Service Monographs of the United States Government, Issue 18Brookings Institution, 1923 - United States |
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... Congress of January 17 , 1912 , in referring to the inquiry being made under his direction into the efficiency and economy of the methods of prosecuting public business , the activities of the national government " are almost as varied ...
... Congress of January 17 , 1912 , in referring to the inquiry being made under his direction into the efficiency and economy of the methods of prosecuting public business , the activities of the national government " are almost as varied ...
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... Congress the monograph should prove of no less value . At present these officials are called upon to legislate and appropriate money for services concerning whose needs and real problems they can secure but imperfect information . That ...
... Congress the monograph should prove of no less value . At present these officials are called upon to legislate and appropriate money for services concerning whose needs and real problems they can secure but imperfect information . That ...
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... Congress from 1868 on , session after session , but all failed of passage in either house until 1874. In that year the House of Representa- tives passed a bill , aiming at rate reduction , and in 1878 it passed a bill , introduced by ...
... Congress from 1868 on , session after session , but all failed of passage in either house until 1874. In that year the House of Representa- tives passed a bill , aiming at rate reduction , and in 1878 it passed a bill , introduced by ...
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... Congress ( Sec . 21 ) , and in the obligation imposed upon him to furnish suitable offices and necessary supplies and to approve expense vouchers ( Sec . 18 ) . Inasmuch as the greater portion of the act of 1887 has been recast by ...
... Congress ( Sec . 21 ) , and in the obligation imposed upon him to furnish suitable offices and necessary supplies and to approve expense vouchers ( Sec . 18 ) . Inasmuch as the greater portion of the act of 1887 has been recast by ...
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... Congress complied in part with the last four of these recom- mendations , which had been suggested by the difficulties encoun- tered in securing effective enforcement of the then existing law , but it did not deem it wise after this ...
... Congress complied in part with the last four of these recom- mendations , which had been suggested by the difficulties encoun- tered in securing effective enforcement of the then existing law , but it did not deem it wise after this ...
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Page 106 - All of the expenses of the Commission, including all necessary expenses for transportation incurred by the Commissioners or by their employees under their orders, in making any investigation, or upon official business in any other places than in the city of Washington, shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the Commission.
Page 15 - 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 23 - Columbia, or to any foreign country, any article or commodity, other than timber and the manufactured products thereof, manufactured, mined, or produced by it, or under its authority, or which it may own in whole, or in part, or in which it may have any interest direct or indirect except such articles or commodities as may be necessary and intended for its use in the conduct of its business as a common carrier.
Page 50 - 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 connected with the emergency as may be needful or desirable.
Page 67 - ... power to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of all such documentary evidence relating to any matter under investigation.
Page 80 - Act to charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transportation of passengers, or of like kind of property, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line or route in the same direction...
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Page 75 - In so prescribing and determining the divisions of joint rates, fares and charges, the Commission shall give due consideration, among other things, to the efficiency with which the carriers concerned are operated, the amount of revenue required to pay their respective operating expenses, taxes, and a fair return on their railway property held for and used in the service of transportation...
Page 22 - ... transportation" shall include cars and other vehicles and all instrumentalities and facilities of shipment or carriage, irrespective of ownership or of any contract, express or implied, for the use thereof and all services in connection with the receipt, delivery, elevation, and transfer in transit, ventilation, refrigeration or icing, storage, and handling of property transported...
Page 149 - An Act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers and continuous brakes, and their locomotives with driving-wheel brakes, and for other purposes...