The Portland daily press., 1875-01-19
LAWS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
First Session of the FOrty-Third Congress
GENERAL NAruRE-No. 92.l


AN ACT reorganizng the severalIstaff corps of the
army.
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiUes oftte United States of Ameried IN Con-
oress assembled, That the Inspector Generals De-
partment shall consist of colonel two lientenant
colonies, and two majors, with the rank, pay, and
emolumens of officers OF said grades; and the secre
line not exceed four to act assistant Inspector
general Prouided, that officers OF the line detailed
as acting inspectorsgenera shall have all the allow
ances of cavalry officers of their respective grades
and no new appointment shall be made in the In.
spector Generals Department until the number OF
In pectors general is reduced to five -
SEC. 2. That the Bureau of Military Justice snail
hereafter consist of one Judge Advocate General,
with the rank pay and emo9ments q oags sbn
receive revise, and have recorded the proceedings
of all courts-martial courts of inquiry and military
commiss IONS and shall perform such other duties as
have been heretofore performed by the Judge-Adyo-
cate General of the Army. In the corps OF Judge
advocates no appointment shall be made as va
cancies occur until the number shall be reduced to
Jour- which shall thereafter be the permanent num-
Der of the officers Of that corps.
SEC g. That hereafter there shall be three ASSIST
ant commissares- general of subsistence, with the
rank, pay, and emoluments OF lieutenant-colonei,
instead of the two now allowed by law OF said grade
iE the Subsistence Department.; that the NUMBER oi
commissaries of subsistence with the rank, pay and
emouments of captain Of cavalry, is hereby re-
duced to twelve and no appointment to I'LL vacan-
CIV in said grade shall be made until the number
thereof shall be reduced to twelve, and the number
thereafter shall remain fixed at twelve.
SEC. 4. That the Medical Department OF the army
shall hereafter consist of surgeon general, with
the rank, pay, and emoluments of brigadier-gen-
eral; one assistant surgeon-general, ana one chle1
medical purveyor, each with the rank, pay ana
emouments OF a colonel; and two assistant medical
purveyors, with the rank, pay, and emoluments OF
lieutenant colonies, who shall give the same bonds
which are or may be required OF assistant pay
masters-general of like grade, and shall. when not
acting as purveyors be assignable to duty as sur
geons by the Presidents fifty surgeons, with the rank,
pay, and emoluments of majors; one hundred
and fifty assistant surgeons with the rank, pay,
and emouments of Ieutenants of cavalry for
the first five ears service, and with the rank. pay,
and emoluments of captains of cavalry alter five
years service; and four medical storekeepers, with
the same compensation as i now provided by law !;
and all the original vacancies in the grade OF assist
ant surgeon shall be filled by selection by compei-
tive examination; and the Secretary of War is hereby
authorized to appoint, from the enlisted men OF the
army, or to be enlisted, many hospital stew
ards the service may require, to be permanently
attached to the Medical Department, under such reg
uations the Secretary of War may prescribe.
And the number of contract surgeons shall be limited
to seventy-ve on or before the first day OF January
in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-fve; and
thereafter more than that number shall be en-
ployed.
Sec. 5. That the Ordnance Department shall con-
sIst of one chief of ordnance, with the rank, pay,
and emoluments of brigadier- general; three colo
nels. four heutenaDt-colonels, ten majors. twenty
captains sixteen first leutenants and all vacancies
which may hereafter exist in the grade OF first heC-
tenant in said Department shall be filled by transfer
from the line of the army: Provided That no APP
pointInent promotion in said Department shall
pointed promoted shall have passed satisfactory
examination besore board of ordnance-otficers
senior to himselfl
SEC &. That no officer now in service shall be
duced in rank mustered out by reason of any pro-
vision of law herein made reducing the number OF
officers in any department or corps of the staff.
SEC Z. That as vacancies shall occur in any of the
grades of the Ordnance and Medical Departments,
appointments shall be made to fill the same until
the numbers in such grade shall be reduced to the
numbers which fixed for permanent appoint
ments by the provisions OF this act; and thereafter
the number of permanent officers in said grades
shall continue to conform to said reduced numbers
and on all other grades in sad Ordnance and Medi-
cal Departments than those authorized by the pro-
visions of this act shall to exist as the
same shall become vacant by death, resignation or
otherwise; and no appoii tment or promotion shall
hereafter De made to fill any vacancy which may oc-
cur therein.
SEC. 8. That so much of section six of an act en-
titled IAN act making appropriations for the sup
port of the army for the year ending june thlreth
eighteen hundred and seventy, and for other pur
poses" approved March third, eighteen hundred
and sixty mine, applies to the Ordnance, Subsist-
ence and Medical Departments of the army, be, and
the same is hereby, repealed: Provided, That this
section repeating said section shall not apply to any
of the grades of the Medical or Ordnance Depart
ments which omitted or abolished by the provs
ions OF this act.
Approved, June %, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 93.l
AN ACT for the creation of court for the adjudi-
cation and disposition of certain moneys received
into the Treasury under an award made by the tri-
first article of the treaty concluded at Washington
the eighth OF May, ammo Domini eighteen hundred
and seventy Letween the United States OF
America and the Queen Of Great Britain.
Re IL enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentGtiUes Of the United States Of america in Con-
gress assembled, That the President OF the United
States be, and he is hereby authorized to nominate
and by and with the advice and consent of the Sem
ate, appoint five suitable persons, who shall const
sioners OF Alabama Claims" Each of the judges
and other officers Of said court shall take the oath of
office prescribed by law to be taken by all officers OF
the United States. The President shall Designate iby
appointment. of the said judges to be presiding
Judge of the court; and all vacancies which may &C.
cur in said court by reason Of DEATH resignation,
inability, refusal neglect of any either of
said judges to discharge the duties of his position
shall be filled in the same manner as vacancies oc
curing in offices under the Constitution of the
United States are filed.
SEC. 2. That the said judges shall meet and or
ganize said court in the city of Washington, where
the said court shall hold its stings. Three judges of
said court shall constitute quorum for the transac-
tion of business, and the agreement of three shall
be necessary TO decide any question arising before
said court.
SEC 8. That the said court be, and it is hereby,
authorized to publish notice of its sessions and to
make all needful rules and regulations not contra
vening the laws of the United States the provs-
ions of this act, for regulating the forms and mode
of procedure before the said court and for carrying
into full and complete effect the provisions of this
act. Such rules and modes of procedure shall con-
form. so far practicable to the mode of procedure
and practice of the circuit courts of the United
tDe bd1u hereby V6steu WIFI the
same powers possessed by the circuit and dis
trct courts of the United States to compel the at
tendance and testimony of parties, claimants, and
witnesses to preserve order, and to punish for con-
temrts; and in all claims which shall be presented
before said court the person persons prosecuting
such claim shall be deemed the complainant and the
United States shall be deemed the respondent And
said court shall have power to compel the production
of any books or papers Hemed material TO fine CON
sideration of any claim Or matter pending therein
SEC 4. That each of the said judges shall he Maid
monthly, at the rate OF six thousand dollars ner an
mum; and they shall have a clerk who shall he an
pointed by the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate to be paid at the rate of
three thousand dollars per anDum; and the said
court shall have authority to appoint one Shorthand
reporter, to be paid monthly, at The rate of two
thousand five bundled dollars per annum; and said
court shall he further allowed the necessary actual
expenses of Different, furniture, fuel stationery
and printing, and other necessary incidental ex-
penses TO be certified oy the presiding Judge of said
court and TO be audited and paid on vouchers under
the direction of the Secretary of State.
SEC. 5. That tire President may designate a coun-
sellor-at-aw and admitted to practice in the SUI
preme Court of the United States to appear as coun-
rel on behalf of the United States, and represent
the interest of the government in said suit and in
all claims filed for indemnity for losses as provided
by this act subject abe supervision and control of
the Attolne, General such counsel shall receive for
his services and expenses such reasonable allowance
in each claim may be approved by the court to be
apportioned in each claim adjudcated, and paid from
said award upon the certificate of of the Judges
CEc q That the marshal of the limited States for