The national Republican., 1861-02-06
Besides these four principal brAnche, of this

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ls49 transferred to it from the Treasury Depart
ment the supervision of the accounts Of the Uni
ted States Marsbals and Attorneys, and the |
Clerks of the United States Courts the manage
ment of the lead and other mines of the United |
States at the affairs Of the penitentiary 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 three wagon roads leading to the Pacific
coast.
Under act of February 6, 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
chives, Jefersons and Adams's Works, are
transferred to this Department from the state
Department. Library of Consress, and elsewhere
also, the Journals and Documents of he 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, public sssociations,'
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:
.Secretdry's OGce.-Hon. Howell Cobb, SScre-
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 Clubhouse establishment, the ma
struction of certain public buildings for custom
houses and other purposes.
Frst ComproHcr's OGce.-Hon. William Me-
dill Comptroller, and fifteen Clerks. He pre-
scribes the mode of keeping and rendering at
counts for the civil and diplomatic service, as
well as the public lands, and revses and certiies
the balances arising thereon.
Second Comptroller's Ohee-J. NJ. Cults, Esq,
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 certiiies the
balances arising thereon.
Office of Commissioner Of Customs-Samucl
; 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 Ofce.-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-
ceives and adjusts all accounts relating to the
pay, clothing, and recruiting of the army, as well
as armores, arsenals, and ordnance, and all ac-
3 counts relating to the Indian department, and
reports the balances to the Second Comptroller,
Q for his decision thereon.
q Third auditors Ofce.-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 Quartermasters 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 Auditor's Odee.-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.
. FVth auditors Ofce.-Bartholomew Fuller,
Esq, Fifth Auditor and six Clerks. He re-
ceives and adjusts all accounts for diplomatic
and similar services performed under the direc-
tion of the State Department, and reports the
balances to the First Comptroller, for his decision
/ thereon.
o Sirh auditors OGce.-Dr. Thomas NJ. Tate,
k Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office De-
t partment, and one hundred and fourteen Clerks.
g He receives and adjusts all accounts arising from
the service of the Post Othce Department His
u decisions are final, unless an appeal be taken in
= twelve months to the First Comptroller He
! superntends the collection of all debts due the
= Post Office Department, and all penalties and
5 forieitures imposed on posmasters and mail con-
: tractors for failing to do their duty he directs
d suits and legal proceedings, civil and criminal
e and takes all such measures as may be author
n lied by law to enforce the prompt payment OF
g moneys due to the Department; instructing Uni
ted States attorneys marshas, and clerks, on all
}, matters relating thereto and receives returns
from each term of the United States courts of the
= condition and progress of such suits and legal