The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-11

. Etamnatou Of the titles OF eli land purchased as
lrstal custom houses lighthouses and all other public WORK q
8 Applications pardops conviction tho
Applications appointment judicial legal business
s. The conduct ana sguuu, of all suits in the supreme
the United states in which the governments concerned
referred by Attorney
10 ese ordinary heads Of the business Of tie office are added
The present time the following Wis
First The direction q an appeals on land CLAIMS IN California
second The oodhcaon and revision Of the laws q tho District
Columbia.
INTERIOR ppAprnesT.
secretary Of the Department Of the Interior Hon Jacob Thomp
Mississippi Its clerical force consists Or chief
clerks supervisor and management comuted The
following 10y Is, stan 1i tad a. p MN s rS m
missioner the General Land Office The Land Bureau charged
issuing therefor whether derived combinations grants
made by otms governments ~ ae donsios gnnt or schools,
Virginia military boiHty land claims and the issuing cf scrip
lieu thereof Tho Land Oilce also andn
present Commissioner Hendricks It's rin-
ra officers arc recorder chief clerk principal clerk Of surveys,
besides draaghsnn, assistant daughnhn aud some 100 clerks
3D. Pensias present head George c.
whue Virginia. The commissioner charged with the exain
adjudication Of all claims arising under the varons and
vars ,glsS ,e United States have been onsas,d n his on,
C clerk, g. Cole eq and permanent corps consisting Of some
3D. c,armssioncr indian airs, Charles L. Nix
George ~ = lie Is provided with eie clerk and about aaen
4th Posrf C-To this bureau committed execution and
performance all act and things touching and respecting the grant
and inproy een the collection Of statistics relating 70 agrlare
ihe collection ana asfriouon = see plns ano ent Inns
the absence the Commissioner pincpa and twelve as
ssant examiners patents dozen subordinate permanent
clerks considerable number Of temporary employees Hon
Holt the Commissioner and Samuel T. shuger Chief
these four principal branches Of this executive depart
mcnt organic 1919 transferred 10 t from the Treasury De-
partert supervision the United States marshnls
attorneys and the clerks the uuted states courts e manage
Of the United States and the affairs
pcnnay The United states the District Of Columbia and
supervising directing
Of Public Buildings Tho hospital for he inssneo
army navy and the District Of Columbia Is also under The
management this department in addition which BY laws re-
stucon of the three wagon roads leading 70 The Pacific coast
The department req an additional building for is aeeommoda
S 1 lew yers has Known as naer Rsnr whis
branches the department including The secretary Office,
crowded to the Patton, Office building the whole Of which
viii be required early day for the use Of the Patent once for
| which 1t originally Intended.
rmAsuRY psrARrAru.
The Treasury Department the ofce Of the Secretary
tho Treasury two comr" connsoner OF the customs SIX a
ors register solicitor lighthouse board and coast
The following is brief Indication
ees . force employed therein, respectively:
S,3,ia,s o6on Howell Cobb Secretary the Treasury,
Philip Clayton Assistant secretary one engineer ~ charso one
ree clerks Secretary the Treasury charged with the
ea the fiscal transactions the government and Of the
execution Of The laws concerning pe eorvo aa @ q ne
TIMED states esupernens the survey o. the coast TIC hsh house
public buildings for custom houses and other pur
! poses.
Fd tOmjffO{lsrs UDcc-loh Nuian htui,
fifteen precbcs the mode of keeping rendering ac
counts civil diplomatic service I'll as tho public lands
and revises and certGes the BALANCES arising thereon
sonud Com,troTer's oGce-J Cuts, esq Comptroller
seventeen clerks He escbes the mode Of keeping and render
of the army navy and Indian departments Of the
public and aud cedhc the balances arising thereon
0dVce q comrasionr q nc Customs samuel lgghan, esq
rendering the accounts of the customs revenue and dsburse
neuts and to e building and repairing houses Nc and re-
FGr AUDITORS QGce Smith, esq, Auditor
clerks lie receives and adjusts the accounts OF the customs
% " as @ m AMI under private acts of Congress reports
balances the Commissioner Of the Customs and The First Comp
| troler, respectively for their decision thereon.
Second Audorss ogoerbomas D Fuller Second Auditor,
twenty clerks lie receives and adjusts all accounts relating to
arsena and dpAnoe all relating Indian depart
me aud ,hc balances to the Second Comptroller Cor his dee
Third Auds oGo,RobcrJ Atkinson, esq Third Auditor, and
seventy clerks He and adjusts all accounts for sub
OF the army Notifications, Military Academy military reads
and The onrtcrmasers department. " wen w or pes, cn
arising from military services previous 10 iSlo and Tor horses ana
es and reports the balances TO the Second Comptroller for his de-
| Opon thereon.
and adjusts all accounts for the service Of
Navy Department and The balances TO the Second Comp
Fifh Auaaor 0GoMurray Mcconnell esq Fifth Auditor, and
clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts for diplomatic and
and the balances 70 the First Comptroller for s decision
thereon.
Sish Audior oGoe-D Thomas Tate auditor OF
u tho Post Office department and one hundred and fourteen
clerks adjusts all accounts arising from the
appeal be months First Cmpsreler The
the collection Of an debts due he Pest once Department and
ali penalties Orfcues imposed pomsers and mail con
tractors g falling DO their duty he directs suits and legal proceed
iuas civil criminal takes all such may be
enforce the prompt payment Of moneys due 70 The
nstrucng United masas, and clerks
Relating thereto receives returns from each term
the condition and Of such suits
and legal proceedings charge ali lands and other
assigned United States Of debts dpe The Post uoe
Department. and has power 70 sou snd posc Of the same FOR Che
benent OF the United States
sy+syS ogcs Samuel Casey esd treasurer, and thirteen
clerks He receives and keeps ihe moneys Of he United se IN big
August pays the upon drawn BY the
secretary Treasury ounned by The First Cnptroer
upOn General and countegnee
XII Auditor recorded by tho Register. lie also
public moneys advanced by warrant 70 dsousag % aud pay
out the san upon their checks
Registers oGFinloy Bescr, esq., Register, and twenty MIN
clerks lie keeps public receipts and expenditures
receives tc carns ana Official OF commere
and pavrao United states and receives from the irs
nmrn and Commissioned Customs all and voucher
decided by hem charged BY law with their safe keeping