That would give about 25 brigadier generals— 6 in regular and 19 in volunteer army. Then it comes to the major generals. We assign 1 major general to every 12,000 enlisted men. There are 3 major generals in the regular army, and we increase the number so that there will be 1 to every 12,000 men, an increase of about 5. Now I submit that this is not a bad arrangement. It is not extravagant; it is not prodigal of the people's money. It is just as small a force as can efficiently and effectively manage the enlisted force provided by the bill.

"Mr. President, under all these circumstances, after this long discussion and this effort year after year and Congress after Congress to reorganize the army, if we have a bill here which promises to settle the question for Congresses to come, promises no heavy burden upon the people, gives no extra force that can be used for any improper purpose or elsewhere, I think it ought to be accepted. I have been on several commissions to reorganize the army; I have been connected with several efforts to reorganize the army. We have never been able to get anything that could meet with approval, and I believe honestly and conscientiously that this is the best measure that has been presented to the Congress of the United States for settling the regular army of the United States since I entered this Chamber, on the 4th day of March, 1875. I do not believe that you will ever get a better one. On the contrary, if this bill fails, my judgment is that what will come hereafter will be very different from this measure, not as good for the interests of the country as this will prove to be."

Mr. Gorman, of Maryland, opposed the measure, and succeeded in having it amended by a provision restoring the organization after 1901 in all grades except the artillery to the strength authorized by law prior to April 1, 1898.

"Mr. President, I have but little interest in the pending amendment, which has engaged the attention of the Senate. It is a mere matter of detail, fixing the age limit at which the officers may enter the service. But I do desire to say a few words upon the general frame of the bill.

"Mr. President, for the first time in the history of the country has a serious and urgent attempt been made by the executive branch of the Government to largely and permanently increase the standing army at the close of a war, and after peace has been practically declared.

"The conditions which, confront us have been brought about in part by the action of Congress, which committed the Government to regulate the affairs of the people of Cuba and to use the great power of this Government to free that people. But the serious trouble the one that gives us the greatest concern-has been forced upon us by the executive branch of the Government and the treaty-making power.

"The acquisition of the Philippine Islands has brought upon us obligations and conditions most extraordinary and alarming. I shall not discuss that question further than to say that with the Executive primarily must remain the responsibility for involving us in the serious complications with which we are now confronted. But for the questions involved in that acquisition, I do not believe there would be many advocates of a proposition to create a large standing army in this country.

"While disclaiming any part of the responsibility for these conditions, I agree that we shall make ample provision to uphold the honor and dignity of the country.

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'Mr. President, I would not in any way hamper the administration in the adjustment of the affairs that unfortunately confront us. I desire to act toward the administration in the same manner that I did when the declaration of war against Spain was made. We then voted, with great unanimity, all the money and all the men the Executive desired or could use, the only condition being that when peace should be declared the officers and enlisted men of the army and navy should be reduced to a peace footing. Now that the war has closed, recognizing there is an insurrection in the Philippine Islands and that a small military force is necessary in Cuba and Puerto Rico, we say we are prepared to vote all the money and make provision for all the men that the President of the United States may require to pacify those islands. But in doing so there must be a limit as to the time for which the army shall be so increased; that it shall be temporary and only for the purpose indicated.

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"The attempt to force through Congress, in the closing hours of a busy session, a measure for the partial reorganization of the standing army and a measure which provides for a large increase in that army, is unwise, for the reason that it can not be fairly or accurately framed, and there is no time to consider the details of such an important matter. Mr. President, the executive branch of the Government ought not to ask Congress to grant him greater power than was given him when the declaration of war with Spain was made, and Congress ought not to grant, no matter how insistent the Executive may be, a large increase of the regular army in time of peace.

"Mr. President, the pending bill providing for a large increase of the standing army and a temporary force amounting altogether to 100,000 men can not be defended. It is no answer to say that we have a revolution in the Philippine Islands; that there is some threatened disorder in Cuba, and unrest, if you please, in Puerto Rico. That does not justify the demand for a standing army when we say to you that we will give you all the men that the commander in chief of the army may think necessary to suppress the rebellion in the Philippine Islands or to maintain peace in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and that when those cases shall have been adjusted the army must resume its normal condition.

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That, Mr. President, is what we have always done in the case of war. We gave to the President of the United States, the commander in chief of the army, in the war with Spain, for temporary use in that war, and to last until the end of that war and until peace was declared, all the men and money he required. There was no permanent increase of the standing army, except possibly two regiments of artillery, which increase was said to be necessary on account of the additions to our fortifications.

"This, Mr. President, is all we did in the war of 1812-14 and in the war with Mexico. Immediately upon the conclusion of peace following those wars the regular army was reduced to a peace footing. What possible reason can be given for departing from this well-settled policy of the Government at this time? There is none, absolutely none."

The measure as passed is as follows:

"Be it enacted, etc., That from and after the date of the approval of this act the army of the United States shall consist of 3 major generals, 6 brigadier generals, 10 regiments of cavalry, 7 regiments of artillery, 25 regiments of

infantry, an adjutant general's department, an inspector general's department, a judge-advocate general's department, a quartermaster's department, a subsistence department, a medical department, a pay department, a corps of engineers, an ordnance department, a signal corps, 30 chaplains, to be assigned to regiments or posts in the discretion of the Secretary of War, the officers of the Record and Pension Office, the officers and enlisted men of the army on the retired list, the professors' corps of cadets, an armyservice detachment and band at the United States Military Academy, and such other officers and enlisted men as may hereinafter be provided for: Provided, That when a vacancy shall occur through death, retirement, or other separation from active service in the office of storekeeper in the quartermaster's department and ordnance department respectively, now provided for by law, said offices shall cease to exist.

"SEC. 2. That each regiment of cavalry shall consist of 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant colonel, 3 majors, 14 captains, 2 of whom shall be available for detail as adjutant and quartermaster; 16 first lieutenants, of whom 1 shall be available for detail as commissary and 3 for detail as squadron adjutants; 12 second lieutenants, 2 veterinarians, 1 sergeant major, 1 quartermaster sergeant, 1 commissary sergeant, who shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a regimental quartermaster sergeant of cavalry; 3 squadron sergeant majors, who shall be senior to and have the pay and allowances of first sergeants of cavalry; 1 band, and 12 troops organized into 3 squadrons of 4 troops each: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed as abolishing the office of chaplain in each regiment of colored cavalry. Each cavalry band shall consist of 1 chief musician, 1 chief trumpeter, 1 principal musician, 1 drum major, who shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a first sergeant; 4 sergeants, 8 corporals, 1 cook, and 11 privates. Each troop of cavalry shall consist of 1 captain, 1 first lieutenant, 1 second lieutenant, 1 first sergeant, 1 quartermaster sergeant, who shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a sergeant; 6 sergeants, 6 corporals, 2 cooks, 2 farriers and blacksmiths, I saddler, 1 wagoner, 2 trumpeters, and 43 privates. Of the veterinarians provided for in this act, I shall have the pay and allowances of a second lieutenant of cavalry, and 1 shall have the pay of $75 per month and the allowances of a sergeant major: Provided, That the veterinarian appointed to the first grade shall not be so appointed until he shall have passed an examination, to be prescribed by the Secretary of War, as to his physical, moral, and professional qualifications: Provided further, That the veterinarians now in the service who do not pass such competitive examination shall be eligible to the positions of the second class under such rules as are now prescribed by the regulations. The regimental sergeant major and the regimental quartermaster sergeant provided for in this section shall have the pay and allowances of ordnance sergeants.

"SEC. 3. That each regiment of artillery shall consist of 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant colonel, 3 majors, 16 captains, 2 of whom shall be available for detail as adjutant and quartermaster; 16 first lieutenants, 14 second lieutenants, 1 sergeant major, 1 quartermaster sergeant, 1 band, and 14 bat teries, of which 2 may be organized as field artillery.

Each artillery band shall consist of 1 chief musician, 1 chief trumpeter, 1 principal musician, 1 drum major, who shall have the rank, pay,

and allowances of a first sergeant; 4 sergeants, 8 corporals, 1 cook, and 11 privates.

Each battery of heavy artillery shall consist of 1 captain, 1 first lieutenant, 1 second lieutenant, 1 first sergeant, 1 quartermaster sergeant, who shall have the pay and allowances of a sergeant; 8 sergeants, 12 corporals, 2 musicians, 2 mechanics, who shall have the pay and allowances of sergeants of artillery; 2 cooks, and 52 privates.

"Each battery of field artillery shall consist of 1 captain, 2 first lieutenants, 1 second lieutenant, 1 first sergeant, 1 stable sergeant, 1 quartermaster sergeant, 6 sergeants, 12 corporals, 4 artificers, 2 musicians, 2 cooks, and 51 privates. "In addition to the enlisted men specified there shall be 1 electrician sergeant to each post garrisoned by coast artillery having electrical appliances, who shall have the pay and allowances of an ordnance sergeant.

"SEC. 4. That each regiment of infantry shall consist of 1 colonel, 1 lieutenant colonel, 3 majors, 14 captains, 2 of whom shall be available for detail as adjutant and quartermaster; 16 first lieutenants, of whom I shall be available for detail as commissary and 3 for detail as battalion adjutants; 12 second lieutenants, 1 sergeant major, 1 quartermaster sergeant, 1 commissary sergeant, who shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a regimental quartermaster sergeant of infantry; 3 battalion sergeant majors, who shall be senior to and have the pay and allowances of a first sergeant; 1 band, and 12 companies, organized into 3 battalions of 4 companies each: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed as abolishing the office of chaplain in each regiment of colored infantry.

"Each infantry band shall consist of 1 chief musician, 1 principal musician, 1 drum major, who shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a first sergeant; 4 sergeants, 8 corporals, 1 cook, and 12 privates.

"Each infantry company shall consist of 1 captain, 1 first lieutenant, 1 second lieutenant, 1 first sergeant, 1 quartermaster sergeant, who shall have the pay and allowances of a sergeant; 4 sergeants, 6 corporals, 2 cooks, 2 musicians, 1 artificer, and 48 privates: Provided, That the limits of age for original enlistments in the army shall be eighteen and thirty-five years.

"SEC. 5. That all vacancies created or caused by the provisions of this act above the grade of second lieutenant in the line of the army shall be filled by promotion according to seniority in the several arms, subject to the examinations now prescribed by law: Provided, That the additional second lieutenants now attached to each regiment of artillery shall be absorbed in the artillery or transferred to other arms where vacancies exist without loss of relative rank, leaving but 1 second lieutenant in each battery.

"Vacancies in the grade of second lieutenant shall be filled as now provided by law, except that no person shall be appointed from civil life before he shall have reached the age of twenty-one years nor after he shall have reached the age of twentyseven years, nor until he shall have passed a satisfactory examination as to his moral, physical, and educational qualifications.

"SEC. 6. That the adjutant general's and inspector general's departments shall consist of the number of officers now in those departments, respectively: Provided, That vacancies in the grade of major occurring in either department shall hereafter be filled from captains in the line of the army: And provided further, That all such captains who have evinced marked aptitude in

the command of troops shall be reported by their regimental commanders to the War Department, and shall be entitled to compete for any such vacancy under such system of examination as the President shall prescribe.

'SEC. 7. That the judge-advocate general's department, quartermaster's department, subsistence department, medical department, pay department, Corps of Engineers, ordnance department, and Signal Corps shall consist of the officers and enlisted men now provided by law: Provided, That the battalion of engineers, and the officers serving therewith, shall constitute a part of the line of the army: Provided further, That in time of war retired officers of the army may, in the discretion of the President, be employed on active duty, other than in the command of troops, and when so employed they shall receive the full pay and allowances of their grades: And provided also, That no person in civil life shall hereafter be appointed a judge advocate, paymaster, or chaplain until he shall have passed satisfactorily such examination as to his moral, mental, and physical qualifications as may be prescribed by the President; and no such person shall be appointed who is more than forty-four years of age: Provided further, That in case of the appointment of an officer who has served in a similar capacity during the war with Spain and has demonstrated his moral, mental, and physical qualifications for the position, then such examination shall not be required.

SEC. 8. That the chief of the Record and Pension Office of the War Department shall hereafter have the rank, pay, and allowances of a brigadier general, and there shall be an assistant chief of said office, who shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a major and who may be appointed from civil life: Provided, That whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of chief of the Record and Pension Office subsequent to the passage of this act said grade shall cease and determine, and thereafter the chief of said office shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a colonel.

"SEC. 9. That the cooks authorized by this act shall have the pay and allowances of sergeants of infantry.

"SEC. 10. That the corps of cadets shall consist of 1 from each congressional district, 1 from each Territory, 1 from the District of Columbia, and 20 from the United States at large. They shall be appointed by the President, and shall, with the exception of the 20 cadets appointed at large, be actual residents of the congressional or Territorial districts, or of the District of Columbia, or of the States, respectively, from which they purport to be appointed.

SEC. 11. That so much of the acts approved July 7, 1898, as authorizes the assignment of certain officers of the quartermaster's and subsistence departments with increased rank, and the continuance in service of certain volunteer officers of those departments for a period of one year after the close of the present war is repealed.

"SEC. 12. That to meet the present exigencies of the military service the President is hereby authorized to maintain the regular army at a strength of not exceeding 65,000 enlisted men, to be distributed among the several branches of the service, including the Signal Corps, according to the needs of each, and raise a force of not more that 35,000 volunteers to be recruited as he may determine from the country at large, or from the localities where their services are needed, without restriction as to citizenship or educational qualifications, and to organize the same into not more

than 27 regiments organized as are infantry regiments of war strength in the regular army, and 3 regiments to be composed of men of special qualifications in horsemanship and marksmanship, to be organized as cavalry for service mounted or dismounted: Provided, That each regiment shall have 1 surgeon, with the rank of major; 2 assistant surgeons, 1 of whom shall have the rank of captain and 1 that of first lieutenant; and 3 hospital stewards: Provided furthrec, That such increased regular and volunteer force shall continue in service only during the necessity therefor, and not later than July 1, 1901.

"All enlistments for the volunteer force herein authorized shall be for the term of two years and four months, unless sooner discharged.

"SEC. 13. That the President shall have power to continue in service or to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, brigadier generals of volunteers, who, including the brigadier generals of the regular army, shall not exceed 1 for every 4,000 enlisted men actually in service, and major generals of volunteers, who, including the major generals of the regular army, shall not exceed 1 for every 12,000 enlisted men: Provided, That regular army officers continued or appointed as general officers or as field or staff officers of volunteers, under the provisions of this act shall not vacate their regular army commissions: And provided further, That no general officers appointed under the provisions of this section shall be continued in service as such beyond July 1, 1901: And provided also, That any officer now in the army, who was graduated at the head of his class at the United States Military Academy and who is not now in the Corps of Engineers, may be appointed to the Corps of Engineers with the same grade and date of commission that he would have if he had been appointed to the Corps of Engineers on graduation; but said commission shall not entitle an officer to any back pay or allowance.

SEC. 14. That the President is hereby authorized to continue in service, or to appoint by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, officers of the volunteer staff as follows:

"Three assistant adjutant generals with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and 6 assistant adjutant generals with the rank of major.

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Three inspectors general with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and 6 inspectors general with the rank of major.

by this act: And provided also, That all the volunteer staff officers herein authorized to be appointed or retained in the service shall be honorably discharged on July 1, 1901, or sooner if their services are no longer required: And provided further, That the officers herein authorized shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

"SEC. 15. That the officers and enlisted men of the volunteer army shall be mustered out of the military service of the United States and discharged as provided in the act of April 22, 1898: Provided, That enlisted men of volunteers who desire to remain in the military service, either in the regular army or the temporary force authorized by this act, may, if found qualified therefor, be transferred to and enlisted in such batteries, troops, or companies as may be below the maximum authorized strength, and when so transferred and enlisted shall be credited on their new enlistment with the periods of service rendered by them, respectively, as volunteers: And prorided further, That the President is authorized to enlist temporarily in service for absolutely necessary purposes in the Philippine Islands volunteers, officers and men, individually or by organization, now in those islands and about to be discharged, provided their retention shall not extend beyond the time necessary to replace them by troops authorized to be maintained under the provisions of this act and not beyond a period of six months: Provided, also, That each and every provision of this act shall continue in force until July 1, 1901; and on and after that date all the general, staff, and line officers appointed to the army under this act shall be discharged and the numbers restored in each grade to those existing at the passage of this act, and the enlisted force of the line of the army shall be reduced to the number as provided for by a law prior to April 1, 1898, exclusive of such additions as have been, or may be, made under this act to the artillery, and except the cadets provided for by this act, who may be appointed prior to July 1, 1901: And provided further, That no officer who has been, or may be, promoted under existing law, or under the rules of seniority, shall be disturbed in his rank.

"SEC. 16. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to permit enlisted men of the United States army to make allotments of their pay, under such regulations as he may prescribe, for the support of their families or relatives, for their own savings, or for other purposes, during such time as they may be absent on distant duty, or under other circumstances warranting such action.

"SEC. 17. That no officer or private soldier shall be detailed to sell intoxicating drinks, as a bartender or otherwise, in any post exchange or canteen, nor shall any other person be required or allowed to sell such liquors in any encampment or fort or on any premises used for military purposes by the United States; and the Secretary of War is hereby directed to issue such general order as many be necessary to carry the provisions of this section into full force and effect.

"SEC. 18. That all laws or parts of laws which conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed."

Navy Personnel. A measure to reorganize and increase the efficiency of the personnel of the navy and the Marine Corps of the United States was passed, after some disagreement between the two house of Congress on points of detail. It embodied the deliberate opinion of naval authorities and the policy of the department, and the VOL. XXXIX.-14 A

President approved the act, March 3, 1899. The following is the text of the act:

"Be it enacted, etc., That the officers constituting the Engineer Corps of the navy be and are hereby transferred to the line of the navy, and shall be commissioned accordingly.

"SEC. 2. That engineer officers holding the relative rank of captain, commander, and lieutenant commander shall take rank in the line of the navy according to the dates at which they attained such relative rank. Engineer officers graduated from the Naval Academy from 1868 to 1876, both years inclusive, shall take rank in the line next after officers in the line who graduated from the Naval Academy in the same year with them: Provided, That when the date of a line officer's commission as captain, commander, or lieutenant commander and the date when the engineer officer attained the same relative rank of captain, commander, or lieutenant commander are the same, the engineer officer shall take rank after such line officer.

"SEC. 3. That engineer officers who completed their Naval Academy course of four years from 1878 to 1880, both inclusive, shall take rank in the line as determined by the Academic Board under the department's instructions of Dec. 1, 1897; and engineer officers who completed their Naval Ácademy course of four years in 1881 and 1882 shall take rank in the line as determined by the merit roll of graduating classes at the conclusion of the six years' course, June, 1883 and 1884: Provided, That those engineer officers who were appointed from civil life, and whose status is not fixed by section 2 of this act, shall take rank with other line officers according to the dates of their first commissions, respectively: And provided further, That the engineer officers who completed their Naval Academy course of four years in 1881 and 1882 shall retain among themselves the same relative standing as shown on the Navy Register at the date of the passage of this act.

"SEC. 4. That engineer officers transferred to the line who are below the rank of commander, and extending down to, but not including, the first engineer who entered the Naval Academy as cadet midshipman, shall perform sea or shore duty, and such duty shall be such as is performed by engineers in the navy: Provided, That any officer described in this section may, upon his own application, made within six months after the passage of this act, be assigned to the general duties of the line, if he pass the examination now provided by law as preliminary to promotion to the grade he then holds, failure to pass not to displace such officer from the list of officers for sea or shore duty such as is performed by engineers in the navy.

"SEC. 5. That engineer officers transferred to the line to perform engineer duty only who rank as, or above, commander, or who subsequently attain such rank, shall perform shore duty only.

"SEC. 6. That all engineer officers not provided for in sections 4 and 5 transferred to the line shall perform the duties now performed by line officers of the same grade: Provided, That after a period of two years subsequent to the passage of this act they shall be required to pass the examinations now provided by law as preliminary to promotion to the grade they then hold, and subject to existing law governing examinations for promotion.

"SEC. 7. That the active list of the line of the navy, as constituted by section 1 of this act, shall be composed of 18 rear admirals, 70 captains, 112 commanders, 170 lieutenant commanders, 300 lieutenants, and not more than a total of 350

lieutenants (junior grade) and ensigns: Provided, That each rear admiral embraced in the 9 lower numbers of that grade shall receive the same pay and allowance as are now allowed a brigadier general in the army. Officers, after performing three years' service in the grade of ensign, shall, after passing the examinations now required by law, be eligible to promotion to the grade of lieutenant (junior grade): Provided, That when the office of chief of bureau is filled by an officer below the rank of rear admiral, said officer shall, while holding said office, have the rank of rear admiral and receive the same pay and allowance as are now allowed a brigadier general in the army: And provided further, That nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the retirement of officers who now have the rank or relative rank of commodore with the rank and pay of that grade: And provided further, That all sections of the Revised Statutes which, in defining the rank of officers or positions in the navy, contain the words the relative rank of' are hereby amended so as to read the rank of,' but officers whose rank is so defined shall not be entitled, in virtue of their rank, to command in the line or in other staff corps. Neither shall this act be construed as changing the titles of officers in the staff corps of the navy. No appointments shall be made of civil engineers in the navy on the active list under section 1413 of the Revised Statutes in excess of the present number-21.

"SEC. 8. That officers of the line in the grades of captain, commander, and lieutenant commander may, by official application to the Secretary of the Navy, have their names placed on a list which shall be known as the list of applicants for voluntary retirement,' and when at the end of any fiscal year the average vacancies for the fiscal years subsequent to the passage of this act above the grade of commander have been less than 13, above the grade of lieutenant commander less than 20, above the grade of lieutenant less than 29, and above the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) less than 40, the President may, in the order of the rank of the applicants, place a sufficient number on the retired list with the rank and three fourths the sea pay of the next higher grade, as now existing, including the grade of commodore, to cause the aforesaid vacancies for the fiscal year then being considered.

"SEC. 9. That should it be found at the end of any fiscal year that the retirements pursuant to the provisions of law now in force, the voluntary retirements provided for in this act, and casualties are not sufficient to cause the average vacancies enumerated in section 8 of this act, the Secretary of the Navy shall, on or about the first day of June, convene a board of 5 rear admirals, and shall place at its disposal the service and medical records on file in the Navy Department of all the officers in the grades of captain, commander, lieutenant commander, and lieutenant. The board shall then select, as soon as practicable after the first day of July, a sufficient number of officers from the before-mentioned grades, as constituted on the thirtieth day of June of that year, to cause the average vacancies enumerated in section 8 of this act. Each member of said board shall swear, or affirm, that he will, without prejudice or partiality, and having in view solely the special fitness of officers and the efficiency of the naval service, perform the duties imposed upon him by this act. Its finding, which shall be in writing, signed by all the members, not less than four governing, shall be transmitted to the President, who shall thereupon, by order, make the transfers of such officers to the retired list as are

selected by the board: Provided, That not more than 5 captains, 4 commanders, 4 lieutenant commanders, and 2 lieutenants are so retired in any one year. The promotions to fill the vacancies thus created shall date from the thirtieth day of June of the current year: And provided further, That any officer retired under the provisions of this section shall be retired with the rank and three fourths the sea pay of the next higher grade, including the grade of commodore, which is retained on the retired list for this purpose.

"SEC. 10. That of the naval constructors 5 shall have the rank of captain, 5 of commander, and all others that of lieutenant commander or lieutenant. Assistant naval constructors shall have the rank of lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade). Assistant naval constructors shall be promoted to the grade of naval constructor after not less than eight or more than fourteen years' service as assistant naval constructor: Provided, That the whole number of naval constructors and assistant naval constructors on the active list shall not exceed 40 in all.

"SEC. 11. That any officer of the navy, with a creditable record, who served during the civil war, shall, when retired, be retired with the rank and three fourths the sea pay of the next higher grade.

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SEC. 12. That boatswains, gunners, carpenters, and sailmakers shall after ten years from date of warrant be commissioned chief boatswains, chief gunners, chief carpenters, and chief sailmakers, to rank with but after ensign: Provided, That the chief boatswains, chief gunners, chief carpenters, and chief sailmakers shall on promotion have the same pay and allowances as are now allowed a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps: Provided, That the pay of boatswains, gunners, carpenters, and sailmakers shall be the same as that now allowed by law: Provided further, That nothing in this act shall give additional rights to quarters on board ship or to command, and that immediately after the passage of this act boatswains, gunners, carpenters, and sailmakers, who have served in the navy as such for fifteen years, shall be commissioned in accordance with the provisions of this section, and thereafter no warrant officer shall be promoted until he shall have passed an examination before a board of chief boatswains, chief gunners, chief carpenters, and chief sailmakers, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy.

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'SEC. 13. That, after June 30, 1899, commissioned officers of the line of the navy and of the Medical and Pay Corps shall receive the same pay and allowances, except forage, as are or may be provided by or in pursuance of law for the officers of corresponding rank in the army: Provided, That such officers when on shore shall receive the allowances, but 15 per cent. less pay than when on sea duty; but this provision shall not apply to warrant officers commissioned under section 12 of this act: Provided further, That when naval officers are detailed for shore duty beyond seas they shall receive the same pay and allowances as are or may be provided by or in pursuance of law for officers of the army detailed for duty in similar places: Provided further, That naval chaplains, who do not possess relative rank, shall have the rank of lieutenant in the navy; and that all officers, including warrant officers, who have been or may be appointed to the navy from civil life shall, on the date of appointment, be credited, for computing their pay, with five years' service. And all provisions of law authorizing the distribution among captors of the whole or any portion of the proceeds of ves