The national Republican., 1860-12-21
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:
!Secretarys OtRce.-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
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 revises and certihes
the balances arising thereon.
Second Comptrolier's OGce.-J. NJ. Quits, Esq,
Comptroller, and seventeen Clerks. He prescribes
of the Army, Navy, and Indian departments Of
the public service and revses and certifes the
balances arising thereon.
office of C,nn,issioner 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-
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 O6ice.-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 O6ce-Robert ]. Atkinson,
ESQ.,, Third Auditor, and seventy eight Clerks
He receives and adjusts oil 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
ho 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,
Forrth 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.
FIfh 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 the
balances to the First Comptroller, for his decision
thereon.
Sirh auditors OEee.-Dr Thomas NJ. Tate
Auditor OF the Treasury for the Post Office De-
partment, and one hundred and fourteen Clerks
lie receives and adjusts all accounts arising from
the service OF the Post Once Department. His
decisions are final, unless 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
forteitures 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
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moneys due to the Department; instructing Uni
ted States attorneys, marshals, and clerks, on al
matters relating thereto; and receives returns
from each term Of the United States courts, of thu
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.
Treasurer's O6ice.-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, 1896 and pays out tn
same upon warrants drawn by the Secretary q
the Treasury, countersgned 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 OGce.-Finley Bigger, Esq, Registe
and twenty -nine Clerks. He keeps the account
of public receipts and expenditures receive
the returns and makes out the official statemel
, of commerce and navigation OF the United States
i and receives from the First Comptroller an
. Commissioner of Customs all accounts an