The national Republican., 1860-12-08


quired at an early day for the use of the Patent
Office, for which it was originally intended.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists of the Off
ces Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, two Comp
trollers, 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 Offices, and of the force employed
therein, respectively:
Seeretarys 0Gee.-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 y-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 Comptroller's 06ce.-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 certiies
the balances arising thereon.
Second Comptroller's O6ee-J. N. 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 revses and certifes the
balances arising thereon.
Office Of CYmmissioner Of Customs.-Samuel
Ingham Esq, Commissioner, and eleven Clerks.
He prescrbes the mode OF keeping and rendering
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bursements, and for the building and repairing
custom houses, &C., and revises and certifes the
balances arising thereon.
First auditors Ofice.-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 ]. D. Fuller,
Second Auditor, and twenty one Clerks. He re-
ceves and adjusts all accounts relating to the
pay clothing, and recruiting of the army, as well
as armories, arsenals, and ordnance, and all &C.
counts relating to the Indian department and
reports the balances to the Second Comptroller,
for his decision thereon.
Third auditors O6ice-Robert J. 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 Quartermaster's de-
partment, as well as for pensions, claims arising
from military services previous TO 1916, and for
no ses and other 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 O6fce.-A. J. O'Bannon, Esq,
Fourth Auditor, and sixteen Clerks. He receives
and adjusts all accounts for the service of the
Navy Department. and reports the balances TO
the Second Comptroller, for his decision thereon.
Finh AUDITORS 00ice.-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.
SirM AUDITORS O6ics.-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 Office Department. His
decisions are final, unless an appeal be taken in
twelve months to the First Comptroller. He
superintends the collection of all debts due the
Post Office Department, and all penalties and
forfetures 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.
7reasurer's Qfice.-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, ls46, and pays out the
same upon warrants drawn by the Secretary of
the Treasury, countersigned by the First Comp
troler, 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
disbursng officers, and pays out the same upon
their checks.
Registers 0Gcc.-Finley Bigger, Esq, Register
andtwenty-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