Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-03

oy the act oil lS2S 10 dollars per month ration per
day. He receives full pay aud raons by the same au-
thory as Captains receive them when waiting orders
or on leave Of absence.
| First Lisetenant Of Mary Yard--Hi, nav and
rations are fixed as last above stated His house rent
iue candles, and servant, rest the same authority
as similar allowances TO Captains under similar circun-
Lieutenant on Gfrioush-IIe il restricted to half
pay. In accordance with the act of 1906.
II Sdiitngmaster-tIis pay and raions are fixed bv
e'act OF 18th April, 1911.
Master Of Tie Porfsmouth .Ne,o York, Pniicdel-
Phid, Norfolk, Pensacola, and Srcketfs RrJor sta
s'ons.-fs pay and ra,ions fixed as above. His
house rent wood candles servant depend on the same
authority as similar allowances 10 Captains of Navy
Muster at HE Boston and TPoshington Stations.
Ills pay, cmolumens and allowances are the same as
exception OF house rent
Psrser on board Of ship-His pay and rations arc
liked by the act of 18th April, 1914.
| Parser on Staion.--Es pay and rations are fxed
| by the same act the foregoing Ills allowance for
house rent fuel candles, and servant, originated in
me same manner as similar allowances Captains of
Navy Yards. -
Parser on frlough.-Hes placed on half paw bv
the authority of the general usage of the Department.
only. not being included in the act OF 1906
.uidShipmen.-Ther pay and raons are fixed by tho
rresent' IN pursuance OF authority vested in him by
The act OF 18Th April, 1914
Passed .MdShipmei.-rheir pay and rations oripi.
nate from the same source, under construction of the
same act
GGp'din.Flis pay AMI rations Gxod by the act of
! the 18th April, ISL. -
Chopin attached ioa Std'ion--IIis pay and raons
are liked by the same act the foregoing Ills other
allowances sinated in the same manner as those of
Captains Of Yards. "
StrgeonS.-rheir p'y and raions IRE fixed bv the
act OF the Gath May 1929 and 2is January fS29 Their
other allowances, when attached TO Navy Yards arc
hxed by the same authority those made to Captains
assistant ssrgecns.--Tbeir pay raions. and ol-
iow"nces arc fixed by the authority as the fore
going.
Captain's C1erk.-Hs appointment. is authorized bv
he act oil March 27 1894, which also empowers the
President TO fix his compensation The authority is re-
% Anril M
one of the ''petty ofIicers'
Coo'modore's Sec'et0ry-FIo is appointed, II is be-
ieved, without authority of law and his
is fixed by the Secretary of the Navy The first es
urae TOR the payment OF such officer was i'm 1928
Tables b and present the regular allowances made
10 Regular Navy Agents and other agents endowed
r by the Department They originated as .oows viz.
.Ndoy dge'!fS-By the act of March 3, 1909 their
compensation is fixed at per &C MT on their disburse
ments provided the whole amount shall not exceed %
900 per year. 1t doubted whether under this act
any allowance other than this commission could he mad
10 tein III was some years before claim for Office ex-
penses seems to have been up and then il was re-
leced by the First Comptroller The subject was re-
erred to the Attorney General, who gave an opinon "a
. vorable to the claim In January 1917 the Secretary
oil the Navy decided "that reasonable clerk hire STA,
a oil Navy Agents accouns" In September, 1919 the
subject was again before the Attorney General who
gave an opinion adverse TO these claims. 1t seems.
however not 10 have been regarded by the Department.
Tor such allowances have been made ever since IT,
allowances at Boston and Philadelphia had been fixed
as tney now stand in June, 1917 by the Secretary f
the Navy Those at n. York have be- II since increasd
end similar allowances made at all the oher ,a,;
the same authority. 1S W
The foreign Navy Agents have bee, co,;,,
not embraced in the net of 1909. Their compense,o
has been regulated by their instructions from he Secr
tary OF the Navy, which generally allow from . - %
l-2 per cent. on their disbursements The o@rron,
per annum depends the amount dshurseJ and NC
iies from an inconslerabc TO So 00o or ss6 Ooo
agents employed in The preseI rattan of lire ooI e.
Navy. ' "'eie'"'y oiths
agent 10 receive .afiicans at LiDeria-His common
saon Is xed by the President, by CONSTRUCTION OF tho
act OF Sd March, 1910; for tie suppression of ihe %
trade. VI VIC sia'o
The table marked d contains a settlement IF H.. Nos,
counents, and allowances, made each grade of of
hcers IN he marine corps, according tho rules aont
ed in the settlement of their accounts previous n H.
year 1923, and the amounts since allowed under the de-
cison oil that year AS far ascer,ained the foowin
| allowances. T. 80 VI 'i4o- ;
Li'Menant Colonel C0nnnaadant-His Office va,
created by an act passed 22d April, 1900 which declar
cd That he should be entitled to the same pay and eno
ments as Lieutenant Colonel in tho army Theea ho,
been liked by the act Of March 81, 1909 at S75 ne
month, ratons per day, Sl2 per month for FORAGE
June. 1900 it was decided by the Secretary of The ~
that he must be considered in com,nand of sons,
post and emitted to double rations. In July Isi2 an
act pissed allowing each officer in the army The naton
emoluments OF private soldier, lieu of each ,ySicr
to which lie was entitled by the army regulations Ia
September 1873 the Secretary OF the Navy direc,ei
Ino same allowance TO be made TO tho officers the ma
rInc corps. In consequence, the Lieutenant Colonot
oominandan was allowed for two servants Sl4 81 per
month, each amounting 10 1856 10 per YEAR The nj
lowance actually made to him for forage has varied ,y
those made to Lieutenant Colonel and afterwards I'm 81
Colonel in the army The fuel allowed 10 him has 70,
ried in The same manner. lie is furnished with public
quarters.
In May, 1870, it decided that the laws Of t,o ..
my passed since the creation Of his office do not aprlv fan
hiE' ana there being no law varying lis COMPENSATION
since, lac must be paid according to tie law of ZOO ill.,,
being in command of the uhDle u.s. he does NOT con-,
nand separate post, and is not entitled 10 doubIe "a
tons; and that the law Of 1872 relative to doe.
not apply to the marine corps could not be applied
TO them by The Secretary of the Navy: and that he Wa
not entitled TO any allowance for servants From te Lar
April, 1922 therefore, he has been reduced IN rntons
per day, to Sl2 per month for forage and no servant,
except that he may take walters from the line
BTeUof Lieutenant Colonies COMMANDING ON shore
An act Of 10Th April 1914, authorizes the Presidcnt
10 confer bTeve rank in the marine corps and endos
the officers brevetedo the pay and cmoluments OF their
oreVet rank when commanding separate stations or de-
| tachmens." The rank OF Major then existed In tbo
corps. There were breyct Majors when the corps was
placed on the peace establishment in 1877 and tl,at
rank abolished The President bowover cootn'''
cd to make breyet Majors In 1926 il was finally do
termned, that there such rank in the line of
the corps such breyets were not authorized bv laU
and were consequently void. The Captains entitled t
brevets were brevct;ed Lieutenant Coones They rc.
received The same pay, emoiumen,s and allowances az
Lieutenant Colonel ia the army. How this grads If
pay came TO be allowed them have not been able in
ascertain There was not, in law or in practice anv
| such grade OF pay Ia the line Of their eorps
IN May, 1929, IL was decided that inasnuch az ,Jo
we're brcvetted TO the rank as their Iieuten,n,
Conmdndant, they must have the same pay whom en-
uued TO brevet pay AT ALL As Captains they yero cn,i
yea 10 raioHs as breyct Lieutenant Coonels when
commanding separate posts TO g. the number allowed =,
4 ~ nj ntE f Il