The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-08


First The direction Of all appeals on land claims IN California
Second The codihcaon and revision OF the laws OF the District
Columbia.
Secretary Of The Department OF the Interior Hon Jacob Tho
SION he sat- Mississippi ~ clerical force consists Of one chief
lar clerks and @ It's supervision and management committed the
following branches of the public service;
m The Public Lnds The chief this bureau called the
missioner Or the General Land Office The Land Bureau charged
issuing therefor grants
military bones or public Improvements md likewise The revision
Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip
present Of prin-
besides drauhtsma assistant daughsma and some $50 clerks
I'd Pensions present Of is George G.
Whiting Of Virginia The commissioner charged with the cxami
and adjudication Of all claims arising under the various and
the military naval the Revolutionary aud subsequent
which the United States have been engaged He has
chief clerk q Cole eq and permanent corps consisting Of some
ninety other clerks
Georgetown y g lie provided Win chief clerk and about aieen
an Pai oceo this bureau ia committed the execution and
performance OF all ac and things touching and respecting the grant
aud The collection aiatscs relating
the collection aud distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings hns
the absence Of the Commissioner twelve principal and twelve
Clerks besides considerable number Of temporary Hon.
Clerk.
principal branches of this depart
the organic act q 1872 70 y from he De-
and attorneys and clerks Of Tie United states courts the
nent Of siaies affairs
Of the peniteDary Columbia
from the state department the duty Of taking and returning the
The Commissioner Of Public Buildings The hospital for the Of
army navy and Of the District Of Columbia also the
management Of this department. IN addition 70 which, BY laws
Gently passed the Secretary Of the Interior charged with the
The department req additional building
ton and the erection has been repeatedly recommended during
the for that AT present the Pension Office
provided with in what known "Winders Building hic
Tho other branches department. Including Secretary oce
crowded Patent Ohcc bHing whole which
will berered at early day for the use q the Patent Once for
which was originally Intended
# t. TREASURY prfaRTakSr.
Tue Treasury Department Of Offices Of the Secretary
Treasury conptolers commissioner the customs
dors treasurer register solicitor light house board and
The following brief indication these several OH
ccs and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
Serdargs OBeIIcn Cobb Secretary Of The Treasury,
Hon. Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary one engineer in charge;
so ss anu Te orss u ,ho nry Is charged with h
tho fiscal transactions the government and Of the
He the Of the the light house
establishment the marine hospitals o. the United States and the
public buildings for custom houses and other
poses.
Acn clerk prcserbes the mode of keeping and rendering
civil and diplomatic service well as tho public lands
and rcvses and ccruhes the balances arising thereon
Second cor,troter's 0nce Cults, esq, Comptroller,
clerks He prescbes the mode Of keeping and render
Ing The accounts q te army navy and Indian q the
0ncs or Commissioner Of Casonis-Sanucl Ingbam ESQ
Commissioner eleven clerks lie precrbcs the mode keeping
ments and tor me building ana reang houses &o and re-
vscs ana certhes ene oai'ccs aisls uiercon,
fe dpdnors tgce - sipis esq iras hup'or, ana
nineteen clerks ne recoyos anu we y the customs
revenue anu ana cApenuHure on &c
the Commissioner the Customs aud the First Comp
troler, respectively for their decision thereon
Second Auditys 0gce1homas Fuller Second Auditor and
clerks He receives aainsts accounts relating
tho pay clothing and recruiting OF the well armoTcs
asens ana oranauce, anu m ~ tus inan
and reports the balances 70 the Second Comptroller for his de
thereon
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