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The Elkins Act was imposed to stop the practice of rebates from railroad companies. It was supported as a way to end the influence of certain organizations that used railroads to transport goods. The organizations often sought out rebates from railroad companies after travel was completed.
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What was the act that ended railroads kickbacks?
The Interstate Commerce Act
The Mann-Elkins Act was passed to regulate?
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.
Who was president during the mann-elkins act?
Wilson
What increased the ICC's regulatory powers?
Man-Elkins Act
What was the effect of the Mann-Elkins Act which was passed by Congress in 1910?
It strengthened the Interstate Commerce Act.
How did the elkins act corporations?
It would not allow them specials rates for shipping
What two acts regulated shipping rates within the railroad industry?
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 and the Hepburn Act of 1906 regulated shipping rates within the railroad industry in the United States. These acts aimed to prevent unfair practices and discrimination in rail transportation, as well as to promote fair and reasonable rates.
How did Elkins Act hurt corporations?
It would not allow them specials rates for shipping
What specific industry was finally brought under effective government regulation by the Elkins Act and the Hepburn Act?
Railroads
How did the Elkins Act hurt corporations?
It would not allow them specials rates for shipping
What law passed by congress which prohibited railroads from accepting rebates from their best customers?
The Elkins Act
What is the elkins act?
A brief summary from good ol'Wikipedia:The Elkins Act is a 1903 United States federal law that amended the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.[1] The Elkins Act authorized the Interstate Commerce Commission to impose heavy fines on railroads that offered rebates, and upon the shippers that accepted these rebates. The railroad companies were not permitted to offer rebates.Prior to the Elkins Act, the livestock and petroleum industries paid standard rail shipping rates, but then would demand that the railroad company give them rebates. The railroad companies resented being extorted by the railroad trusts and therefore welcomed passage of the Elkins Act. The law was sponsored by President Theodore Roosevelt as a part of his "Square Deal" domestic program, and greatly boosted his popularity.
