Mann-Elkins Act for kids: Background History
The
1887 Interstate Commerce Act had
been passed to address the cost of freight-shipping on the railroads
and to creat an Interstate Commerce Commission to oversee the
conduct of the railroad industry. This federal law was passed in
response to public demand that the monopolies of the railroad
companies and their operations be regulated. In the original
Interstate Commerce Act, railroads could be punished for giving a
rebate but if shippers asked for a rebate it was was not deemed to
be a criminal act. The Hepburn Act of 1906 set up a system of fast
appeals in the Federal Courts.
Mann-Elkins Act for kids: Why was the amendment to the law passed?
President William Taft
believed that the 1887 Interstate Commerce Act
should be amended so as to permit
railroads to make traffic agreements, which would preserve the
principle of competition, and avoid the common control of competing
railroad lines.
Mann-Elkins Act for kids
The Mann Elkins Act was named for the progressive
Senators Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia and James R. Mann of
Illinois.
Mann-Elkins Act for kids: What did the Mann-Elkins Act do?
The Mann-Elkins act:
● Removed Federal courts
from the fast appeals process
● Prohibited railroads from
acquiring competing lines
● The Jurisdiction of ICC
(Interstate Commerce Commission) was expanded to included
telephone, telegraph, cable, and radio companies.
Mann-Elkins Act for
kids
The info about the Mann-Elkins Act provides interesting facts and
important information about this important law that
was passed during the presidency of the 27th President of the United States of America.
Mann-Elkins Act - President William Taft Video
The article on the Payne-Aldrich Act provides detailed facts and a summary of one of the important events during his presidential term in office. The following
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give you additional important facts and dates about the
political events experienced by the 27th American President whose presidency spanned from March 4, 1909 to March 4, 1913.
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