The national Republican., 1860-12-20
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.


Office, for which it was originally intended.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
ces of the Secretary of the Treasury, two Comp
trolers, Commissioner of the Customs, six Au-
ditors, Treasurer Register Solicitor, Lighthouse
Board, and Coast Survey.
The following is brief indication of the duties
Of these several fices, and of the force employed
therein, respectively:
Secretarys OGce.-Hon. Howell Cobb, Secre-
tary Of the Treasury; Hon. Philip Clayton, Assist
ant Secretary; one Engineer in Charge; one
Architect, and three Draughtsmen temporarily
employed, and twenty three Clerks. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury is charged with the general
supervision of the fiscal transactions of the Gov
ernment, and Of the execution of the laws con-
cerning the commerce and navigation of the
United States. He superintends the survey of
the coast, the lighthouse establishment, the ma
rine hospitals OF the United States, and the con-
struction of certain public buildings for custom
houses and other purposes.
FIRST ComptroHcr's Offce.-Hon. William Me-
dill, Comptroller, and fifteen Clerks. He pre-
scribes the mode of keeping and rendering ac-
counts for the civil and diplomatic service, as
well as the public lands, and revises and certifes
the balances arising thereon.
Second Comptrolers OHee.-J. NJ. Cuts, Esq.,
Comptroller, and seventeen Clerks. He prescribes
the mode OF keeping and rendering the accounts
of the Army, Navy, and Indian departments of
the public service, and revises and certities the
balances arising thereon.
Office of G mmissioner of Customs.-Samuel
Ipgham, Esq, Commissioner, and eleven Clerks.
He prescribes the mode OF keeping and rendering
the accounts of the customs, revenue, and dis
bursements, and for the building and repairing
custom houses, &c, and revises and certifes the
balances arising thereon.
FIRST AUDITORS O6ice.-Thomas L. Smith, Esq.,
First Auditor, and nineteen Clerks. He receives
and adjusts the accounts of the customs revenue
and disbursements, appropriations and expend.
itures on account Of the civil list, and under
private acts of Congress, and reports the balances
to the Commissioner of the Customs and the
First Comptroller, respectively, for their decision
thereon.
Second AUDITORS OGce.-Thomas J. D. Fuller
Second Auditor, and twenty-one Clerks. He re-
ceives and adjusts all accounts relating to the
pay clothing, and recruiting of the army, as well
as armories, arsenals, and ordnance, and all ac-
counts relating to the Indian department, and
reports the balances TO the Second Comptroller,
for his decision thereon.
Third auditors OGce.-Robert ]. Atkinson,
Esq, Third Auditor, and seventy-eight Clerks.
He receives and adjusts all accounts for subsist-
ence of the army, Notifications, Military Acad-
emy, military roads, and the Quartermasters de-
partment, as well rs for pensions, claims arising
from military services previous TO 1916, and for
ho ses and o'her property lost in the military
service, under various acts OF Congress, and re-
ports the balances to the Second Comptroller, for
his decision thereon.
Fourth Auditors OGce.-A. ]. OBannon, ESQ.,,
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and adjusts all accounts for the service Of the
Navy Department, and reports the balances to
the Second Comptroller, for his decision thereon.
FIN auditors OGce-Bartholomew Fuller
Esq, Fifth Auditor, and six Clerks. He re-
ceives and adjusts all accounts for diplomatic
and similar services performed under the direc-
ton of the State Department, and reports the
balances to the First Comptroller, for his decision
thereon.
Sixth AUDITORS Ofce.-Dr Thomas NJ. Tate
Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office De-
partment, and one hundred and fourteen Clerks
He receives and adjusts all accounts arising from
the service of the Post Once Department. His
decisions are final, unless an appeal be taken in
twelve. months to the First Comptroller. lie
superintends the collection of all debts due the
Post Office Department. and all penalties and
forfeitures imposed on postmasters and mail con-
tractors for failing to do their duty he directs
suits and legal proceedings civil and criminal,
and takes all such measures as may be author
lied by law to enforce the prompt payment of
moneys due to the Department; instructing Uni
ted States attorneys, marshals, and clerks, on all
matters relating thereto; and receives returns
from each term Of the United States courts of the
condition and progress of such suits and legal
proceedings; has charge of all lands and other
property assigned to the United States in pay
ment of debts due the Post Office Department,
and has power to sell and dispose of the same
for the benefit of the United States.
Treasurers OIfce.-Samuel Casey, ESQ., Treas
urer, and thirteen Clerks. He receives and keeps
the moneys of the United States in his own
office and that Of the repositories created by the
act OF the 9th of August, 1886, and pays out the
same upon warrants drawn by the Secretary of
the Treasury, countersigned by the First Comp
troller, and upon warrants drawn by the Post
master General, and countersigned by the Sixth
Auditor, and recorded by the Register. He also
holds public moneys advanced by warrant to
disburSing officers, and pays out the same upon
their checks.
Registers OGce-Finley Bigger Esq, Register,
and twenty-nine Clerks. He keeps the accounts
of public receipts and expenditures; receives
the returns and makes out the official statement
of commerce and navigation Of the United States !;
and receives from the First Comptroller and
Commissioner Of Customs all accounts and