Extention of Tenure of Government Control of Railroads: Hearings...Wash. 1919 |
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Page 1373
... matter of rates . Mr. SIMS . It might not be unfair as to railroads in the State - as between railroad property and other property within the State - but with one State having the power to tax property of a corporation — a railroad ...
... matter of rates . Mr. SIMS . It might not be unfair as to railroads in the State - as between railroad property and other property within the State - but with one State having the power to tax property of a corporation — a railroad ...
Page 1374
... matter of transportation ? Mr. THELEN . It is purely a matter of transporting messages which are sent- Mr. SIMS . Or property ? Mr. THELEN . Or property in the case of the parcel post . Mr. SIMS . We have the parcel post , which is ...
... matter of transportation ? Mr. THELEN . It is purely a matter of transporting messages which are sent- Mr. SIMS . Or property ? Mr. THELEN . Or property in the case of the parcel post . Mr. SIMS . We have the parcel post , which is ...
Page 1375
... matter along lines about which there has been no controversy . For instance , under the present parcel - post law ... matter ? Mr. SIMS . As mail matter ; yes . Mr. THELEN . I know of none , within what is generally regarded as mail . Mr ...
... matter along lines about which there has been no controversy . For instance , under the present parcel - post law ... matter ? Mr. SIMS . As mail matter ; yes . Mr. THELEN . I know of none , within what is generally regarded as mail . Mr ...
Page 1376
... matter that can be car- ried over that facility , can it ? Mr. THELEN . I suppose if the Government owns them it could do anything . Mr. SIMS . Then , if it can do a thing directly , can it not do it in- directly ? Mr. THELEN . You have ...
... matter that can be car- ried over that facility , can it ? Mr. THELEN . I suppose if the Government owns them it could do anything . Mr. SIMS . Then , if it can do a thing directly , can it not do it in- directly ? Mr. THELEN . You have ...
Page 1377
... matter , and it is a well- established canon , as I understand it , of statutory construction , that where you have two clauses standing side by side , one specific and one general , that the specific clause must prevail , and it is for ...
... matter , and it is a well- established canon , as I understand it , of statutory construction , that where you have two clauses standing side by side , one specific and one general , that the specific clause must prevail , and it is for ...
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Page 1569 - 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 1594 - ... 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, the shorter being included within the longer distance, or to charge any greater compensation as a through route than the aggregate of the intermediate rates subject to the provisions of this Act...
Page 1529 - ... Whenever a carrier by railroad shall in competition with a water route or routes reduce the rates on the carriage of any species of freight to or from competitive points, it shall not be permitted to increase such rates unless after hearing by the Interstate Commerce Commission it shall be found that such proposed increase rests upon changed conditions other than the elimination of water competition.
Page 1915 - That nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting or intended to affect or to in any way interfere with the laws of any State or Territory relating to the control, appropriation, use or distribution of water used in irrigation, or any vested right acquired thereunder...
Page 1594 - That upon application to the Commission such common carrier may in special cases, after investigation, be authorized by the Commission to charge less for longer than for shorter distances...
Page 1566 - At a General Session of the Interstate Commerce Commission, held at its office In Washington, DC, on the 19th day of May AD 1914.
Page 1570 - Commission such common carrier may in special cases, after investigation, be authorized by the Commission 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...
Page 1927 - That nothing in this act shall be construed as affecting or intended to affect or in any way interfere with or modify the laws of the States which lie wholly or in part westward of the ninety-eighth meridian relating to the ownership, control, appropriation, use. and distribution of ground or surface waters within any unpatented mining claim.
Page 1921 - Any construction, operation, or abandonment contrary to the provisions of this paragraph or of paragraph (18) or (19) of this section may be enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction at the suit of the United States, the Commission, any commission or regulating body of the State or States affected, or any party in interest...
Page 1460 - States, and with one another, that during the present war they will coordinate their operations in a continental railway system, merging during such period all their merely individual and competitive activities in the effort to produce a maximum of national transportation efficiency.