The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-28
ATTORNEY orsEnAI,a oncn.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

pirst The direction appeals California.
second codadon and revision Of the laws of the District o.,
Columbia.
-aH INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.. ..
secretary Of the Department INTERIOR Hon Jacob Thomp
son Of Mississippi It's clerical force consists of one chief
lar clers and 10 lis committed the
following branches Of the public service M cu
missioner Office The Land Bureau charged
,ssuna 81 titles therefor whether
BY sales Donations for
Of virgins military claims the of scrip
present Commissioner Is Hon Hendricks, Indiana prn
ea recorder chief clerk principal clerk o. surveys
daugan assistant dfansman and some 100 clerks
ad psaiorThe present head Of this bureau George
Whiting Of Virginia The commissioner charged with the exam
nation adjudication all claims arising under the various and
r the military Or naval in
which the United States have been engaged h has one
chief clerk Is Cole esq., and permanent corps consisting OF some
al Of Indian Affairs Charles Mix,
Georgetown He provided with chief clerk and about heon
4h Patet this bureau is committed execution
things touching and respecting the grant
and the Collection Of statistics relating agrIcuture
collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cung i has
the principal and twelve
ssr Ss humber Of employees HON
Joseph Holt tho Commissioner and Samuel shugert esq., Chief
Besides these four principal branches Of this now executive depart
en organic 1859 transferred to from the Treasury De-
The
the clerks the United States courts the manage
OF the pentenary the District Of Columbia and
from tho state Department the duty Of taking ana e cen
sho Buildings The hospital for the insane Of
this deparmentin addition which by laws
Gently the q ae he S the con
department requ additional building for its accommoda
years that present the Pension Office
provided with in what known Wnders Building while
tho Patent Office building the whole which
will BIO required early day Tor the use Of the Patent oc Tor
which was originally intended. ...
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 81, ~.
The Treasury Department consists Of the offices Of tho Secretary Of
Treasury compoers commissioner OF the customs six
ora register SOLICITOR lighthouse board and coast
Ta following "a bref indication
ces, Of the force employed therein, respectively;
srays O6ceHon Cobb, Secretary Of The Treasury
Hon Philip Sas charge e
The Secretary OF the Treasury charged with the gen.
execution tho concerning the and navigation the
United States He The surrey inc cSa h sbs m
public buildings for cuomhouses and other pnr
poses.
pescbes the mode keeping and rendering &C.
counts diplomatic service well the public lands
and cerhnes the balances arising thereon.
Second Cnpter,s Office Cuts esq, Comptroller, and
Clerks He rescbe tho mode keeping and render
public reves and certified the balances arising thereon
oece Of Commissioner Of as Samuel Insham, esq.
and rendering revenue and dbursc
ents building and repairing houses &c. and
yises certihes tho balances arising thereon
Fs Audior's Office Thomas L. Smith, esq, First Auditor and
H receives and adjusts the accounts the customs
and under acts Congress and reports
Commissioner Of the Customs and the First Comp
trolier, respectively for their decision thereon
Second 0ccThomas D. Fuller, Second auditor and
clerks no ana Az @ as ma
all accounts relating the Indian depart
men and reports Comptroller for his
sion thereon Ssst .h
Third eeRobcr Atkinson, Third Auditor, and
ss,snse y he Military Academy military
department as well as for pensions Claims
other property under various Con
ge the balances to the Second Comptroller for bis de-
cision thereon
Fou,ta AUDITORS oGeAarOn Dayton esq., Fourth Auditor
sixteen and adjusts all accounts for the service
me the balances to tho Second Comp
troller for his decision thereon.
rah Apiaors oGoMurrsy Mcconnell esq, Fifth Auditor
similar services performed under tho direction Of tho State Depart
rnen reports the balances to tho First Comptroller for his decision
shereon.
sh A,afaos Office Thomas Tate auditor Of tho Treas
uryor Ge Department. aud one hundred and fourteen
vice once Department bis decisions are na unless an
enpca be taken the First Comptroller lie super
intends Tho collection ONCE Department. and
penalties forfrrcs imposed on ana mai con
mrs civil and criminal such be
BY usr shs sy
relating thereto and receives returns from each term
and legal proceedings charge Of all and other
assigned United States IN Of debts due the 70 g Once
benefit OF the United States
Trevcrs OGcssamucl Casey, ESQ., Treasurer thirteen
r,orss He the OF the United States
own ONCE that Of the repositories created by tho act Of the 9Th Of
the drawn
Treasury counrsgned by the First Comptroller, and
- warrants tho Postmaster General and counesgned
IN Auditor the
r moneys dbursng officers, and
out the aame upon their checks
p.ss O6csrney D. Register and twenty nine clerks
~ $3.50 e public receipts and expenditures receives
shs rc,ns mskes out the Official and
NIL accounts and vouchers dsrided by
som, and i charged ey law with their saioxs'p"s'