Grades. LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS, (Active List).—When at sea.. When on shore duty... On leave or waiting orders. On Retired List.. LIEUTENANTS, (Active List).-When at sea. When on shore duty.. On leave or waiting orders.. MASTERS, (Active List).-When at sea When on shore duty..... On leave or waiting orders. On Retired List.. ENSIGNS, (Active List).-When at sea.... When on shore duty... On leave or waiting orders.. On Retired List.. MIDSHIPMEN-After graduating and while on sea-service.. Prior to graduating and when on shore duty or leave.. MATES-After one year's continuous service and on sea-service.. FLEET SURGEONS.... For first five years after date of commission as surgeon.. For second five years after date of commission as surgeon.. For third five years after date of commission as surgeon. For fourth five years after date of commission as surgeon.. For twenty years and upwards after date of commission. On other duty For first five years after date of commission as surgeon.. For second five years after date of commission as surgeon.. For third five years after date of commission as surgeon.. For fourth five years after date of commission as surgeon. For twenty years and upwards after date of commission.. On leave or waiting orders For first five years after date of commission as surgeon.. For second five years after date of commission as surgeon.. For third five years after date of commission as surgeon... For fourth five years after date of commission as surgeon.. For twenty years and upwards after date of commission.. RETIRED SURGEONS-Surgeons ranking with captains.. Surgeons ranking with commanders.. Surgeons ranking with lieutenant commanders. PASSED ASSISTANT SURGEONS-On duty at sea.. On other duty... On leave or waiting orders.. RETIRED PASSED AND ASSISTANT SURGEONS- ASSISTANT SURGEONS-On duty at sea.. On leave or waiting orders. PAYMASTERS-On duty at sea For first five years after date of commission... Pay per Annum. $2,343 1,875 1,500 .1,300 1,875 .1,500 .1.200 .1,000 .1,500 ..1,200 960 800 .1,200 960 768 500 800 500 720 *480 3,800 .2,200 .2,400 .2,600 2,800 .3,000 .2,000 .2.200 2,400 2,600 .2,800 .1,600 ..1,800 .1,900 .2,100 .2,300 .1,600 .1,400 .1.309 .1.500 .1,400 .1,100 .1,000 800 1,250 .1,050 800 3,300 2,000 .2.400 2.600 For fourth five years after date of commission.... 2,900 For twenty years and upwards after date of commission.. .3,100 *Mates whose pay is $40 per month, to receive 20 per cent. additional. For third five years after date of commission... After five years from date of commission After five years from date of commission RETIRED ASSISTANT PAYMASTERS....... NAVAL CONSTRUCTORS-On duty-First five years in service.. Second five years in service....... ..1,200 On leave or waiting orders-First five years after date of commission.. 800 .1,000 800 ..2,400 .2,600 CHAPLAINS-To be paid as lieutenants, except when retired, when their pay is the same as retired officers of the line with whom they have relative rank. PROFESSORS OF MATHEMATICS-On duty .1,800 On leave or waiting orders..... 960 BOATSWAINS, GUNNERS, Carpenters, and SaiLMAKERS-On duty at sea On other duty-For first three years' sea-service after date of appointment.. 800 On leave or waiting orders-For first three years' sea-service after date of appointment 600 For second three years' sea-service after date of appointment... 700 For third three years' sea-service after date of appointment.. 800 900 ..1,000 Grades. FLEET ENGINEERS.. On leave or waiting orders-For first five years after date of commission. For second five years after date of commission.. For third five years after date of commission.. After fifteen years from date of commission.. Retired Chief Engineers-Chief engineers ranking with captains. Chief engineers ranking with commanders..... Chief engineers ranking with lieutenant commanders.. First Assistant Engineers-On duty On leave or waiting orders...... Retired First Assistant Engineers... Second Assistant Engineers-On duty. On leave or waiting orders.... Retired Second Assistant Engineers.. Third Assistant Engineers-On duty. Pay per annum. $3,300 .2,200 .2,500 ..2,800 .3,000 .1,500 .1,600 .1,700 .1,800 ..1,600 ..1,400 .1,300 .1,500 ..1,100 800 ..1,200 900 500 .1,000 On leave or waiting orders.... 800 SECRETARY TO ADMIRAL AND VICE-ADMIRAL-Sea pay and allowance to each of a lieutenant. .1,500 CLERKS, APOTHECARIES, &C.-To commanders of squadrons and commanders of vessels.. 500 First clerks to commandants of navy-yards, and clerks of navy-yards. To paymasters at Boston, New York, Washington, and Philadelphia stations.. .1,200 .1,000 To inspectors in charge of provisions and clothing at Boston, New York and Phila..1,200 ..1,000 To receiving ships at Boston and New York.... ...1,200 In other receiving ships, and in vessels of the first rate, and at the Naval Academy..1,000 Paymaster's writers, first class, (at navy-yards, receiving-ships, and Naval Academy)... 750 The List of Vessels in the Navy was corrected at the Navy Department, October, 1868. From that time to December, several changes were made by which the naval force was still further reduced. The changes in the squadrons are as follows: The Gettysburg of 9 guns, and the Nipsic of 6 guns, have at different times been in Haytien waters, connected with the North Atlantic Squadron. The Shamokin, from the South Atlantic Squadron; the Canandaigua, from the European Squadron, and the Shenandoah, from the Asiatic Squadron, have returned, or have been ordered home, and the Idaho, (store and hospital ship) of 7 guns, is attached to the Asiatic Squadron. Exhibit of the Naval Force, December, 1868. The number of vessels in squadron service, as cruisers, storeships and returning is 42, carrying 411 guns-a reduction during the year of 14 vessels, carrying 96 guns. The number of vessels of all descriptions in use as cruisers, storeships, receiving ships, tugs, &c., is 81, carrying 693 guns-a reduction from last year of 22 vessels, carrying 205 guns. The total number of vessels borne upon the navy list is 206, carrying 1,743 guns—a reduction during the year of 32 vessels, carrying 126 guns. ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.* The ordinary business of this office may be classified under the following heads: 1. Official opinions on the current business of the government, as called for by the President, by any head of department, or by the Solicitor of the Treasury. 2. Examination of the titles of all land purchased, as the sites of arsenals, custom-houses, light-houses, and all other public works of the United States. 3. Applications for pardons in all cases of conviction in the courts of the United States. 4. Application for appointment in all the judicial and legal business of the government. 5. The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme Court of the United States in which the government is concerned. 6. The supervision of all other suits arising in any of the departments, when referred by the head thereof to the Attorney General. To these ordinary heads of the business of the office is added at the present time the direction of all appeals on land claims in California. The Constitution provides that the judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme court, and in such inferior courts as congress may, from time to time, ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, hold their offices during good behavior; and at stated times receive for their services a compensation, which is not to be diminished during their continuance in office. The judicial power extends to all cases in law and equity arising under this constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made under their authority; to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls; to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; to controversies to which the United States shall be a party; to controversies between two or more states; between a state and citizens of another state, between citizens of different states, between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the citizens thereof, and of foreign states, citizens or subjects. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a state shall be a party, the supreme court has original jurisdiction. In all other cases before mentioned, the supreme court has appellate *Corrected by Clerk of Supreme Court, October, 1868. |