New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-23
SEGGESTING CHANGES IN NAPI GhADHo
| ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE BohEAo
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PAY.

ANyuAI, REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE BChEAC
OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PAY.
Washington Nov oo.-Commodore Ramsay, chief OF
the Rureau of Navigation. in his annual report 10 INC
Secretary of the Navy recommends that vacancies III
the lower grades Of the Pay Corps snail be heu w
Graduates of the Naval Academy. Commodore hahis"s
devotes much space to the subject OF the persoo VI
the Navy He says, in part: Five rear-ahmira' art
needed at all times TO command squadrons ABROAD
and at home and for these there must be reNeis
Tho uhthousc Board the Board for the Examination OF
officers for Promotion and the Board Of Construction
shoud each have admiral for its chairman or prcs
dent The important stations at New-fork anu co"
rranc,sco need rear admras to command them Three
Of the souadrOns commanded by colnhouores' WIN
hold acting appointments rear-admiras. a i"s0
pumser Of ensigns are performing the duties OF lieu
ienants both aHoat and ashore and should nave inc
rank and receive pay commensurate with these outes
The number Of the Engineer officers allowed by law
IS Inadequate to perform the duties required OF ''
CORPS II is, therefore, recommended that INC ioi-
lowing changes be made in the grades mentioned
"The number Of rear-admirals to be increased from
six to ten The number Of lieutenants Junior erauc
IN he increased from seventy five to $50. The num-
her of cnsgns to be reduced from Isl to 100. lho
number Of chief engineers, with relative RANK oi i'u
tenant commander to be increased from forty 70
fifty. The number OF passed assistant ehghecI''
with relative rank of lieutenant and lieutenant Junior
graded to be increased from Sixty Vhc nuniper ao"e
by aw to 1oo-seventy five to have the relative RANK
Of lieutenant ard forty five to have the relative RAM
of lieutenant 0unlor grade The number OF asSs'an.
engineers with relative rank of ensign to be reduceo
| from forty (now allowed by law to thirty
Attention Is invited to the inequalities IN the pay
of officers and IL is said that officers OF the same ra
| or relative rank should receive the same pay anu
juniors should not receive pay than their seniors
1t is recommended that Sections 1855 and 14eo o.
The Revised statutes which give precedence to ohccr'
according TO length of service, be repealed and t'a
all officers in the Navy shall take precedence accofu
| ing to the dates of their commissions Touching ti'
| apprentice system, the report says: "The period D
instruction In the cruising training ships mas Deer
increased to one year. with beneficial results Lafs
numbers OF boys present themselves for enlistment a
apprentices but many rejected for ply seal dls
| Qualifications and Of those accepted fali 10 r.
| mort Tie average number enlisted annually lalr
| below the number allowed by law and the gam U
| Inc service has not been encouraging" CDmxouoI'
RAMSAY recommends that Section :, l66 OF the Rvise
statntes be so amended that enlisted man servnt
in the United States Navy may become natuIalize'
| Citizen of the United states In the same manner a.
now provided for enlisted men OF the Unites state
Army. . -, . i, Al. uo,or, ., 70,
tain Pythian superintendent Of the Naval Academy.