On the recordSeptember 30, 1890
There would seem to be no object in the Government's making a contract for work if the contract is only to be binding upon the parties in the event that the contractor realizes a profit.
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Message to the Senate Returning Without Approval a Bill for the Relief of the Portland Company, of Portland, Maine
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