Author : Albert Clarke
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331152036
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (52 download)
Book Synopsis The Free Pass Abuse by : Albert Clarke
Download or read book The Free Pass Abuse written by Albert Clarke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Free Pass Abuse: The Constitutional Power of the State to Regulate Railroads M r. President: I approach the discussion of this bill with hesitation, for I must necessarily consume an hour of the Senate's valuable time, and with no expectation of overcoming the predetermination of any man. But as those who oppose the bill have brought to bear all the prejudice against its passage which could be found outside the realm of argument, I shall be pardoned if I endeavor to present some views more worthy of legislative consideration. If, in doing this, I shall have the misfortune to say aught that may fall uncomfortably near the principles or practices of any gentlemen upon this floor, or in other high positions of the state, I beg that they will bear in.mind that it is only the system, and not its adherents, that I intend to assail, and as the turn given to the discussion by those who are understood to represent the railroads, or rather the one railroad management which manifests uneasiness whenever its bold upon public influence is threatened, brings up the Mportant question of the constitutional right of the state to exercise control over its corporations, the occasion seems to me opportune for beginning an inquiry as to what powers we have conferred and what we. Have left, because, unless I mistake the tendencies of our time, questions of regulation, considered by many as greatly transcending in importance the particular one in hand, must soon be determined on the same general principles. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.