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Transportation growth detailed at Senate Judiciary committee hearing. Washington D.C. A hearing on the bill for corporation licensing was opened today before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney , of Wyoming, author of the bill, is shown with a chart detailing the growth of tranportation from the time of George Washington to the present as he opened the hearing with an explanitory statement of his measure. The bill,... passed, will require corporations dealing in ... Interstate Commerce to comply with specified ... in order aquire a federal license

Senate Interstate Commerce Committee opens hearings today on transportation. Washington, D.C., April 3. The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee got off today for a series of hearings on public transportation problems, but the news value was considerably overshadowed by the appearance of Robert Montgomery in another committee at the same time. Carl R. Gray, Chairman of the president's committee of six on railroads, told the Committee that his group felt that an independent transportation board is needed to regulate all transportation, the board to be outside of the ICC jurisdiction. Gray urged that the federal board which he proposed handle water carriers as part of its duties. 4-3- 39

Discuss transportation difficulties. Washington, D.C., Sept. 14. Representatives of [...] types of transportation companies- railroad, airline, bus, steamship- attended a special meeting today at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to formulate a national transportation policy for presentation to the next congress. Banking and insurance interests were also represented. Here we see J.J. Pelley, (left) President of the Association of American Railroads, and [...]W. Baldwin, Chief Executive officer of the Missouri Pacific, as they discussed the present [...ght] of the railroads, 9/14/38

Senate Interstate Commerce Committee opens hearings today on transportation. Washington, D.C., April 3. The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee got off today for a series of hearings on public transportation problems, but the news value was considerably overshadowed by the appearance of Robert Montgomery in another committee at the same time. Carl R. Gray, Chairman of the president's committee of six on railroads, told the Committee that his group felt that an independent transportation board is needed to regulate all transportation, the board to be outside of the ICC jurisdiction. Gray urged that the federal board which he proposed handle water carriers as part of its duties. 4-3- 39

Back Senate bills proposing licensing of corporations operating in interstate commerce. Washington, D.C., Nov. 26. Both Senators Joseph A. O'Mahoney (left) of Wyoming, and William E. Borah, of Idaho, have introduced bills in the Senate requiring that corporations which operate in interstate commerce take out federal charters. The bills are aimed to reach objectives of NRA and the pending Wage-Hour Bill--that is, fair-trade practices in industry and protection of the worker from over-long hours and oppressive wages--but in a simpler fashion. Senators Borah and O'Mahoney are seeking agreement on the form of a bill, with the aim, if possible, of merging their individual measures, 11/26/37

Back Senate bills proposing licensing of corporations operating in interstate commerce. Washington, D.C., Nov. 26. Both Senators Joseph A. O'Mahoney (left) of Wyoming, and William E. Borah, of Idaho, have introduced bills in the Senate requiring that corporations which operate in interstate commerce take out federal charters. The bills are aimed to reach objectives of NRA and the pending Wage-Hour Bill--that is, fair-trade practices in industry and protection of the worker from over-long hours and oppressive wages--but in a simpler fashion. Senators Borah and O'Mahoney are seeking agreement on the form of a bill, with the aim, if possible, of merging their individual measures, 112637

Transamerican Counsel institute court action in effort to restrict S.E.C. inquiry. Washington, D.C., Jan. 16. Just before appearing at a Securities and Exchange Commission hearing today, counsel for the Transamerican Corporation, headed by former NRA Administrator Donald Richberg and William Stanley, former Assistant Attorney General, announced they had instituted Federal court action in an effort to restrict an SEC inquiry into the affairs of the corporation. Left to right: Donald Richberg; A.P. Giannini, chairman of the board, Transamerican Corp.; L.M Giannini, president of the Transamerican Corp.; and William Stanley, 1/16/39

Discuss transportation difficulties. Washington, D.C., Sept. 14. Representatives of ... types of transportation companies- railroad, airline, bus, steamship- attended a special meeting today at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to formulate a national transportation policy for presentation to the next congress. Banking and insurance interests were also represented. Here we see J.J. Pelley, (left) President of the Association of American Railroads, and ...W. Baldwin, Chief Executive officer of the Missouri Pacific, as they discussed the present ...ght of the railroads, 91438

Senate Judiciary Committee considers president's request to increase membership of Supreme Court. Washington D.C. After a meeting today members of the Senate Judiciary Committee reported that opinion in their group was about evenly divided on wisdom of President Roosevelt's request for power to increase the membership of the Supreme Court to possibly 15 members. Senators Borah, Pittman and Connally continued their silence on the administration Program as they left the Committee Room. in the photograph, left to right: (seated) Senator William E. Borah, Idaho; Senator Henry F. Hurst of Arizona, Chairman ; and Senator Pat McCarran of Nevada. Standing left to right: Senator Frederich Van Nuys of Indiana; Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska. Senator Warren Austin of Vermont; Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Senator George McGill of Kansas; and Senator Carl Hatch of New Mexico

Transportation growth detailed at Senate Judiciary committee hearing. Washington D.C. A hearing on the bill for corporation licensing was opened today before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney , of Wyoming, author of the bill, is shown with a chart detailing the growth of tranportation from the time of George Washington to the present as he opened the hearing with an explanitory statement of his measure. The bill,[...] passed, will require corporations dealing in [...] Interstate Commerce to comply with specified [...] in order aquire a federal license

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Movies record Frankfurter's appearance before Senate committee. Washington, D.C., Jan. 12. Movie and still cameras were set at all angles in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing room to record for the nation the appearance of Felix Frankfurter, who made himself available to answer questions as to his fitness to serve on the Supreme Court bench. The committee later confirmed the nomination of Frankfurter, 1/12/39

Mrs. Larocca, 233 E. 107th St., N.Y., making willow plumes in an unlicensed tenement. Photo taken Feb. 29, 1912. License was revoked Dec. 19, 1911.Applied for again Feb 7, 1912, inspected Feb. 13 and refused Feb 14, 1912. Feb. 29, 1912 I found nine families (including the janitress) at work on feathers or with traces of the day's work still on the floor. Still other families were reported to be doing the work also, but were not home. When our investigator made her first calls here, she found the whole tenement in much worse condition (see schedule) Children had bad skin trouble, fever, etc. Grandmother was working the day this photo was taken. New York, New York (State)

Senate Committee questions Pennsy head. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. Martin W. Clement, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, today told the Senate Rail Inquiry that there had never been any objection from the Interstate Commerce Commission to salaries paid Directors of the road. At the same time, Clement admitted that his own salary had been increased from $60,000 to $100,000 on January 1, 1937. After hearing+F14 Clement, Chairman Wheeler criticized the ICC for their lack of supervision of the railroads and placed the blame for the current rail troubles at their door, 12/15/37

$119,000,000,000 lost to American wage earners during nine years of unemployment. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1. Questioned by Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, right, Co-chairman of the Joint Monopoly Committee, Isador Lubin, Commissioner of Labor Statistics, U.S. Depart. Of Labor, explains with a special chart how American wage and salary earners have lost $119,000,000,000 during nine years of unemployment. Lubin was the first witness before the Committee, Joint Legislative-Executive Body Created to Study Economic Ills and Recommend Remedial Legislation

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H.F. Stone appearing before Senate Judiciary Committee, 1/28/25

Frankfurter Counsel listens to testimony opposing appointment of Harvard professor. Washington, D.C., Jan. 10. Dean Acheson, right, former Undersecretary of the Treasury, as counsel for Prof. Felix Frankfurter, listens to testimony opposing his client's appointment to the Supreme Court before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee today. George E. Sullivan, left, Washington Attorney and author, opposed the nomination on the grounds that Frankfurter was alien born--in Austria--and had 'alien affiliations.' 1/10/39

Equal rights to women would result in confusion, senate committee told. Washington, D.C., Feb. 8. Dean G. Acheson, former Undersecretary of the Treasury, today told the Senate judiciary subcommittee, that the proposed Constitutional Amendment granting "equal rights" to women would lead only to "confusion." It would confuse states in determining what constituted "equal rights" and would cause "many good laws" to be discarded, Acheson added, 3838

Senate Judiciary Com on amendment of Volstead Act, 4/5/26

Courthouse, George & Washington Streets, Charles Town, Jefferson County, WV

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Senate Committee told that telegraph companies cannot meet provisions of wages and hours act. Washington, D.C., May 22. Isador Lubin, Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, today told a Senate Interstate Commerce Committee that Western Union and Postal could not meet provisions of the Wages and Hours Act 'without going further into the red.' He was testifying on a resolution recently introduced by Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, which would authorize a complete study of the telegraph industry

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