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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... remedies : Provided , That no pending legislation shall in any way be affected by this act . The following has been added as a new section : SEC . 24. That the provisions of sections 11 and 18 of this act , relating to the ap- pointment ...
... remedies : Provided , That no pending legislation shall in any way be affected by this act . The following has been added as a new section : SEC . 24. That the provisions of sections 11 and 18 of this act , relating to the ap- pointment ...
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... remedies , and must in each case elect which one of the two methods of procedure herein provided for he or they will adopt . In any such action brought for the recovery of damages the court be- fore which the same shall be pending may ...
... remedies , and must in each case elect which one of the two methods of procedure herein provided for he or they will adopt . In any such action brought for the recovery of damages the court be- fore which the same shall be pending may ...
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... remedies now existing at common law or by statute , but the provisions of this act are in addition to such remedies : Provided , That no pending litigation shall in any way be affected by this act . SEC . 23. That the sum of $ 100,000 ...
... remedies now existing at common law or by statute , but the provisions of this act are in addition to such remedies : Provided , That no pending litigation shall in any way be affected by this act . SEC . 23. That the sum of $ 100,000 ...
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... remedy . It will not be wise to longer delay some affirma tive response to this demand . Mr. President , the contest which has attended this subject has been long and tedious . We have now reached a point in the movement when something ...
... remedy . It will not be wise to longer delay some affirma tive response to this demand . Mr. President , the contest which has attended this subject has been long and tedious . We have now reached a point in the movement when something ...
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... remedies cease ? Answering these questions in the light of past experience , a negative must be given to each of them . How are we to resolve this conflict of opinion except by doing something ? The- ories have been having free course ...
... remedies cease ? Answering these questions in the light of past experience , a negative must be given to each of them . How are we to resolve this conflict of opinion except by doing something ? The- ories have been having free course ...
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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.