The sun., 1894-05-05
PROMOTIONS ~ THE NAVY.
Secretary Herbert submits u Bni TO a
Jolnt Naval Com IN ssion.


Secretary Herbert submits u Bm to the
Joint Naval Comm ssion.
WASHINGTON. May 4-Secretary Herbert has
just completed and submitted to the Joint
Naval Commission draft Of a bill as substi-
tute for previous schemes to facilitate promo
tion In the navy. and 1t Is understood that II
will be accepted and adopted by the Commits
sion. Tho bill makes radical changes In the
present methods OF prom otion. and introduces
many OF those in vogue In the British and
French navies. II provides that the ac-
tive list Of the line Of the navy shall con-
sist Of sixteen Rear Admirals. sixty Captains.
100 Commanders. "a Lieutenant Comm and.
ers, 250 Lieutenant. 10 Lieutenants Junior
Rradel. and q number OF Ensigns sufficient to
maintain the total number OF officers on the
active list OF the line including the officers
appointed from the volunteer service. at a
number not greater than now lxed by law.
They shall not be subjected to involuntary
transfer to the reserved list provided for. and
upon reaching the head OF any grade they
shall be eligible to promotion to the next
higher grade. The places vacated by such
promotions shall not be flled.
On the 1st day OF July oil each year a suf-
hcient number OF graduates OF the Naval
Academy to I'LL the vacancies in the total
number o! officers shall be commissioned as
Ensigns Not moro than thirty-iive shall be
comm ssioned as Ensigns In any one year.
The grade OF Commodore on the active list
shall be abolished. Officers now on the active
list who are entitled to the relative rank
OF Commodore shall hereafter have the
relative rank OF Hear Admiral. and those
entitled to retire with the relative rank
OF Commodore shall be entitled to retire with
tho relative rank OF Rear Admiral Nothing in
the act shall he construed to Increase the pay
OF officers now holding the relative rank OF
Comm odore. and such officers shall receive
the shore Day OF Rear Admirals. Neither are
ths pay and status Of officers now on the re-
tired list to be affected by tn, act.
Officers OF tho line appointed from the vol
unteer service may upon application to the
Secretary OF the Navy be transferred to the
reserve list or he placed upon the retired list.
with the rank and 75 per cent. OF the pay OF
the grade they hold. Other officers Of tho
line In the grades OF Captain. Commander.
and Lieutenant Commander shall. after
thirty years service on the active list.
be considered as candidates for transfer
to ns should found y0Sa !hn
the vacancies from casualties and retirements
are ins1iiSieGns to pf"vhe f9s as many a. six:
to the grade OF Commander and to promotions
to the grade OF Lieutenant-C Commander In any
serve list shall be placed on the list, and candI-
dates for voluntary retirement shall Le retired
to create tn" stated pumher 81 vacancies
should the numbeT Of vacancies be still Insult
hciert toe provide Tor such hummer OF
The june Of 6 so AMY .sa
convene Board OF not less than Ave Lear ADJ
mirals. which, having placed tefore It all the
records ot the department relating TO the
qualifications OF oltcerr On the active list in
the grades OF Captain. Commgnder, and Lieu-
for the efficiency of the naval service and the
special Illness OF ohlcers for sea ami other
ciept number OF officers to bs placed on the re-
serve list to create the required number OF va:
the necessary powers Which Examinfng HoaIus d.,
have under existing law. Upon the recOm-
mendation OF the hoard the Secretary Of the
Navy shall. by order make the transfer to the
In addition to the activ" list, there shall bo
list" 10 hs in.med by the transfer OF "ficcrs
from the active list OF the liLu Ia the following
manner Immediately after the passage Of tbs
bill. officers o: the line who entered the Nava!
Academy in the years 1871 and lS'i1. both in
elusive. may. ulon Official application to The
the reserve list. The number ot officers
remaining on the active list who entered tho
ie feduced meiow the numher state,i 'or '@ sacS
OF the wears named. Should tho number %
date ul the passage OF this act not be sufficient
"a reduce the number OF officers OF those
Navy shall convene a Board OF not less
than i've officers. senior IN rank 10 the
uIlcerS whose rh-vs are Ia De con ~lleryu, ana
this BoAri shall nnTe the Iicrrs who, In their
oninion are bast iit's fur the Respective ltsGs.
There shall lie iDtainci upon the nrtIyu list
the number OF Officers lt the several dates q
entry stated; the remaining ollrcTs ~ such
datss 10 he placed upon tue reserve list,
Tho number ~ officers who OnteTad the
Naval Acalemy in the years lNil and 1854 TO
be retained upon the actiye list shHl q as ful-
entesn; OF 1898. twenty; OF Si4 ninrteen: OF
lSi5 tWeuty-thTce; Of 1855, nineteen. And Of
1884, ninetren. la determining the year OF
entry In the Naval Academy, officers who have
gained or lost numbers on tho navy list shall
accordingly.
20 be performed hy officers on the active iist
They alone are TO pe appointed as chiefs OF
the bureaus in the Navy Del IATtmsnt. on boards
OF examination for pTOmot ion. IN command ot
survey. training ships. lighthouse boards. and
as lighthouse Inspectors, as instructors IN the
professional branches at the Naval Academy.
and at the training station for apprentices
Hereafter Rear Admirals shall be appointed
by the President and confirmed by the Senate
from the list Of Captains, which list shall he
OF Hear AdmirRls For each vacancy the Board
Is to recommend three names. and from this /
mum her the President shall select one for each
miTaIsS ohS oiecT ~ who has not not at lesst @ tbsss
years 20 serve on the active list OF the navy be-
lore arriving at the age OF w 70 be pTomOteIto
the grade Of Rear Admiral No oficer shall
be appointed to the grade OF Lieutenant until |
he has served six years as a commissioned |
oifieer nor shall any ohicer he promoted to |
the rank OF Lieutenant OF the luuior grade !
Ensign. TWo-thirds OF such service. counting
from the date OF the officers frat commission.
must have been sea service. In case an officer |
suaieient sea service, the ofiicsT next in RANK,
II qualified. shal be advanced.