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 103
... vote against it , because with that construction upon those words the whole provision in the bill in reference to the long and short haul amounts to nothing . Mr. ČULLOM . If it does not amount to anything , it will not hurt anybody ...
... vote against it , because with that construction upon those words the whole provision in the bill in reference to the long and short haul amounts to nothing . Mr. ČULLOM . If it does not amount to anything , it will not hurt anybody ...
Page 157
... choose to use in connection Living in a terminal State , while I am in favor of going much further than this bill goes , while I am willing to vote for a law which shall de- clare that the rate is only reasonable which shall be 157.
... choose to use in connection Living in a terminal State , while I am in favor of going much further than this bill goes , while I am willing to vote for a law which shall de- clare that the rate is only reasonable which shall be 157.
Page 158
... vote for a law which shall prohibit , under penalties , unjust discriminations , which shall make all discriminations subject to the authority and supervision of the National Government or officers ap- pointed by it , while I am willing ...
... vote for a law which shall prohibit , under penalties , unjust discriminations , which shall make all discriminations subject to the authority and supervision of the National Government or officers ap- pointed by it , while I am willing ...
Page 160
... vote for the bill notwithstanding the objections I have pointed out , but I would prefer , if it were possible , that it should be further considered by the conference committee . I would prefer that these provisions should be modified ...
... vote for the bill notwithstanding the objections I have pointed out , but I would prefer , if it were possible , that it should be further considered by the conference committee . I would prefer that these provisions should be modified ...
Page 171
... vote for it as a whole as it stands , without the dotting of an " i " or the crossing of a " t , " and who do not desire its amendment in any particular , differ widely , and radically , and irreconcilably as to the proper construction ...
... vote for it as a whole as it stands , without the dotting of an " i " or the crossing of a " t , " and who do not desire its amendment in any particular , differ widely , and radically , and irreconcilably as to the proper construction ...
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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.