The national Republican., 1860-12-15
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 iices, and of the force employed
therein, respectively:
Seeretary's OGee.-Hon. Howell Cobb, Secre-
tary of the Treasury; Hon. Philip Clayton, Assist
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. lie superintends the survey of
the coast, the lighthouse establishment, the ma
rne hospitals OF the United States, and the con-
struction of certain public buildings for custom
houses and other purposes
FIRST Comptroler's Ofce.-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 revses and certifes
the balances arising thereon.
Second ConpiroAer's Otee-J. NJ. Cults, 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 certifies 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
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-
tures 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. aud
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-
parment as well as for pensions, claims arising
from military services previous TO 1915, 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 O6ice-A. ]. O'Bannon, Esq
Fourth Auditor, and sixteen Clerks. He receives
and adjusts all accounts for the service Of the
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the Second Comptroller, for his decision thereon
Fihh AUDITORS OGce.-Bartholome 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 tht
balances to the First Comptroller for his decision
thereon.
Sirth AUDITORS O6fce.-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. Hi
decisions are final, unless an appeal be taken il
twelve months to the First Comptroller. HI
superintends the collection of all debts due th
Post Office Department. and all penalties ant
forfeitures imposed on postmasters and mail con
tractors for failing to do their duty; he direct
suits and legal proceedings, civil and criminal
and takes all such measures as may be author
ICED by law to enforce the prompt payment o
moneys due to the Department; instructing Uni
ted States attorneys, marshals, and clerks, on al
! matters relating thereto and receives return
from each term of the United States courts, of tn
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 benefit of the United States.
7reasures Qfce.-Samuel Casey, Esq, Treas
urer, and thirteen Clerks. lie 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 ls46, and pays out tn
same upon warrants drawn by the Secretary
the Treasury, countersigned by the First Comp
a troller, and upon warrants drawn by the Post
master General, and countersigned by the Sxt
Auditor, and recorded by the Register. He ais
holds public moneys advanced by warrant t
disbursing officers, and pays out the same upo
> their checks
= Register's ODice.-Finley Bigger, Esq, Registe
: and twenty nine Clerks. He keeps the account
: of public receipts and expenditures receive
b the returns and makes out the official statemer
u of commerce and navigation of the United States
d and receives from the First Comptroller an
: Commissioner of Customs all accounts an