Mr. Justice Brewer, after making -the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the'court. Applying the ordinary rules of construction, it does not seem to us doubtful that the act of Congress, if within its power, is'applicable, in this case. The act makes it unlawful to pay an)' seaman wages- brad vanee, makes such payment a misdemeanor, and in terms provid…
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