The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-10
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

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Tie Treasury Department consists Of the Offices Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, ylp comptrolers, commissioner Of the customs, six au-
dtors, treasurer, regis,os, solicitor, lighthouse board, and coast sur
The following Is a brief indication O the aa-ay q these several on
cs, and Of the force employed therein, respectively:
sesaarys Objection. Howell Cobb, Secretary Of the Treasury,
Hon. Philip cagion, Assistant Secretary; one engineer in charge; one
architect and three draasbts@e q temporarily Tpor employed and and twenty
eral supervision Of the fiscal transactions of the government, and Of the
United states. He experiments de survey Of the coast, le ughi house
establishment, ihe marine hospitals Of the United States, and the cop
strucion Of certain public buildings Tor custom houses and other pur-
poses.
First Comptrota's 0gce-Hon. William hedll, Comptroller, and
CENT Tor the civil and diplomatic service, as well as the public iandR,
aud rovises aud ccrtnea tho balances arising thereon.
Second C~onptyO1rs o6ct-- u N. Cuts, esq, Comptroller, and
| seventeen clerks. He prescrbes the mode Of keeping and render.
Ing the accounts Of tho army navy, and Indian departments q .e
public service, end regiseB and eer1Hes the balances arising thereon
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0 a'rn ndorn ~ accousts Of ibe customs revenue Apd dis9lgrse;
mouts, and for the bui,1 "a d ls sae gst vastON' ou''s' ", w ~
vlses and ccrtiGes the balances 'iAnb NHp'-V
Fra Audaor's oGee-Tbomas L. sm.s', esq o nas = AI ~ , ss
nineteen clerks. He receives and adjusts the az. 'sr,s. y re-,
count Of the civil list and under private acts Of Congress, and
the balances to the Commissioner Of the Customs and the First Comp
troler, respectively for their decision thereon.
Second Aadaor's oGee.-Thomas J. d. Fuller, Second Auditor, and
twenty one clerks. lie receives and adjusts all accounts relating to
arsenas, and ordnance, aud all accounts relating TO the Indian depart
ment, and reports the balances TO the Second Comptroller for his dect-
Third Audaoy's Office Robert J. Atkinson, esq Third Auditor, and
seventy eight clerks. He receives and adjusts all accounts for sub.
sistepce Of the army, Notifications, Military Academy, military roads,
and the ouariermasters department, as vol as for pensions, claims
arising from military services previous to 1916, and for horses and
other property lost in the military service, under various acts OF Con
gross, and reports the balances TO the Second Comptroller for bis de
eislon thereon.
Fourth AUDITORS o6ce-Aaron 0. Dayton, esq, Fourth Auditor, aud
sixteen clerks. He receives and adjusts all accounts for Che service Of
tho Navy Department and reports the balances 10 the second Comp.
irolicr for bis decision thereon.
Ehh Andaors oGoe-Murray Mcconnell esq, Fifth Auditor, and
six clerks. He receives and adjusts all accounts for diplomatic and
similar services performed under the direction OF the state Depart
ment, and reports the balances 10 the First Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
Stah AUDITORS o6ec-Dr. Thomas NJ Tate, auditor Of the Treas.
ury for the Post Office Department, and one hundred and fourteen
clerks. He receives and adjusts all accounts arising from the ser
vice OF the Post Office Department Ills decisions are final, unless an
appeal be taken in twelve months TO the First Comptroller. lie super
intends the collection OF all debts due the Post Once Department, and
all penalties and forfetures imposed on postnaHters and mail con
tractors for failing to do their duty he directs suits and legal proceed
ings, civil and criminal, and takes all such measures as may be au
thortzcd by law 10 enforce the prompt payment OF moneys due TO the
department instructng United States attorneys, marshals, aud clerks
ofthe United States courts OF the condition and progress Of such snts
and legal proceedings has charge OF all lands and other property
assigned to tho United States In payment OF debts due the po 81 once
Department, and has power 70 sell aud dispose Of the same Cor The
benefit Of the United States
Troano9s o~Hoe-Samuel Casey, esq, Treasurer, and thirteen
clerks. He receives and keeps the moneys OF tho United states in his
own Office, and that Of the repositories created by the act OF the 9th o
August, 1916, and pays out the same upon warrants drawn by fhs
Secretary Of the Treasury, countcrsigned by the First Comptroller, ant
upon warrants drawn by the Postmaster General, and countersgnec
by the sixth Auditor, and recorded by the Register. He also hold
public moneys advanced by warrant 10 Disturbing officers, aud pyl
out the same upon their checks.
Registers OGce-Finley Bigger, esq, Register, and twentyninl
clerks. He keeps the Accounts Of public receipts and expenditures
receives the returns s6f1aakcs out the Official statement Of commerce,
and navigation OF the United States, and receives from tho Ffrs
Comptroller aud ComrnissiopsL Of Customs an accounts and voucher
decided BY hem, and is Il bylaw with their safe'keopiHs'