Searchlight on Congress, Volumes 10-11Lynn Haines Searchlight Publishing Company, 1924 |
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... ment to humanity would far outweigh them all . 2. Politics , in this country , is the gateway to everything government has to offer or to withhold from the people . It is the only existing instru- mentality through which the objects of ...
... ment to humanity would far outweigh them all . 2. Politics , in this country , is the gateway to everything government has to offer or to withhold from the people . It is the only existing instru- mentality through which the objects of ...
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... ment , which seeks to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President ? 9. What is your remedy for all the abuses and per- versions of patronage ? Would you continue the present practices in this ...
... ment , which seeks to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President ? 9. What is your remedy for all the abuses and per- versions of patronage ? Would you continue the present practices in this ...
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... ment and recommend to Congress that such recon- structive changes be made ? 34. What parts of it do you disapprove , if any ? and why ? 35. Do you favor the Norris amendment to abolish " lame duck " sessions of Congress ? 36. Do you ...
... ment and recommend to Congress that such recon- structive changes be made ? 34. What parts of it do you disapprove , if any ? and why ? 35. Do you favor the Norris amendment to abolish " lame duck " sessions of Congress ? 36. Do you ...
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... ment of Agriculture is functioning more in the in- terest of organized commerce and the distributors of farm products than in the interest of the pro- ducers and the general consuming public . It is said that the farmer is getting for ...
... ment of Agriculture is functioning more in the in- terest of organized commerce and the distributors of farm products than in the interest of the pro- ducers and the general consuming public . It is said that the farmer is getting for ...
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... ment shall exercise every power to restore to the public all fraudulently or illegally acquired rights in the natural resources ; and , second , that it shall bring into play every possible means for lessening and cor- recting the evil ...
... ment shall exercise every power to restore to the public all fraudulently or illegally acquired rights in the natural resources ; and , second , that it shall bring into play every possible means for lessening and cor- recting the evil ...
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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.
Page 15 - DRAMA, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act...