The record-union., 1899-12-04
naval hospitals before they are sent to
MARINE CORPS.

By the Act of March 3, 1899, known
as the Naval Personnel Act, the
strength of the marine corps was in
creased to 211 officers and 5000 enlist
ed men, exclusive of the marine band
The head of the corps was given the
rank of Brigadier General, the number
of officers in each grade was increased
and provision made for filling the higher
grades by promotion and the lower ones
by appointmentAfirst, from graduates
of the Naval Academy in the manner
now provided by law; second, from
those who served as Second Lieutenants
in the Marine Corps during the war
with Spain; third, from non-commis-
stoned officers of the Marine Corps;
and, fourth, from civil life.
NAVAL MILITIA.
The Naval Appropriation Act, APP
proved May 4, 1898, appropriated $780,
Geo for arning and equipping the naval
militia. Four thousand dollars of this
sum was set apart for the purchase of
the necessary books of instruction, to
be distributed from time to time among
the various State organizations, and the
remaining 5000 was allotted to the
various States having naval militia or
CARNATIONS, in accordance with the
number of properly uniformed petty
officers and enlisted men certified by
the respective Governors on January /,
1899, as forming a part of the naval
force of the State as follows:
California, S4,336.4O; Connecticut,
S1,66170; District of Columbia, ST.
715.01; Florida, $2,354.S1; Georgia, ST.
$685. Illinois, $6,SS6.70: Louisiana
$3,003.49; Maryland, $1,777.22; Massa-
chusetts, $5.456.O4 Michigan, $1,715.U;
New Jersey, S3,11901; New York, SS,-
2S1.S1; North Carolina, S2,32S.15; Ohio,
$2932. 40; Oregon, S1,1S1.35; Pennsyl-
vania, $1,7S6.1O; Rhode Island, 81
74167; South Carolina, S2310.3S; Vir-
ginia, $1,S4S.3O. Total, $56,0OO.
The department has, during the past
year. given to the naval militia organ
izationS of the various States tour OF
duty on board ship, and the drill and
instruction thus afforded was made to
conform as nearly as possible to that
which obtains on board a modern man
of-war.
The following shows the number of
officers, petty officers and enlisted men
certified to by the Governors of the
various States on January 1, 1899: Cal
ifornia-Officers, 30; petty officers and
enlisted men, 4SS. Conecticut-Officers
II; petty officers and enlisted men, 1871.
District of Columbia-Offcers, IA; petty
officers and enlisted men, 1913 Georgia
officers, IS; petty officers and enlisted
men, 176. Illinois-Officers 54-; petty Of
ficers and enlisted men, 775. Maryland
Officers, 10; petty officers and enlisted
men, 200. chusetts-OHicers, AZ,
petty officers and enlisted men, GA.
Michigan-Of officers, 10; petty officers
and enlisted men, 1913. New jersey
Officers 80; petty officers and enlisted
men, 351. New York-Officers, 80; petty
officers and enlisted men, 49, North
Carolina-Officers, %; petty officers and
enlisted men, 262. Ohio-Officers, ~;
petty officers and enlisted men, 33O-
gon-Officers, 10; petty officers and
enlisted men, 133. Pennsylvania-Of
GERS, IS; petty officers and enlisted men,
pol Rhode Island-Oficers, IS; petty
officers and enlisted men, 1856 Virginia
Officers, IS; petty officers and enlisted
men, POS. Total-Oficers, 40; petty
officers and enlisted men, 5,439.
BOUNTY AND PRIZE MONEY.
The examination and adjudication of
claims for bounty and for prize money,