MR. JUSTICE FIELD, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
The deductions from the compensation claimed by the railway company for its failure to make the trips required, that is, to render the service stipulated, of which it complains, were made by the Postmaster General under § 3962 of the Revised Statutes, which is as follows:
"The Postmaster General may make deductions from the pay of contractors, for failures to perform service...
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