Equipment.

of armor plate and of armor plant, the report of which shall be made to Congress.

INCREASE OF THE NAVY, EQUIPMENT: Toward the completion of the equipment outfit of the new vessels authorized, eight hundred and forty-five thousand dollars.

Total increase of the Navy, forty-two million two hundred and fifty-five thousand eight hundred and thirtythree dollars.

Approved, March 3, 1905.

FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, JUNE 29, 1906.

[PUBLIC-No. 336.]

AN ACT Making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven, and for other purposes.

[Provision is made for the Naval Establishment, and under the headings-]

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PAY OF THE NAVY.

It is "Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy may, in his discretion, require the whole or a part of the bounty allowed upon enlistment to be refunded in cases where men are discharged during the first year of enlistment, by request, for inaptitude, as undesirable, or for disability not incurred in line of duty."

Loss of personal effects re

To reimburse officers and enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps who were on duty under orders in San imburse for. Francisco during the recent fire in that city for losses of clothing and other personal effects sustained by them through said fire, seven thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary: Provided, That such reimbursement shall be made under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy and upon vouchers to be approved by him in each case.

That any officer of the Navy not above the grade of captain who served with credit as an officer or as an enlisted man in the regular or volunteer forces during the civil war prior to April ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, otherwise than as a cadet, and whose name is borne on the official register of the Navy, and who has heretofore been, or may hereafter be, retired on account of wounds or disability incident to the service or on account of age or after forty years' service, may, in the discretion of the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, be placed on the retired list of the Navy with the rank and retired pay of one grade above that actually held by him at the time of retirement: Provided, That this act shall not apply to any officer who received an advance of grade at or since the date of his retirement or who has been restored to the Navy and placed on the retired list by virtue of the provisions of a special act of Congress.

Officers, tirement of.

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of, on shore.

That any officer of the Marine Corps below the grade of brigadier-general who served with credit as an officer or as an enlisted man in the regular or volunteer forces during the civil war prior to April ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, otherwise than as a cadet, and whose name is borne on the official register of the Marine Corps, and who has heretofore been, or may hereafter be, retired on account of wounds or disability incident to the service, or on account of age or after forty years' service, may, in the discretion of the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, be placed on the retired list of the Marine Corps with the rank and retired pay of one grade above that actually held by him at the time of retirement: Provided, That this act shall not apply to any officer who received an advance of grade since the date of his retirement or who has been restored to the Marine Corps and placed on the retired list by virtue of the provisions of a special act of Congress.

That the provision contained in section thirteen of an act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninetynine, entitled "An act to reorganize and increase the efficiency of the personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps Officers, pay of the United States," reading as follows: "Provided, That such officers when on shore shall receive the allowances, but fifteen per centum less pay than when on sea duty; but this provision shall not apply to warrant officers commissioned under section twelve of this act," be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

Chaplains,

pay of.

That all chaplains now in the Navy above the grade of lieutenant shall receive the pay and allowances of lieutenant-commander in the Navy according to length of service under the provisions of law for that rank, and all chaplains now in the Navy in the grade of lieutenant shall receive their present sea pay when on shore duty: Provided, That naval chaplains hereafter appointed shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of lieutenant (junior grade) in the Navy until they shall have completed seven years of service, when they shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of lieutenant in the Navy; and lieutenants shall be promoted, whenever vacancies occur, to the grade of lieutenant-commander, which shall consist of five numbers, and when so promoted shall receive the rank, pay, and allowances of lieutenant-commander in the Navy: Provided further, That nothing herein contained shall be held or construed to increase the number of chaplains as now authorized by law or to reduce the rank or pay of any now serving.

That from and after the passage of this act the allowances of civil engineers and professors of mathematics in the Navy shall be the same as are or may be provided by or in pursuance of law for naval constructors, and the allowances of assistant civil engineers the same as for assistant naval constructors.

Solicitor,

The Solicitor in the office of the Judge-Advocate-General of the Navy shall hereafter receive an annual salary pay of. of four thousand dollars during the services of the present incumbent.

BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.

TRANSPORTATION, RECRUITING, AND CONTINGENT: Trans

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Transporta

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portation: It is "Provided, That hereafter tion upon disenlisted men, discharged on account of expiration of enlistment, shall receive in lieu of transportation and subsistence, travel allowance of four cents per mile from the place of discharge to the place of enlistment, for travel in the United States."

Recruiting: * It is "Provided, That no part Age, certifiof this appropriation shall be expended in recruiting sea- cate as to. men, ordinary seamen, or apprentice seamen, unless a certificate of birth or written evidence, other than his own statement, satisfactory to the recruiting officer, showing the applicant to be of age required by naval regulations, shall be presented with the application for enlistment."

It is "Pro

Outfits, cost

OUTFITS ON FIRST ENLISTMENT: vided, That hereafter the Secretary of the Navy may, in of refunded. his discretion, require the whole or a part of the cost of outfits allowed upon enlistment to be refunded in cases where men are discharged during the first six months of enlistment for any cause other than disability incurred in line of duty."

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For naval training station, Great Lakes: "Maintenance Training of naval training station: Labor and material; general Lakes, maintecare; repairs and improvements to grounds, buildings, nance of. and pier; street-car fare; purchase and maintenance of live stock, and attendance on same; wagons, carts, implements, and tools, and repairs to same; fire extinguishers; heating, lighting, and furniture; stationery, books, and periodicals; ice, and washing; expressage; packing boxes, and materials; postage, telegraphing, and telephoning, and all other contingent expenses, twenty thousand dollars."

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NAVAL HOME, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: It is "Provided, That for the performance of such additional services in and about the Naval Home as may be necessary, the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to employ, on the recommendation of the governor, beneficiaries in said home, whose compensation shall be fixed by the Secretary and paid from the appropriation for the support of the home."

BUREAU OF ORDNANCE.

ORDNANCE AND ORDNANCE STORES: * * *. It is "Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be ex

Beneficiaries, employment of.

Shells, purchase of.

pended for the purchase of shells or projectiles except for shells or projectiles purchased in accordance with the terms and conditions of proposals submitted by the Secretary of the Navy to all of the manufacturers of shells and projectiles and upon bids received in accordance with the terms and requirements of such proposals. All shells and projectiles shall conform to the standards prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy."

For modernizing batteries Massachusetts, Oregon, and new guns and armor for New York, four hundred and sixty-six thousand dollars.

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For machine tools for ordnance machine shop, navyyard, Boston, fifteen thousand dollars.

For reserve powder and shell: "Toward the accumulation of a reserve supply of powder and shell, two million dollars: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for the purchase of shells or projectiles except for shells or projectiles purchased in accordance with the terms and conditions of proposals submitted by the Secretary of the Navy to all of the manufacturers of shells and projectiles and upon bids received in accordance with the terms and requirements of such proposals. All shells and projectiles shall conform to the standards prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy."

tion, Pacific coast.

Wireless sta- For the preparation of sites, furnishing and erecting masts, buildings, and machinery foundations for United States naval wireless telegraph stations on the Pacific coast in the States of Washington, Oregon, and California, to be limited to the purposes above named, sixtyfive thousand dollars.

Chief, Bureau Yards and Docks, eligibility for.

Portsmouth.

Provides that the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks shall be selected from the members of the Corps of Civil Engineers of the Navy having not less than seven years' active service.

PUBLIC WORKS, BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS.

NAVY-YARD, PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Railroad and rolling stock, additions, three thousand dollars; sewer system, extension, three thousand dollars; quay walls, to extend, forty thousand dollars; grading, to continue, fif