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new Executive Department, the organic act of
lS49 transferred to 1t from the Treasury Depart
ment the supervision Of the accounts Of the Uni
ted States Marshals ard Attorneys, and the
Clerks of the United States Courts, the manage
ment of the lead and other mines Of the United
States, aud the affairs Of the pententiary Of the
United States in the District of Columbia; and
from the State Department the duty of taking
and returning the censuses of the Uni'ed States,
and of supervising and directing the acts Of the
Commissioner of Public Buildings. The Hospi-
tai for the Insane of the army and navy and Of
the District Of Columbia is also under the man
agement of this Department; in addition TO
which, by laws recently passed, the Secretary Of
the Interior is charged with the construction of
| the three wagon roads leading to the Pacific
| coast.
Under act of February s, 1859, "providing for
keeping and distributing all public documents,
all the books, documents, &C., printed or pur-
chased by the Government" the Annals Of Con-
gress, American State Papers, American Ar
chves, Jefferson's and Adsms's Works, are
transferred to this Department from the State
Department, Library of Con gress, and elsewhere;
also, the Journals and Documents of the Thirty
fifth Congress. These valuable orks are dis
tributed to those who are by Law entitled to re-
| ceive them, and to such " colleges, public libra
ries, atheneums literary and scientific institu-
tions, boards Of trade, or public sssocations,"
as shall be designated by the members of Con-
gress
The Department requires an additional build
| ing for its accommodation, and the erection of
one has been repeatedly recommended during
the last few years for that purpose. At present,
the Pension Office is provided with rooms in what
is known as Winders Building" while the
other branches Of the Department, including the
Secretarys Office are all crowded into the Patent
Office building, the whole of which will be re-
qured 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-
dtors, 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:
| iSecretarys OFce.-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 ComptroHer's OGce.-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 certifes
the balances arising thereon.
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Comptroller, and seventeen Clerks, He prescrbes
the mode OF keeping and rendering the accounts
of the Army, Navy, and Indian departments of
the public service, and revises and certifes the
balances arising thereon.
Office of Commissioner of Customs-Samuel
Ingham, ESQ.,. Commissioner, and eleven Clerks
He prescrbes 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 OHice-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 .Auditor's 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 tie balances to the Second Comptroller,
for his decision thereon.
l Third AUDITORS OGce.-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 O0ce.-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
Filth AUDITORS OHce-bhrthoome Fuller
!. ESQ.,, Fifth Auditor, and six Clerks. He re-
ceives and adjusts all accounts for diplomatic
and similar services performed under the drec.
ton of the State Department, and reports the
balances to the First Comptroller for his decision
, thereon.
D Sixth AUDITORS OGce.-Dr Thomas NJ. Tate
< Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office De-
t partment, and one hundred and fourteen Clerks
s 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
8 forfeitures imposed on postmasters and mail con-
tractors for failing to do their duty; he directs
/ suits and legal proceedings, civil and criminal
Q and takes all such measures as may be author
q lied by law to enforce the prompt payment O.
z moneys due to the Department; instructing Uni