The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-27

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ceyed and Of tho disposition made Of them prepares letters relating
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ATTORNEY oEsKaAIs OFFICE
jeremiah Black Attorney General OF the United States A. B.
McCamon esq ordinary may
be classified under the following heads:
called for by tho President by any head department or by the So
ILLUMINATION titles purchased,
asena custom houses lighthouses and all other public works Of
Applications padOn all conviction the
Applications appointment judicial legal
The argument all tho Supreme Court Of
The supervision Of all other suits arising in any Of The depart
TO these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office added
FIRST The direction Of all appeals California
Second The codncaon and revision Of the laws Of the District
Columbia
Secretary of the Department Of the Interior Tomp
the Mississippi chief
clerk oses Kelly esq two discussing clerks and ten other rgu
foiloSnr branches Of iSs pubic service ,-'
The Land The chief Of this bureau is called the Com
missioner the General Land Office The Iand Bureau charged
with the management and sale Of the public domain and the
by sales donatons Of grants for schools
military boones or public and likewise the Revision
lieu thereof The Land ONCE Also auds its accounts The
cpa recorder clerk, principal clerk surveys
besides daughtsman assistant draughman and some $50 clerks
"a Pe,msIho present head Of this bureau Is George
Whiting, OF The commissioner charged with the eXan
nation and adjudication Of all claims arising under the various and
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
wars which have been He has
chief clerk g. Cole esq and permanent corps consisting Of some
Sd Indian Affairs, Charles Mix of
Georgetown d. provided clerk
other subordinate clerks.
4 Potent G'o ibis bureau Is committed The execution ~, and
Ing and issuing Of patents for new and useful discoveries Inventions
mprovement the collection of statistics relating agriculture
the collection ana distribution seeds plants ana eu'ng has
chief cerkwho by law the acting Commissioner OF Patents IN
ss besiae sonsperable number of temporary employees Hon
e S'sph '' Inc commissioner anu SA4' 'S' 'sD '"f'
Besides principal branches Of this executive
ment organic 1sl0 transferred to from the Treasury De-
the supervision the accounts Of The United states mahas
the lead and other mines q the United States and the affairs
the Department the duty Of taking and returning the
the United states and Of supervising and directing the acts OF
the army navy the District Of Columbia also under the
cg pa the sscsy Of the Interior charged with the
srucon of the three wagon roads leading to the Pacific coast
on has been repeatedly recommended during
the last few years for ,a, purpose Al present the en Once
tho other branches Of the including the seceary Office
crowded into the Patent Once building the whole Of which
required early day for the Of the Patent Office for
which 1t was originally intended
DEPARTMENT. ...
Treasury Department consists Of the offices of the Secretary Of
Treasury comprer commissioner Of the CUSTOMS
do treasurer register SOLICITOR lighthouse board and coast
COS, and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
Scrdarys 0GeeHon Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury
architect, three draughsmen temporarily employed twenty
three clerks The Secretary Of the Treasury charged with the gen
the laws concerning tie commerce and navigation the
esabshment The marine hospitals states and
of certain public buildings for custom houses and other pnr
poses
fifteen clerks e prescree tie mode Of keeping and rendering
the civil and diplomatic service well the public lands
and and balances thereon.
Second Copsroer's 0GceJ NJ Cuts, esq, Comptroller
clerks lie presccs the mode of keeping and render
public service revses and cencs the balances arising thereon
Ogoe Of Commissioner Of the Customs Samuel Ingham,
rendering of tho customs and dbure
ents and for the building and repairing custom houses &C. and
vlsos certiaes the balances arising thereon.
Fra Aadaors Oee smith, esq., Auditor aud
lie receives and adjusts The Of the
count OF the civil list and under private acts Of Congress and reports
the balances the Of the Customs and the First Comp
trollcr, respectively for their decision thereon
Second Auaao,,s ooThomas Fuller Second Auditor
twenty clerks lie aud adjusts all relating
srsena ordnance and ali accounts relating to the Indian
and the balances the Second Comptroller for his de
sion thereon.
Third Audis o6o Robert Atkinson ESQ., Third Auditor
seventy clerks lie receives aud adjusts all
a b NJ wsu ~ for nn s %
arising from military services previous 1870 and for horses
and reports the balances the Second Comptroller for his de-
cson thereon.
sixteen clerks lie receives and adjusts all accounts for the service OF
The Navy Department and reports the balances TO the Second Comp
roer for his decision thereon
Fifth AUDITORS 0oe-Murray Mcdonnell esq Fifth Auditor and
clerks lie receives and adjusts all accounts for diplomatic
similar services performed under the direction OF the Depart
ih ,si '''''H
Sinh AUDITORS ofoeDr Thomas Tate auditor of the Treas.
ury tho ONCE Department and hundred
He receives and adjusts all arising
vice the Post Office Department His decisions a unless
appeal Comptroller super.
Intends the collection Of all debts due the Post Office Department.