Strong v. United States

The act of February 28, 1873, 17 Stat. 479, provided as ■follows: “ Each of the professors of the Military Academy whose service at the academy exceeds 10 years shall have ■the pay and allowances of colonel, and all other’professors ■shall have the pay and allowances of lieutenant-colonels.” .

The act of June 6, 1874, provided: “That the Secretary of War may assign one of the judge advocates of the Army to be professor of law.” This act was the act making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875. It was under the provisions of the last…