...Commission. Section 22 of the act to regulate commerce provides, "That nothing in this act shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of property free...the United States, State, or municipal governments." The commission directed general increases of 40 per cent on all interstate freight rates, but the State...

...following language: "that nothing in this part shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of the property free or at reduced rates for the United States, State, or municipal governments or the transportation of persons for the United States Government free or at reduced rates." Despite the...