The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-05
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

Columbia.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
aeey VI 'ue neParen' .. te INFERIOR, Hon jacob Ihomp
cI n Kill pp ~ uei ,orse CONSISTS o. one cnie'
M clerks and to Its supervision and management are coned tho
M W. Pi ~ no pHS a T II m b o,o, thu co
missioner o. me eeaei Land oce me Land Bureau Is charged
sng Of titles therefor whether derived from Of
military boam,es or nnbno ~ apauon S S,an
or Veno is}v hpuUtw and r,Ins a,S ,h ,, ~ WIS IN
nsa Ing u onea' sso' as Us own accounts The
m officers recorder chief clerk principal surveys,
besides draughsman, draughtsman clerks
of various grades, I'm.
Whiting Of virginia The commissioner charged
nation rnd adjudication Of all claims arising the
sw passed 6y Congress granting bounty land or pensions
chief CLERK ~ coIs @ and ,ar,a,cu ons ny Uno
U n h 1' eqV anu pefhan'n ''ps 9ohHs Oh some
nj gsa;a,s Sa, ,nssionor =, Y,,on ,g s,r r ,n =,
eoorgcew B. He provided With chief clerk and about asep
o'n M p, .r' a@ o'crT ms ,h , 4, ,, ~, ,,
performance q iii acs and things oucboa ana h
ng ami isa;ne Of na,an far mas and nsesni @
collection statistics relating agrcuiue
tho collection and distribution Of seeds plants cuttings has
CHEF cecwho Is by the acting Patents
the absence Of the Commissioner principal ana twelve
% nn s Of permanent
@ i Is Inc COMMISSIONER ana samuei !. shugcr ESD Chief
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organic TO il from Treasury De-
and attorneys the States courts tho manage
pen,enary District Of Columbia and
from inc state the duty Of taking and returning the
bc Commissioner Of Public Buildings The hospital for the
he army and navy and the District Of Columbia also under the
management OF TINS department. addition to which, by laws
Gently passed the secretary Of the Interior charged with the con-
The departmen reoui, ss an eddi%ni hu,dng S a.
don and tho erection al one hss been enea"dv a
few years for tina, purpose present tic Pension Once Is
provided Il known as "Wnders Building while
the other branches Of the ietacn including The office
the Peteu once building the whole Of which
% be required a, ali day for the the oce
which it was originally intended ....
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
the treasury two comploers commissioner Of The customs sy an
o register solicitor light house board and
vcv > no'' O' e ' ~ ~
The following brof indication of the duties of these
,es and Of tho force employed therein respectively
S1,,,y, Hon Howell cobh SECRETARY or tho Troasprv
Hon Pp CLAYTON Assistant secretary one engineer in charge one
architect and three raushmen temporarily employed and twenty
three clerks The Secretary Of the Treasury charged with the
era supervision Of the nsca transactions OF the government and the
execution Of the laws concerning the commerGo and navigation the
United States He supennds the survey The coast the lighthouse
M G nnhc hs FOR s custom houses .na anu ,b r @
ooses " rN''
Fua comitroas ofoHon. William Medll Comptroller, and
fifteen clerks ne pesoes the mode keeping ana rendering &C
aud rcyses and cerhes the balances arising thereon
soond comEtroaeys ogesJ NJ Cults ESQ., Comptroller and
Ing army navy and Indian departments of the
pon N' ~ ~ w e'"'e ~ M 49,. e ~
8oe q Commisstoner q The Gnaoms.samue Ingham esq
aud rendering e accounts Of the customs and dkbqrse
s ano or us ~ uw h, ,b ~ anu re-
" anu '"'N ~ ''n s ~
,on rpogs Il" scYss and .sna Inc c,n,s of ,s a
mvcnns and anro,roons and exn"nanrcs on @
I'm. ~ ,h ii rs, AMI nnddr nynta cts Of G on mo
H. m ~ ~ ~ M cnsnoS nd a., III. &
ronar rosnsc,,rsSv e. Their docisan tborcon ~ 'P
' f'' " y,
Second Aadiors 0aceIhomas Fuller second Auditor and
twenty clerks lie receives and adjusts all accounts relating
Tho clothing and recruiting OF the army as well as armor,
% ana nors Inc bsanccs To ts second Comsroler @ bs &
s s,n ,hsroon !. p W. ~ - " ~ ~
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Third Andaors ooe-RoberJ Atkinson ESQ Third Auditor and
seventy eight clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts for sub
sisence q the army oloaons Military Academy military roads,