Chapter 1128.
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CHAP. 1128.— An act in recognition of the merits and services of Chief Engineer George Wallace Melville, United States Navy, and of the other officers and men of the Jeannette Arctic Expedition.September 30, 1890. *Be it enacted, by the Senate and House, of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Jeannette Arctic expedition.Recognizing services, etc., of Chief Engineer George Wallace Melville, U. S. Navy, and others of theGeorge Wallace Melville promoted.
That the President be, and hereby is, authorized, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to advance Chief Engineer George Wallace Melville, United States Navy, one grade, to take rank from the same date but next after the junior chief engineer having the relative rank of commander at the passage of this act, as a recognition of his meritorious services in successfully directing the party under his command after the wreck of the Arctic exploring steamer Jeannette, and of his persistent efforts through dangers and hardships to find and assist his commanding officer and other members of the expedition before he Pay.himself was out of peril; and that he be allowed the pay of a chief engineer as if he had been commissioned on the same date as the junior chief engineer having the relative rank of commander at the passage of this act; such increased rate of pay to begin from the date of the passage of this act.
Sec. 2. That the said Melville shall hereafter continue to be next junior to the Rank.Grade.Limitation.junior chief engineer having the relative rank of commander at the passage of this act; and whatever grade he may hereafter occupy shall be increased by one number, but the total number FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Chs. 1128, 1129. 1890.553 of chief engineers shall not he increased: *Provided*, That nothing in*Proviso*.Not to affect other officers. this act shall cause any officer to be retarded in his promotion or receive a less rate of pay than would otherwise have been the case.
Sec. 3. That suitable medals be struck at the United States MintMedals. in commemoration of the perils encountered by the officers and men of the said Jeannette Arctic Expedition, and as an expression of the high esteem in which Congress holds their services in the said expedition; and that one of the said medals be presented to each of theDistribution. survivors of said expedition, and one to the heirs of each of the deceased members. Sec. 4. That a sufficient sum for the purposes of this act is herebyAppropriation. appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, September 30, 1890. Chapter 1129: to authorize the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City Railroad Company to cross certain rivers in the State of Mississippi. Chapter 1129 26 Stat. 553 1890-09-30 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-02-21 51 1 public
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