Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-14
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
The Duties of the Secretary and His As
tistants-A "Reg s.er" Artists Sketch
ofthe Room Where John Sherman Does
His Work.
Correspondence Of the Register.
WASHINGTON, December ii.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has
charge OF the
National FinaLces
lie digests and prepares plans Ter the
improvement and management OF the
revenue and support of the public cred
it. He superintends the collection oil
the revenue and prescribes the forms OF
keeping and rendering all public ac-
counts, and making returns; grants all
warrants for money to be issued from
the Treasury in pursuance OF approprla-
tions by law; makes report and gives In
formation 10 either branch OF Congress,
rs may be required respecting all mat
ters referred to him by the Senate or
House OF Representatives, and generally
performs all such services relative to the
finances as he is directed TO perform;
Controls the Erection
OF public buildings, the coinage and
printing Of money, the collection OF
commercial statistics, the marine hospi-
tails, the revenue cutter service, the life
saving service. Under his superintend-
ence the Light House Board discharges
the duties relative to the construction.
illumination, inspection and superin-
tendence OF light houses, light vessels,
beacons, buoys, sea marks and their ap-
pendages; makes provision. for the
the payment of the public debt under
enactments of Congress, and publishes
statements concerning il, and submits
to Congress, at the commencement OF
each session, estimates of the probable
receipts, and the required expenditures
fOr the ensuing uSVdl year.
Tho Routine Work
of the Secretary's office Is transacted In
the following offices: Division OF Appoint
men,s, Division of Warrants, Estimates
and Appropriations, Division OF Pubic
Moneys, Division OF Customs, Division
OF Internal Revenue and Navigation,
Division of Loans and Currency, Di-
vision OF Life Saving Service and Rev
enue Marine, Division OF Stationery,
Printing and Blanks, Division OF Spec
ial Agents; and disbursing clerks who
paw the salaries and compensations OF
the officers are employees oi
Department, and disburse, upon the
orders of the Secretary, such moneys as
have been appropriated to be expended
under the direction Of the Department.
This is the
Most Wonderful and Vast Department
under the Government, and | have not
the space to speak OF the great and
many duties OF the various assistants
and under officers. / will simply name
the chief heads OF the main depart
ments. They are: First Assistant Sec
retary OF the Treasury, Second Assist
ant Secretary OF the Treasury; First
Comptroller. Second Comptroller; Com
missioner OF Customs; First Auditor,
Second Auditor, Third, Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth Auditors; the Treasurer OF
the United States, the Register OF the
Treasury, the Comptroller OF the Cur
rency. the Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue, the Superintendent of
the Coast AMI Geodetic Survey,
Supervising Surgeon.General, L. s,
(marcantile) marine hospital service;
Supervising Inspector.General oil steam
vessels.
The Once Of Secretary Sherman.
in this city, is one OF the plainest and
least ostentatious % any OF the six
rooms occupied by members OF the Cab
inent. Ii will compare favorably with
those OF the Postmaster. General, Secre-
tarv of the Interior, and Attorney-Gen-
sral, and perhaps, is somewhat better.
but of course is not fitted up IN the
handsome style Of those in the new
State, War and Navy buildings. 1t is
a large pleasant room, thirty.hve ieet
long by twenty-five wide, lighted by
five large windows, two looking out on
Pacinc avenue, and three on the Poto-
mac river and Virginia shore. The
view commanded from this room is very
fine, looking out on one side on the
whole length OF Pennsylvania avenue,
with the tall dome OF the capitol, sur
mounted with the statue OF the Goddess
Of Liberty rising at the further END, and
taking in the beautiful sweep Of the
main street OF Washington, with all its
busy scenes; and on the other side the
green hills OF Virginia, with the Poto-
mac flowing by her shores. Between
the river and the Treasury,
Rises the Washington Monument.
and the last object to be seen from the
window on the right is the Lee mansion
at Arlington.
At the end OF the room opposite the
entrance is a large mahogany desk which
is occupied by Mr.. Sherman and Private
Secretary. Back OF this desk stands q
large pier glass, which rises from the
ceiling to the floor, and . similar
one is placed over the marble mantel to
the left OF the desk. The floor is COW
cred with velvet carpet Of plain but
rich pattern, and over the windows are
hung dark colored lambrequins. A tail
mahogany book case stands in the end
OF the room opposite the Secretarys
desk, and contains many volumes.