Commissioner of Public buildings Tho hospital for the
management of Tins department. addition to which, by
sa a d. s ,s sersy Of Tue %9 n is y eaa,ged 1 win the con
The department requires IN additional building Tor its accommoda
o and e erection one has been repeatedly recommended during
provided With rooms m what y known as Wmders Building while
the other branches Of Tho department including the Secrys Office
are all crowded INTO the Patent Once building the whole which
which il was originally intended.
s DEPARTMENT
Treasury Department Secretary of
the Treasury two compoe commissioner of the CUSTOMS
diors treasurer register SOLICITOR light house board and
following brief indication Of the duties of these several on
ces, and of the force employed therein, respectively
Soreays OGceon Howell Cobb, Secretary Treasury:
Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary one engineer in charge: one
architect and three drahtsmen temporarily employed twenty
three clerks The Secretary Of the Treasury Is charged with the
execution OF tho laws concerning tho and navigation of the
se nsa M the @ SafyS I s as sn s so
srucon Of certain public buildings for houses and other
poses
Comrtyolrer OGce-Hon Medil Comptroller
fifteen clerks He pescbes the mode keeping and rendering
the service, well lands
and revises and certhcs the balances arising thereon
sseead osmg,ot,s oresJ Cuts ESQ., comptroller, and
public service arising
Commissioner presbes Keeping
nnd rendering the
men and for the building and repairing houses
vises and ccrtiles the balances arising thereon.
Frs Aud@'s oaceIbo L. smith, esq, First Auditor,
revenue and disbursements appropriations and expenditures
fSn % ne G ~ m @ ama " @ ac mgr G and pn
troicr, respectively for their decision thereon.
Second Auda~'s Thomas D. Fuller Second Auditor, and
the clothing and recruiting the army wel arnoro-
arsena ordnance accounts relating the Indian depart
reports balances the Second Comptroller his
sion thereon.
Third sors ooeRobe Atkinson ESQ., Third Auditor and
reveny corks He receives adjusts all
Of the army oHcnons, Military Academy military
and the department wc for claims
from military services previous 1915 and orse and
clsion thereon
o6o-Aaro Dayton, esq, Auditor
all
the Navy and tho balances to the Second
trouel for his decision thereon.
Eth Audaors Qc-Murray Mcconnell, Fifth Auditor and
six clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts for diplomatic and
rima services performed ond tho direction Of the State Depart
thereon.
Sinh Apdi,oy oDoeDr Tate Treas.
ury Department. and hundred
clerks Ho receives and adjusts all accounts arising from the
vss q S @ cs to M M n pa m n an
Intends the collection OF all debts the Post Office and
fg their duty he directs suits and legal proceed
ine csi and criminal and takes all such
thozcd by law TO enforce the
instrucing United attorneys marhals and clerks
the aud progress Of such suis
and legal proceedings mas charge OF all lands
United States due IN. pa oae
Department and has power to eel and dispose the
o the United States
Trersmer's ocesamne Casey, Treasurer thirteen
csks lie receives and keeps The moneys Of the uuiel
that of the Repositories created by OF
August pays the bv Ode
Secretary Treasury by ana
upon drawn by the Postmaster General and
by the sixth Auditor and recorded by The Register lie also holds
pabo advanced by warrant dsbursng officers and
out the upon their checks.
Registers 0ofnley Bigger, Register, and twenty
He public
tho returns and makes the official
suon OF the United the Comptroller
and coponer OF Customs n and vouchers decided
,hem and ~ charged by law with their safe keeping