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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... result of ignorance on the part of the public as to what railroad pools really are . The Senator from Vermont [ Mr. EDMUNDS ] suggests " want of infor- mation . " I do not know that the public is ever ignorant , but I do believe that ...
... result of ignorance on the part of the public as to what railroad pools really are . The Senator from Vermont [ Mr. EDMUNDS ] suggests " want of infor- mation . " I do not know that the public is ever ignorant , but I do believe that ...
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... result . This is a bill of the very greatest importance to the people of the West , not only to the city of Saint Louis but to the States beyond . It is a proposition to construct a free bridge across the Mississippi River at Saint ...
... result . This is a bill of the very greatest importance to the people of the West , not only to the city of Saint Louis but to the States beyond . It is a proposition to construct a free bridge across the Mississippi River at Saint ...
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... result than we now have before us . And so , in my judgment , there is but one way to an effective resolution of this conflict of opinion . We must have affirmative action . We must enact a law for the reg- ulation of interstate ...
... result than we now have before us . And so , in my judgment , there is but one way to an effective resolution of this conflict of opinion . We must have affirmative action . We must enact a law for the reg- ulation of interstate ...
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... results were gained . Enough would be saved by having no longer to support high - salaried commissioners , assistant commissioners , arbi- trators , armies of clerks , and from office rents , advertising , commissions ... result are the 23.
... results were gained . Enough would be saved by having no longer to support high - salaried commissioners , assistant commissioners , arbi- trators , armies of clerks , and from office rents , advertising , commissions ... result are the 23.
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... result are the fourth and fifth . They read as follows : SEC . 4. That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the pro- visions of this act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggre- gate for the ...
... result are the fourth and fifth . They read as follows : SEC . 4. That it shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the pro- visions of this act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggre- gate for the ...
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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.