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In 1887 Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to Federal regulation.
to charge the same taxes
Railroads and communications. It strengthened the (very weak and ineffective) Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Elkins Act of 1903 and the Hepburn Act of 1906 which also regulated railroads.
Because of a long legal process and resistance from the railroads, until 1897, when Supreme Court ruled that it could not set maximum railroad rates.
It prevented railroads from charging farmers more than other customers-Apex
The Interstate Commerce Act
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The Interstate Commerce Act.
In 1887 Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to Federal regulation.
to charge the same taxes
equality in shipping rates charged by railroads
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1897 and the Railway Labor Act of 1926.
Railroads and communications. It strengthened the (very weak and ineffective) Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Elkins Act of 1903 and the Hepburn Act of 1906 which also regulated railroads.
Because of a long legal process and resistance from the railroads, until 1897, when Supreme Court ruled that it could not set maximum railroad rates.
giving special rates to powerful customers
yes it did
Grover Cleveland