SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 9. 1919. 153 That in making reductions required by this Act, officers holding ?,,’}‘_,°,';‘§’,,,”’;‘f,§',,$,,’},?;T temporary appointments may be given tem Orary appointments in www mavlower grades, and officers so appointed shail take precedence from the dates of their original appointments in such lower grades. R M mus ed That so much of the Act 0 July 1, 1918 (Public Numbered 182), as meullt t authorizes the promotion of retired enlisted men of the Navy and ,,,§’,}g‘,{§,°*;‘;§§_§§ ifgli Marine Co s ordered to active duty shall not be so construed as to ¤=¤\<}-I 40 719 make illeggldpromotions of such men as have heretofore been made to ° ° °' ‘ warrant gra es or as to deprive them of any of the pay, allowances, or other beneits accruing under such promotion. N d md That the accounting officers of the Treasury Department are hereby co$svXee0°·f¤¢s. M authorized and directed to allow, in the sett ement of the accounts of m§,”g,°¤{,°“°{,',;§,"ug°,,fé disbursing officers of the Navy and Marine Corps covering the period omcermiicwed. of the resent emergency, such credits for payments to officers and enlisted) men not ordinarily allowable under the statutes, as are certified to them by the Secretary of the Navy as having been incurred under military necessity, or as having been occasioned by accidental circumstances or conditions over which such disbursing officers had _,,,,,,,,,_ no control and for which they were not justly responsib e: Provided, d Emerpgpsy period That the period of the present emergency as contemplated by this °s‘g°“ paragraph shall be regarded as beginningl on the 6th day of April, 1917, and as terminating six months aftert eexpiration of the quarter Suppm md s€,.,_ in which peace is declared. And that nothing herein shall be con- icesmiconmcts ¤¤— strued to mclude ayments under contracts for sup lies or services. °°§°,,,,,,°d musted For pay and allowances prescribed by law of enlisted men on the mm retired list: For eleven scrgeants major, one drum major, twenty-five gunnery se?-geants, twenty-five quartermaster sergeants, fortly first sergeants, ty-two sergeants, eleven corporals, two principa musicians, sixteen first-class musicians, one second—class musician, one drummer, and ten privates, and for those who may be retired during the fiscal year $164,862. Undrawn cliothingz For payment to discharged enlisted men for U°d°°°m °1°m°‘° clothing undrawn, $100,000. U-clgiileagciii gggo mileage to officers traveling under orders without m]°°°°' OPS, I ‘ a 0 For commutation of quarters of ofiieers on duty without troops q¤(»i?¢ii¤Tut mu f where there are no public puarters, $212,500. C,,,,,,,m PAY or CIVIL Foncmz n the office of the major general com- ` mandant: Temporary special assistant to the major eneral commandant, $2,750; one chief clerk, at $2,250; one clerg, at $1,800; one messenger, at $971.28. tlgtheooflice of the paymaster: One chief clerk, at $2,250; one clerk, a ,5 . In the office of the adjutant and inspector: One chief clerk, at $2,250; one clerk, at $1,800; clerk, at $1,600; one clerk, at $1,500; one clerk, at $1,400; one clerk, at $1,200. In the office of the quartermaster: Temporary special assistant to the quarterrnaster, $2,750; one chief clerk, at $2,250; two clerks, at $1,800 each; one clerk, at $1,500; two clerks, at $1,400 each; two clxeglgsbosgt $1,200 each; technical engineer, $2,300; one draftsman, a. ‘ , . In the office of the assistant quartermaster, San Francisco, California: One chief clerk, at $2,000. In the office of the assistant quartermaster, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: One chief clerk, at $2,000; one messenger, at $840. _ _ In all, for pay of civil force, $45,711.28, and the mong herem ‘*°°°“”°“" specifically appropriated for pay of the Marine Co? sh be disbursed and accounted for in accordance with existing w aspay of the Manne Corps, and for that purpose shall constitute one fund. In all, pay, Marine Corps, $19,320,560.28. 4428l°—21—-12
