The national Republican., 1860-11-27
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.


TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The Treasury Department consists of the Off
ces of the Secretary of the Treasury, two Comp
tro'lers, 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:
Secretdrys OGce-Hon. Howell Cobb, Secre-
tary of the Treasury; Hon. PhilipClsyton, 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 hosp tails OF the United States, and the con-
struction of certain public buildings for custom
houses and other purposes.
FIRST Comptroiler's OFce.-Hon. William Me-
dill, Comptroller, and f. cen 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 Comptroller's O6ice-J. NJ. QUITS, 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 certi6es the
balances arising thereon.
Office of Commissioner of Customs.-Samuel
Ingham, 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
Gc nd md ;f,aat
balance, arising thereon.
First AUDITORS O6ce.-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 balan es
to tie Commissioner of the Customs and he
First Comptroller, respectively, for their decision
thereon.
Second auditors OGce-Thomas J. D. Fuller
Second Auditor, and twenty-one Clerks. Her.
ceives and adjusts all accounts relating 10 the
pay, clothing, and recruiting of the army, 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.
Thi d Audto ONce.-RoberS ]. Atkinson,
Esq, Third Auditor, and seventy eight Clerks
He receives and adjusts all accounts Tor 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 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 Ofies-A. ]. O'Bannon, Esq,
Fourth Auditor, and sixteen Clerks. He receives
nd aai all n a
Navy Department, and reports the balances to
the Second Comptroller, for his decision thereon.
Fjfh auditors OGce.-Barthoome Fuller,
ESQ.,, Filth Auditor, and six Clerks. He re-
ceives and adjusts all accounts for diplomatic
and similar services perform ed under the direc-
tion of the State Department, and reports the
balances to the First Comp oller, Tor his decision
| thereon.
!Sirth AUDITORS OGce.-Dr. Thomas NJ. Tate,
Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office De-
| partment, and one h .ndred 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 Departn ent, 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 force the prompt payment o
moneys due to the Department; instructing Uni
States attorneys, marshals, and clerks, on al
matters relating thereto; and receives return
from each term of the United States courts, Of th
condition and progress of such suits and lega
proceedings; has charge of all lands and othe
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 sam
for the bt neft of the United States.
Treasurer's OGice.-Samuel Casey, Esq, Treas
urer, and thirteen Clerks. He receives and keep
the moneys of the United States in his ow
Office and that Of the repositories created by tn
act OF the 9Th Of August, l846, and pays out tn
same upon warrants drawn by the Secretary {
the Treasury, countersigned by the First Comp
troller, and upon warrants drawn by the Post
master General, and countersigned by the Sixt
Auditor, and recorded by the Register. He ais
holds public moneys advanced by warrant
disbursing officers, and pays out the same upo
their checks.
Registers OHce.-Finley Bigger, Esq, Registe
and twenty mine Clerks. He keeps the account
of public receipts and expenditures; receive
, the returns and makes out the official statemeI
. of commerce and navigation of the United States
/ and receives from the First Comptroller an
. Commissioner of Customs all accounts an