The Washington union., 1858-02-17

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States in payment Of debts (e tAoe as'g ~ ,.yea y a
due the Pes 0e Drfss) and has power 10 sell and dispose Oh
the for the benefit u the United States
LoAt House Cobb Secretary Treasury
coio president Com subrek United States navy chair
Gen G. ro,,en United States army Capt A. Humphrey
vcy; Joseph Henry secretary of smithsonian Institution Capt
sn United states navy, Captain Franklin United
army secretaries and hve clerks This board directs the build
and repairing of light houses hight vessels baoys and baeon
contracts for supplies Of oil, &c
Unaai smcy Professor A. d Baeho, IL d. su
perntendeul and supe weights and
Capt L. smith typographical engineers, assistant in charge Of
the Coast survey Once
A. W. Russell, ciet clerk
@. b. SNOW IN charge OF archives
Assistant eas seho,, charge Of competing division
Assistant l. y Pouraes, IN charge Of tidal division. a
Lieut. j. C. Tdba United States army in charge Of drawing d.
sa2ton army charge Of engraving dIvi
Samuel Helm disbursing agent.
George Mathiot, electrotypst
Joseph xton superintendent weights and
Hon Brown, The direction and
General That is business be
the conveniently arranged and prepared for his final action
2e charge the First Assistant Postmaster General the Contract
Third Postmaster General and
the Inspection Once in charge Of the chief clerk
rqamsn Hora,io King esq First Assistant Postmaster
which relate the establishment and post Offices
ao, the giving OF instructions post
masters Ptastars are furnished marking rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged with pro
dng blanks aud stationery for the use the department and with
the Of the agencies established for supplying
with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned the m
peryon of the mail steamship lines and the foreign and in
ternaiiona postal arrangements
Contract O6wiam Dundas esq Assistant Posmas
General twenty clerks 10 this office assigned tho bus
arranging the mail the United States and placing the
contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
respecting frequency trips mode of and times de
all the routes the the mail between
the different sections Of the country the points OF m ana
the regulations for the OF tho domestic mail service OF the
oeycs the bids and takes charge
gs and the adjustment and execution o The contracts All appca
appointment OF mail should be sent to this Office All
claims should be submitted il for service not under
the Contract Office necessary authority for the proper credits at
routes receive prescribed for the
reports weekly the Auditor all contracts exc
outed and all orders affecting accounts for mail pre-
parc the statistical exhibits Of the mail service and tho reports of the
mail Lettings giving Of G each bid @ Of ns aa M
additional allowances granted within the year
Finance Ceohn Marron esq., Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
Of the financial business of the department
devoved by law the Auditor embracing aceon with the
and drafts of balances reported by The Auditor
the accounts Of Offices eposie their quarterly
designated points and the snperntendence of The rendition
the dead letter office Of the issuing Of postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the of postage ana of the accounts con
To the Third Asstan, postmasers
quarterly postage those draft oes their
letters reporting quarterly proceeds Of their Offices and those
deosnp offices their certificates Of depoe TO him should also
directed the weekly and monthly returns Of the deosares Of the
department well all applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inspection 0n John Oakord esq chief clerk, and seventeen
assigned the duty oreccyng and examining the
the arrivals and departures Of the mails certificates of the
agents. and reports Of mail failures of noting the de
nqenee Of contractors and Tor the action
keys doing things which may
An mail depreciation Of violation Of law by private
hp merry on
respecting lost money letters mail depreda
Chief Clerk, Post Office Department"
registers the arrivals and departures of the mails certificates
of failures and Az complaints
imperfect service should be directed In
spection Office, Post Office Department
Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department proper
and Of five bureaus attached thereto
bureau Navy bucks Equipment
and Repair Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing Bureau Ordnance and
Hydrography, and the Bureau Of Medicine aud Surgery
following Of the duties Of each of these Offices and
of the force employed therein:
Secretary OGoou Toucey Secretary of the Navy Charles
Welsh chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary the
Navy everything connected with tho naval establish
and the execution of all laws relating creto nustcd to him.
general the President the United States
by constitution chief Of the and navy
All instructions commanders quairons and commanders Of
navy corps appointments Of commissioned and
officers orders for the enlistment and discharge Of soaen eanate
performed the authority of the Secretary and their orders
the marine corps forms ALSO part Secretary and
ali corps approved by
him.
Of Navy and DoksCommodore Joseph Smith
the bureau clerks civil engineer and draaghman
yards everything immediately connected with them
superintendent Of this bureau also charged with
management of the Naval Asylum.
Of Construction Equipment and R1suirJohn enhal esq,
chief OF the eight clerks draughman The
the chief the Daniel Martin is attached
has charge tho building and repairs of all vessels purchase
materials and the providing of all vessels with their equipments
anchors tanks The chief supcrntends
all for the navy
approval the Secretary decides for
tion
Of CshneH Bridge purser
navy chief bureau and four clerks All provisions for the use
the and clothing together with the making contracts for
nshing the same, under the charge of this bureau
Of Ordnance HydogarAyCapt Duncan ngraham,
chief bureau four clerks and daughtsman This bureau has
charge all ordnance pur
cannon guns powder shot shells equipment
everything connected herewith II also
vdes them with charts chronomeers baromcers &c to
books furnished ships oGwar The United
States Naval Observatory and Hdrogracal ONCE" at Washington
the Naval Academy Annapolis also under the general
perintendcnce of the chief OF this bureau
By1au Of Medicine spoyDr William Whoan surgeon Uni
navy clerks Everything relating medicines and
medical stores wounded
hospitals within the supcnendencc of this bureau
WAR DEPARTMENT
Floyd, Secretary of War Drinkard chief clerk,
aud wacmen The
olowng bureaus attached to this department
Commanding This Office at the head of which
Lieutenant General Scott is at New York.
Adjuant OGCol Samuel Cooper Aduant General
p Garesche Advocate Major john
clerks and In this Office kept all
the records which refer TO The personnel of the army the rolls NC
II is here where all military commissions made out
Naor Jesup