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the United States attorneys, marshals, and
clerks, in all matters relating 70 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, (ereept those assigned
in payment Of debts due Me Post Office Department.
and has power to sell and dispose Of the same
for the benefit of the United States.
Liyht-House Board.-Hon. Howell Cobb, Sec
retary of the Treasury, er-obfcio President; Com.
W. y. Shubrick, United States Navy, Chairman
Commander L. G. Tilton, United States Navy;
ted States Army Capt. A. A. Humphreys, Corps
Typographical Engineers, United States Army;
Prof Joseph Henry, Secretary Of the Smitn-
sonian 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 Superintend-
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.
Mr.. 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 Mathot, Electrotypist.
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, it is distributed
among several bureaus, as follows: The Ap-
poinmeut Office, in charge of the First Assistant
Postmaster General; the Contract Office, in
charge of the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral the Finance Office, in charge of the Third
Assistant Postmaster General; and the Inspec-
ton Office, in charge of the Chief Clerk.
appointment 0Gce.-Horatio King, Esq, First
Assistant Postmaster General, and nineteen
Clerks. To this Office are assigned all questions
which relate to the establishment and discon-
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
latte hola hy hpra 10 oh
also with providing blanks and stationery for
the use Of the Department, and with the superin-
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 O6ce.-William H. Dundas, Esq
Second Assistant Postmaster General, and TWEEN
ty.six 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 arri-
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 tht
advertisements for mail proposals, receives the
bids, and takes charge Of the annual and occa.
sional mail lettings, and the adjustment and exc.
cution Of the contracts. All applications fol
the establishment or alteration of mail arrange.
ments, and the appointment of Mail Messengers
| should be sent to this Office All claims should
be submitted to 1t for transportation service moi
under contract, as the recognition of said service
is first to be obtained through the Contract
| Office, as a necessary authority for the proper
credits at the Auditors Office. From this Office
all postmasters at the ends of routes receive the
statement of mail arrangements prescribed fol
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 q
statement of each bid also, of the contracts
made, the new service originated, the currlil
ments ordered, and the additional allowances
| granted within the year.
Finance OGice.-A. N. Zevely, Esq, Third As
sistant Postmaster General, and twenty on,
clerks. To this Office are assigned the supervis
ion and management of the financial business
| of the Department, not devolved by law upor
the Auditor, embracing accounts with the dTaf
offices and other depositaries of the Department
the issuing of warrants and drafts in paymen
of balances reported by the Auditor to be due t,
mail contractors and other persons, the supervis
ion of the accounts Of offices under orders t
deposit their quarterly balances at desigua' et
points, and the superintendence of the rendition
by postmasters Of their quarterly returns O
postages. 1t has charge Of the Dead-Lette
Office, of the issuing of postage stamps ant
stamped envelopes for the prepayment of post
age, and of the accounts connected Herewith.
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General al
postmasters should direct their quarterly return
of postage; those at draft offices, their letter
reporting quarterly the net proceeds of thei
Offices; and those at depositng offices, their Ger
tifcates of deposit to him should also be di
rected the weekly and monthly returns of tn
depositares of the Department, as well as a.
applications and receipts for postage stamps an
stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Inspection ONee-Beni. N. Clements, Esq