Price Regulation of Coal and Other Commodities: Hearings Before the Commmittee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, Sixty-fifth Congress, First Sessions on S. 2354, a Bill to Amend the Act to Regulate Commerce, as Amended, and for Other Purposes, and S. J. Res. 77 |
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... Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce. time raise prices of necessaries beyond the reach of the masses of the people . Senator SMITH , of South Carolina . I would like to ask Senator Cummins a question . Is it your opinion , and the ...
... Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce. time raise prices of necessaries beyond the reach of the masses of the people . Senator SMITH , of South Carolina . I would like to ask Senator Cummins a question . Is it your opinion , and the ...
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... Senator Cummins , as yours is the first bill , the committee will be glad to hear from you . STATEMENT OF HON . ALBERT B. CUMMINS , UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM IOWA . Senator CUMMINS . Mr. Chairman , the bill I have introduced touches ...
... Senator Cummins , as yours is the first bill , the committee will be glad to hear from you . STATEMENT OF HON . ALBERT B. CUMMINS , UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM IOWA . Senator CUMMINS . Mr. Chairman , the bill I have introduced touches ...
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... Senator CUMMINS . June 30 , 1916 . Senator KELLOGG . June 30 , 1916 , the price during the war for any man who sells anything to a railroad company ? Senator CUMMINS . Not quite that , but pretty near it . Senator KELLOGG . It is pretty ...
... Senator CUMMINS . June 30 , 1916 . Senator KELLOGG . June 30 , 1916 , the price during the war for any man who sells anything to a railroad company ? Senator CUMMINS . Not quite that , but pretty near it . Senator KELLOGG . It is pretty ...
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... Senator CUMMINS . It is logical , except that it is not complete . Senator KELLOGG . Not complete ? Senator CUMMINS . In order to fix the price we do not have to fix the price for every person who may be engaged in the production or the ...
... Senator CUMMINS . It is logical , except that it is not complete . Senator KELLOGG . Not complete ? Senator CUMMINS . In order to fix the price we do not have to fix the price for every person who may be engaged in the production or the ...
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... Senator POMERENE . I think those people who paid those prices were probably some people who had sold some cotton ... CUMMINS . Last year . Senator SMITH of South Carolina . The average for 10 years up to 1915 - when they made a record ...
... Senator POMERENE . I think those people who paid those prices were probably some people who had sold some cotton ... CUMMINS . Last year . Senator SMITH of South Carolina . The average for 10 years up to 1915 - when they made a record ...
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Page 224 - The President, In time of war, Is empowered, through the Secretary of War, to take possession and assume control of any system or systems of transportation, or any part thereof, and to utilize the same, to the exclusion as far as may be necessary of all other traffic thereon, for the transfer or transportation of troops, war material and equipment, or for such other purposes In connection with the emergency as may be needful or desirable.
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Page 327 - UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE COMMERCE, Washington, DC The committee met at 10 o'clock am, pursuant to adjournment on yesterday, in room 212, Senate Office Bu
Page 3 - He may give these directions at and for such times as he may determine, and may modify, change, suspend, or annul them and for any such purpose he is hereby authorized to issue orders directly, or through such person or persons as he designates for the purpose, or through the Commission.
Page 273 - ... or person in charge of a vessel shall, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel, her crew and passengers (if any), render assistance to every person, even if such person be a subject of a foreign State at war with His Majesty, who is found at sea in danger of being lost, and if he fails to do so, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour.
Page 368 - That, from time to time, whenever the President shall find it essential to license the importation, manufacture, storage, mining, or distribution of any necessaries, in order to carry into effect any of the purposes of this Act, and shall publicly so announce, no person shall, after a date fixed in the announcement, engage in or carry on any such business specified in the announcement of importation...
Page 5 - President, is unsatisfactory to the person entitled to receive the same, such person shall be paid seventy-five per centum of the amount so determined by the President and shall be entitled to sue the United States to recover such further sum as, added to said...
Page 269 - States shall be of the opinion that he can thereby better provide for the common defense, and whenever, in hi-s judgment, it shall be necessary for the efficient prosecution of the war, then he is hereby authorized and empowered to require any or all producers of coal and coke, either in any special area or in any special coal fields, or in the entire United States...