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 i ronrrrnienrriar conennss. ssss. 11. os. 47, so. isss. 297 or Red River; thence following the course of the Rio Roxo westward to the one hundredth degree of longitude west from London and the twenty-third trom YVashington; thence crossing the said Red River and running thence by a line due north to the river Arkansas; thence following the course of the southern bank of the Arkansas to its source, in latitude forty-two degrees north; and thence by that parallel of latitude to the South Sea; the whole being as laid down in Melish’s map of the United States published at Philadelphia, improved to the first of January, eighteen hundred and eighteen; and Whereas a controversy exists between the United States and Texas as to the point where the one hundredth degree of longitude crosses the Red River, as described in the treaty; and Whereas the point of crossing has never been ascertained and iixed by any authority competent to bind the United States and Texas; and Whereas it is desirable that a settlement of this controversy should be had, to the end that the question of boundary, now in dispute because of a diiference of opinion as to said crossing, may also be settled: Therefore Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Pggidgut of u_ States of Amerika in Congress assembled That the President of the United S. authorized to States be, and he is hereby, authorized to detail one or more officers of $*1 ‘;£° °' mg': the Army who, in conjunction with such person or persons as may be mm Y:,, :°”;g‘Q nt appointed by the State of Texas, shall ascertain and mark the point whom the om, where the one hundredth meridian of longitude crosses Red River, in hundredth meridaccordance with the terms of the treaty aforesaid, and the person or '“" °fR1‘:,“§!*°“d° persons appointed by virtue of this act shall make report of his or their °r§,t°,0 Q action in.the premises to the Secretary of the Interior, who shall trans- tary Drum-M {olmit the same to Congress, at the next session thereof after such report transmission to may be made, for action by Congress. 0°¤z¤=¤¤· Sec. 2. That the sum often thousand dollars, or so much thereof as Appmpmucm may be necessary, to be expended under the direction of the War Department, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the expenses of the United States in carrying out the provisions of this act. Approved, January 31st, 1885. CHAP. 50.-An act relative to the Inspector-General': Department of the Army. F,],_ 5, 1g_ Be it enacted my the Senate and House of Representative: of the United States of America in Gcmgress assembled, That the Inspector-General’s Inspector-Gem Department of the Army shall hereafter consist of one Inspector- ¤¤l’¤ D¤P¤'*¤¤¤¤¤ General, with rank, pay, and emoluments of brigadiengeneral; two ggullgg °t€“:'£mY'L: inspectorsgeneml, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of colonel; 0m,,,,,,, two inspectors-general, w ith the rank, pay, and emoluments of lieutenantcolonel; and two inspectorsgeneral, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of major: Provided, That the offices restored to the Inspector-Generals p,.,,,,,,,,,,, Pm, Department, or added thereto, by this act, shall be filled by promotion motions on d spof the officers now in that department; and that thereafter appointments P<>*¤*¤¤¤¤*·•· to till vacancies in the Inspector-General’s Department, and promotions 20§·S '°°· 1129-* therein, shall be made in conformity with sections eleven hundred and 1Q_ B_ ,_,,,,_ ug;,,,, twenty nine, eleven hundred and ninety-three, and twelve hundred and 212. four of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and in the same man- R·¤·¤•¤· 190% P· ner as in the other stat}' departments of the Army. And all laws or mgmmcm hm parts of laws contlicting with this act are hereby repealed. ,,,,,1,,; K Approved, February 5th, 1885.