...under the Fifth Amendment to federal legislation abrogating contractual gold clauses. "There is a ckar distinction between the power of the Congress to control...of its constitutional authority, and the power of the Congress to alter or repudiate the substance of its own engagements when it has borrowed money...

...borrow money on the credit of the United States. 4. There is a clear distinction between the power of Congress to. control or interdict the contracts of...the exercise of its constitutional authority, and a power hi Congress to alter or repudiate the substance of its own engagements when it has borrowed...

...do that. Senator McAooo. I should like to read something that the Court said about Government bonds: There is a clear distinction between the power of...of its constitutional authority, and the power of the Congress to alter or repudiate the substance of its own engagements when it has borrowed money...

...in subjection to the dominant power of Congress. "There is a clear distinction between the power of Congress to control or interdict the contracts of...of its constitutional authority, and the power of the Congress to alter or repudiate the substance of its own engagements when it has borrowed money...

...could alter the terms of a Government bond obligation, stated : "We do not so read the Constitution. There is a clear distinction between the power of...of its constitutional authority, and the power of the Congress to alter or repudiate the substance of its own engagements when it has borrowed money...

...Justice Hughes, speaking for the majority, said : "There is a clear distinction between the power of Congress to control or interdict the contracts of...Congress to alter or repudiate the substance of its own engagements when it has borrowed money under the authority which the Constitution confers" (294 US...

...could alter the terms of a Government bond obligation, stated : "We do not so read the Constitution. There is a clear distinction between the power of...of its constitutional authority, and the power of the Congress to alter or repudiate the substance of its own engagements when it has borrowed money...

...could alter the terms of a Government bond obligation, stated : "We do not so read the Constitution. There is a clear distinction between the power of...of its constitutional authority, and the power of the Congress to alter or repudiate the substance of its own engagements when it has borrowed money...

...could alter the terms of a Government bond obligation, stated : "We do not so read the Constitution. There is a clear distinction between the power of...Congress to control or interdict the contracts of private jwrties when they interfere with the exercise of its constitutional authority, and the power of the...

...borrows money, the credit of the United States is an illusory pledge. We do not so read the Constitution. There is a clear distinction between the power of...of its constitutional authority, and the power of the Congress to alter or repudiate the substance of its own engagements when it has borrowed money...