Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-16
ReorEani.ation OF the Navy.

The House Naval Committee yesterday closed
their labors on the bill providing for the reor-
gam Of the navy. As the same Is perfect
ed in committee the first section reduces the
but vacates no commissions. The second sec
ton fixes the number of masters and ensgns at
one hundred in each grade. The third section
follows:-Fifteen medical directors with the
rank of captain; fifteen medical inspectors with
the rank OF commander; fifty surgeons with the
dred assistant surgeons with the rank of
master, with promotion to leutenants
after three years service and examination.
rank of captain; thirteen paw inspectors with
the rank of commander; fifty paymastcrs with
he rank ofleutenant commanderi forty rasesH
ant; twenty assistant paymasters with the rank
of master. Engineer COrps-Ten chief engineers
with the rank Of captain; fifteen chief engineers
With the rank Of commander; twenty-five chic.
engineers with the rank OF lieutenant COM
mander; one hundred first assistant engineers
with the rank of lieutenant; one hundred second
assistant engineers with the rank OF master.
The chiefs of the Bureaus of Medicine and Sur
gerry, Provisions and Clothing, and Steam Engi-
e ring have the rank of commodore while hold
ing said position. Ii retired, the same nav as at
present, and shall have the title of surgeon gem
eral, paymaster general and engineer i'm chief
The bin also provides for two naval construc-
struetors, with the rank Of commander; three
naval constructors, with the rank of lieut,n ant
commander four naval constructors, with the
rank of lieutenant; four chaplains, with the
rank Of captain; seven chaplains, with the rank
Of commander, and not more than seven with
the rank Of lieutenant commander; three pro-
tessors Of mathematics, with the rank of captain;
four professors Of mathematics, with the rank of
commander: four professors OF mathematics
with the rank of lieutenant; two civil engineers
with the rank Of captain; two civil engineers
with the rank of commander; -four civil enQineers
with the rank of lieutenant commander: secre
tary lOf Admiral, to rank as captain; secretary
Of Vice Admiral to rank commander.
OMcers Of the staff who have served faithfully
forty years when retired, shall rank with
commodore, and, II retired at the age of sixty
two years, shall, after having been forty years
In the service, have the rank of commodore
when retired. If retired for causes incident to
the service before arriving at sixty-two years Of
ages shall have the rank they held on the active
list The office Of solicitor and naval Judge ad-
vocate Is continued and established.
Commanding ofic take precedence of all
stan officers under their commands, and NO staff
ofhcer in virtue Of his rank shall exercise COM
mand or authority in the line of the navy, or in
any stan corps, except the corps to which he be-
longs, and in proceesiOns on shore, or court
martial, summary courts, courts of INQUIRY
boards Of survey, and all other boards the line
rank. - -
A sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. scho.
neld, Stevens, and Archer, were appointed to
perfect the form and working of the bill, which
VIII probably be presented TO the House on Mon