The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-19

on Leave OF Absence---I.ist Of the Promo
tions that Will he Made-Old IronsIdcs In
the Dry Dotk-sketehcs Of the Captains,
DC, &c.
On the goth June last past the Naval Board convened
in Washington, and Captain shubrick, the senior officer
presided The following copy Of the act authorizing
the examination Of the Board.-
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY or THE NAVY
BE enacted by he Senate and House of Representatives
soon a pfacahe after ,h passage OF act Presden
q 'he Snea ssass snail eaass gesed o. naval ossss 70
s euiensnis which oard, under such regulations the
minSon sssy he grads herein
he namrs and rash Of ali officers said grades who l.
he iutgcnou OF said board shall be incapable Of perfornn
nd henS1r s' ad Joard ha seee Sa ai a
Of s er 70 % T. h ha h, On bs .nr nim p
be stricken niege'hsy tron The rolls vscaaees
M he number and grades of s officers
Or Tepor upon he ec ency Of Officers Of srade a6o hs %
IL s AZ And a. Be- s % pos That n s @ sso & @
q ter respective Offices racks or grades shall such dnd
placed he order q their seniority imr
@ se pe on sc es eafa @ h f s
leave absence pay the farouehpay which they he
and approval he Prssen and sha be iRssoc o farhcr
gH h es % e s md % sas Ss Ss De
ciye service Is, by placing Officers me hsi shah
b. e reserved % M ha %e owe sce
they would have been entitled such promotion had
eee IN z seS o
leave pay the pay
grade to which they may be be 50 promoea; roded That h
grades ot captain, commander, lieutenant, master, and
occurring tn he grade shall be filled the promo
lion Of NE senior passed mldhpmsn to be entitled masters N
pay allowed by law masers that me number Of master, IN
n bs se ecnascd shall be heaor coasfaed eahore sas
val service, as now allowed by law.
Sec B. And be further enaced Tha, nothing in this
nnr promotion Of ocers in he serviee s, The navy Who
ay o e. any e % 70 m s a nPqn
manner to aSdge impair the right Of the Secretary OF
sec. And be further enacei That nothing
conflict with the provisions Of this act are hereby repealed
Approved, ebruary y, 1855
II viii be that the Board and the President have
MI the power in the premises and tina, their report,
we're though II may be- must b. submitted to.
There 1 very great deal Of excitement, the sub
ice, all The country The officers generally de-
nounce the whole thing and will attempt to find some re-
lief by application to the next Congress.
We have compiled the suhjoined facts from authentic
The list of promotions TO be made i based up
on The last register and win be found quite
Amoug the dropped and furloughed our reader.
viii notice several names that have sometime appeared
in enyiable connection in the pubic Journals but ihcy
viii also see that several officers VIII have aen dstia
guisled for services rendered 70 the sceu and Iii ra
ure Of their country have been placed the plat
form With naval gentlemen who prefer TO shirk the
dangers az the sea, aud pocket their salary for doing
nothing. Such men M J.. Maury, W. A. Bartlett j.
n Maitt (of the Coast survey and Others deserve
something better than to be dropped or furloughcd
The senior officers exceedingly indignant although
s. $40 per for doing nothing is not bad a.
being dropped altogether, which Of them II all the
archives q The department could be exposed richly
deserve