Searchlight on Congress, Volumes 10-11Lynn Haines Searchlight Publishing Company, 1924 |
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... charge after charge has been made , and considerable evidence from vari- ous sources amassed , to show that the Depart- ment of Agriculture is functioning more in the in- terest of organized commerce and the distributors of farm ...
... charge after charge has been made , and considerable evidence from vari- ous sources amassed , to show that the Depart- ment of Agriculture is functioning more in the in- terest of organized commerce and the distributors of farm ...
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... charge un- necessarily high rates ? 77. Do you favor , or disapprove , public ownership of railroads as a final solution ? If you answer in the affirmative , how could this be brought about ? How financed ? How made to operate honestly ...
... charge un- necessarily high rates ? 77. Do you favor , or disapprove , public ownership of railroads as a final solution ? If you answer in the affirmative , how could this be brought about ? How financed ? How made to operate honestly ...
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... charges , etc. App . June 7. Public 247 . ( See also Railroads . ) H. R. 7041. Amend United States compensation act for employees injured in line of duty . App . June 5. Public 196 . H. R. 8578. Railroad locomotives , provide addi ...
... charges , etc. App . June 7. Public 247 . ( See also Railroads . ) H. R. 7041. Amend United States compensation act for employees injured in line of duty . App . June 5. Public 196 . H. R. 8578. Railroad locomotives , provide addi ...
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... charges . ( Three years . ) App . May 9 . Public 115 . S. J. Res . 90. Fort Assinniboine reclamation proj- ect , relief of delinquent homesteaders on . App . June 7. Public Resolution 29 . S. 2998. Equitable use of the waters of the Rio ...
... charges . ( Three years . ) App . May 9 . Public 115 . S. J. Res . 90. Fort Assinniboine reclamation proj- ect , relief of delinquent homesteaders on . App . June 7. Public Resolution 29 . S. 2998. Equitable use of the waters of the Rio ...
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Lynn Haines. collector of Internal Revenue with $ 100 to offset a charge against him for a special stamp book which had been lost ; a law to restore property damaged by a Post Office Department airplane , $ 2,500 ; a law to allow a claim ...
Lynn Haines. collector of Internal Revenue with $ 100 to offset a charge against him for a special stamp book which had been lost ; a law to restore property damaged by a Post Office Department airplane , $ 2,500 ; a law to allow a claim ...
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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 2 - That the United States shall be permitted to participate, through representatives designated for the purpose and upon an equality with the other states...
Page 14 - 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 14 - 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 15 - 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 15 - ... 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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