Searchlight on Congress, Volumes 10-11Lynn Haines Searchlight Publishing Company, 1924 |
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... Court of Claims , supposed to settle such questions , refuses to allow certain claims , in all probability the matter is brought into Congress through the introduction of a bill . It is the same with pensions . What the Pension Bureau ...
... Court of Claims , supposed to settle such questions , refuses to allow certain claims , in all probability the matter is brought into Congress through the introduction of a bill . It is the same with pensions . What the Pension Bureau ...
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... Court annuls acts of Congress by declaring their unconstitutionality , would you favor giving Congress power to reenact them through more than a majority vote ? or do you favor a continuation of this present power of an- nullment by the ...
... Court annuls acts of Congress by declaring their unconstitutionality , would you favor giving Congress power to reenact them through more than a majority vote ? or do you favor a continuation of this present power of an- nullment by the ...
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... Court's views in the Newberry case on unconstitutionality of certain provisions . ) ( On House Calendar . ) ( See articles in this number of The Searchlight . ) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Passed H. R. 7962. To regulate rents in the District ...
... Court's views in the Newberry case on unconstitutionality of certain provisions . ) ( On House Calendar . ) ( See articles in this number of The Searchlight . ) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Passed H. R. 7962. To regulate rents in the District ...
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... Court of Claims to settle claims of Cherokee , Choctaw and Chickasaw , Creek , Semi- ( Public nole , Stockbridge and Wichita Indians . Laws Nos . 57 , 124 , 134 , 187 , 222 , 257. ) H. R. 2883. Validating to Indians certain allot- ments ...
... Court of Claims to settle claims of Cherokee , Choctaw and Chickasaw , Creek , Semi- ( Public nole , Stockbridge and Wichita Indians . Laws Nos . 57 , 124 , 134 , 187 , 222 , 257. ) H. R. 2883. Validating to Indians certain allot- ments ...
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... COURT TERMS Passed Eleven acts relating to judicial districts and places and dates for holding court terms . LAND GRANTS - RAILROAD AND STATE Passed H. R. 5318. Washington , State of , authorize ex- change of lands with . App . June 7 ...
... COURT TERMS Passed Eleven acts relating to judicial districts and places and dates for holding court terms . LAND GRANTS - RAILROAD AND STATE Passed H. R. 5318. Washington , State of , authorize ex- change of lands with . App . June 7 ...
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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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