Searchlight on Congress, Volumes 10-11Lynn Haines Searchlight Publishing Company, 1924 |
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... proposals having to do with the regular rules of the House , thus taking away its authority over gag rules and ... propose to bring about disarmament ? 43. What steps would you take , if any , to outlaw war ? 44. Do you favor a popular ...
... proposals having to do with the regular rules of the House , thus taking away its authority over gag rules and ... propose to bring about disarmament ? 43. What steps would you take , if any , to outlaw war ? 44. Do you favor a popular ...
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... propose to do to reduce and equalize the burdensomeness of taxes ? Upon what principle would you predicate a taxation pro- gram ? 64. What are your remedies for the various exac- tions of monopoly in their relation to and effect upon ...
... propose to do to reduce and equalize the burdensomeness of taxes ? Upon what principle would you predicate a taxation pro- gram ? 64. What are your remedies for the various exac- tions of monopoly in their relation to and effect upon ...
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... proposed for the government to buy and oper- ate a key trunk route in each traffic region as a com- petitive regulator of rates ? 78. What changes would you advise , if any , as to ownership , operation or control , with reference to ...
... proposed for the government to buy and oper- ate a key trunk route in each traffic region as a com- petitive regulator of rates ? 78. What changes would you advise , if any , as to ownership , operation or control , with reference to ...
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... propose ( other than forfeiture of grants , if applicable ) to mitigate the effects of the present concentrated , monopolistic ownership of iron ore deposits by the Steel Corpora- tion ; timber lands by the Weyerhaeusers and other great ...
... propose ( other than forfeiture of grants , if applicable ) to mitigate the effects of the present concentrated , monopolistic ownership of iron ore deposits by the Steel Corpora- tion ; timber lands by the Weyerhaeusers and other great ...
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... proposal to submit to the people of the cities and towns the question of whether or not the merger of the Boston and Maine and the New Haven railroads was advis- able . In 1908 he voted against a referendum of Essex County citizens on ...
... proposal to submit to the people of the cities and towns the question of whether or not the merger of the Boston and Maine and the New Haven railroads was advis- able . In 1908 he voted against a referendum of Essex County citizens on ...
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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...