The New York herald., 1876-12-24
THE NAV Y.

TIE BILL OF MR.. MILLS, OF TEXAS, TO RE-
DuCE, nEoEGANIzE AND RENDER MORE EY-
FIcIENr THE NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON Dec % 1876.
Tho bin introduced in the House Monday by Mr..
Mills, OF Texas reduce, reorranize and render
efficient the navy oil the United States, provides that
the active list Of the navy shall consist OF corps
the order OF precedence as iollows:-rhe Executive
Corps, the Maruc Corps the Engineer Corps. tho Pay
Corps, the Medical Corps and the Civil Corps
The Executive Corps shall be divided INTO eight
grades OF ssioncd appointed oficcrs, teKlng
rank according the date OF their ap
pontments, follows:-Fiag officers captains, CON-
manders, lieutenant commanders, leutcnants, en-
signs, midshipmen and naval cadets. Tho number OF
commissioned officers allowed each grade the Ex-
ecu,ivc Corps shall exceed flag officers. sixty
captains seventy-nve commanders, seventy-hve lieu
tenant commanders, 500 lieutcnants and 200 cnsgns
Tho vessels OF the United States Navy shall be
arranged by their several types and classes into vc
rates, TO be commanded lollows:- First rates. by
captains second rates. by junior capains third
rates by senior commandcrs; fourth rates. by junior
commanders; NTH rates, by lieutenant commanders
The cruising force OF the navy OF the United States
shall be distributed in of peace practicable
fleets and six squadrons, ioows:--First, the
North Atlantic and West India fleet second Asiaic
cct third. the South Pacific squadron; fourth, the
European squadron th the South Atlantic squadron
SIXTH the North Pacific squadron; seventh, the Aus
traan squadron; eighth, the homo squadron OF evou.
tion.
The geographical limit lines OF these fleets and
sqadrous shall be tho usage has hitherto re-
quired with the exception of the Australian squadron
which shal! comprehend the Indian Ocean and aus
traian seas.
Tne relative rank between officers OF the navy ana
ball b. f,,Il lpa. ru-
sidcred-Fag officers with major generals, captains
commanding squadrons with brisad,cr generals, cap
talns with coioncls, commanders with lieutenant
cooncls, lieutenant commanders with majors iieuten-
ants with captains. cnssns with first entcnants, MD
shi pmcn with second lieutcnants
Tho Marine Corps OF the navy shall be divided into
six grades, ,asng rsnk according the OF their
commissions, as ioows:-F,rsi, co,nmandani, with
relative rank oi captain commanding squadron; Sec
ond, colonel, with relative rank captain; third,
lieutenant Colonel, with relative rank oi commander ;
fourth, major, with the relative rank OF lieutenant
commander, nth, lieutenant; sixth, ensign.
rhe Engineer Corps OF the navy shall consist OF six
grades, as Ioows the members of each grade taking
rank according to date OF commission First,
structor general, with tho relative rank of captain
commanding squadron; second, engineer director,
with the relative rank or captain third engineer
spector with the rank OF commander; fourth,
engineer, with the relative rank OF lieutenant com
mandcr; 6hh, passed assistant engineer, with tho
rank Of lieutenant; SIXTH assistant engineer,
with the relative rank OF ensign.
The Pay Corps OF the navy shall hereafter be divided
into SIX grades follows members taxing rank
cordng date oil commission in their gradcs--frst,
paymaster general with The relative rank OF captain
commanding squadron second, pay directors, Win
the relative rank OF captain third, pay Inspectors
with The relative ran OF commander; fourth, pay
masters, wuh the relative rank Of lieutenant CON-
mandcr, hth passed assistant aymasters, with tie
relative rank o; ouienant: sixta, assistant pay
masters, with the relative rans OF ensign.
Tho Medical Corps OF the navy snal hereafter consst
OF seven grader follows, The others each grade
taking rank according 10 date oil commission :-rrsi
surgeon general with relative rank OF captain
commanding squadron; second, medical director, wh
the relative rank ., captain: third medical Inspector
with the relative rank OF comiaier fourth, surgeon
with the relative rank 3i lieutenant onandef, lh,
passed assistant, sarGson, with tho relative rank OF
lieutenant sixtn assistant surgeon With te relative
rank oi snsisn: seventh medical caiet, wih The ro
alive RANK OF mGsipnian,
The Civil Corps o the navy shall CONSIST OF seven
grades follows, tho officers ~ each grade taksns
rank according to the Date of their appo onimcn;s by
the Secretary ol the Navy y;first, professors, with
tac relative rank oi coinmandor; second. shapinBs
aud secretaries TO nag officers, with The relative rank
oi licutaEcnI commander; third, secretaries cap
tnins commanding squadrons with the relative rank oil
licutcLant loGrii assistant professors with
rank next aiier lieutenant bur preceding ensign; NTH.
! clerks OF the first class, with tho relative rank Of
ensign: sixth clerks OF the second class with The rca-
rank OF midsnipman seventh, clerks oil the third
class, with the relative rank OF navai cadet
fhs ,orps f chapains 10 be abolished and provi.
sion Is made ard each vessel in commssion below
third rate, shall be allowed chaplain, 10 appointed
Tor tho cruise and honorably discharged the ter
mination thereof.
The number OF officers for tho respective corps Is
provided for and provision is also made tor promo
uons, filling OF vacancies Tor examinations Of officers
preparatory TO such promotions or TO appointment,
and the course OF INSTRUCTION ~ the Naval Academy
prescribed.