The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-24
ATTORNEY drNHRAL,s oEr1r.
INTERIOR ~DEpARrARNT.

e INTERIOR pErAHTanNr. saa.
so9 of the state ~ of of S sSPrlnet rs &c. Clerical ta consists Of one chief
clerk, Moses Kelly, esq two dsbursing clerks, and ten other regu
lar CLERKS. and 10 lis supervision and management are committed the
following branches of the public service:
i isto Tns = P ,%a G hG~a,i i The 'S ns,s Of this his eq : ona h Is Tssd Y 'a GSa Co@i
with the survey, management, and sale of the public domain, and tho
made by former governments by sales, donations, OF grants for schools,
military bountes, or public improvements, and likewise the revision
lieu here The Land Once, also, ansdts its own accounts, The
present Commissioner Is Hon; + A. lend rshss. o. Indiana a. Us prln-
saIni ss NICER rs afa "a srofu ~ tam ur S ,e,S lmau ma ~" same = 20 sn cliee.gFss,
psS narIo q a y MA aaa''''u' ueA9" any ~"
"a; Pesiems The present head Of this bureau u Is George @
r "pun md ast5 SdIrat, of mn claims arising under the yarpns md
numerous laws passed by Congress granting bounty land or pensions
wars in which the United States have been engaged He has one
ninety other clerks.
80. indiana Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, Charles +. nix, OF
other subordinate clerks.
4lh. Patent oBee-To this bureau is committed the execution and
performance OF all "aets and things touching and respecting the grant
Ing ing and issuing Of patents Ten sa lr new a. ana useful asaas discoveries nsSa,er' IS inventions,
n e mEFaSSln "na Jar III aUrso 81 seeds cd sar plants an uI e",u ~ ss'iluhnu m !
s cv " ciert uha ps NV law ts aeIihg commiss,sner ii Patents PATENT in
, y@ ah smn or the Conyuias,ope sr twclye prnaioal, and twelve ~ -
sistant examiners of patents, some dozen subordinate permanent
clerks, besides a considerable number Of temporary employees. Hon.
Clerk.
mant, he organic ael Of ISIS transferred 70 i from he treasury De
par atnrr ~ so y ,he ch. II s If a NE dnis ID s s,a, snn nou, is"l NE rn u,anas
ana a, 70 KS pa an az m ~, Sufh Sat % ' =, y m' Igp nen' s, aum an, a., ,hn aT1fes
IN m ZEN mb lne l ~. ~ ~ o ha Irn nngs STATE, ~ ng y I ibs Dds,yIt !, c n, m% a'a M
from the state Department the duty of taking and returning the cen
sases Of the United states, and Of superylsing and directing &C e the acts Of
he army army and navy and Of the Dsific, Of Columbia is also under The
management OF this department; in addition to which, by laws re-
Gently passed, the Secretary of the Interior is charged with the con
strncton OF tho three wagon roads Leading 70 me aelnG coast.
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non, ana ~ ipcuoh VI que hs occh tepc"toay ,Oop nhuuaVu auMB
we lass e NIX eala ~ sm w. p : pn@ar ~ as pnSyintar's pnldiiu, ~ :" M
provided with rooms IN nv WIN. : 10y a., q Inv m,nt ~ : a nunang n wnie
inc DINER pfangn W u ue p usp " M h oasl ny us 's, J - lilly
are am, al ~ CROWDED ronSirea INTO y, az u e, rn'9 dnv S IN the u usa e ,b y p ~ oae wn 10
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The Treasury Department consists OF tho Offices Of tho Secretary of
the Treasury, two comptrollers, commissioner of the customs, six au-
dtors, treasurer, register, solicitor, lighthouse board, and coast sur
The following IS a orieLl indication oi ~ uaues % uoSe 'era OIL
0S' Inc " uo l0Fp' efpP0ap 'pptsFF' s@FuN.tH.
Segayys QDoe-lion. Howell Cobb, secretary o. lhS Ireasury,
ION mamt rnnp ~ Iil ;npan' dr ssnsIu tenuoro yD erspIovedl and md twenty.
,ron'cGt, M t T uraa ,s y " ~ po osn a. r harg o' ,s sh n gay.
em ra.S Sufgi " y S n law wv conccrninc the commerce and navigation of The
yntod SIatcs ue nnorin,onds The survey of Tho coast the light house
estabiishment the marine hospitals Of tho United states, and the con,
sruction of certain public buildings for custom houses and other pur.
poses.
z-J r,ur,ro,lsg, oF,e Hon william sIedin. Cemptrolor. and
Fu4 ,oht'vmnH . ~ ~ - - ,.aouing2 ma ro,dnrtn5, ac
m nnpai 1ei me- c III lnd SinIonooi sorvice 70 ven M the public lands
and Id rSv VS. an and ceruies the balances arising thereon.
Second CGmptrdla's Office N. Cults, esq, Comptroller, and
i n thC accounts Of The army, navy, and Indian departments Of the
public service, and revBcs and cerdles tho balances arising thereon
ggee Y ~ a H. sforer oTsrps q H ~ nressrlbcs ihe mode of Keeping
md ren5erinp the. accounts of the customs revenue and disblrse.
ran,s nm fy m hniliing and repairtnp custom houses. &c, and re.
vises and eerii0eg the balances arising thereon.
No.. .,,yaor,. 0Gcs Thomas i. Smith. esq. First Auditor, and
nineteen clerks, lie receives and adjusts tho accounts q the customs
.ount of lie civil isl and under private acts Of Congress, and reports
the balances to the COMMISSIONS Sr ,ns,r a",t. p the 'So CSs,ons and the FIRST comp
Second AUDITORS 0Wfc-Ihouas = i. ruler SeDonu auutorl aa
twenty-one clerks. lie receives receives ~ y a. aa,ua, az " ooyII ~ arnny "
se pay, o lo'n nnSna una M Sr an socounis reiaihng 10 dc Indian depart'
ment ana reports the balances to the second Comptroller for his deci.
~ ,.1,,J. ono> ponar. I AtkInson eso. Third AUDITOR and
hn.u o 1uu'I ror,s M rsceivas and adjusts all Accounts for 'sub.
s %S,ensS ~ t Sg nrmv. for apuaca,ions, Military Academy, military roads,