The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-04
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GENERALS
Jeremiah Attorney United
McCaon esq elf clerk The ordinary business Of this Office
be classified under the following heads
Official opinions on the current business he government as
called for the President by head OF department. or by the 80
Esannaon Of The titles Of all land purchased the sites Of
sena custom houses lighthouses and all other public works Of
8 Applications for pardons
Of the United Statcs.
Applications appointment all the judicial legal business
s. The conduct argument Supreme
the United States in which the government Is concerned
ments when referred BY the bea thereof 10 Attorney
these ordinary the business Of the Office added at
fffst TIE diteeion Of appeals
The codieaon ara tetin laws Of the District
Columbia
Secretary Department, Interior Hon. Jacob rh6mp
ob Of The state Of Mississippi Its clerical force consists OF one chief
ss k esG Two 0S aa e osr Se
following branches Of the public service:
LIST The Pue Lands The chief Of this bureau called the Com
ONCE. The Land Bureau Is charged
with the survey and sale q the public domain and re
made by former by sales donaion for schools
Of Virginia military bounty land claims and the issuing Of scrip
lieu thereof The Land Office aso aui its own accounts The
cpa recorder Chief clerk principal clerk Of
besides daughsman assistant daoghan and some $50 clerks
%. Pensions present this is George
adjudication of all claims arising under the various and
laws passed BY Congress granting bounty land Or
which United have been engaged He has
chief clerk g Cole esd and permanent corps consisting Of some
ID Indians Commissioner Affairs, Nix
Georgetown He provided with chief clerk about dccu
4,h Patent OtTTo This burcan il committed the execution and
performance all acs and things touching and respecting the grant
Ing aud issuing Of patents ir and useful discoveries inventions
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
chief ssr , e by law the ane S Of y Patents in
ssi examiners q patents some dozen subordinate permanent
Joseph Holt the Commissioner and Samuel shuger esd Chief
Besides these four principal Of this executive depart
the organic Of lsl9 transferred 10 from the Treasury De
and aiiorneys and the clerks Of the United courts the
met Of the lead and other mines the United states and the affairs
from the State Department the duty of taking and returning the
se o. me umqa S, and D a ass e as
army navy the District Columbia also
Gently passed Secretary charged with
strucon Of the three wagon roads leading to The Pacific coast,
The requi additional building FOR its accommoda
uon and The erection q has been repeatedly recommended during
provided with rooms in what known as awner Building while
the other branches Of the department including the office
will be required early day FOR the Of the Patent Office for
which il was originally Intended
TREASURY prr,Hmsr
Treasury Department Secretary Of
the treasury comptroller commissioner tho customs
ors treasurer register SOLICITOR lighthouse board and coast
The following these several on
ces and Of the force employed therein respectively
o Hon Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury
Philip Clayton
architect and three draughsen temporarily employed and twenty
three clerks The Secretary Of the Treasury charged with the
era q tho ca oil the and the
execution of the laws the and Of the
establishment the hospitals Of the United states and the
Of public buildings for houses and other
poses.
First Ccmr.rovs oTceHon MedlI Comptroller
fifteen clerks He prescrbes tho mode keeping and rendering
counts Tor the civil and diplomatic service se the public lands
and revses and ceiles the balances arising thereon.
Second Compyui'vs Office - NJ Cults, ESQ, Comptroller and
ng The accounts Of The army navy and indian Departments Of The
public service and revcs and cerhcs the balances arising thereon
oGce q comm''on@ q ne Customs sghan esq
and rendering the Of the dbnrsc
vises and certaes the balances arising thereon.
Frs Adtors Office Thomas l. Smith, ESQ., FRS, Auditor,
revenue and sna eSpoa ,s a ae
SCUM, Of The civil list AMI uuc private acts Of Congress and
troler respectively for their decision thereon
Second Apda~s QGoeThomas D. Fuller Auditor,
The pay clothing and reerhg of the army a. wen as srmoe
arena and ordnance and all aeoun relating to the ndan depart
sion thereon
Third 0ccRobertJ Atkinson esq., Third Auditor and
eight clerks He receives and adjusts all
army forieaons Military Academy military roads
and the Quacrmaster department. well for pensions claims
other lost in the military service under Of
the balances the Second Comptroller for his
cision thereon
Fourth AUDITORS Dayon esq., Fourth Auditor and
sixteen clerks He receives and adjusts all for The
iroller for his decision thereon.
Auddors Ogo&urray Mcconnell. esq, Fifth Auditor
all diplomatic, and
performed Depart
reports balances the First Comptroller decision
thereon.
Sinh Auliors O6oeD Thomas NJ. Tate, the Treas
the Post Office Department. and hundred
clerks and adjusts all
vice Of the Pos. Office Department, HIS decisions hoa unless
appeal be taken in twelve months the First
intends the collection o. all debts due the Post Office Department.
all penalties and oetures imposed
tractors for falling to do their duty he directs aud legal
be
thored by law to enforce the
department. n1tng United
In all matters relating thereto and
OF the United snes courts of the condition and
and legal proceedings has charge all lands
assigned tothe United States debts
Department. and has dispose the
benefit q the United States
Jredsvers Obcesamuel Casey, Treasurer, and thirteen
clerks He receives and keeps the OF the United
own Office and that Of the repositories created By the the
August 1896 and pays ont the upon warrants drawn BY the
Secretary OF the Treasury by the First Comptroller
warrants drawn by the Postmaster General and
by the sixth Auditor and recorded the Register He
public moneys advanced by warrant sburug officers and
out the same their checks
Registers 0tgocFncy Bigger esq. Register
lie keeps public receipts expenditure
receives the and makes the official
and and First