The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-04

The supervision arising any depart
10 these ordinary heads of the business of the Office are added at
The pssn, a d,e s % wi ssS sn on land claims IN California
The codhcaon and revision Of the laws Of the District o.
Columbia.
DEPARTMENT
Secretary of The Department Interior 1honp
clerk Moses Kelly es durlg clerks and ten other
following branches Of tho public service.
missioner n4 s General Land Once The ana Bureau
with the survey and sale Of the public domain and the
by sales donations grants for schools
military or public ns ana sss nS sr
thereof The Land Office also aud It's own accounts Tho
opal recorder principal clerk Of
dranghman assistant spshsman aud some $50 clerks
I'd The present dof this bureau is George
Whiting, Virginia The commissioner charged with tho exan
all arising under and
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land OF sons
wars in which engaged He has
Sef clerk @ Cole esq and permanent corps consisting Of some
3D. Indians Commissioner Affairs, nix
Gsorse,9wn ~ = Ire provided WIN 0ne '''1 ana Ao' n
lth Patent OtoTo this bureau is committed the execution and
performance all and things touching and respecting the
for and useful discoveries Inventions
and relating agriculture
collection Distribution Of seeds, plants and cuttings has
chief esr y Dy law the acting r,
stan examiners Of patents dozen subordinate permanent
considerable number employees Hon
Joseph Holt the Commissioner and Samuel snge ESQ., Chief
Besides these four principal branches this depart
ment gnnc 1912 the Treasury
partncn super
attorneys Of United courts,
OF the lead and other mines Of the United States and the affairs
from the state Department the duty Of taking and returning the
the United states and Of supervising and directing the acs Of
HE Commissioner oil Public buildings The hospital Tor Tue insane
the and Of the District Columbia u also undar the
Gently passed. the Secretary Of the Interior Is charged with the
the three roads leading 10 the Pacific coast
department requh additional building
erection has been repeatedly recommended during
provided with in what building while
er a na o n o SSg S a wa % ~
required early day for the tho Patent Office for
which it originally intended
. .... DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department consists Of the Offices of the Secretary
Treasury two comptro!ers commissioner Of the
dors treasurer register solicitor lighthouse board and
The following indication Of duties of
cos and Of the force employed therein, respectively
Scretayps Oaop Cobb Secretary Treasury,
architect temporarily employed and twenty
supervision the fiscal transactions Of the and Of the
execution Of The laws the and Navigation q tho
establishment the marine hospitals the United States and the
public buildings for custom houses and other
poses
First Comrt,oes 0beeBon. William MediI comproler and
n ne0n @ MS c n an as wp IS the public a d.
and revse and cerhaes the balances arising thereon
Second Coaartolys oGcJ n Cuts, Comptroller. and
Ing the army navy departments
public service ccrhe the balances arising thereon
Office Comfatsnoter 81 TIE Cuaons--Sanue bEham,
Commissioner prescribes Keeping
rendering Of the customs and dsbarse
and ccrtihes tho balances arising thereon.
once Thomas Smith, esq, First Auditor
appropriations and expenditures
the cy list and under private Of Congress
the Commissioner the Customs Comp
more respectively for their decision thereon
Second olor1iomas D. Fuller, Auditor
ss pay es n a sc q ns rpan s Wen n "
sion thereon
Third o6GeeR Atkinson csq Auditor and
aistence Of tho Qualifications Military Academy military roads
arising from military services povios 1916 and for and
other property lost in the military service under various acts Of Con
eision thereon
AUDITORS Dayton, esq, Fourth Auditor,
He and adjusts all for the Of
Navy Department reports balances tho Second Comp
trollcr for his decision thereon.
Fifth OGce-Murray Mcconnell esq., Auditor
receives for diplomatic
similar performed under the direction the
ment reports First Comptroller
thereon
Sinh AUDITORS OTceDr Tate, tho Treas.
ury for the Post Department hundred aud fourteen
clerks adjust. ali arising from the SER
His hna
appeal in Comptroller He super
collection OF all debts due the Department
a @ Milling Is do hc dua he directs s Sn a @ con
ings civil and criminal and 'aks all such may
department nstrucng states attorneys arsas and CLERKS
All matters relating thereto aud receives returns from each
the United States OF tho condition
and legal proceedings has charge Of all lands aud other property
assigned TO The United States debts
Department. and has sell and dispose Of
benefit OF the United States
Teasyers oHcesamuel Casey, Treasurer, thirteen
clerks He In
Office and that OF the repositories by OF
August lsse, and the upon the
secretary Treasury counesgned by Comptroller aud
upon warrants drawn BY the Postmaster General and
by the Sixth Auditor, and recorded tho
public moneys advanced by warrant dsoursng officers and
out the upon their checks
Registers 0ioeFney Bigger, Register twenty
clerks He keeps the public expenditures
receives the official