The Washington union., 1858-03-10

has charge Of other assigned 10 the United
due M pa coe Dsa"s power sen dispose d
Inc for the benefit Of the United states
x, House Howell Cobb Secretary OF the Treasury
ear cleio president; w shube navy
man g. Toten United army Capt A. Humphreys
United army A. Rnche Superintendent
yey Prof Joseph Henry secretary Smithsonian
Samuel Barron United states Commander Thornton Jen
kns United States and Captain VIM Franklin United
clerks the build
ing and repairing Of light houses ghvesse buos and bcacon
Surrey oree-Profcssor saeAc, D.
penendent and superintendent OF weights and
the Coast Survey ONCE.
Russell chief clerk
c. b. Snow, in charge Of archives.
Professor rendeoo, navy compue of lcbsi
A.'!s,an, s''ss a ssAoa in charge Of computing division
leut ndhal United states army charge Of drawing d.
Lieut. United army, charge Of engraving vi
samuel IIcin disbursng agent
George M,thiot, clec,royIdst
Joseph sixen superintendent weights
DEPARTMENT
Hon Aaron Brown Postmaster General The direction and
,ln and laws to the POSTMASTER General Tha, s business may be
the more conveniently arranged and prepared for his ana action Is
ncc charge tho Postmaster eenerai lhs contr.
% t, y, ,,a WV ~ tp t, essi ,ne ssd IA
The Inspection oioc In charge of the chief clerk
appointment oGeeIioraio King esd First Assistant Postmaster
which relate the establishment and disconnuance Offices
changes Of sites and names appointment and removal Of pos'master
aud local giving Of instructions
ase itsmasrs are furnished with marking and rating stamps
yng blanks stationery department with
the Of the several agencies established for supplying
posmasiers with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the
peron the mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and In
tcrnatonal postal arrangements
Cosraa OGoe-wiam H. Dundas esq
clerks To this office assigned the bus
the mail service Of the United States and placing tho
under contract embracing al correspondence and proceedings
respecting frequency trips mode Of and times OF de-
ares and arrivals on all tho routes the course Of The mail between
the different Of the Of mail dribubn and
the regulations for the Of the domestic mall service the
bids charge occasional mail
,ngs and the adjustment and execution Of the contracts All apca
claims should be submitted 10 for tasportaton service not under
as the Of said service Srst to be Obtained through
the Contract cce authority for tho proper credits at
mail prescribed for tho
respective weekly to tho Auditor all contracts exc
affecting mail
paos exhibits of the mail and tho reports Of the
mail lettings giving statement Of each bid also Of the contracts
liiional allowances granted within the year.
fnanee John Maron Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
vision management the financial business of the department
depotares department issuing
warrants and drafts payment Of balances reported by the Auditor
the Of Offices under orders to dposie their quarterly bal
sy ,er anaer nu sr rs,u pos has oasa
Of the dead letter Once the issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes r the Of postage ana Of the accounts
10 General all posmassrs should
direct their quarterly returns Of postage those at draft Offices their
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds of their offices and those
oces their certificates should also
weekly monthly the icpoarcs the
department wen all applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes. and for dead letters!
fntsion ODsjoLn Uaknrd esq chief clerk seventeen
clerks foths assigned duty and the
service Of route agents and reports Of mall aur Of noting the do
III o. and eases M thereon @ o the action
md keva and onr nj other things which nav c neeas
ary 70 faithful and exact performance Of al mail
An of mail Depreciation Of violation Of law by private
lie supervision this Once reported
All eomnoncai,ons respecting lost money letters mail depreda
rected Chief Clerk, Post onice Department"
All of the arrivals and departures of the mails certificates
for blank rssers al
specion onlce, Post office Department
Tho Navy Department consists of the Navy Department
secretary attached thereto
and Repair Bureau Clothing
Hydography and the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
Tho following the duties OF each these Offices
of the Gorcc employed therein:
sya,ys Isaac roucy Of tho Navy
W. Welsh chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary the
Navy charge everything
mc and tho execution of all laws relating thereto nusie to him.
by the constitution Is commander chief of the army and
All instructions commanders Of squarons and commanders Of
vessels all Of ohicors commissions OF officers both the
and marine appointments Of aud
officers the enlistment and discharge
from secreary Office All the duties the different
performed under the authority Of tho Secretary and their orders
considered emanatng from him. Tho general superintendent
the marine ms ao part Of tho duties Of tho Secretary anc
him.
f Nary Yards and Docks Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
bureau clerks civil engineer draugtsman
All the yards docks and wharvcs buildings and machinery
yards and everything immediately connected with them are
management of the Naval Asylum.
Bureau @ Construction Equpm, and Rpo,rJon Lenthnl esq,
chief eight clerks and draughman The Office Of
Daniel b. Martini attached
M who assisted by three This bureau
charge building repairs of all vessels ar purchase
anchors, The engineer supcrntends
the approval OF the Secretary decides plans for their conruc
ton.
navy All provisions
navy clothing together with the making contracts for fur
nshng the come under the charge Of this bureau
Buyouu Ordnance Hurqurhy(apt Ingraham,
OF bureau clerks daughtsmin This
charge all and ordnance the manufacture
chase powder shot, Shells &c and the equipment
with maps, charts chronomecrs baromeers
gier with sach books furnished The United
Academy Annapolis also under the general
Jornteudcnce Of the chief of this bureau
Of Medicine and SurpyyDr William Wlean, Uni
navy chief OF buoau passed assistant United
and wounded and Of
hospitals within The superintendent of this bureau
WAR DEPARTMENT
Hon J Floyd Secretary War Drpkard,
and four waichmen The
GLOWING bureaus attached to this department
Commencing 0GceThis Office at the head Of which
Lieutenant Gcsera Scott Is at New York
>tdaaa Generals oCol samuel Cooper Adjutant General
Major n Townsend, Bcvet Capt Williams
r. Gaeschc Advocate cvct MAJOR John
Lee clerks and In this Office kept all
records which refer to the personnel of the this rolls &c
II here where all military commissions made out.
Quomoser Generals oHccrcvct Major General s Jcsup,
general sstansCoonel O. Thomas Captain NJ s.