Duties and Powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, the Committee Having Under Consideration the Bill (S. 2439-Quarles Bill) "Further to Define the Duties and Powers of the Interstate Commerce Commision;" Also the Bill (H.R. 13588- Esch-Townsend Bill) "To Supplement and Amend the Act Entitled 'An Act to Regulate Commerce,' Approved February 4, 1887" Referred to the Committee February 10, 1905. December 16, 1904, and SubsequentlyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1905 - 309 էջ |
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... results of that investigation are available to this committee , and to the House committee as well , of course , in regard to the consideration of the subject . What I desire particularly to emphasize is that our side desires no further ...
... results of that investigation are available to this committee , and to the House committee as well , of course , in regard to the consideration of the subject . What I desire particularly to emphasize is that our side desires no further ...
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... result of these changes ! Mr. BACON . I do not think there would be any difficulty of that kind . The cases are easily susceptible of solution with proper time and con- sideration to be given them . But it is my judgment that with this ...
... result of these changes ! Mr. BACON . I do not think there would be any difficulty of that kind . The cases are easily susceptible of solution with proper time and con- sideration to be given them . But it is my judgment that with this ...
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... result reached is presum- ably correct and right , and the fact would be that perhaps in not more than one case in fifty would the ruling of the Commission be set aside by the courts . The CHAIRMAN . If it were set aside what would be ...
... result reached is presum- ably correct and right , and the fact would be that perhaps in not more than one case in fifty would the ruling of the Commission be set aside by the courts . The CHAIRMAN . If it were set aside what would be ...
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... result is very important and essential to be incorporated in some bill . Why do you not your- self prepare such an amendment ? The Quarles bill does not reach that point , and that is what I wanted to bring to your attention . Mr. BACON ...
... result is very important and essential to be incorporated in some bill . Why do you not your- self prepare such an amendment ? The Quarles bill does not reach that point , and that is what I wanted to bring to your attention . Mr. BACON ...
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... result of four years of study on the part of the various interests concerned shippers in the first place and railways in the second place and those charged with the enforcement of the law also . The Commission know the terms of the bill ...
... result of four years of study on the part of the various interests concerned shippers in the first place and railways in the second place and those charged with the enforcement of the law also . The Commission know the terms of the bill ...
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Էջ 261 - What the company is entitled to ask is a fair return upon the value of that which it employs for the public convenience. On the other hand, what the public is entitled to demand is that no more be exacted from it for the use of a public highway than the services rendered by it are reasonably worth.
Էջ 219 - And, in order to ascertain that value, the original cost of construction, the amount expended in permanent improvements, the amount and market value of its bonds and stock, the present as compared with the original cost of construction, the probable earning capacity of the property under particular rates prescribed by statute, and the sum required to meet operating expenses, are all matters for consideration, and are to be given such weight as may be just and right in each case.
Էջ 231 - That any person, firm, corporation, or association, or any mercantile, agricultural, or manufacturing society, or any body politic or municipal organization complaining of anything done or omitted to be done by any common carrier subject to the provisions of this act in contravention of the provisions thereof, may apply to said Commission by petition, which shall briefly state the facts ; whereupon a statement of the charges...
Էջ 161 - Still one thing more, fellow-citizens, a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
Էջ 165 - ... it shall be unlawful for any person, persons, or corporation to offer, grant, or give, or to solicit, accept, or receive any rebate, concession, or discrimination...
Էջ 169 - To regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several States, and with the Indian tribes.
Էջ 219 - We do not say that there may not be other matters to be regarded in estimating the value of the property.
Էջ 216 - State or national, are divided into the three grand departments, the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. That the functions appropriate to each of these branches of government shall be vested in a separate body of public servants, and that the perfection of the system requires that the lines which separate and divide these departments shall be broadly and clearly defined.
Էջ 57 - Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is hereby declared to be illegal. Every person who shall make any such contract or engage in any such combination or conspiracy, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor...
Էջ 240 - That Congress cannot delegate legislative power to the President is a principle universally recognized as vital to the integrity and maintenance of the system of government ordained by the Constitution.