The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-08

d STAT COURT ahoing de progress
states ia paynnsa, Of debts a ao aysni q
Che same d the benefit u The United Staios.
lA House Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
o, president tom sbobrek United States chair
army Prof A Bacbe Superintendent
Prof Joseph Henry secretary Of Smithsonian Institution Capt
samuel Barron United States Commander Thornton A Jen
kns United States ana Captain VIM Franklin United
states secretaries and ave This board directs the build
eoniracts Tor supplies Of oil, &c
United Surrey 0oges-prosor n Bache III. n so
pefntenden and superintendent OF weights ana
Capt Smith typographical engineers. assistant In charge Of
A W Russell, chief clerk
{ b Snow in charge OF arohises
Professor Pendeton United States navy computer Of long
tudes.
scboit in charge Of competing division
Assistant l. }. Iouraes In charge Of tidal division.
Lieut. rdeal United States army charge Of drawing d
Lieut. saston United States army charge engraving d
Samuel Helm disburslng agent.
George Mathot electro,ypbt
Joseph sxon assistant Of weights and
Aaron Brown Postmaster General The direction and
management Of the Post oce Department assigned by the cons
tuition laws the Postmaster General may
distributed among bureaus follows Appointment
1e in charge Of the First Assistant Postmaster General
Office charge of the Second Assistant
Once charge Of the Third
the Inspection Office, in charge Of the chief clerk
appointment 0 King esq Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this Office assigned questions
which relate TO the establishment and dconnunce Offices
and route and local agents as also the giving Of instructions post
an letter balances sv s baa u I ana an 1s nro
vg blanks aud stationery for the OF the department and with
post.sters blanks assigned
pervion the mail steamship lines foreign
terna,onal postal arrangements
conod OGcewlam pundas esq second Assistant rostmas
General twenty clerks 10 this assigned
arranging mail States placing the
under contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
respecting the frequency trips mode conveyance and times Of do
the different sections Of the country the points of mail distribution and
the regulations for the of the mail
United States prepares the advertisements for mail proposals.
cyes the bids and takes charge Of the annual and mail
g and the adjustment and execution of the contracts All pa
lions for the establishment alteration OF mail arrangement
appointment OF mail should be this Office An
claims should be submitted to for
contract the recognition of said service first to be obtained Through
romas,eis onds Of
receive the statement of mail arrangements prescribed for
respective routes reports week,o The Auditor all
cnled qnd oil orders aaeeng accounts for mail transportation
mail lettings giving statement Of each bid; also Of the
made the new service originated lo curamen ordered aud the
additional allowances granted within the year
0ceohn Maroon esq Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
ea and twbone clerks " this Office assigned tho super
vision ana Wapeeemop he financial business of The department
deyoved by law the Auditor embracing
dram oeea and other dosi,aries Of the department. issuing Of
the accounts @ Offices under orders to deoe their quarterly bal
by nosmasiers q their quarterly returns Of hostages has charge
q we dead letter ouee Of he issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes m me prepayment OF postage ana OF the accounts
10 the Third Assistant Postmaster General nil posas,ors a
letters reporting quarterly the ne, proceeds of oe those
az depoE Offices Their certificates Of depose ha should also
ne directed the weekly ana monthly returns f the
mi s,amn ene,nnos M ~ @ LOT postage stamps
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in7atot Ojfolh Vsiord ESQ., chief cicrk and
clerks 10 hs pacc assigned the duty ofrecevng examining
FeGts OF he ana departures oil TIC mails certificates OF
seNe rp eh ana reports Oh na ialuresi of noting the
Of ,c Gnneral T,rn,ng hI,nrs ~ % 'o acaon
exports 81 mai failures proynr and scndnr os mai n au
rLi i., ~, III ,i w .uuus on HRaipass ap d
10y -, sa.nr p,r,l 80 ~ S sNns n'ty DO nee es
IN n,ae of mali Isnrdatnn Of 1aai' ~ as 10 INV acts
rcHses or Nv the forging or lieaa no, f eS
a ~ n,s oneo ~ , ~ !" under
W. Al, ~ $3.50 w WIZ
,n or aher yoatons Of nw or mai, ts ana S, w aepreha
Sias 80 re- nni az "eSst .'ouu DO
All registers Of the arryala and departures Of the nan.
Of
blank registers reports failures rompi,inis
Tor irregular service i'd be directed In
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Navy has charge everything connected with the naval
d"r hc snmer Iirect,, os ~, r ~ I5. 70 nm
Al instrprons n cnmmannrs or nnaaros ana SUI nay!
vessels, all orders of officers, commissions of
and marine appointments OF commissioned
officers orders for the enlistment and discharge of scamen
nnr b abo ~ M e nc a gh. bureaus are
u.s. nn,anann , hi M anu 'ri oruea are
The corps forms also part Secretary and
al The orders tho commandment that should approved by
him
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he hnrcau f;r rs one cirI noinnr ond @ chill chief
All the navy yards Jes onJ whnrve hujings ma