The Transportation Act, 1920, commonly known as the Esch–Cummins Act, was a United States federal law that returned railroads to private operation after...

Newlands Labor Act and Title III of the Esch–Cummins Act (which pertained to labor disputes), with the enactment of the Railway Labor Act. History of rail...

the Esch–Cummins Act. The Mann–Elkins Act paved the way for the Communications Act of 1934. The 1934 law consolidated portions of the Mann-Elkins Act and...

serving for 18 years. Cummins was a leader of the Progressive movement in Washington and Iowa. He fought to break up monopolies. Cummins' successes included...

authority of the Army Appropriation Act, 39 Stat. 45, August 29, 1916. United States. Esch–Cummins Act (Transportation Act, 1920). Pub. L. 66–152, 41 Stat...

Mayfield–Newton Act, or the Mayfield Act, was an act passed by the United States Congress on March 4, 1927, amending the Interstate Commerce Act, the Esch–Cummins Act...

railroad property. This information would be used to set rates. The Esch-Cummins Act of 1920 expanded the ICC's rate-setting responsibilities, and the agency...

proposals for the resolution of labor disputes, as part of the Esch–Cummins Act (Transportation Act of 1920). The RLB soon destroyed whatever moral authority...

Valuation Act was to prepare a one-time assessment of railroad assets, subsequent legislation had the effect of prolonging the process. The Esch-Cummins Act of...

" on posters showing a US soldier taking hold of a German soldier in the act of terrorizing a mother and child, all in support of war bond sales. The...

Railway Administration Act, legislation was drafted to effect the return. Congress passed the Esch-Cummins Act (Railroad Transportation Act) in February 1920...

measure. Railroads were returned to private control in 1920 under the Esch-Cummins Act. 1918: The U.S. telephone system was nationalized on July 31, 1918...

Sedition Act of 1918 (Pub. L. 65–150, 40 Stat. 553, enacted May 16, 1918) was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917...

broadcasts, by KDKA in Pittsburgh and WWJ in Detroit 1920 – Volstead Act 1920 – Esch–Cummins Act 1920 – Economy collapses. The Depression of 1920–21 begins. 1920...

first major priority was the Revenue Act of 1913, which began the modern income tax, and the Federal Reserve Act, which created the Federal Reserve System...

(1919) Esch–Cummins Act 1920; Railroad Labor Board Federal Power Act 1920; Federal Power Commission Merchant Marine Act of 1920 Mineral Leasing Act of 1920...

The Espionage Act of 1917 is a United States federal law enacted on June 15, 1917, shortly after the United States entered World War I. It has been amended...

removing tariffs from trust made products. As a senator he sponsored the Esch-Cummins Act that returned the railroads to private control after the government...

such as the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 and the Esch–Cummins Transportation Act (The Railway Stock and Bond...

end of the war, Congress passed the Transportation Act of 1920 (also called the Esch-Cummins Act), which returned control to the railroad companies,...

Walker D. Hines was appointed assistant.: 12  The Esch-Cummins Act (Railroad Transportation Act) of 1920 ended USRA control over the railroads on March...

Appropriation Act, 39 Stat. 45, August 29, 1916. Esch–Cummins Act, Pub.L. 66-152, 41 Stat. 456. Approved 1920-02-28. Railway Labor Act, May 20, 1926,...

(1919) Esch–Cummins Act 1920; Railroad Labor Board Federal Power Act 1920; Federal Power Commission Merchant Marine Act of 1920 Mineral Leasing Act of 1920...

under the United States Railroad Administration, Congress passed the Esch–Cummins Act, which restored private control in 1920. Demobilization of the army...

campaigned as a supporter of Progressive reform and pledged to repeal the Esch–Cummins Act and push for the Columbia Basin Project. Poindexter, who was supported...

transport laws Esch-Cummins Act Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 Rail Passenger Service Act Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act Railway Construction...

The Occupancy Permits Act of 1915. The Fraudulent Advertising Act of 1916. The Merchant Marine Act of 1920. The Esch–Cummins Act of 1920. According to...

around his criticism of railroad regulatory legislation Cummins had co-authored, the Esch–Cummins Act, which Brookhart claimed to do too little to wrest ownership...

(1919) Esch–Cummins Act 1920; Railroad Labor Board Federal Power Act 1920; Federal Power Commission Merchant Marine Act of 1920 Mineral Leasing Act of 1920...

(1919) Esch–Cummins Act 1920; Railroad Labor Board Federal Power Act 1920; Federal Power Commission Merchant Marine Act of 1920 Mineral Leasing Act of 1920...