The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-16

THE NAVAL RxFoRM BIL1---The following 3 l
copy OF the Naval Reform Bill, which passed sie
oenAse st the last session, and which, by vote df
ios to 80 passed the House Of Representatives oh
MONDAY, and now awaits the signature Of. TIN
President TO become law:
within n =, shst upon the written request, nads
withir ,h,ny h,nssy days after the passage hereof Or
cent from tss e. sftsr the return Of any Officer
oi tnis act By any officer Of the Nsyy who wss
the IN 81 rLoushed, or retired, By the operation 81
sand1ss Ire Z. and sh' sysy. q .ss
snS ops sps ssa:s the physical mental proiesons
to be by conre tor the naval :eres
ee governed By the laws and resaistion, whish no.
c9urs o. inquiry and the sed court .hsll "a
has been droppedf rom the rolls Of ths ns g
ne resioreo whether to the actiys ilst or th.
st and II the latter, whether ON leave of sb.anss
written request a. aforesaid shsli havs has snS
on the reserved list then the court on thar nSin
shal report whether the said officer ought to be re-
hs ought to remain on the retired lint on lave ~
absence or furlough pay; and the finding OF the couys
shall In all cases. be submitted to tn. Prehdent OF
of dropped officer, where restoration has bean
recommended, such officer may be nominated bv tbe
President to the Senate for rsstorstion to the ser.
vice, according to the ining of the court as an.
proved by him; and in the case Of retired officer,
the finding ofthe court when approved by the Pres
i1ent shall be concusive; and such officer shall be
and rank in the navy which he would have occupied
had he not been retired under the action of the ats
naval board; he shall remain upon the retired list
on leave of absence or furlough pay, according to
the finding of the court approved by the Presidents
Provided, That the officers so restored or placed on
the reserved list shall be appointed to their places
respectively, by the President, by and with the ad
vice and consent Of the Senato.
SEC. 2 That the operation of the present law linn
ting the number of Offices of the navy shall be sus-
pended 80 far as TO authorize the restoration, within
ooe year from the passage this By the President
by and with the advice and consent OF the Senate,
of officers reserved dropped under the operation
of the act of the 29h of February, 1855 entitled
That there shall be further promotions or appoint
ments in any grade after such restoration shall have
bsea made thereto, until such grade in the aciive
service shall be reduced to the limit prescribed
by law. That whea any such officer shall be restor
ed to the navy. by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate the otcer restored shall occupy that
held had he not been retired. furlougbed or dropped
by order of the President the report of the naval
bosrd: Provided, further, That any dropped officer
be placed the retired frloueh list may bo thus
piaced by the President by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate. "
Sec. 8. That officers who were dropped as afore-
said and who shall not be restored the naval
vice within ons year from the parsage hereof, shall
be entitled to receive one years duty pay OF their
TospecCtVely ana tne Fresldent ena!f De ana
he is hereby authorized with the advice and consent
of the Senate TO transfer any officer from the fur
Tough to :he reserved pay list, and that much of
the act of February twepty-eighth, eighteen hun
dred and fty-fve, entitled IAN act to promote the
efficiency of the navy" as renders reserved ooers
ineligible to promotion, be and the same is hereby
repealed
Sec A. The reserved officers may be promoted on
the reserved list by and with the sdvice and consent
OF the Senate, but NO such promotion shall enttle
them to pay beyond that to which they entitled
when reserved, NOR shall they by such promotion
take higher rank than they would have taken had
they been retained in the active service of the navy
and nothing in this act the act to which this is
amendment, shall be construed as to preclude Off
GERS the reserved list from wearing the uniform
of their grades respectively.
Sec b. That captains In command of squadrons
shall be denominated flag off GERS.
See. s. That al officers who may be restored to ac-
tive servce under the provisions of this act shall be
entitled to draw the same pay they were drawing at
the time they were retired dropped, for and dur
ing the time of such retirement suspension from
the active service aforesaid