The national Republican., 1861-01-29

Besides these four principal branches Of this
new Executive Department, the organic act Of
ls49 transferred to II 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 aud other mines of the United
States az d the affairs Of the penitentary 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 aud 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 ,hree wagon roads leading to the Pacific
coast.
Under act of February 5, 1859, "providipg for
keeping and distributing all public documents,
all the books, documents, &C., printed or pnr-
chased by the Government" the Annals of Con-
gress, American State Papers, American Ar
chives, Jefferson's and Adams's Works, are
transferred to this Department from the state
Department, Library Of Con kress, 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, pul lie 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
Secretary office, are all crowded into the Patent
| Office building, the whole OF which will b, re-
uuired 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
| tro'ers, Commissioner of the Customs, six Au-
ditors, 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:
Secretarys 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 auperintends 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 Comptrollers O6fce-Hon. William Me-
dill, Comptroller and fifteen Clerks. He pre-
scrbes the mode of keeping and rendering ac-
counts for the civil and diplomatic service, as
well as the public lands, and revises and certihes
the balances arising thereon.
Second Comptroltr's OGee.-J. NJ. Cults, Esq,
Comptroller, and seventeen Clerks He prescribes
J the mode OF keeping and rendering the accounts
of the Army, Navy, and Indian departments Of
} the public service, and revises and certi6es the
balances arising thereon.
Office of Commissioner of Customs.-Samuel
Ingham, ESQ.,, Commissioner, and eleven Clerks.
He prescribes 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 Otce.-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 AUDITORS OGce.-Thomas J. D. Fuller
, Second Auditor, and twenty -one Clerks. He re.
b ceives and adjusts all accounts relating to the
pay clothing, and recruiting of the army, as wei
as armories, arsenals, and ordnance, and all &C.
Q counts relating to the Indian department, anG
reports the balances to the Second Comptroller
Q for his decision thereon.
n Third AUDITORS Ofce-Robert ]. Atkinson
ESQ.,, Third Auditor, and seventy. eight Clerks
| an f,r, ,h,,,t
ence of the army, Notifications, Military Acad
= emy, military roads, and the Quartermasters de-
. partment as we'll as for pensions, claims arising
y from military services previous TO 1916, and fol
y 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 O6ice.-A. ]. OBannon, Esq.
y , Fourth Auditor, and sixteen Clerks He receives
y y and adjusts all accounts for the service of thu
Navy Department, and reports the balances Il
the Second Comptroller, for his decision thereon
. Fifth AUDITORS OGce.-Bartholomew Fuller
. ESQ.,, Fifth Auditor, and six Clerks. He re-
' ceives and adjusts all accounts for diplomats
and similar services performed under the direc
ton of the State Department. and reports thl
balances to the First Comptroller, for his decision
/, thereon.
o Sirh Auditors O9ice-Dr. Thomas NJ. Tate
k Auditor of the Treasury for the Post Office De
It partment and one hundred and fourteen Clerks
Is He receives and adjusts all accounts arising from
the service of the Post Office Department. Hi
u decisions are final, unless an appeal be taken il
i twelve months to the First Comptroller. II
a superintends the collection of all debts due tn
y Post Office Department, and all penalties ant
IS forfeitures imposed on postmasters and mail con
j. tractors for failing to do their duty he direct
d suits and legal proceedings, civil and crimina
e and takes all such measures as may be author
n lied by law to enforce the prompt payment O
q moneys due to the Departments instructing Uni
ted States attorneys, marshals, and clerks, on al