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and six Clerks. He superintends all civil suits

and six Clerks. He superintends all civil suits
commenced by the United States, (ercept those
arising in the Post Office Department. and instructs
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 The Post 06ice Department.
and has power 10 sell and dispose Of the same
for tho benefit of the United States.
Liyht-House Board.-Hon. Howell Cobb, Sec
retary of the Treasury, er-otfcio President; Com.
W. B. Shubrick, United States Navy, Chairman ;
Commander Z. g. Tilton, United States Navy |;
Major A. H. Bowman, Corps Of Engineers, Uni
ted States Army Capt A. A. Humphreys, Corps
Typographical Engineers, United States Army ;
Prof Joseph Henry, Secretary of the Smith
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, lght-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
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 n. smead, United States Army, in
charge of miscellaneous divisions.
Samuel Helm, Disbursing Agent.
George Mathiot, Electrotypst.
Joseph SaIton, Assistant to Superintendent of
Weights and Measures.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Joseph Holt, Postmaster General. The
direction and management of the Post Office De-
psrtment 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-
pointment 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-
ton Office, in charge of the Chief Clerk.
appointment OGee.-Horatio King, ESQ.,, First
Assistant Postmaster General, and nineteen
Clerks. To this Office are assigned all questions
which relate to the establishment and discon-
tinuauCp nj IF oifo
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
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 O6fce-William H. Dundas, ESQ :,
Second Assistant Postmaster General, and twen-
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 the
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 for
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 it for transportation service not
under contract as the recognition of said service
is first to be obtained through the Contract
Office, rs a necessary authority for the proper
credits at the Auditors Office. From this Office
all p0stmasters at the ends of routes receive the
statement OF mail arrangements prescribed for
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 0Gce.-A. N. Zevely, ESQ.,, Third As
sistant Postmaster General and twenty one
clerks. To this office arc assigned the supervs-
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 designated
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