654 FIFTY-FIRST CON GKRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 1266. 1890. Army on June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and such rtion of this entire force, including the civilian emplo ees of the Signal Service, as may be necessary for the proper perfbrmance of 'rmnsferw Depart- the duties of the Weather Bureau shall, if they so elect, be trans- "§,{,§’,§,,’,§,?,'}i$,§‘,¥“”‘ ferred to the Department of Agriculture, and the com ensation of the force so transferred shall continue as it shall be m tlhe Signal Service on June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, until othermm. wise provided by law: Provided, That skilled observers serving in rrermncemuued the Signal Service at said date shall be entitled to preference over °°“°"°”‘ other persons not in the Signal Service for appointment in the Weather Bureau to places for which theyl may be properly qualified until the expiration of the time for whic they were last enlisted. Signal Gcrps Sec. 6: That in addition to the Chief Signal Officer the commis- Bwrgnuimiom sioned force of the Signal Corps shall hereafter consist of one major, four captains gnounted), and our first lieutenants (mounted), who umm. shall receive the pay and allowances of like grades in the Army. mxemm m om- The officers herein provided for shall be appointed from the Army, §$,’f,m'{§§,,,;j““"“ including lieutenants of the Signal Coxépshpreference being given to officers who have rformed ong an e cient service in the Sigmm. nal Service: d That no appointment shall be made until a num ep recom- board, to be appointed by the Secretary of War, shall have submit- "”’°°‘l’l’°""'“°“““· ted a report recommending officers for appointment in the Signal Corps in the order of merit, based upon the importance and usefulness of work performedin the mgnal Service, as said board may dpzegméne friom the ohicial recobe s. Anaicsuchd secplnd lieutenant? mgmt or em- o e i a orps as ma not romo un er the rovisions o °""‘°""""‘°°‘°°‘ this act $11 be appointeg second lieutenants in the linepof the Army with present date of commission, and shall be assigned to the first vacancies which may occur in the grade of second lieutenant after the appointments herein provided or have been made. ¤l¤¤g·;¤nq»pu¤¤» Sec. 7. That all appointments and promotions in the Signal °°°’ Corps after this reorganization shall be made after examination and approval under sections twelve hundred and six and twelve hun- 12. S.,¤ecs.1SB,1fI)7, dred and seven of the Revised Statutes, which are hereby amended P- mt “"°°“°‘· so as to be applicable to and to rovide for the promotion of the lieutenants of the Signal Corps in the same manner as they now apply vmmciu. to the Corps of Engineers and the Ordnance Corps- an all vacancies which may hereafter exist in the grade of first lieutenant in the Signal Corps shall be filled by transfer from the line of the Army, after competitive examination and recommendation by a board of omcers of the Si al Corps to be appointed by the Secretary of War. mniswutom. Sec. 8. That tbz enlisted force o the Signal Corps of the Army shall hereafter consist of fifty sergeants, of which ten shall be of the first class, with pay of hospital stewards. No further enlistments shall be made in the Signal Corps for duties enumerated in section P'°‘”*’°· th ree: Provided, That any vacancy existing or hereafter occurring in “Z°°g¤m_*j•_$* *¤*¤°¤'· that portion of the force of the Signal Corps engaged in said duties may " be fi ed by a civilian at a salary not exceedinglthat now paid for the same class of work in the State or Territory w ere the services may be performed, and this compensation for said services shall continue until July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, which compensatiofn 1235} be paid out of the appropriation for the pay of the present en ist orce. sl?"" C"'?" ‘°w}’° Sec. 9. That on and after J ul first, eighteen hundred and ninety-
- f°€K)}ill?i°df°r‘ m one. the aplpropriations for the giipport of the Signal Corps of the
- Army sha be made with those of other staff corps of the Army, and ,,‘”:"‘;°g;,,§{.$°'}0*,{f the appropriations for the suplport of the Weather Bureau shall be with pgepartment or made wit those of the other ureaus of the Department of Agricult- ‘*""°"““'°· °°°· ure. and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Agricu ture to prepare future estimates for the Weather Bureau which shall be eaeafter specially developed and extended in the interests of agricu ure.
