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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Page 89
... similar prohibition is implied by the constitution or by laws made under its authority . Pools or combinations between different railroads to the prejudice of other railroads are forbidden by the constitutions of Arkansas , Illinois ...
... similar prohibition is implied by the constitution or by laws made under its authority . Pools or combinations between different railroads to the prejudice of other railroads are forbidden by the constitutions of Arkansas , Illinois ...
Page 95
... similar State legislation , just as the State legislation now in force in many of the States has been found ineffective and unsatisfactory in some respects because of the absence of national legislation . There is no way in which the ...
... similar State legislation , just as the State legislation now in force in many of the States has been found ineffective and unsatisfactory in some respects because of the absence of national legislation . There is no way in which the ...
Page 97
... similar circumstances and conditions , because such a charge would be the making or giving of an ** undue or unreasonable preference or advantage " to one particular " locality , " or would subject some other particular " locality " to ...
... similar circumstances and conditions , because such a charge would be the making or giving of an ** undue or unreasonable preference or advantage " to one particular " locality , " or would subject some other particular " locality " to ...
Page 98
... similar circumstances and conditions , a greater sum shall not be charged for a shorter than for a longer haul when ... similar circumstances and conditions , & c . * * * What I want to get at is the meaning of these words , “ under sub ...
... similar circumstances and conditions , a greater sum shall not be charged for a shorter than for a longer haul when ... similar circumstances and conditions , & c . * * * What I want to get at is the meaning of these words , “ under sub ...
Page 101
... similar circumstances , the shorter being included within the longer , and the property , of course , being of like kind . Now , how are we ever going to regulate these railroads ? The Sen- ator from Massachusetts steps in and says that ...
... similar circumstances , the shorter being included within the longer , and the property , of course , being of like kind . Now , how are we ever going to regulate these railroads ? The Sen- ator from Massachusetts steps in and says that ...
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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.