The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-12


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ATTORNEY eEHzRAI's oFTcx
Black Attorney Of United
esq ordinary this Office may
be classified following heads
L. Official opinions current government
called for by the President by head Of department by the So
Inflammation Of tie titles of all purchased
arseas lighthouses and all other public works Of
g. Applications for pardons
Applications appointment. ali judicial legal business
Tho argument Supreme
the United States which the concerned
nons When referred BY Tie head thereof Attorney General
TO these ordinary beads Of the business d the ONCE added at
The present time the following, viz
First The direction Of all appeals on land claims in California
Second The eoacaon aud revision Of the laws Of the District p
Columbia.
INTERIOR pzrARrMESr
Secretary Department Interior Jacob Ihomp
Of Mississippi Its clerical force consists Of che
clerks; supervision anag
LIST The P.s{c Lands lhe ch 81 this Is
missioner Of the General Land Once. The Land Bureau charged
with the survey, The public and ie
issuing therefor whether grants
made by former BY sales donations for schools
Virginia military bounty eans and the issuing
present Commissioner Hon n A. Hendricks p
eal officers recorder chief clerk principal clerk Or surveys
besides danehman assistant daughtsnan aud $50 clerks
Cd Pension The present head Of this bureau Is George
Whiting, o Virginia The charged with the
adjudication Of all claims arising under the and
laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
Tor the military naval services in se revolutionary and subsequent
which the United have been engaged He has
chief clerk q Cole esd and permanent corps consisting some
ninety other CLERKS
Georgetown iis provided Win chief CLERK and about aeen
an Ia oloero this bureau is committed execution
al aets things tccng and the
and issuing Of patents for aud useful discoveries inventions
improvements the collection Of aes relating agricultural
he collection and distribution o. seeds plants and cuttings II has
cerho by the acting Commissioner Pacnts
the absence q Che twelve principal and twelve as
stant examiners o. patents soe dozen subordinate permanent
clerks, temporary employees Hon.
Joseph Io the Commissioner and samuel A. shuge Chief
Besides these iour principal depart
nent the organic aei d ls4s transferred Treasury
paruen supervision
aud attorneys and the clerks Of the nied states courts the manage
peniienuary District Of coubl
rom in w h'a, s ~ s ~ s a W.
he Commissioner Of Public ugs The hospital for the insane Of
management Of this department. in addition 70 which, By laws
Gently passed ls esy o. te her9r Garsea @ the con-
The department req additional building for its neeommo
years purpose At the Pension Once
provided with rooms what Is known as Wnisrs Building while
an eowded into the Patent ole building the whole d which
will required early day for the the Patent Uncc
which originally intended.
TREASURY pfnuMsyr
Treasury Department consists Of The offices Of the Secretary Of
treasury cptrolers, commissioner 81 The customs, SIX
to treasurer register solicitor s' house board and coast sur
The Globs brief indication az The duties Of Aosn several ON
OF the force employed therein respectively
Syttarys o8ion Howell Cobb, Secretary The Treasury
Philip Clayton Assistant secretary; engineer IN charge
secretary the Treasury agei with the
a q the sea transactions q The government and The
Unlod states o enuds The survey q the coast the light house
establishment the marine hospitals q the upted sae aud the
sructou public buildings houses other
poses.
F son,syolers oes-Igcn william Aledl Comptroller aud
prcrbes mode keeping aud rendering
for the civil d diplomatic service wen the public lands
al ecrthes the balances arising thereon.
Igc M CUTS. pnb
eyeneen clerks lie pesrioes The mode keels and render
pubic and reys and oernes The distances arising thereon
Office If Commissioner Of CvSoas.-San1ue nghsn, esq
Commone eleven clerks He prescbes the mode keeping
and for the bug and repairing custom houses &C. and
yisos aud certles the balances arising thereon.
Fsrg AUDITORS Office smith, esq Frst Auditor aud
lo receives and adjusts The Of the
revenue aud and expenditures on &C
balances the Commissioner Of the Customs and The First Comp
troller, respectively for their decision thereon.
Second auditors Office Fuller auditor
twenty clerks He and adjusts all relating
arsena and ordnance relating Indian depart
reports balances Second Comptroller r his do
sion thereon.
seventy Clerks lie and adjusts all for sub
stence Of the fortncaions Military Academy military reads
arising from military services previous to 1916 and r horses and
ress reports the balances the Second Comptroller for his de
csion thereon.
Fourth A.,saors Dayton ESQ., Fourth Auditor and
and adjusts all accounts for the service Of
the Navy Department reports the balances tho Second Comp
lroler for his decision thereon
F;fh AUDITORS oGceMurray Mcconnell esq, FIFTH Auditor
six clerks adjusts all for diplomatic
similar performed direction Depart
ent reports balances the First Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
h AUDITORS 0GDr Thomas ~ Tate auditor Of the Treas
ury for once Department and hundred and fourteen
clerks and adjusts all arising from the
vice Department. m decisions FINAL
appeal twelve months the First Comptroller lie
collection OF all debts due the Post Office Department. and
penalties and forfenrcs imposed postcrs and mail
failing do their he directs suits and legal
inFs criminal takes all such be
enforce the prompt OF due
department istrucng United marsbas and clerks
reng thereto and receives returns from each
e proceedings has charge all lands other property
assigned United States OF debts due the ro Once
Department, power sell dispose OF the
benefit of the United States
Tasd's 0gcssamue Casey esq, Treasurer and thirteen
clerks He receives and keeps the Of the United States IN his
Office aud atof the detorcs created by the act Of the 9Th
August 1916 aud Out the drawn by the
Of the Treasury counicrsgned BY e First Comptroller
upon drawn By the Postmaster General
by the sixth Auditor and recorded by The Register He also
public advanced BY warrant 70 dbursng ors
out The Same upon their checks.
Registers 0GcFiuley bigger, esq Register, twenty nine
keeps the Of pubic expenditures
navigation o. the United First
Comptroller and vouchers
decided W hcu aud charged By law with their safekeepns