The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-27

United States courts, showing the progress and condition o. such suits
State in payment Of debts, gaoe ao~ assigned On pagsaa " daa
the same for tho benefit Of the United States.
Light HOUSE Bor,d fon. Howell Cobb, Secretary Of tho Treasury,
eSc6ae, president; Com. W, b siubriek, United States navy, chair
man Major A IL Bow nan, corps cf engineers, United states army
inlendent o. Coast Survey Irof Joseph lieury. secretary Of smith
Commander Thornton a jenkins, United states navy, and Captain
VIM. B. Franklin, United states army, secretaries and ave clerks
THIS board directs the building and repairing Of lighthouses, light
vessels, buoys, aud beAcons, contracts for supplies Of oil, &c.
United States Coaa sursy A. d Bacbe, L. D, superin-
lendent and superintendent Of weights and measures.
States Army, in charge OF the Coast survey Once Lieut. A s nm,
United states Army, assistant
Aw. Russell, chief clerk. H
Z. b Snow, IN charge OF archives.
sudes.
Assatan. ohas. A. schoa in charge Of oompudug division
Assistant L. y. Pourtales, IN charge Of tidal division.
Lieut. J @ ndball, United States army, IN charge Of drawing d.
Lieut. sanion, United States army, In charge Of engraving dvi
samuel Helm, disbursing agent,
George Maihiot, oleorotypst
Joseph saxton, assistant 10 superintendent Of weights and measures.
rosr OFFICE DEPARTMENT..
Hon. Joseph Holt, Postmaster General. The direction and man
luton and laws 10 The Postmaster General, That its business may be
The more conveniently arranged and prepared for his Anal action Il is
hco, in charge OF the First Assistant Postmaster General tho Contract
nance nance oai se'i In c q : i 5fi IGs 4s assi' sssiss sDi' PustSsast sfU General II and nd
the Inspection Office, in charge of the chief olefki
A,go;nt"aa oGoe Ho,auo King, esq, First Assistant Postmaster
which relate 10 tho establishment and disccntinuance of posi- offices,
changes Of sites and names, appointment and removal Of postmas.ers
masters. Tustmastsrs are furnished with marking and rating stamps
sidihg blanks and stationery for x use Of The department, and with
the supefintehdspte af te several agencies established for supplying
perviaon OF the ocean mail steamship lines, and Of the foreign and In
ternahonal postal arrangements.
Contract QGce.T-wlnam II. Dundas, esq, Second Assistant postmas'
tess Of arranging lc uini service q tic trNsd siates, aid placing the
same under contract, embracing all correspondence and rfooesdgnss
respecting the frequency Of trips, mode Of conveyance, and tunes Q 2
par'ares and arrivals on all the routes q The course q. o. the ne, m nad, eeaw &c
the regulations for the government Of the domestic mall service OF inc
ceives the bids, and takes charge of the annual and occasional mail let
tngs, and the adjustment and execution Of the contracts. Al apphsa
a ostnn ahon,d oi - D snb,n %lssSp n Il En- sn0Ip raua = : Z ss aWon : se w Wee mott mot under
contract, as the recognition a said service is first to be obta.ncd through
the Contract Office as a necessary authority for the proper credits at
routes receive the statement of mail arrangements prescribed for the
respective routes. 1t reports weekly 10 The Auditor all contracts exc
cuted, and all orders affecting accounts for mail transportation, pre-
Pares the statistical exhibits Of the mail servi Ice and me reports o. ,e
t ,ail lG tba y ai ss1ss,s 2 a s,nlsSss"s 4 H. ea sar,o Ssi aho, o % oS shd saS
additional allowances granted within The year.
Finance Qgcc.-A. n. zeveiy, esq, Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
vision and management Of the financial business Of the department,
not deyoived by law upon the Auditor, embracing accounts with the
warrants and drafts in payment of balances reported by the Auditor
the accounts Of Offices under orders to dcposite their quarterly bal
ances at DESIGNATED points. and tho superiptendencc Of the rendition
Of the dead letter Office, Of the issuing of postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the pre- payment of postage, and Of the accounts con
To tho Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmasters should
ans r ranar,iaa n,y,or the -, nr1ccsts If their ofaces. and those
at depositing offices, their certificates OF depositei TO nm should also
narimc AZ ,vcII ne III rnNc,uons and reccipts for hostage stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
na.v; oHu psn; n clemonts esq cbefc,erk and
rortstets hf III atrtsnls and ,Inrortnres OF The mails. certj6cates Of the
,s d. I" aonL aaa,Is an2 ronarts "A ss,uT iiu,n~, ~ ro,;na ,bo Ia
unoacnries or contractors and prcnarnng cases thereon for the action
II the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail registers, and
reports Of mail failures; providing and sending out mail bags and
mil locks and keys, and doing all other things which may be neces-
Sary to secure a faithful and exact performance of all mail contracts,
All cases of mail depreciation, of violation of law by private ex-
rcsses, or by the forging or Illegal use OF postage stamps, are under
he supervision OF this Office, and should be reported 10 il.
Ions, or other violations Of law, or mahiocks and keys, should be di
-ocied I" Chief Clerk, Post Office Department =
All registers o. the arrivai ahu uepas'ares n y "a, 'n nans, seInnca'es
u Inc service oil route agents, reports o "a ,ahures, apphoauons
or plhhkr essiers mo reporu y, ,nu.s W ALA ama !. pm al a an
49, ~. upmn VI pae, su oTro - iSls, y '""' "' /"
Tho Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department proper, be-
ING the office OF the Secretary and OF I'VE bureaus attached thereto, VIZ;
jnrcau OF Navy-ya ar DOCKS, suTeai OF onnslructeh, equipment;
md Repair, Bureau ofProyisions and Clothing, Bureau ofordnanoe and
photography, and the Bureau of Medicine and surgery
The following is a statement oil the duties OF each oI theso Offices and
II tho force employed therein;
Secraary's Office - IIon. Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the Navy; Charles
". Welsh, esq, chief clerk, and eleven clerks: The Secretary ofthe
ment, and the execution Of all laws relating thereto is intrustcd to him,
nnder the general direction Of the President Of the United States, who,
all instructions 10 commanders of squadrons and commanders Of
Vessels, an orders o oNicers, commissions o. Objects poth IN ss
a"a nnaaanu o iip p ponap aas Il, ~ .h to" ~ auau a' nm aanan
nee ogucIA ~ ". us s u w IN an 'inaaa "a ~ a az . an. - n. enan nu
pertormed under The authority of the secretary, and their orders are
as omanating from him. The general superintendent OF
the marine corps forms, also, a part Of the duties OF The Secretary, and
all the orders OF 'hc comnahdahto Oh Ia cof should 20 aIIfoVea ny
him.
Bnroou of Nory Yards and Docks Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
Of tho bureau, four clerks, one civil engineer, and one drauchtsman.
All the navy yards, docks and wharvcs, buildings and machinery in