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21st congress.]

No. 451.

[2d Session.

STATEMENT OF THE PAY, RATIONS, AND ALLOWANCES OF THE OFFICERS OF THE MARINE CORPS IN 1831.

COMMUNICATED TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 1, 1831.

Navy Department, February 5, 1831.

Sir: I have the honor, in compliance with the request contained in your letter of the 25th ultimo, to enclose a report and statement from the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, upon the subject of the allowances and pay of the officers of the marine corps.

I am, very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant, JNO. BRANCH.

The Hon. Michael Hoffman, Chairman Committee on Naval Affairs, H. R.

Treasury Department, Fourth Auditor's Office, February 3, 1831.

Sir: In compliance with the request made in your letter of the 26th ult., enclosing a letter from the chairman of the Naval Committee in the House of Representatives, I have the honor to transmit, herewith, a "table of the pay, rations, and allowances of each grade of the officers of the marine corps, with and without the application of the resolution of Congress of the 29th May, 1830."

In the difference between the amount received by each officer under the operation of the resolution, and the amount which would be paid to him without its application, may be found the monthly and annual amount received by each in virtue of its authority; and the several columns of the table will show for what cause or service it is paid. But it is impossible to report what amount has actually been paid to each officer or each grade, because the accounts of the paymaster for the third quarter of last year have not yet been rendered, and neither those, nor the accounts of the quartermaster, have all been settled.

From the Second Comptroller, I learn that the amount drawn from the Treasury in pursuance of the resolution, and the subsequent appropriation, is $19,936.45. There is no room to doubt that it has been faithfully applied.

For more minute information in relation to the main object of inquiry, I refer to my report, dated May 28, 1829, printed as document 107, House of Representatives, last session of Congress; also, my report, dated 28th May, 1830, printed in document No. 121, House of Representatives, particularly table D. 

The allowance as assistant quartermaster to brevet lieutenant colonels at sea, was omitted in the former table, never having been paid; but it is now inserted, because if any of that grade were ordered to sea they would be considered as entitled to it.

The number of rations and servants allowed the adjutant and inspector, as exhibited in the table now sent, is based upon a decision of the Secretary of the Navy in 1828, which was deemed to be legalized by the resolution of Congress.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, &c,

AMOS KENDALL.

Hon. John Branch, Secretary of the Navy.

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Table of the pay, rations, and emoluments, of each grade of the officers of the marine corps, with and without the application of the resolution of Congress of May 29, 1830.

Grade.

Pay per month.

No. of rations per day.

Commutation for rations.

Subsistence per month.

No. of servants allowed.

Commutation for servants per month.

Wood, average number of cords per month.

Commutation for fuel, per month.

Allowance for quarters, per month.

No. of horses allowed.

Commutation for forage, per month.

Allowance as commissary of subsistence, per month.

Allowance as supt. of the armory, per month.

Allowances as assistant quartermaster, per month.

Total pay, rations and allowances, per month.

Total pay, rations and allowances, per month.

Lieutenant colonel commandant

$75

6

$20

$36 00

2 3/4

$19 25

pb. qrs.

$12 00

$142 25

$1,713 00

Lieutenant colonel commandant

75

12

20

72 00

2

$29 68

2 3/4

19 25

do

4

32 00

227 93

3,747 16

Brevet lieutenant colonel, commanding on shore

75

6

20

36 00

2

14 00

$24 00

12 00

161 00

1,938 00

Brevet lieutenant colonel, commanding on shore

60

10

20

60 00

2

29 68

2

14 00

24 00

3

24 00

211 68

2,550 16

Brevet lieutenant colonel, commanding at sea

75

6

25

45 00

120 00

1,447 50

Brevet lieutenant colonel, commanding at sea

60

10

25

75 00

$15 00

150 00

1,812 50

Paymaster, a captain in the line—pay as a captain, $40; extra pay as paymaster, $30

70

3

20

18 00

1 1/4

8 75

24 00

120 75

1,452 00

Paymaster, a captain in the line, (pay, &c., of major of infantry)

50

4

20

24 00

2

29 68

2

14 00

24 00

3

24 00

165 68

1,992 16

Quartermaster, brevet captain—pay as a 1st lieutenant, $30; extra pay as quar. mas. $30

00

3

20

18 00

5/8

4 37 1/2

24 24

106 37 1/2

1,279 50

Quartermaster, brevet captain, (pay, &c., of deputy quartermaster general)

60

4

20

24 00

2

29 68

2

14 00

24 00

2

16 00

$30 00

$12 50

210 18

2,526 16

Adjutant and inspector, brevet captain—pay as a 1st lieut., $30; extra pay as adjt. $30

60

3

20

18 00

5/8

4 37 1/2

24 00

106 371

1,279 50

Adjutant and inspector, brevet captain

60

8

20

48 00

2

29 08

1 1/4

8 75

24 00

2

16 00

186 43

2,245 16

Captain, on shore, commanding a detachment attached to a post, or waiting orders

40

3

20

18 00

1 1/2

8 75

16 66 2/3

83 41 2/3

1,004 00

Captain, on shore, attached to a post or waiting orders

40

3

20

18 00

1

14 84

1 1/4

8 75

16 66 2/3

98 25 2/3

1,182 08

Captain, on shore, commanding a detachment or post

40

6

20

36 00

1

14 84

1 1/4

8 75

16 66 2/3

116 25 2/3

1,401 08

Captain, at sea, commanding a detachment on board ship

40

3

25

22 50

62 50

753 75

Captain, at sea, commanding, (if senior marine officer of a squadron)

40

8

25

45 00

15 00

100 00

1,207 50

First lieutenant, on shore, commanding or attached to a post, or waiting orders

30

3

20

18 00

5/8

4 37 1/2

8 75

61 12 1/2

735 50

First lieutenant, on shore, attached to a post or waiting orders

30

4

20

24 00

1

14 84

5/8

4 37 1/2

8 75

81 96 1/2

986 58

First lieutenant, on shore, commanding a post or detachment

30

8

20

48 00

1

14 84

5/8

4 37

8 75

105 96 1/2

1,278 58

First lieutenant, at sea, commanding a detachment

30

3

26

22 50

52 50

633 75

First lieutenant, at sea, commanding a detachment

30

4

25

30 00

60 00

725 00

First lieutenant, at sea, commanding, (if senior marine officer of a squadron)

30

8

25

60 00

15 00

105 00

1,270 00

Second lieutenant, on shore, attached to a post or waiting orders

25

2

20

12 00

5/8

4 37 1/2

8 75

50 12 1/2

602 50

Second lieutenant, on shore, attached to a post or waiting orders

25

3

20

18 00

1

14 84

5/8

4 37 1/2

8 75

70 96 1/2

853 68

Second lieutenant, at sea, commanding or attached to a detachment

25

2

25

15 00

40 00

482 50

Second lieutenant, at sea, commanding or attached to a detachment

25

3

25

22 50

47 50

573 75

Second lieutenant, at sea, commanding, (if senior marine officer of a squadron)

25

6

25

45 00

15 00

85 00

1,027 50

Assistant quartermaster, on shore, in addition to his pay and emoluments in the line

15 00

180 00

Remarks.—The first rates of pay and allowances to each grade of officers are those to which the officers were entitled without the application of the resolution of Congress, passed May 29, 1830.

House rent is paid only where there are no public quarters for the officers. The commanding officer of a post, and each officer of the staff, are allowed, per annum, 12 cords of wood, in kind, for their office.

AMOS KENDALL.

Treasury Department, Fourth Auditor's Office, February 3, 1831.