The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-06


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enton to furnish regularly the daily transactions Of the
money branch Of the Office % the Treasurer Of the United
States We commence to-day with the transactions Of We'd
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Q. account Of disbursng officers
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Received deposites III sos IA
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other deposites 2os2 20
Appointments and Promotions tae Rscense Gutter Ser
cieeSecond Lieutenant Joseph FIRST lieu
tenant, vice w. N. j. Goodwin resigned.
Third Lieutenant Henry G. Hunter be
vice Joseph Amazeen, promoted
Samuel B. Caldwell Of Connecticut be third euten-
ant, vice Henry G. Hunter, promoted.
George Walden, of Maine to be third lieutenant.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Summary 0oars-marai. The following important gen
eral order has just been issued by Secretary Dobbn
General odIn conformity with the 9th section Of the
sAct provide efficient discipline for the navy, APP
proved March 1885, the following regulations have been
submitted and approved BY the President of the United
States and will be observed by summary
vened under the authority of the said act
l. Summary will adopt the forms
martial far they shall be applicable, and not inconsst
ent with the concsenes and precision enoned by the
nor with the provisions Of this general order.
2. The form Of converting summary martial will
be by brief written order addressed by the commander
and rank Of ae members Of of the
corder and the and place OF meeting and BY written
verbal orders other members of the court and the
corder. The 4 order the senior member win be APP
pended to the recod Of the proceedings.
s. The record will that the oath prescribed by the
law duly administered to each member and to the record
err, in the presence Of the accused
If objection made by the sccued to any member Of the
court will be stated in the record Of proceedings and
made known il the think m the commander of the
vessel who will his discretion, order another member of
the court or continue the member objected to.
B. The accused shall be furnished before trial with writ
ten specification Of the offence offences for which he is to
be tried The specifications shall be brief practicable,
without unnecessary repetition crcumlocuton
mutation Of ephets but explicit and all offences mscon
and intended to be charged against him shall be Comprised
in the specification which shall be approved before trial
by the officer ordering the court and duplicate of be
nexed to the record.
g. The accused shall not be required to plead guilty not
guilty to the specification but If plea Of guilty be made
the may its discretion admit testimony to the
character of the offender in extenuaon of the offence
And the court find the accused guilty of
whole part of the misconduct charged according
the evidence and adudge punishment for much shall
be found approved
witnesses snail De summoned
the executive officer of the vessel and the shall be
obeyed unless dsapproved by the commanding officer for
to be stated in the record.
s. The court il requested by the accused may allow
commissioned, warrant petty officer to appear coun
sell and anime witnesses In bis behalf but written
enct argument protrActed oral defence
gumen shall be admitted Nor shall any testimony not
clearly relevant be admitted any documentary evidence
be read to the court appended to the record.
o. II more than be tried by the court the
record of each shall be SEPARATE the order for converting
the shall be appended to the record of the first
and be referred in each subsequent record show
that the proceedings Of the court continuous And in
each the prescribed oath shall be administered
the members and recorder of the court
1T. j. q. DOBBIN,
Secretary Of the Navy.