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22d Congress.] |
No. 490. |
[2d Session. |
ON A REORGANIZATION OF THE NAVY, WITH THE ADDITIONAL RANK OF ADMIRALS, WITH STATEMENTS OF THE APPROPRIATE PAY OF THE OFFICERS, AS COMPARED WITH THAT OF CORRESPONDING RANK IN THE ARMY.
COMMUNICATED TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DECEMBER 27, 1832.
Navy Department, December 20, 1832.
Sir:
Yours of the 13th instant was duly received, and the whole subject referred to the Navy Board.
Their report of yesterday, marked A, and the bill and amendment, are enclosed.
I entertain no doubt that it would be expedient to present the question of the rank of admirals in a separate bill from that of pay.
The views expressed by the board, on the subject of rank and pay generally, accord with my own. But whenever the whole pay and allowances exceed or fall short of those in the army, given to officers of corresponding rank, I think they ought to be modified so as to agree substantially.
The chief objection against this, resting on the right to prize money, cannot operate except in war; and when such a deprecated event happens, Congress can, if thought proper, then make other provisions on that subject.
The pay of chaplains, not provided for in their communication, ought, in my opinion, when at sea, to be $1,000 per year; and when on leave and at yards, less, in a like proportion with the pay of other officers.
I am, very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant, LEVI WOODBURY.
The Hon. John Anderson, of the Committee on Naval Affairs, House of Representatives.
A, 1.
Navy Commissioners' Office, December, 1832.
Sir:
The Commissioners have the honor to return, herewith, the bill and amendment which you submitted to them for an opinion upon their provisions, and beg leave to offer the following remarks:
The board still entertain the opinion, frequently expressed by them, that higher ranks in the navy would be attended with beneficial effects to the service. They would respectfully suggest, however, that the rank of vice-admiral should be placed between that of admiral and rear-admiral, as it is a generally recognized intermediate rank.
The board would recommend that bills for rank and for pay should be separately introduced. The bill and the proposed amendment provide, to a certain extent, for the graduation of compensation to responsibility and its consequent expense. In the justice and utility of this principle, the board most heartily concur, and submit herewith some propositions for its greater extension. They would beg leave to express, as their opinion, that all the present small allowances to officers employed on shore should be discontinued, excepting dwellings, or an equivalent for them.
The board would further recommend that one ration a day, and but one, should be allowed to any person attached to or embarked on board a vessel for duty; one is, or may be, absolutely necessary. Additional compensation in money, to meet expenses arising from the particular nature of employment, may be substituted for extra rations.
Upon these general principles, the board respectfully submit their opinion as to the compensation that would be proper to allow particular officers, under various circumstances, and which do not vary materially from what is proposed in the bill and amendment. They respectfully recommend that, when officers shall not be employed, but holding themselves in readiness for active service, their pay shall be as follows, viz:
The annual pay of an admiral |
$5,000 00 |
The annual pay of a vice-admiral |
4,500 00 |
The annual pay of a rear-admiral |
4,000 00 |
The annual pay of a captain |
3,000 00 |
The annual pay of a master commandant |
2,000 00 |
The annual pay of a lieutenant |
1,000 00 |
The annual pay of a sailing-master |
800 00 |
The annual pay of a second master |
600 00 |
The annual pay of passed midshipmen and warranted masters' mates |
600 00 |
The annual pay of midshipmen |
400 00 |
The annual pay of surgeons of less than five years' standing |
800 00 |
The annual pay of surgeons of five to ten years' standing |
1,000 00 |
The annual pay of surgeons of ten to twenty years' standing |
1,100 00 |
The annual pay of surgeons of over twenty years standing |
1, 200 00 |
The annual pay of assistant surgeons under five years' standing |
600 00 |
The annual pay of assistant surgeons of five to ten years' standing |
700 00 |
The annual pay of assistant surgeons of over ten years' standing, or when they shall have passed an examination for surgeons |
800 00 |
The annual pay of pursers |
1,000 00 |
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The annual pay of schoolmasters |
$1,200 00 |
The annual pay of secretary to a commander-in-chief of a fleet or squadron |
1,000 00 |
The annual pay of a secretary to a commander of a squadron, but not in chief. |
800 00 |
The annual pay of a boatswain |
480 00 |
The annual pay of a gunner |
480 00 |
The annual pay of a carpenter |
480 00 |
The annual pay of a sailmaker |
480 00 |
To the commander-in-chief of a fleet or squadron there shall be allowed an additional sum of two thousand five hundred dollars annually.
To the commander of a division or squadron acting under the orders of a commander-in-chief, and to a captain of the fleet, the annual sum of twelve hundred and fifty dollars.
The pay of a captain when commanding a ship of the line, or a ship in which a commander-in-chief is embarked, or a navy yard, shall be three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
When commanding a frigate or smaller vessel, three thousand three hundred dollars.
Of a master commandant when at sea, two thousand five hundred dollars.
When at a navy yard or recruiting station, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
Of a lieutenant when commanding a vessel, or acting as first lieutenant of a ship of the line, or as flag lieutenant, sixteen hundred dollars.
When acting as first lieutenant of a frigate or navy yard, fifteen hundred dollars.
When acting as first lieutenant of a sloop, fourteen hundred dollars.
When acting as first lieutenant of a vessel smaller than a sloop, thirteen hundred dollars; and all other lieutenants, when attached to a vessel, twelve hundred dollars.
Sailingmasters of a ship of the line |
$1,200 |
Sailingmasters of a frigate or navy yard |
1,000 |
Sailingmasters of smaller vessels |
900 |
Second masters, when employed at sea |
700 |
Surgeon acting as surgeon of a fleet, to have his pay doubled. |
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Surgeon or assistant surgeon, when employed at sea, his pay to be increased one-half. When employed at a navy yard or recruiting station, one-fourth. |
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Boatswains, gunners, carpenters, and sailmakers, in ships of the line |
$900 |
Boatswains, gunners, carpenters, and sailmakers, in frigates or navy yards |
750 |
Boatswains, gunners, carpenters, and sailmakers, in sloops-of-war |
600 |
Boatswains, gunners, carpenters, and sailmakers, in smaller vessels |
500 |
Pursers shall be allowed, in lieu of all commissions, the following annual pay, according to their employment, viz: |
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In ships of the line |
$3,000 |
In frigates or navy yards |
2,500 |
In sloops-of-war |
2,000 |
In brigs or schooners |
1,500 |
The pay of secretaries, and the increased pay to flag lieutenants, shall be limited to the time of the actual command of the officers to whom they are allowed; and the pay of schoolmasters shall be limited to the time they may be attached to a vessel or a navy yard.
Every officer, attached to or embarked in a vessel, shall be entitled to one ration a day. I have the honor to be, with great respect, sir, your obedient servant,
JOHN RODGERS.
To the Hon. Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Navy.
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A, 2.
A table showing the pay of different officers of the navy, as proposed by the Navy Commissioners, in their letter of December 19, 1832.
Rank. |
Standard pay, or pay when holding themselves ready for active service. |
Commanding fleets or squadrons, in chief. |
Commanding squadrons, not in chief, or captains of a fleet. |
In ships of the line. |
In frigates. |
In sloops. |
In vessels smaller than sloops. |
When surgeon of a fleet. |
In navy yards. |
When unemployed, and not holding themselves in readiness for active service. |
Admiral |
$5,000 |
$7,500 |
$6,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$3,750 00 |
Vice-admiral |
4,500 |
7,000 |
5,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,382 50 |
Rear-admiral |
4,000 |
6,500 |
5,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,000 00 |
|
Captain |
3,000 |
5,500 |
4,250 |
$3,750 |
$3,300 |
$2,300 |
$3,300 |
|
$3,750 |
2,250 00 |
Blaster commandant |
2,000 |
4,000 |
3,250 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
|
2,250 |
1,500 00 |
First lieutenants of vessels |
1,000 |
|
|
1,600 |
1,500 |
1,400 |
1,300 |
|
1,500 |
750 00 |
Lieutenants |
1,000 |
|
|
1,200 |
1,200 |
1,200 |
1,200 |
|
1,200 |
750 00 |
Sailingmasters |
800 |
|
|
1,200 |
1,000 |
900 |
900 |
|
1,000 |
600 00 |
Second masters |
600 |
|
|
720 |
720 |
720 |
720 |
|
600 |
450 00 |
Passed midshipmen and warranted masters' mates |
600 |
|
|
600 |
600 |
600 |
600 |
|
600 |
450 00 |
Midshipmen |
400 |
|
|
400 |
400 |
400 |
400 |
|
400 |
300 00 |
Pursers |
1,000 |
|
|
3,000 |
2,500 |
2,000 |
1,500 |
|
1,500 |
750 00 |
Surgeons under 5 years |
900 |
|
|
1,350 |
1,350 |
1,350 |
1,350 |
$1,800 |
1,125 |
675 00 |
Surgeons from 5 to 10 years |
1,000 |
|
|
1,500 |
1,500 |
1,500 |
1,500 |
2,000 |
1,250 |
750 00 |
Surgeons from 10 to 20 years |
1,100 |
|
|
1,650 |
1,650 |
1,650 |
1,650 |
2,200 |
1,375 |
825 00 |
Surgeons over 20 years |
1,200 |
|
|
1,800 |
1,800 |
1,800 |
1,800 |
2,400 |
1,500 |
900 00 |
Assistant surgeons under 5 years |
600 |
|
|
900 |
900 |
900 |
900 |
|
750 |
450 00 |
Assistant surgeons from 5 to 10 years |
700 |
|
|
1,050 |
1,050 |
1,050 |
1,050 |
|
875 |
525 00 |
Assistant surgeons over 10 years, or when passed for surgeons |
800 |
|
|
1,200 |
1,200 |
1,200 |
1,200 |
|
1,000 |
600 00 |
Boatswains |
480 |
|
|
900 |
750 |
600 |
500 |
|
750 |
360 00 |
Gunners |
480 |
|
|
900 |
750 |
600 |
500 |
|
750 |
360 00 |
Carpenters |
480 |
|
|
900 |
750 |
600 |
500 |
|
750 |
360 00 |
Sailmakers |
480 |
|
|
900 |
750 |
600 |
500 |
|
750 |
360 00 |
Schoolmasters |
600 |
|
|
600 |
600 |
600 |
|
|
600 |
|
Chaplains |
1,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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A, 3.
A tabular statement of the whole pay and emoluments of the officers of the navy, of each grade, as New fixed by law or usage.
Rank. |
Monthly pay. |
Pay per annum. |
Daily rations. |
Amount of rations per annum. |
Cabin furniture. |
Quarters and house rent. |
Allowance for fuel. |
Allowance for candles. |
Allowance for servants' pay and rations. |
Total amount of pay, &c., per annum. |
Captain commanding a squadron on separate service. |
$100 |
$1,200 |
16 |
$1,460 00 |
$360 |
$3,020 00 |
|
|
|
|
Captain of a line-of-battle ship |
100 |
1,200 |
8 |
730 00 |
300 |
|
|
|
|
2,230 00 |
Captain of a vessel of 32 guns and upward |
100 |
1,200 |
8 |
730 00 |
240 |
|
|
|
|
2,170 00 |
Captain of a vessel of 20, and under 32 guns |
75 |
900 |
6 |
547 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,447 50 |
Captain commanding Navy yard at Philadelphia |
100 |
1,200 |
16 |
1,460 00 |
|
$600 |
$180 |
$65 |
$561 75 |
4,066 75 |
Captain commanding Navy yard at Portsmouth, Boston, New York, Washington, Norfolk, and Pensacola |
100 |
1,200 |
16 |
1,460 00 |
|
|
180 |
65 |
561 75 |
3,466 75 |
Captain on Baltimore and Charleston stations |
100 |
1,200 |
8 |
730 00 |
|
300 |
180 |
65 |
561 75 |
3,036 75 |
Captain waiting orders, or on leave |
100 |
1,200 |
8 |
730 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,930 00 |
Captain on furlough |
50 |
600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
600 00 |
Captain's clerk |
25 |
300 |
1 |
91 25 |
|
|
|
|
|
391 25 |
Master commandant in command of a sloop under 20 guns |
60 |
720 |
5 |
456 25 |
180 |
|
|
|
|
1,356 25 |
Master commandant waiting orders, or on leave |
60 |
720 |
5 |
456 25 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,176 25 |
Master Navy yards, Portsmouth, New York, Philadelphia, and Norfolk |
60 |
720 |
5 |
456 25 |
|
300 |
120 |
40 |
374 60 |
2,010 75 |
Master Navy yards, Boston and Pensacola |
60 |
720 |
5 |
456 25 |
|
|
120 |
40 |
374 50 |
1,710 75 |
Master Navy yard, Washington |
75 |
900 |
6 |
547 60 |
|
|
120 |
40 |
374 50 |
1,982 00 |
Master on furlough |
30 |
360 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
360 00 |
Master on recruiting station |
60 |
720 |
5 |
456 25 |
|
300 |
120 |
40 |
374 50 |
2,010 75 |
Lieutenant in command |
60 |
720 |
5 |
456 25 |
120 |
|
|
|
|
1,296 25 |
Lieutenant not in command, but attached to a ship, or on leave, or waiting orders |
50 |
600 |
4 |
365 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
965 00 |
First lieutenant navy yards, New York, Philadelphia, and Norfolk |
50 |
600 |
4 |
365 00 |
|
200 |
120 |
20 |
187 25 |
1,492 25 |
First lieutenant Navy yards, Portsmouth, Boston, Washington and Pensacola |
50 |
600 |
4 |
365 00 |
|
|
120 |
20 |
187 25 |
1,292 25 |
First lieutenant on Baltimore and Charleston stations |
50 |
600 |
4 |
365 00 |
|
200 |
|
|
|
1,165 00 |
Lieutenant on furlough |
25 |
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300 00 |
Master (sailingmaster) |
40 |
480 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
662 50 |
Master Navy yards, Portsmouth, New York, Philadelphia, and Norfolk |
40 |
480 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
200 |
72 |
20 |
187 25 |
1,141 75 |
Master Navy yards, Boston, Washington, and Pensacola. |
40 |
480 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
72 |
20 |
187 25 |
941 75 |
Master Navy yard, Boston |
40 |
480 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
72 |
20 |
|
754 50 |
Master Sackett's Harbor |
40 |
480 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
200 |
72 |
20 |
187 25 |
1,141 75 |
Surgeon, under 5 years, on shore |
50 |
600 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
782 50 |
Surgeon, under 5 years, at sea |
60 |
720 |
4 |
365 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,085 00 |
Surgeon, over 5 years, on shore |
55 |
660 |
3 |
273 75 |
|
|
|
|
|
933 75 |
Surgeon, over 5 years, at sea |
65 |
780 |
6 |
547 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,327 30 |
Surgeon, over 10 years, on shore |
60 |
720 |
4 |
365 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,085 00 |
Surgeon, over 10 years, at sea |
70 |
840 |
8 |
730 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,570 00 |
Surgeon, over 20 years, on shore |
70 |
840 |
4 |
365 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,205 00 |
Surgeon, over 20 years, at sea |
80 |
960 |
8 |
730 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,690 00 |
Surgeon Navy yards, Portsmouth, New York, Norfolk; stations, Baltimore and Charleston |
60 |
720 |
4 |
365 00 |
|
200 |
120 |
20 |
187 25 |
1,612 25 |
Surgeon Navy yard, Boston |
60 |
720 |
4 |
365 00 |
|
|
120 |
30 |
187 25 |
1,412 25 |
Surgeon Navy yard, Philadelphia |
70 |
840 |
4 |
365 00 |
|
200 |
120 |
20 |
187 25 |
1,732 25 |
Surgeon Navy yard, Pensacola |
50 |
600 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
120 |
20 |
187 25 |
1,109 75 |
Surgeon hospital, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Norfolk |
60 |
720 |
4 |
182 50 |
|
200 |
120 |
20 |
187 25 |
1,612 25 |
Surgeon hospital, Washington |
70 |
840 |
4 |
365 00 |
|
200 |
120 |
20 |
187 25 |
1,732 35 |
Surgeon hospital, Pensacola |
50 |
600 |
2 |
365 00 |
|
200 |
120 |
20 |
187 25 |
1,309 75 |
Surgeon of the fleet, under 5 years |
60 |
720 |
8 |
730 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,450 00 |
Surgeon of the fleet, over 5 years |
65 |
780 |
12 |
1,095 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,875 00 |
Surgeon of the fleet, over 10 years |
70 |
840 |
16 |
1,460 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,300 00 |
Surgeon of the fleet, over 20 years |
80 |
960 |
16 |
1,460 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,420 00 |
Assistant surgeon, under 5 years, on shore |
30 |
360 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
542 50 |
Assistant surgeon, over 2 years, at sea |
35 |
420 |
4 |
365 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
785 00 |
Assistant surgeon, over 5 years, on shore |
35 |
420 |
3 |
273 75 |
|
|
|
|
|
693 75 |
Assistant surgeon, over 5 years, at sea |
40 |
480 |
6 |
547 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,027 50 |
Assistant surgeon, over 10 years, on shore |
40 |
480 |
4 |
365 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
845 00 |
Assistant surgeon, over 10 years, at sea |
45 |
540 |
8 |
730 00 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,270 00 |
Assistant surgeon Navy yards, Boston, New York, and Pensacola |
30 |
360 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
145 |
84 |
16 |
163 25 |
950 75 |
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A, No. 3.—Statement—Continued.
Rank. |
Monthly pay. |
Pay per annum. |
Daily rations. |
Amount of rations per annum. |
Cabin furniture. |
Quarters and house rent. |
Allowance for fuel. |
Allowance for candles. |
Allowance for servants' pay and rations. |
Total amount of pay, &c., per annum. |
Assistant surgeon Navy yard, Norfolk |
$40 |
$480 |
4 |
$365 00 |
|
$145 |
$84 |
$16 |
$163 25 |
$1,253 25 |
Assistant surgeon hospital, Boston, New York, Washington, Pensacola |
30 |
360 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
145 |
84 |
16 |
163 25 |
950 75 |
Assistant surgeon hospital, Philadelphia |
35 |
420 |
3 |
273 75 |
|
145 |
84 |
16 |
163 25 |
1,102 00 |
Purser on board ship |
40 |
480 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
662 50 |
Purser Navy yards, Portsmouth, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Norfolk, and Pensacola |
40 |
480 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
200 |
72 |
20 |
187 25 |
1,141 75 |
Purser Baltimore and Charleston stations |
40 |
480 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
200 |
|
|
|
862 60 |
Purser on furlough |
20 |
240 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
240 00 |
Chaplain |
40 |
480 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
602 50 |
Chaplain attached to a station |
40 |
480 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
200 |
54 |
12 |
163 25 |
1,091 75 |
Passed midshipmen |
25 |
300 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
482 50 |
Midshipmen |
19 |
228 |
1 |
91 25 |
|
|
|
|
|
319 25 |
Sailingmasters |
40 |
480 |
2 |
282 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
662 50 |
Boatswains |
20 |
240 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
422 50 |
Boatswain Portsmouth |
20 |
240 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
54 |
12 |
163 25 |
651 75 |
Boatswains Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Norfolk, and Pensacola |
20 |
240 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
90 |
54 |
12 |
163 25 |
741 75 |
Gunners |
20 |
240 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
422 50 |
Gunners Portsmouth and Boston |
20 |
240 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
54 |
12 |
163 25 |
651 75 |
Gunners New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Norfolk, and Pensacola |
20 |
240 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
90 |
54 |
12 |
163 25 |
741 75 |
Carpenter |
20 |
240 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
422 50 |
Carpenters Portsmouth, Philadelphia, and Pensacola |
20 |
240 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
422 50 |
Carpenters Boston, New York, and Norfolk |
20 |
240 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
54 |
12 |
163 25 |
651 75 |
Sailmakers |
20 |
240 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
422 50 |
Schoolmasters |
25 |
300 |
2 |
182 50 |
|
|
|
|
|
482 50 |
Secretary to the commodore |
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1,000 00 |
AMOS KENDALL.
Treasury Department, Fourth Auditor's Office, January 1, 1833.
Department of War, January 11, 1833.
Sir:
Your letter of the 9th instant, requesting certain information upon the subject of allowances to officers of the army, has been received.
The table sent to the committee from the Navy Department contains all the information required. The quartermaster general's statement will show the amount received, in addition to the sums paid through the paymaster general.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, LEWIS CASS.
Hon. John Anderson, Chairman Committee Naval Affairs, House of Representatives.
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B, 1.
Statement of the pay and emoluments per annum, of officers of the army, as received by them through the pay department.
Rank. |
Pay. |
Number of rations per day. |
Subsistence. |
Number of horses. |
Forage. |
Number of servants. |
Pay of servants. |
Number of servants' rations. |
Subsistence of servants. |
Servants' clothing, $2.50 per month each. |
Amount. |
Major general |
$2,400 |
15 |
$1,095 |
7 |
$672 |
4 |
$240 |
4 |
$292 |
$120 |
$4,819 |
Brigadier general |
1,248 |
12 |
876 |
5 |
480 |
3 |
180 |
3 |
219 |
90 |
3,093 |
Colonel of the staff; pay, &c., of this grade received by the adjutant general, inspectors general, and commissary general |
1,080 |
6 |
438 |
5 |
480 |
2 |
120 |
2 |
146 |
60 |
2,324 |
Majors of the staff; pay, &c., of this grade received by quartermasters, topographical engineers, and commissary |
720 |
4 |
292 |
4 |
384 |
2 |
120 |
2 |
146 |
60 |
1,722 |
Paymaster general; surgeon general |
2,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,500 |
Surgeon |
540 |
3 |
219 |
2 |
192 |
1 |
60 |
1 |
73 |
30 |
1,114 |
Assistant surgeon |
480 |
2 |
146 |
2 |
192 |
1 |
60 |
1 |
73 |
30 |
981 |
Colonel of artillery or infantry |
900 |
6 |
438 |
4 |
384 |
2 |
120 |
2 |
146 |
60 |
2,048 |
lieutenant colonel of artillery or infantry |
720 |
5 |
365 |
3 |
288 |
2 |
120 |
2 |
146 |
60 |
1,699 |
Major of artillery or infantry; also received by paymasters |
600 |
4 |
292 |
3 |
288 |
2 |
120 |
2 |
146 |
60 |
1,506 |
Adjutant, in addition to pay as lieutenant |
47 |
|
|
2 |
192 |
|
|
|
|
|
239 |
Aid-de-camp to major general, in addition to pay as lieutenant |
288 |
|
|
2 |
192 |
|
|
|
|
|
480 |
Aid-de-camp to brigadier gener'l, in addition to pay as lieutenant |
167 |
|
|
2 |
192 |
|
|
|
|
359 |
|
Assistant quartermaster, in addition to pay as lieutenant |
167 |
|
|
2 |
192 |
|
|
|
|
|
359 |
Assistant commissary, in addition to pay as lieutenant, if issuing to more than two companies |
167 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
167 |
Assistant commissary, in addition to pay as lieutenant, if issuing to less than two companies |
107 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
107 |
Captain, including additional $10 per month, when in command |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
of his company |
600 |
4 |
292 |
|
|
1 |
60 |
1 |
73 |
30 |
1,055 |
First lieutenant |
360 |
4 |
292 |
|
|
1 |
60 |
1 |
73 |
30 |
815 |
Second lieutenant |
300 |
4 |
292 |
|
|
1 |
60 |
1 |
73 |
30 |
755 |
Commissary general of purchases |
3,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,000 |
Military storekeepers |
480 |
4 |
292 |
|
|
1 |
60 |
1 |
73 |
30 |
935 |
Note.—Servants and horses cannot be charged for unless they are actually kept in service. When an officer commands a military department, or a separate post, he may be allowed additional rations if the President thinks the allowance equitable. They are called double rations, being generally equal to the number allowed by law to the rank of the officer. The latter are not included in the above calculations.
N. TOWSON, Paymaster General.
Paymaster General's Office, December 29, 1832.
B, 2.
Quartermaster General's Office, Washington City, December 27, 1832.
Sir: In obedience to your order requiring a report in relation to the fuel and quarters allowed to the army, I have the honor to submit the table marked A, which exhibits the amount due to every class of officers as well as to the troops. Those allowances, as a general rule, being made in kind, it is not possible to state their money value. At most military stations the officers occupy public quarters, and receive no other compensation for that allowance. When furnished with tents, either in the field or on a march, they are not entitled to any allowance for quarters. When furnished with fuel from the public lands, by the troops, they receive no other compensation for that allowance. Fuel and quarters are due to. officers and soldiers only when on duty, or when, having become sick in the performance of their duty, they remain at their respective posts. Those allowances are withheld from all who are absent from duty, whether with or without leave, sick or well.
To officers on duty at this city, and at two or three other stations where there are no troops, a commutation in money is made, by order of the Secretary of War, for their allowances of fuel and quarters. In this city, a major general, brigadier general, or colonel, is allowed nine dollars per month for each room to which he is entitled; a lieutenant colonel or major twelve dollars per month for each room; and a captain or subaltern fifteen dollars per month; and all classes of officers stationed here are allowed four dollars and fifty cents per cord in summer, and. six dollars per cord in winter, for the fuel to which they are entitled. These allowances cease when the officers are absent either on court-martial service or on furlough.
I am, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,
TH. S. JESUP, Quartermaster General.
The Hon. Lewis Cass, Secretary of War, Washington City.
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A.
Table showing the allowances of fuel and quarters to the troops and to officers of every class of the army.
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Rank. |
Quarters. |
Fuel per month. |
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Rooms. |
Kitchens. |
From 1st of May to 31st of October. Cords. |
From 1st of November to 30th of April. Cords. |
North of 40th degree of N. latitude, from 1st of Dec. to last of Feb., 1/4 in addition. Cords. |
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1 |
Major general |
Three |
One |
One |
Six |
One and a half. |
2 |
Brigadier general, surgeon general, paymaster general, and colonel |
Two |
One |
One |
Four and a half |
One and one-eighth. |
3 |
Lieutenant colonel, major, quartermaster, assistant quartermaster, paymaster, and surgeon |
One |
One |
One |
Three |
Three-fourths. |
4 |
Captain, aid-de-camp, adjutant, assistant commissary, assistant surgeon, and storekeeper |
One |
One-half |
Two |
One-half. |
|
5 |
All other commissioned officers, to each two |
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
Each mess of six officers |
One |
One-half |
Two |
One-half. |
|
7 |
At posts where there are less than six officers |
|
One |
One-half |
One |
One-fourth. |
8 |
Each mess of six officers at permanent posts, for a mess room |
One |
One-half |
One |
One-fourth. |
|
9 |
At permanent posts where there are less than six officers and as many as two |
One |
|
|
One-half |
One-eighth. |
One |
|
|
One-half |
One-eighth. |
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10 |
Every six non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, including the authorized number of washerwomen and servants |
|
|
One-half. |
One |
One-fourth. |
Officers to be entitled to mess rooms and kitchens for messes, and fuel for them, must actually mess together. This note applies to Nos. 6, 7, 8, and 9.
TH. S. JESUP, Quartermaster General.
Quartermaster General's Office, December 29, 1832.
Department of War, January 19, 1833.
Sir: In answer to your letter of the 15th instant, I have the honor to enclose a statement of the account which officers of the army, when in command of military departments or separate posts, may annually receive, according to law and regulations.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, LEWIS CASS.
Hon. John Anderson, Chairman of the Naval Committee, House of Representatives.
Statement of the whole amount receivable annually by the following grades of officers of the United States army.
Rank. |
Pay. |
No. of rations per day. |
Subsistence, at 20 cents per ration. |
No. of horses. |
Forage. |
No. of servants. |
Servants' pay. |
No. of servants' rations per day. |
Servants' subsistence |
Servant's clothing. |
Yearly allowance for quarters. |
Yearly allowance for fuel. |
Total amount per annum. |
Major general |
$2,400 |
15 |
$1,095 |
7 |
$672 |
4 |
$240 |
4 |
$292 |
$120 |
$432 |
$216 00 |
$6,562 00 |
With double rations |
|
15 |
1,095 |
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Brigadier general |
1,248 |
12 |
876 |
5 |
480 |
3 |
180 |
3 |
219 |
90 |
324 |
168 75 |
4,461 75 |
With double rations |
|
12 |
876 |
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Colonel of a regiment |
900 |
6 |
438 |
4 |
384 |
2 |
120 |
2 |
146 |
60 |
324 |
159 00 |
2,969 00 |
With double rations |
|
6 |
438 |
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Lieutenant colonel |
720 |
5 |
365 |
3 |
288 |
2 |
120 |
2 |
146 |
60 |
288 |
121 50 |
2,475 50 |
With double rations |
|
5 |
365 |
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Major |
600 |
4 |
292 |
3 |
288 |
2 |
120 |
2 |
146 |
60 |
288 |
121 50 |
2,207 50 |
With double rations |
|
4 |
292 |
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Captain |
600 |
4 |
292 |
|
|
1 |
60 |
1 |
73 |
30 |
180 |
74 25 |
1,601 25 |
With double rations |
|
4 |
292 |
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REMARKS.
Servants and horses cannot be charged for unless they are actually kept in service.
When an officer commands a military department or separate post, he may be entitled to additional rations if the President thinks the allowance equitable. They are called double rations, being generally equal to the number allowed by law, according to the rank of the officer. The foregoing statement shows what the several grades of officers may receive; but it may be proper to remark that, as but few are in commands to entitle to double rations, the sums stated on that account should, in a general point of view, be deducted from the total amount specified.
At posts whore there are public quarters, officers are compelled to occupy them; and when in the field or in camp, tents are furnished. In neither case is any allowance made for quarters. To ascertain the allowance of fuel, the average cost of that article throughout the Union has been taken.