The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-22

registers the petitions papers
daily register Of all letters other than diplomatic and consular
eeived and of the disposition made Of tho letters relating
10 this business
ATTORNEY GKsrRAI's oFncs
Black Attorney the United States A. r.
caont chief clerk Tho ordinary business OF this Office
omciai opinions business Of the
called for BY the President by any head Of department or by the So
titles of all land purchased, the sites of
arsena cusomouHes light houses and all other public works
Applications pardons all conviction the courts
Applications appointment judicial legal
The argument all the Supreme Court Of
ihe United States in which the government l. concerned
by Attorney
To these ordinary heads Of the business of the Office added
the present time the following viz
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims in California
Second The cocaon and revision Of the laws Of The District
Columbia.
INTERIOR DISPLACEMENT.
Secretary Department Interior Hon Jacob Thomp
son Mississippi force consists chief
lar clerks and 10 IL supervisor and infringement are conie the
following branches s. Of the public service:
Office The Land Burean charged
issuing therefor whether grants
made by former governments by sa donations for schools
Virginia military bounty land claims and The issuing of scrip
present cornmssioner is Hon T. A. Hendricks It's prin
cl officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk OF surveys,
besides raughtsman assistant draughtsmnn and $50 clerks
I'd PaiSOsIhe head OF this bureau George c.
Whiting OF Virginia The commissioner charged with the exam
adjudication all claims arising under the and
military revolutionary subsequent
which the United States have been engaged He has
chief clerk O. Cole esq and permanent consisting OF some
3d. Tndian OF Indian Affairs Charles F. Mix of
Georgetown d. c. He provided with chief clerk and about hieen
other subordinate clerks
0HceTo this committed the
performance Of all acs and things touching and respecting the grant
ing and issuing Of patents e., ps~ ana %iss 1ss,Sr
the collection and distribution Of seeds plants and cuttings has
chief crkwho y by law the acting Commissioner Of Patents in
Of the Commissioner principal and twelve
sn. examiners Of patents some dozen subordinate permanent
Joseph Holt the Commissioner and Samuel T. shuser esd Chief
Clerk f....
principal depart
the organic OF si0 transferred to it from the Treasury De-
and the clerks Of the United states courts the
the pentenay of the United States in the District Of Columbia and
from the State Department the duty Of taking and returning the
The Commissioner Public udipg The hospital for the insane
The army aud navy and Of e District Of Columbia y also under the
this department. in addition which, by laws
Gently passed. the Secretary Of the Interior Is charged with tile
The department equ q an additional building for il acoonruoda
on has been repeatedly recommended during
provided 'windors Building,
all the Patent Office building the whole Of which
will be required at early day for the use Of the Patent ONCE for
which ii was originally Intended
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The Treasury Department consists TN, offices the Secretary of
the Treasury comproers commissioner OF the customs
dors treasurer register SOLICITOR light house board and
The following bref indication OF the duties Of those
ces, and OF the force employed therein, respectively:
sraops OGeeIIon Cobb Secretary Treasury
Hon. Philip Clayton, Assistant secretary one engineer in charge
architect and three draugtsmen temporarily employed and twenty
eral supervision FISCAL transactions Of the
esenl Of The laws concerning The commerce and navigation Of the
establishment the marine hospitals Of the United States and The
Of certain public buildings for custom houses and other
poses
Courtrolle's oEce-Ion. William Mei, Comptroller
heen clerks lie pescrbe the mode Of keeping and rendering
ianus
and revises aud certncs the balances arising thereon
Second Ccmftrotas oGcJ NJ Cults, ESQ., Comptroller, and
ing army navy Indian
public vice. cerncs the balances arising
Commissioner prescribc Keeping
rendering the accounts the customs and dburse
vises and certihes the balances arising thereon
fH iudaOrs Office Thomas L. smith, esq, First Auditor and
clerks lie receives and adjusts the the
disbursements appropriations and expenditures
count o. the civil list aud under private acts OF Congress- aud reports
trpler, respectively Cor their decision thereon
soad Auidrs oceThomns D. Fuller, Second Auditor and
pay, clothing and recruiting Of the well arorcs
srsepa and ordnance and all accounts relating to the Indian depart
sion thereon.
Third Aliios Office Rober, Atkinson, esq, Third Auditor
army, for,icaons Military Academy military roads
and the uarternaser department well as for pensions claims
other property the military service under
cison thereon.
Fourth 0GceAarono Dayton, esq., Auditor
sixteen clerks He receives and adjusts all for the service
Navy Department reports Comp
iroler for his decision thereon
FVh Audaor's 0GoeNurrny Mcconnell Fifth auditor and
clerks He adjusts diplomatic
similar services performed under the direction of the State Depart
and the balances the First Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
AUDITORS OGcs Thomas NJ Tate, auditor OF the
tho and hundred
all arising
Ills decisions
appeal months to the First Comptroller
collection of all debts due the
all penalties and ortnres imposed postmacrs
failing TO do their duty he directs
civil criminal and takes be
hosed by law TO enforce the
department nsrucing United States attorneys a
all matters relating thereto and
Of the United States courts Of the condition
and legal proceedings has charge of all property
Department. and has sen dispose
benefit Of the United States
Treasts Ccesamuel Casey, Treasurer,
Clerks lie receives and the the United
Office and that OF the repositories by the Of
August 1915, aud out the
Secretary the Treasury eounersgned by the First Comptroller
warrants drawn by the Postmaster General
by The sixth Auditor, and recorded by the Register holds
public
ou, the same upon their checks
Registers 0icefney Bigger, esq, Register, twenty
cerks lie Keeps the of public
receives the returns and makes the official
and navigation Of the United States and receives