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the United States attorneys, marshals, and
clerks, in all matters relating to them and their
results. He receives returns from each term Of
the United States courts, showing the progress
and condition of such suits has charge Of all
lands and other property assigned to the United
States in payment of debts, (ercept those assigned
in payment Of debts due he Post Office Department.
and has power to sell and dispose Of the same
for the benefit of the United States.
Liyht-IIouse Board- Hon Howell Cobb Sec
retary of the Treasury, ez-o6fcio President; Com.
W. b. Shubrick, United States Navy, Chairman;
Commander Z. g. Tlton, United States Navy;
Major A. H. Bowman, Corps Of Engineers, Uni
ted States Army Capt A. A. Humphreys, Corps
Typographical Engineers, United States Army
Prot. Joseph Henry, Secretary of the Smith
sonan Institution; Prof. A. d. Bache, Super
intendent Of the Coast Survey; Commander Ra-
phael Semmes, United States Navy, and Captain
W. F. Smith, Corps Typographical Engineers,
United States Army, members, the last two being
also Secretaries and Eve Clerks. This board
directs the building and repairing of light
houses, light-vessels, beacons, and buoys, con-
tracts for supplies, and governs the personnel of
the establishment. .
United States Coast Surpey.--Professor A. D.
Bache, LII. D., Superintendent and Superiptend-
ent of Weights and Measures.
Capt. William R. Palmer, Corps Typographical
Engineers, United States Army, in charge of the
Coast Survey Office; Lieut.. A. p. Hill, United
States Army, Assistant.
Assistant w. P. Trowbridge, computer of
longitudes.
Assistant Chas. A. schott in charge of COM
putting division.
Assistant l.. F. Pourtales, in charge of tidal
division.
Lieut.. Thomas Wilson, United States Army,
in charge Of drawing division.
MIR. Edward Wharton, acting in charge of en-
craving division.
Lieut.. John R. Smead, United States Army, in
charge Of miscellaneous divisions.
Samuel Helm, Disbursing Agent.
George Mathiot Electrotypst.
Joseph Saxton, Assistant to Superintendent of
Weights and Measures.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Joseph Holt Postmaster General. The
direction and management of the Post Office De-
partment are assigned by the Constitution and
laws TO the Postmaster General That its busi-
ness may be the more conveniently arranged and
prepared for his final action, 1t is distributed
among several bureaus, as follows The Ap-
pointmeut Office, in charge of the First Assistant
Postmaster General the Contract Office, in
charge of the Second Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral the Finance Office, in charge of the Third
Assistant Postmaster General; and the Inspec-
tion Office, in charge Of the Chief Clerk.
appointment O6fce.-Horatio King, ESQ.,, First
Assistant Postmaster General, and nineteen
Clerks. To this Office are assigned all questions
which relate to the establishment and dscon-
tinuance Of post offices, changes of sites and
names, appointment and removal of postmasters
and route and local agents. as also the giving
OF instructions to postmasters. Postmasters are
furnished with marking and rating stamps and
letter balances by this bureau, which is charged
alen with nrnyiIipp llanko nd c.
the use OF the Department, and with the supern-
tendence of the several agencies established for
supplying postmasters with blanks. To this
bureau is likewise assigned the supervision of
the ocean mail steamship lines, and OF the foreign
and international postal arrangements.
Contract 0Gce.-Wilham H. Dundas, ESQ,
Second Assistant Postmaster General, and twen-
ty-sx clerks. To this Office is assigned the
business of arranging the mail service of the
United States, and placing the same under con.
tract, embracing all correspondence and proceed
ings respecting the frequency of trips, mode of
conveyance, and times Of departures and arr-
walls on all the routes the course of the mail
between the different sections of the country,
the points of mail distribution, and the regula-
tions for the government of the domestic mail
service of the United States. 1t prepares the
advertisements for mail proposals, receives the
bids, and takes charge of the annual and occa-
cution OF the contracts. All applications for
the establishment or alteration of mail arrange
ments, and the appointment of Mail Messengers,
should be sent to this Office. All claims should
he submitted to it for transportation service not
under contract, as the recognition of said service
is first to be obtained through the Contract
Office as necessary authority for the proper
credits at the Auditors Office. From this office
all postmasters at the ends of routes receive the
of mail had Eor
the respective routes. 1t reports weekly to the
Auditor all contracts executed, and all orders
affecting accounts for mail transportation pre-
pares the statistical exhibits of the mail service,
and the reports of the mail lettings, giving a
statement of each bid also, of the contracts
made, the new service originated, the curtail-
ments ordered, and the additional allowances
granted within the year.
Finance OGce.-A. N. Zevely, Esq, Third As
sistant Postmaster General, and twenty-one
clerks. To this Office are assigned the supervis-
ion and management Of the financial business
of the Department, not devolved by law upon
the Auditor, embracing accounts with the draft
offices and other depositaries of the Department,
the issuing Of warrants and drafts in payment
of balances reported by the Auditor to be due to
mail contractors and other persons, the supervis-
ion of the accounts of Offices under orders to
deposit their quarterly balances at designa' ed
points, and the superintendence of the rendition
by postmasters of their quarterly returns of
Postages. 1t has charge of the Dead Letter
Office, of the issuing of postage stamps and
stamped envelopes for the prepayment Of post
age, and of the accounts connected Herewith.
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General all
postmasters should direct their quarterly returns
of postage; those at draft Offices their letters
reporting quaFterly the net proceeds of their
offices; and those at depositing Offices their GER
ti6cates of deposit; to him should also be d-
rected the weekly and monthly returns of the
depositaries of the Department, as well as all
applications and receipts for postage stamps and
stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Inspection 0Gee.-Benj. N. Clements, Esq,
Chief Clerk and seventeen clerks. To this office
Is assipr ed the duty of recni wing nd eYamininn