The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-04-03

United States courts showing progress suits
States in payment q debts t & agd q Sa %s y se a
the same for the benefit q the United states.
L House BoaydHon Howell Cobb secretary Of the treasury
go president W. B. shnbro United navy
nan Major Bowman II engineers Unled states
,snsen q Coast Survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary o. smith
Commander Jenkins United navy Captain
Em Franklin United states army seereares and i've clerks
vessels bqosi and beaeoBs, contracts for supplies Of oil &o
Uaasd s,greyProissor Baohe Ii. d. superin-
'egdeot and superniendent Of weights aud measures
STATES Army charge Coast Survey once Lieut. A. mn
A W. RUSSELL chief clerk.
O. B. Snow, la charge Of archives.
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Assistant cnas A. schot charge division
Assistant |. r. Pourtales in charge of tidal division
lieut. ndba United states army, in charge Of drawing d.
lieut. saI.On, Uned States army charge engraving dv
samuel Helm, dIsbursng agent
George Mathiot eleotrotypht
Joseph sxon assistant superintendent Of weights and
rosr oracR DErARrAFrr
Hon. Joseph Holt Postmaster direction and
luton aud laws % the Postmaster General That business be
sSss s,sI se Sms rs LOT h or
ice in charge of the First Assistant Postmaster Generals the Contract
once the Third Assistant Postmaster General and
the Inspection Office, in charge Of the chief clerk.
asg s"s King First Assistant !,
which relate the establishment and doonnuance of offices,
and route and local agents giving instructions post
masters postmasrs marking and rating stamps
yng blanks and stationery for the Of the department and with
with blanks TO ts bureau Is likewise assigned
peryon Of the mail steamship lines and of the foreign and IN
ernaional postal arrangements.
Contract O0o-wiam II Dundas esq Second
General twenty clerks To this office assigned the bust
service Of the United States and placing the
same under contract embracing all correspondence sed
respecting the frequency of trips mode Of conveyance and Tunes de-
the different sections of the country the points of mail distribution aud
the regulations for the of the domestic mail service Of the
United prepares mail proposals.
eyes the bids and takes charge the annual and occasional mail let
ngs and the adjustment, and execution of the contracts All appca
tons for the establishment alteration Of mail arrangements and The
appointment of mail shout! be sent 70 h Office All
claims should be submitted to il for transportation service moi under
contract the recognition of said service first to be obtained through
the Auditors Office From this Office all posmasers at the ends
routes the statement of mail prescribed r the
uted all orders affecting transportation
the statistical exhibits The mail and the reports Of the
service originated the cur,mens ordered and the
additional allowances granted within the year
OceA zevey ESQ., Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral twenty 10 this office assigned the
vision ana of s financial business of the department
draa offices and other deposrs Of the department the issuing
and drafts in Of balances reporsG BY the Auditor
the Of Offices under orders depose their quarterly bal
points superintendent of the rendition
posmasters quarterly hostages II has charge
Of the deade Office of the issuing Of postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the payment Of postage AMI Of the accounts con
nec,ed herewith.
letters reporting quarterly the proceeds % their Offices and those
bc directed the weekly and monthly returns depstares
department. well all applications and receipts for postage stamps
stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Inspection ObBepj Clements esq, chefclcrk
Jerks T,s Office assigned the duty orecevng and examining the
roS' ,nd enn cases thereon ,r ,he action
the General furnishing blanks for mail registers and
p9rs Of mail futures providing aud sending out 6ags and
Az mail derodaon Of violation Of law by private
he supervision this Office and should be reported TO
A sp Saa r w 9ss moGs nd s BE- al
reced " Chief Clerk Post onioc Department.
the service agents reports failures applications
registers Of failures and all complaints
irregular imperfect service should be directed
pccttcn ONCE, Pos, Office Department"
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
ing Secretary Of attached thereto
Repair Clothing Ordnance
lFydrography, and the Bureau Of Medicine aud surgery
The following Is statement OF the duties of each Of these offices and
If the force employ cd therein: s.r H s.g
says Office Hon Isaac TOuccy Secretary Of he Navy Charles
navy charge yting the
and the execution Of all laws relating thereto in,ruc to him,
by the constitution, commander nch of the and
Al instructions commanders of squadrons and commanders Of
Yesse all orders officers commissions of officers both in the
navy appointments of commissioned and
All the duties the different
performed authority Secretary
considered ennatng from him The general
the FORMS also part of the duties of The Secretary and
the commanan of that should be approved by
him.
Brcouo Of Nary Joseph Smith,
the clerks civil engineer and dragrhtsman
navy yards docks and wharves buildings and machinery
yards everything Immediately connected with them
superintendent Of this bureau also charged with the
management of the Naval Asylum. e
Bueauo Construction Equipment RepaiJohn Ientha esq,
chief the bureau egh, clerks and dFaugh,smnn The ONCE Of
this bureau who assisted by three assistant engineers This bureau
charge building and of all vessels purchase
materials and the providing of all vessels with their equipments
sails anchors waterfank 10 The
OF all for the navy with
approval the Secretary decides plans for their consruc
ton. >
navy chief and four clerks All provisions for the
the navy clothing together with the making
nshng same, under the charge of this bureau.
bureau Of Ordnance Hydrogarhycap Duncan Tngraham,
Clerks draugbsman This bureau has
the manufacture
powder shot Shells and the equipment
vdcs maps charts
with such books furnished ships oEwar The United
and Academy Annapolis also under the general
perntendonoe Of the chief of this bureau
q Medicine and Spoyr. William Whan, surgeon Uni
chief Of bureau passed assistant surgeon United
stores o. sick and wounded and management OF
hospitals within the suPernendence of this bureau
WAR DEPARTMENT
Hon Floyd Secretary w r. Drnkard chief clerk,
seven subordinate clerks messengers and four watcbmen
GLOWING bureaus attached 10 this department.
Commanding Generals 0GceThs office the head OF
General Scott, IL at New York
Ad;,aD Geeyas OGce Samuel Cooper Aduant General
Acknowledgement Townsend, Brovc Williams,
Capt p Gaeschc Judge Advocate Bovo Major John
which the OF the army the rolls
II here whore all military commissions are made out