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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... railway were extended by consol- idation the laws became invalid according to the theory of this bill , because they ... railways and the commercial traffic they were engaged in . I do not accept the verity of this legislative romance ...
... railway were extended by consol- idation the laws became invalid according to the theory of this bill , because they ... railways and the commercial traffic they were engaged in . I do not accept the verity of this legislative romance ...
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... railway lines . In the judgment of this board , section 4 , if enacted , would give to the proposed national ... railway system is necessary and best , in the interest both of the people and of the railways them- selves ; that this ...
... railway lines . In the judgment of this board , section 4 , if enacted , would give to the proposed national ... railway system is necessary and best , in the interest both of the people and of the railways them- selves ; that this ...
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... RAILWAY POOLING . ( 4 ) Section 5 , which arbitrarily prohibits the pooling of railway earnings , is not less objectionable than section 4. It proceeds upon the assumption that an ami- cable apportionment of traffic among substantially ...
... RAILWAY POOLING . ( 4 ) Section 5 , which arbitrarily prohibits the pooling of railway earnings , is not less objectionable than section 4. It proceeds upon the assumption that an ami- cable apportionment of traffic among substantially ...
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... railway pooling system , railway rates have steadily , greatly , and everywhere decreased is a summary refutation of the whole theory on which section 5 is founded . The pooling or apportionment system , besides preserving railways from ...
... railway pooling system , railway rates have steadily , greatly , and everywhere decreased is a summary refutation of the whole theory on which section 5 is founded . The pooling or apportionment system , besides preserving railways from ...
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... Railway Company es . The State of Illinois , decided by the Supreme Court at the October term , 1886 , in which Mr. Justice Miller delivered the opinion of the court , and Mr. Justice Bradley the dissenting opinion . The record presents ...
... Railway Company es . The State of Illinois , decided by the Supreme Court at the October term , 1886 , in which Mr. Justice Miller delivered the opinion of the court , and Mr. Justice Bradley the dissenting opinion . The record presents ...
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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.