Nomination of James H. Wilkerson: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Seventy-second Congress, First Session, on the Nomination of James H. Wilkerson to be United States Circuit Judge, Seventh Circuit, Volumes 1-3 |
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... situation , studying as far as we could the records of those who seemed to be available for the appointment to fill the vacancy occasioned by the retirement of Judge Page , came to the opinion , at least we reached the opinion , that ...
... situation , studying as far as we could the records of those who seemed to be available for the appointment to fill the vacancy occasioned by the retirement of Judge Page , came to the opinion , at least we reached the opinion , that ...
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... situation is over , that it will be demonstrated to the satisfaction of this committee , and to the satisfaction of the Senate , and of the country , that no truer statement was ever made concerning a nominee , whose name has come ...
... situation is over , that it will be demonstrated to the satisfaction of this committee , and to the satisfaction of the Senate , and of the country , that no truer statement was ever made concerning a nominee , whose name has come ...
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... situation , I would say the present court consists of Judge Alschuler , a Democrat from Illinois , Judge Evans , a Democrat I believe from Wisconsin , and Judge Page , a Democrat from Illinois , who has retired , and of course they are ...
... situation , I would say the present court consists of Judge Alschuler , a Democrat from Illinois , Judge Evans , a Democrat I believe from Wisconsin , and Judge Page , a Democrat from Illinois , who has retired , and of course they are ...
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... situation was canvassed , and it was not done hurriedly . Senator Deneen was thorough about it , but after the whole thing was studied carefully , then it was appar- ently conceded that Judge Wilkerson was the best suited man for the ...
... situation was canvassed , and it was not done hurriedly . Senator Deneen was thorough about it , but after the whole thing was studied carefully , then it was appar- ently conceded that Judge Wilkerson was the best suited man for the ...
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... situation is . The CHAIRMAN . What companies were those ? Mr. SHEEAN . The Chicago Railways Co. , which is now in receiver- ship . It has been since the 15th of December , 1926 . Senator DILL . Were these proceedings before Judge ...
... situation is . The CHAIRMAN . What companies were those ? Mr. SHEEAN . The Chicago Railways Co. , which is now in receiver- ship . It has been since the 15th of December , 1926 . Senator DILL . Were these proceedings before Judge ...
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Page 67 - Whenever it shall appear to the court before which any proceeding under section four of this act may be pending, that the ends of justice require that other parties should be brought before the court, the court may cause them to be summoned, whether they reside in the district in which the court is held or not ; and subpoenas to that end may be served in any district by the marshal thereof.
Page 108 - It is a part of every man's civil rights that he be left at liberty to refuse business relations with any person whomsoever, whether the refusal rests upon reason, or is the result of whim, caprice, prejudice, or malice.
Page 108 - The right of a person to sell his labor upon such terms as he deems proper is, in its essence, the same as the right of the purchaser of labor to prescribe the conditions upon which he will accept such labor from the person offering to sell it.
Page 203 - States, or a judge or the judges thereof, in any case between an employer and employees, or between employers and employees, or between employees, or between persons employed and persons seeking employment, involving, or growing out of, a dispute concerning terms or conditions of employment...
Page 184 - That nothing herein contained shall prevent discrimination in price between purchasers of commodities on account of differences in the grade, quality, or quantity of the commodity sold or that makes only due allowance for difference in the cost of selling or transportation or discrimination in price in the same or different communities made in good faith to meet competition : And provided further, That nothing herein contained!
Page 204 - Without attempting to review and reconcile all the cases, we are of opinion that, as a general description, though perhaps not a precise and accurate definition, a conspiracy must be a combination of two or more persons by some concerted action to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose, or to accomplish some purpose not In itself criminal or unlawful by criminal or unlawful means.
Page 67 - ... no civil suit shall be brought before either of said courts against any person by any original process or proceeding in any other district than that whereof he is an inhabitant, but where the jurisdiction is founded only on the fact that the action is between citizens of different states, suit shall be brought only in the district of the residence of either the plaintiff or the defendant...
Page 204 - That the labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce. Nothing contained in the antitrust laws shall be construed to forbid the existence and operation of labor, agricultural, or horticultural organizations, instituted for the purposes of mutual help, and not having capital stock or conducted for profit, or to forbid or restrain individual members of such organizations from lawfully carrying out the legitimate objects thereof...
Page 123 - But the very fact that it is lawful to form these bodies, with multitudes of members, means that they have thereby acquired a vast power, in the presence of which the individual may be helpless. This power, when unlawfully used against one, cannot be met, except by his purchasing peace at the cost of submitting to terms which involve the sacrifice of rights protected by the Constitution; or by standing on such rights and appealing to the preventive powers of a court of equity. When such appeal is...
Page 181 - ... it is not for the real prosperity of any country that such changes should occur which result in transferring an independent business man, the head of his establishment, small though it might be, into a mere servant or agent of a corporation for selling the commodities which he once manufactured or dealt in, having no voice in shaping the business policy of the company, and bound to obey orders issued by others.