Horace Gray, Nashville St. Railway Company v…
“ The act of congress to which the decree refers authorized the secretary of war, with the advice of the counsel for the United States in that suit, 'to compromise, adjust, and settle the same upon such terms, as to amount and time of payment, as may be just and equitable, and best calculated to protect the interests of the government.' Act of March 3, 1871, c. ”
