Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-12
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

The Navy Reform Bill The result of earn.
sstinquiry on the subject, for he last two days,
has been to satisfy US that the bill of Senator
Mallory, for the reform of the personnel Of the
United States naval service, which is probably
to be disposed of tomorrow In the House, will
surely become law. We have yet to find the
first member who fails to realize that those
officers who do the work ought to be better
paid, while those who do not do their respec
tive shares of it should not be paid as heavily
as they are. This proposed reform, which
will not cost the Treasury an additional dol
lar, is destined to prove the key to changes in
the service which will infuse new life and
vgor into it, purifying and rendering it far
more efficient than at present. Under the
law in this respect, as it exists at present,
there is really no inducement for the capable
officer to devote his whole heart, mind, and
other capacities to his eountry's service,
as such cOmmendable devotion to his profes-
sional duties can hardly be expected to result
in his reapins as much return as usually falls
to the share Of the officer who devotes equal
capacities to the labor of getting of from
arduous and disagreeable duty, through
pleading all conceivable pretexts. There
are officers standing high on the register
who can beat any Philadelphia lawyer in
scheming to carry point PERSONAL to them
selves at the Department. They are the men
who really deserve least, yet through peril
nacity and tie adroit use of the influence of
friends, until recently, they have almost inva
riably carried their point of picking and
choOs n their duty when they deign to do any
real professional duty. The present Secretary
it is well known, early set his face against the
Establishments of such gentlemen; but no
man in his position can escape being often cir
cumvented by them, unless Congress will so
shape the law as that he who does not, in the
long run, do his full share of active duty at
sea, shall not, under any pretsnce, fare as well
at the hands Of the Government, as him who
faithfully, promptly, and cheerfully discharges
his whole duty to his country
Promotions in the Navy-by and NTH the
aetvtce md consent of the Senate:
Charles II. Bell, to be q Captain from 18th
August, 1854, vice Capt. John Downes decd
Abraham Bigelow, to be a Captain from
18th September 1854, vice Capt Downing,
cashiered.
Henry II Bell, to be q Commander, from
18th August, 1854, vice Commander c. ii. Bell,
promoted.
VIM. Smith, to be Commander from 18th
August, 1854, vice Commander A. Bigelow,
promoted.
Master G. G. Simms, to be a Lieutenant from
18th August, 1854, vice Lieut.. II. H. Bell, pro-
NOTED.
Master II. N. Arnold, to be a Lieutenant
from 18th September, 1854, vice Lieut. VIM
Smith, promoted.
Master Thomas Pattison, to be Lieutenant
from 18th September, 1854, vice Lieut. ]. c.
Walsh, resigned.
Master Julian Myers, to be Lieutenant
from 10Th September, 1854, vice Lieut. A. B.
Davis, deoeased
Master James Higgins, to be Lieutenant
from 9th October, 1854, vice Lieut. j. d Bull
loch, resigned.
Master Richmsnd Aulick, to be Lieuten-
ant from oath November, 1854, vice Lieut.. s.
E. Mum, deceased.
Passed Assistant Surgeon X. W. Jeffefy to
be Surgeon from sth August, 1854, vice Sura
geon Bailey Washington, deceased.
Passed Assistant Surgeon T. NJ Potter, to
be Surgeon from 18th September, 1854, vice
Surgeon c. f. Guillou, resigned.
Passed Assistant Surgeon, s. Ridont Addi.
son, to be Surgeon from 22d of September,
1854, vic. Surgeon George TsrriIl, resigned.
Passed Assistant Surgeon, VIM. A. Nelson,
to be a Surgeon from 2lst of November, 1854,
vice Surgeon VIM. Turk, deceased.
William G. Hay, to be an Assistant Surgeon
from 18th of September, 1854, vice Jefery,
promoted.
Daniel B. Conrad, to be an Assistant Sur.
geon, from 2ota Of September, 1854, vice Pot
ter, promoted.
j. Z. Sample, to be an Assistant Surgeon
from I'D Of September, 1854, vice Addison,
promoted.
VIM. I. Hord to be an Assistant Surgeon
from LIST of November, 1854, vice Assist ant
Surgeon Tun.tall, resigned.
Wyatt NJ Brown, to be an Assistant Surgeon
from 18th of November, 1854, vice Nelson,
promoted.
Addison Garland, to be q Captain in the
Marine Corps from 18th October, 1854, vice
Capt. A. II. Gillepie, resigned.
Thomas T. Field, to be First Lieutenant in
the Marine Corps from 18th October, 1854, vice
Garland, promoted.
4. j. Dallas, to be Second Lieutenant in
the Marine Corps from 3lst October, 1854, to
fill the vacancy created by the promotion of
T. Y. Field.
Charles g. McCawley, to be First Lieutsn-
ant in the Marine Corps from I'd January,
1855, vice Firt Lieut.. II. B. Watson, resigned.
Henry B. Tyler, Jr., to be a Second L euten-
ant in the Marine Corps from I'd Janu1ry,
1883, to ill vacancy created by the promotion
of C. G.. MoCawIey
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