The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-27

EXTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

First The direction appeals claims California.
The codicoon and revision Of laws Of the District
Columbia.
EXTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Secretary of the Department Interior Thomp-
Mississippi clerical force consists of chief
clerk oses Kelly esq., two dburng clerks and ten other
clerks supervision and committed the
following e., ersnShes Of the public c ,Srcs ous tho
of the General Land oGce The Land Bureau charged
issuing therefor whether grants
by sales donations for schools
military bounes public and likewise the revision
Virginia military bounty Hand claims and the issuing Of scrip
present Hendricks Of Indiana. pn
rpa officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk of surveys
besides daughman assistant daughsman and some $50 clerks
ID Insgs-The present head of this bureau is George
Whiting, of Virginia The commissioner Is charged with the cAnm
adjudication all claims arising under the various and
for the military or naval services the evouonay and subsequent
in which the United States have been engaged lie has Que
chief clerk g. Cole esq., and permanent corps consisting some
aI Of Ineian Affairs Charles f. Mix Of
Georgetown He provided with chief clerk and about aneen
other subordinate clerks.
Patent QeTo this bureau committed the execution and
performance Of all ac and things touching and respecting tho grant
sns en eosc e@ as s 10
collection and distribution of seeds plants and cuttings has
Of the Commissioner principal and twelve
% s
Joseph Holt the Commissioner, and Samuel shuger Chief
Besides principal depart
the act of 1si9 transferred from the Treasury
the Of the United nasas
attorneys the clerks Of the United States
United the
Of the peniteniary Columbia
from the State Department the duty of taking and returning the
Commissioner of Public Buildings The hospital for the insane
.he arm, and navy ana q ,e District Gnoa y IsS under the
Gently passed. Of the Interior Is charged with the
strucion wagon leading the Pacific
The department requ Is building accommoda
ton repeatedly during
provided with what Is known wnders Building while
are all crowded Office building whole Of which
will be required at an early day Tor the use Of Tho Patent Oce for
which was originally Intended
The Treasury Department olcos Of the Secretary OF
Treasury comptrolers customs
ors treasurer register SOLICITOR light house board and
The following brief indication Of duties these several on
ces and Of the force employed therein, respectively
Secrua,ys o Cobb Secretary Treasury,
Philip Clayton Secretary Charge
architect and three daughmen temporarily employed and twenty
Of the fiscal transactions Of the
execution OF tho laws the aud navigation Of tho
lie supcrends the Of the light house
establishment the marine hospitals the United States and the
public buildings houses pur
poses.
comrrola's oeHon. william Medln Comptroller, and
asen serEs hS the mode Of keeping and rendering &C.
and and ceriles the balances arising thereon
Second conisroIe oD'ceJ NJ CUTS ESD. Comptroller, and
pescribcs the mode keeping
Ing the accounts the and Indian departments of the
public service and reyses and cec tho balances arising thereon
OGce Of Commissioner Of he Crxops-samue Inrlam esq
Commissioner eleven clerks He rescrbes keeping
rendering the of the and
aud for the building and repairing houses
sses and cerines the balances arising thereon. M
udaoy's Office Thomas smith, esq, First Auditor and
revenue and disbursements appropriations and expenditures
count o. s ,s ' and Gnder ~ acs and reports
uouer respectively for their decision thereon,
oDfceThomas Fuller, Second Auditor and
tho clothing aud recruiting of the well armors
arsens and ordnance and all relating the Indian
nen and reports the balances to the Second Comptroller his
sion thereon
THIRD Audtor oOceRober Atkinson esq., Third Auditor and
Il Ic fuola..
Of the army, oncaons, Military Academy military roads
and the department. well for pensions
other property the military service
and reports the balances the Second Comptroller for bis
thereon
Fourth AUDITORS OGoeAarono Dayton esq Fourth Auditor and
sixteen clerks He receives and adjusts all
the Navy Department and the balances the Second Comp
lroller for his decision thereon.
Fiji Audtor's o6oeMuray Mcconnell esq., Fifth Auditor and
six ocrks lie receives and adjusts all for diplomatic
performed Depart
and reports tho balances the First Comptroller
thereon
Sinh AUDITORS oce-Dr Tate auditor of Tho Tcas
uy for tho OGcc Department
vice Department Ills decisions are na unless an
appeal months Comptroller lilo super
intends the collection Of all debts due the Department
all penalties and forfures imposed posmaers
racto for falling to do their duty he directs suits and legal
thozd BY law to enforce the prompt payment Of due tho
relating thereto receives returns from each term
progress Of such suits
assigned payment 10 st oce
Department and has sell aud dispose
benefit Of the United States
Tro1ver's 0Gce-samue Casey esq Treasurer and thirteen
clerks he receives and Keeps tho Tho United
Office and that OF the repositories created by the
August 1896 aud out tho by
q ns Y 9 BY the s and
y the sixth Andlor and recorded by the Register lie also holds
ont the same upon their checks
Registers QGoFnley Bigger esq, Register and twenty nine
ne Ess ns aIOas P1e 5s and
and navigation Of tho United States and receives from the First