The national Republican., 1861-02-19
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

dtors Treasurer Register, Solicitor, Light house
Board, and Coast Survey.
The following Is q brief indication Of the duties
Of these several Offices, and Of the force employed
therein, respectively:
Secretary's OFee.-Hon. Jshn A. Dix, secre-
tary Of the Treasury; ;----.-, 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
ernnent, and Of the execution Of the laws con-
cerninp the commerce and navigation Of the
United States. He euperintends the survey Of
the coast, the lighthouse establishment, the ma
rine hospitals OF the United States, and the con-
struction of certain public buildings for custom
houses and other purposes.
FIRST Comptroller 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
we'll as the public lands, and revises and cert6es
the balances arising thereon.
Second Comptroller's O6iee-J. N. Cuts, Esq,
Comptroller, and seventeen Clerks. He prescribes
the mode of keeping and rendering the accounts
of tho Army, Navy, and Indian departments Of
the public service, and revises md certifes the
balances arising thereon.
OGce Of Commissioner of Customs.-Samuel
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 cert6es the
balances arising thereon.
First AUDITORS O6ice.-Thomas L. Smith, ESQ.,,
First Auditor, and nineteen Clerks. He receives
and adjusts the accounts Of the customs revenue
and disbursements, appropriations and eIpend.
itures on account OF the civil list, and under
oc nd "a fba hall
to the Commissioner Of the Customs and the
First Comptroller, respectively, for their decision
thereon.
Second Auditors OGes.-Thomas ]. d. Fuller,
Second Auditor, and twenty-one Clerks. He re-
ceiyes and adjusts all accounts relating to the
pay, clothing, and recruiting Of the army, as well
as armories, arsenals, and ordnance, and all &C
counts relating to tho Indian department, and
reports the balances to the Second Comptroller,
for his decision thereon.
Third Auditors OFee.-Robert J. Atkinson,
| ESQ.,, Third Auditor, and seventy eight Clerks.
He receives and adjusts all accounts for subsst-
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
| MS decision tnereou.
Fourth AUDITORS O6iee.-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 Auditor's OGee-Bartholomew 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.
Sirth Auditor's Onee-Dr. Thomas M. Tate,
Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office De-
partrnent, and one hundred and fourteen Clerks
| He receives and adjusts all accounts arising from
the service Of the Post Othce Department. His
decisions are fnal 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
forfeitures 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
lied by law to enforce the prompt payment OF
moneys due to the Department; instructing Uni.
ted States attorneys, marshals, and clerks, on all
matters relating thereto; and receives returni
from each term of the United States courts, of the
condition and progress Of such suits and lega
proceedings has charge Of all lands and othel
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 same
for the benefit of the United States.
TIeasurer's Ofee-Samuel Casey, Esq, Treas
urer, and thirteen Clerks. He receives and keep
the moneys of the United States in his owl
Office and that of the repositories created by thu
. act OF the 9th of August, l846, and pays out tn,
same upon warrants drawn by the Secretary o
the Treasury, countersigned by the First Comp
troller, and upon warrants drawn by the Post
, master General, and countersigned by the Sixtl
Auditor, and recorded BY the Register. He als
holds public moneys advanced by warrant Il
disbursng officers and pays out the same upol
their checks.
, Registers OHee-Finley Bigger, Esq, Register
, and twenty nine Clerks He keeps the account
of public receipts and expenditures; receive
, the returns and makes out the official statemen
, of commerce and navigation Of the United States
and receives from the First Comptroller ant
Commissioner Of Customs all accounts ant
vouchers decided by them, and is charged b,
law with their safe keeping.
Solicitor O6ee.-Hon. Junius Hillyer, Solicitor
and six Clerks. He superintends all civil suit
commenced by the United States, (ereept hos
arising in the Post Office Department. and instruct
. the United States attorneys, marshals, AM
clerks, in all matters relating to them and thei
: results He receives returns from each term O
the United States courts, showing the progres
and condition of such suits has charge Of al
lands and other property assigned to the United
States in payment OF debts, (ezcspt those assigns
m payment Of debt' due the PO.t Office Department,
and has power to sell and dispose Of the sam
: for the benefit of the United States.
! Light House Board.-Hon. Howell Cobb, Sec
J retary of the Treasury, er-o6fco President; Com
W. b. Shubrick, United States Navy, Chairman
Commander E. G. Tilton, United States Navy
b Major A. H. Bowman, Corps Of Engineers, Uni
ted States Army Capt A. A. Humphreys, Corp
: Typographical Engineers, United States Army