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CHICAGO, ETC. RAILWAY CO. v. UNITED STATES

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104 U.S. 680 (1882)

26 L.Ed. 891

CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 6, 1882.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John F. Farnsworth for the appellant.

The Solicitor-General for the United States.

Mr. JUSTICE MATTHEWS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

The power of Congress to direct by law the price at which the mail service here in question should be performed was expressly reserved as a condition of the land grants, which formed, in part, their motive and consideration. But when Congress authorized the Postmaster-General to fix the price by contract, within specified maximum rates, and for a period of four years, it was an agreement...

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