Mr. Chief Justice Waite, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. The Secretary of the Treasury cannot ■ by his regulations alter or amend a revenue law. All he can do is to regulate the mode of proceeding to carry into effect what Congress has enacted. In the present case we are entirely satisfied the regulation acted upon by the collector…
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