MR. JUSTICE BLATCHFORD delivered the opinion of the court.
Section 7 of the act of Congress, approved June 25, 1868, ch. 71, 15 Stat. 76, enacted as follows: "It shall and may be lawful for the head of any executive department, whenever any claim is made upon said department involving disputed facts or controverted questions of law, where the amount in controversy exceeds three thousand dollars; or where the decision will affect a class of cases or furnish a precedent...
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