MR. JUSTICE GRAY, after stating the case as above, delivered the opinion of the court.
The jurisdiction of this court is invoked by the United States under that provision of the Judiciary Act of 1891, by which "appeals or writs of error may be taken from the District Courts or from the existing Circuit Courts direct to the Supreme Court" "in any case that involves the construction or application of the Constitution of the United States." Act of March 3, 1891, c. 517...
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