The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-09
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FORTY-FIRs CsEssION-THIRD TER VI

Senate.
Continued from Fourth Edition.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-By Mr. Drake, to re-
gulate the rank in the navy of the Ulited States
and for other purposes, that the medical pay
ind engineer corps on the active list OF the navy
shall consist of one surgeon general, one pay
master general and one engineer-tn- chief to
rank with commodores, and, who shall take
seniority in such rank from thirty years after
the date OF their commissions; seven medical,
seven pay aed seven engineer directors,
who shall rank with captains, to take TAX
of commission; - medical, 12 pay, and IL eng
neer inspectors, to rank with commanders to
take seniority in twelve years from date of their
commission: 20 each of staff surgeons pay
masters, and engineers, to rank with lieutenant
commanders, to take seniority in nine years
from date of commission; 40 surgeons, 40 pay
masters, and 40 chief engineers, TO rank with
lieutenants, to take seniority according to the
date of their commissions. Each OF the above
to have the pay now provided by law. 40 passed
assistant surgeons, 30 passed assistant pay
masters, and 40 first assistant engineers, to rank
next after lieutenant commander; 40 assistant
surgeons, 20 assistant paymasters aud 30 second
assistant engineers to rank next after masters
and before ensigns.
Section provides that the Surgeon-Geueral,
Paymaster- General, Engineers in Chief, the
Medical, Pay and Engineer Directors, and In
spectors and Staff Surgeons, Paymasters and
Engineers, shall be nominated by the President
to the Senate.
Section provides that line officers and dofiicers
of the medical, pay and engineer corps shall
take precedence in the order above named
| except that commanding and executive officers
of whatever grade that take precedence over all
medical, pay, and engineer officers on board
| the vessel, or at the station to which they may
! be attached, and this act shall confer no au-
| thorty to exercise military command, and no
| additional right to quarters upon the medical,
pay and engineer corps. Referred to the Com
| mittee on Naval Affairs.
| By Mr.. Chandler, 10 enable the Jackson, Lam
sing and Saginaw Railroad Company to change
the northern terminus of its road from Ira
verse Bay to the Straits of Mackinaw. Re
| ferTed to the Committee on Public Lands.
| By Mr. Stewart, 10 define aud protect the
| rights of miners, and to encourage the develop
| meLt of mines. 1t gives to the owners OF min
ing locations the right TO all minerals contained
| within the boundaries of said locations, with
| the right to follow the lode in depth if it dips
1 out of those limits and allow them to take up
| land not exceeding 100 acres adjacent thereto,
for milling, timbering, and other purposes.
Referred TO the Committee ON Mines and
| Mining.
Mr.. Harlan, from the Committee on Indian
| Affairs, reported favoraby a bill to authorize
the election of delegate to Congress from the
Indian Territory.
Mr.. Carpenter, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported adversely bill giving the State Courts
| concurrent Jurisdiction with the District Courts
| of the United States in cases of maritime con-
| tracts upon the navigable rivers and waters
above ebh and flow OF tide.
At 1880 the Senate went into Executive ses-
sion, and one hour later adj oarned till Monday.