The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-05
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.


Treasury two compocs commissioner Of the customs,
dors treasurer register SOLICITOR light house board ana coast sur
The following is brief indication Of the duties ,bouo several on
COS, aud Of the force employed therein, respectively:
SydaryS 0HoBon Cobb Secretary the Treasury,
Clayton, Assistant secretary in charge,
three clerks The secretary Treasury charged gen
supervision the fiscal transactions Of the government and Of the
the and navigation OF the
United States He the survey o. the coast the house
scon public buildings for custom houses and other
poses. e
F;ya Comrtyols,ss ofe-Ion William Medi Comptroller
the mode OF keeping and rendering
civil diplomatic service well as the public lands,
and and certnes the balances arising thereon
Second Comptyottes oGJ NJ Cuts esq., Comptroller, and
clerks He procbes the mode keeping and render
the accounts Of the army navy and Indian Of the
Office Of Coppissoaer Of The CutOmssamue Ingham, esq
Commissioner presorbcs the mode Of keeping
men and building repairing custom houses &C. and
and certioes the balances arising thereon.
Fyra AUDITORS ogice Thomas l. smith, esq., Auditor
ccrk He receives and adjusts the accounts the customs
and disbursements appropriations and expenditures on &c
The balances 10 The Commissioner Comp
,roler respectively for their decision thereon
Second Audior ofFceTomas Fuller, Second Auditor and
twenync clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts relating
the pay clothing and recruiting of Tho army rs well as ar@oG
meu the balances TO the Second Comptroller for his dcc
thereon
seventy Clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts for sub
sistenoe q The army Military academy military rS%
arising from military services previous to 1916 and for horses and
other military under various acts Of Con
reports balances the Second Comptroller for his de
Cison thereon
Fourth Audos ogAaron o. Dayton Fourth Auditor and
and adjusts all accounts for the service Of
the Department and reports the balances 70 inc second comp
Irollcr his decision thereon,
rim Apaaors OGocMurray Mcconnell csq Auditor and
six clerks adjusts nil for diplomatic and
performed under the direction OF tho state Depart
ment reports tho First Comptroller for his decision
thereon .
Syh AUDITORS Ofoe-Dr Tate auditor Of the Treas
ury for The Department. hundred and fourteen
all account arising from the ser
Office Department Ills decisions final unless an
all debts due the Post Office Department and
penalties imposed posinastors and mail
tractors ng their duty he directs % and legal proceed
criminal and all such be nu
department nuctng United States attorneys and clerks
IN All relating from each term
the condition OF such suits
md legal proceedings has charge OF all lands and otho property
assigned United States payment Of debts duo e Post once
Department power sell aud dispose Of the r the
benoht Of tho United States
Treas,rers ooesanuol Casey esq., Treasurer thirteen
receives aud the OF The United states IN his
the deposocs created by the act OF the 9th OF
warrants drawn by the
secretary Treasury oounersgned by the First Comptroller and
General and countersgned
public moneys by dsbursng officers and pays
out The upon their checks,
Registers oGoFnley Bigger, esq, Register and twenty mini
public and expenditures
receives the official Of oommeroe
United States and receives from The fs
Comptroller Commissioner Customs all and vouchers
decided by hem, and charged bylaw with their safekeepE