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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... tion of what is known as pooling between railroads and to report their conclusions and recommendations thereupon to Congress , and substitute therefor the absolute prohibition under penalties of a thousand dollars a day for non ...
... tion of what is known as pooling between railroads and to report their conclusions and recommendations thereupon to Congress , and substitute therefor the absolute prohibition under penalties of a thousand dollars a day for non ...
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... tion of the party complaining , a statement to that effect shall be entered of ree- ord by the commission , and the said common carrier shall thereupon be relieved from further liability or penalty for such particular violation of law ...
... tion of the party complaining , a statement to that effect shall be entered of ree- ord by the commission , and the said common carrier shall thereupon be relieved from further liability or penalty for such particular violation of law ...
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... tion . Does the Senator make a motion ? Mr. INGALLS . I submitted to the Chair the parliamentary ques- tion whether in the present state of the bill I could make that motion . The PRESIDENT pro tempore The Chair is of opinion that the ...
... tion . Does the Senator make a motion ? Mr. INGALLS . I submitted to the Chair the parliamentary ques- tion whether in the present state of the bill I could make that motion . The PRESIDENT pro tempore The Chair is of opinion that the ...
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... tion , and does it not take precedence of the motion of the Senator from Missouri [ Mr. VEST ] ? The PRESIDENT pro tempore . The Chair is of the opinion that under the rules the motion to take up bills must be taken in their order ...
... tion , and does it not take precedence of the motion of the Senator from Missouri [ Mr. VEST ] ? The PRESIDENT pro tempore . The Chair is of the opinion that under the rules the motion to take up bills must be taken in their order ...
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... tion come to a knowledge of the right and wrong of the war of opinion now obstructing our way . We may investigate and debate forever and still be apart . But action and the experience it will enforce are sure to bring an end to the ...
... tion come to a knowledge of the right and wrong of the war of opinion now obstructing our way . We may investigate and debate forever and still be apart . But action and the experience it will enforce are sure to bring an end to 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.