Interstate Commerce: Debate in Forty-Eighth Congress, Second Session [-Fiftieth Congress], on the Bill (H.R. 5461) to Establish a Board of Commissioners of Interstate Commerce and to Regulate Such Commerce &c., &c |
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I know the interest the Senator from Iowa speaks of that is opposing it . All we want is a fair discussion and an immediate decision . Therefore I insist ou my motion . The PRESIDENT pro tempore . The question is on the motion of the ...
I know the interest the Senator from Iowa speaks of that is opposing it . All we want is a fair discussion and an immediate decision . Therefore I insist ou my motion . The PRESIDENT pro tempore . The question is on the motion of the ...
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... of giving the Senator from Iowa ( Mr. WILSON ] an opportunity to make some remarks upon the bill , after which , in accordance with the suggestion of very many Senators on both sides of the Chamber that it would be impracticable to ...
... of giving the Senator from Iowa ( Mr. WILSON ] an opportunity to make some remarks upon the bill , after which , in accordance with the suggestion of very many Senators on both sides of the Chamber that it would be impracticable to ...
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port before the holidays , I have determined that , so far as I am conconcerned , I shall consent , after the remarks of the Senator from Iowa , to let the bill go over until after the holidays , with the announcement now that whenever ...
port before the holidays , I have determined that , so far as I am conconcerned , I shall consent , after the remarks of the Senator from Iowa , to let the bill go over until after the holidays , with the announcement now that whenever ...
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... Iowa , to Chicago , Ill . Suppose the railroad companies operating lines between these points should , in the event of this bill becoming a law , fix a rate on any particular class of freight at $ 40 per car for the entire 500 ...
... Iowa , to Chicago , Ill . Suppose the railroad companies operating lines between these points should , in the event of this bill becoming a law , fix a rate on any particular class of freight at $ 40 per car for the entire 500 ...
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from Conncil Bluffs over the Chicago , Burlington and Quincy line , then no more than that can be charged from Red Oak , Chariton , Ottumwa , Fairtield , or any other station on the line in Iowa to Chicago , or from any of them to any ...
from Conncil Bluffs over the Chicago , Burlington and Quincy line , then no more than that can be charged from Red Oak , Chariton , Ottumwa , Fairtield , or any other station on the line in Iowa to Chicago , or from any of them to any ...
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Page 144 - That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers or of like kind of property, under substantially similar circumstances and conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line, in the same direction, the shorter being included within the longer distance...
Page 458 - ... that upon application to the Commission appointed under the provisions of this act, such common carrier may, in special cases, after investigation by the Commission, be authorized to charge less for longer than for shorter distances for the transportation of passengers or property ; and the Commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which such designated common carrier may be relieved from the operation of this section of this act.
Page 9 - Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act shall, according to their respective powers, afford all reasonable, proper, and equal facilities for the interchange of traffic between their respective lines, and for the receiving, forwarding, and delivering of passengers and property to and from their several lines and those connecting therewith...
Page 359 - If such carrier shall not satisfy the complaint within the time specified, or there shall appear to be any reasonable ground for investigating said complaint, it shall be the duty of the commission to investigate the matters complained of in such manner and by such means as it shall deem proper.
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| Title | Interstate Commerce: Debate in Forty-Eighth Congress, Second Session [-Fiftieth Congress], on the Bill (H.R. 5461) to Establish a Board of Commissioners of Interstate Commerce and to Regulate Such Commerce &c., &c Interstate Commerce: Debate in Forty-Eighth Congress, Second Session [-Fiftieth Congress], on the Bill (H.R. 5461) to Establish a Board of Commissioners of Interstate Commerce and to Regulate Such Commerce &c., &c, United States. Congress |
| Author | United States. Congress |
| Editor | Uriah Hunt Painter |
| Published | 1884 |
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