Searchlight on Congress, Volumes 10-11Lynn Haines Searchlight Publishing Company, 1924 |
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... CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Passed and Submitted to States Child Labor - H . J. Res . 184. Permitting Con- gress to limit , regulate and prohibit labor of persons under eighteen . Defeated Tax - Exempt Securities - H . J. Res . 136. To ...
... CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Passed and Submitted to States Child Labor - H . J. Res . 184. Permitting Con- gress to limit , regulate and prohibit labor of persons under eighteen . Defeated Tax - Exempt Securities - H . J. Res . 136. To ...
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... constitution and form a government , and to provide for the future political status of same . ( On Calendar of Committee of Whole House . ) INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT AMENDMENT Passed S. 2704. Interstate commerce act , amend para- graph 3 ...
... constitution and form a government , and to provide for the future political status of same . ( On Calendar of Committee of Whole House . ) INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT AMENDMENT Passed S. 2704. Interstate commerce act , amend para- graph 3 ...
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... Constitutional Amendments . ) VETERANS AND HOSPITALIZATION FOR SOLDIERS Passed H. R. 7959. Bonus for veterans of the World War . Passed over the President's veto and became a law May 19. Public 120 . S. 2257. Codification and ...
... Constitutional Amendments . ) VETERANS AND HOSPITALIZATION FOR SOLDIERS Passed H. R. 7959. Bonus for veterans of the World War . Passed over the President's veto and became a law May 19. Public 120 . S. 2257. Codification and ...
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... Constitution to permit the taxation of incomes , he voted to postpone considera- tion of the message , thus taking a stand against the Sixteenth Amendment . Upon labor issues , Coolidge generally displayed hostility to those who toil ...
... Constitution to permit the taxation of incomes , he voted to postpone considera- tion of the message , thus taking a stand against the Sixteenth Amendment . Upon labor issues , Coolidge generally displayed hostility to those who toil ...
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... constitutional amendments , one making women eligible as notaries public and the other removing the word " male , " from the suffrage qualification . The principle of more democracy in governmental affairs was then a live and practical ...
... constitutional amendments , one making women eligible as notaries public and the other removing the word " male , " from the suffrage qualification . The principle of more democracy in governmental affairs was then a live and practical ...
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Page 12 - That unfair methods of competition in commerce are hereby declared unlawful. The commission is hereby empowered and directed to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations, except banks, and common carriers subject to the acts to regulate commerce, from using unfair methods of competition in commerce.
Page 10 - Whenever a final decree has been entered against any defendant corporation in any suit brought by the United States to prevent and restrain any violation of the antitrust Acts, to make...
Page 12 - expenditure" includes a payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift, of money, or anything of value, and includes a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to make an expenditure; (f) The term "person...
Page 12 - Every person who having been summoned as a witness by the authority of either House of Congress to give testimony or to produce papers upon any matter under inquiry before either House, or any...
Page 13 - I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past.
Page 13 - ... and to make such expenditures, as it deems advisable. The cost of stenographic services to report such hearings shall not be in excess of 25 cents per one hundred words. The expenses of the committee, which shall not exceed $10.000. shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman.
Page 10 - That the commission shall also have power — (a) To gather and compile information concerning and to investigate from time to time the organization, business, conduct, practices, and management of any corporation engaged in commerce, excepting banks and common carriers subject to the Act to regulate commerce, and its relation to other corporations and to individuals, associations, and partnerships.
Page 14 - Any officer or employee of the commission who shall make public any information obtained by the commission without its authority, unless directed by a court, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $5,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
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