The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-19
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GENERALS
Black Attorney General Of the United States A.
chief clerk The ordinary business of this office
DO classified under the following heads
oicial opinions Of the government
called the President by head Of department. by the So
Examination Of titles purchased the
arsena HOUSES lighthouses and all other public works OF
Applications pardous conviction the courts
of the United States
The ana argument Of all suits in the Supreme Court
which the government is concerned
The Of all other suits Sqe ~ any q s depart
To these ordinary heads Of the business Of the Office are added at
The present time the following VIZ c.,,....
Second The ceaon and revision Of the laws of The District
Columbia.
INTERIOR pTAErnSr.
secretary Department Interior Hon Jacob Thomp
cr oses Rely esqJ bqrslng clerks aud ten other
clerks lis supervision and management, committed the
list Ths Puddle Is The hieI called The Com
Nth survey management and sale Of The public doai and the
issuing Of titles therefor whether derived from M grants
military boune public improvements and likewise the revision
leu thereof The once also audls Tie
preen. Commissioner Is Hon Hendricks q Indiana i,s @
besides draugsman assistant drausman and some 100 clerks
I'd Fe,sioasThe present head Of this bureau IS George
Whiting Of Virginia The commissioner Is CHARGED WITH the eSam
e s Ms m ~ n ha reyenonayv and subseausnt
vars in which the United states have been engaged
chief clerk g. Cole e and permanent corps consisting OF some
Sd indians Commissioner AGairs, Charles T. Mix of
Georgetown D. He provided with chief clerk and about aecn
9TH Patent 0eIo u, bureau is the aud
ng and issuing Of patents discoveries Inventions
and The collection q statistics relating 70 agreuure
chief cerkwho Is by law The acting Commissioner Of Patents
the principal and twelve
sant patents subordinate
clerks besides considerable number Of temporary employees Hon
Joseph Holt the Commissioner and samuel T. sugcr esq., Chief
Clerk
mcn act Of ls4s transferred TO from the Treasury De
supervision Of the accounts OF the United states masas
men Of the Of United States and the affairs
tho pcnenry Of the United states in the District q Columbia and
the Department the duty OF taking and returning the
the United States and q and directing The acts q
Tho army navy District Columbia also under the
management Of this department " addition 70 WHICH, W laws re-
of the three roads leading 10 the Pacific coast
The req 6 an additional onang ~ y
the last for that purpose a pr9seni the enson os
the department. including the seceary Office
the Patent Once building the whole Of which
will be required early day for the use Of the Patent Office for
which ii originally Intended
TREASURY psFAHnfksr.
The Treasury Department the secretary
tho Treasury comptroler7 commissioner Of the customs SIX an
dtos treasurer register solicitor lighthouse board ana coast sur
The following brief Indication these
ces aud of the force employed therein, respectively;
screayzs Office Hon Howell Cobb Secretary Treasury,
Hon Philip Clayton Assistant Secretary one engineer IL charge one
three clerks The secretary or Treasury gen
the fiscal transactions the government and OF tho
execution Of concerning aud navigation Of the
United states lie pcrnend The survey Of the ceas the
Of certain public buildings for onstomoases and other pur
poses.
First Courtroiisrs odee-IIou Medi Comptroller
He pscrbcs the mode Of keeping and rendering
for the civil and diplomatic service as well as the public lands
and revises and certnes The balances arising thereon
Sna Com,sroicrs Once Cults, ESQ., Comptroller, and
clerks He esobcs the mode of kerng and render
public service ocrhcs The balances arising thereon
0Gee Of Of nc casoms Samuel Ingham,
sn snSor of tho customs revenue and dSnrss
mens for The building and repairing custom houses Sc and re-
yises ccrtiaes the balances arising thereon
Prs AUDITORS Oe Smith, esq, First Auditor and
ueteen clerks e adjusts the accounts of The customs
md appropriations expenditures
count civil list under private acts Of Congress aud reports
balances the Commissioner OF The Customs ana The FIRST Comp
uoler, respectively for their decision thereon
Second A,faors oGoeToraas II Fuller, Second Auditor and
twenty one clerks adjusts all relating
,hs pay cIothing recruiting army wen arnocs
srsona and ordnance and all relating Tie
reports the balances TO the second Comptroller r hts de
sion thereon.
Third AUDITORS oGoRoberJ Atkinson esq Auditor
eight clerks o receives and adjusts all accounts for
and the ouarternasers department well for ensous claims
arising military services previous TO 1916 and for horses and
property the military service under various acts q Con
gross reports the balances 70 th Second Comptroller for his dc
cision thereon.
Fourth AUDITORS oacAarono Dayton Fourth Auditor and
sixteen ccls adjusts all accounts for the serycc
The Navy Department reports tho balances the second Comp
trollcr Tor HIS decision thereon
Fh AUDITORS Murray Mcconnell esq Fifth Auditor and
clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts r diplomatic and
similar performed under the direction Of the state Depart
ment and reports First Comptroller Cor his eCsoH
thereon.
y,,h apsdor,s Office Dr. Thomas ~ Tate auditor
uy for the Department and hundred and fourteen
clerks He receives adjusts all arising from the
vice OF the Department His decisions nna unless
twelve mot TO the First Comptroller lie super
an debts due the Post once Department at
all penalties forfuro imposed ostnisters and mail con
tractors fitting their he directs suits aud legal proceed
ng civil takes all such measures as may be n
torzcd tho prompt payment OF moneys due 70 IN
United States attorneys arsa AMI clerk
in all matters relating returns from each e
OF the United States condition and Of such suit
proceedings has charge OF all lands and other property
assigned United States payment Of debts dne inc fos u
sell and dispose Of The same Tor h
benefit OF the United States
Transports Samuel Casey, Treasurer, and thrtee
the Of the United states m IA
Office and tina, the repositories created by the at q ne ON
pays the warrants drawn by III
Treasury by the First Umor
General and countcrsknc
recorded by the Register lie also hold
public moneys TO disbursng officers and
! OF The upon their checks.
Rgo's o6iesFiucy Bigger, esd Register and twenty MN
keeps the OF pubhe receipts and Expenditure
official statement oconuert
and receives from the fr