 The powers thus granted are not confined to the instrumentalities of commerce, or the postal service known or in use when the Constitution was adopted, but they keep pace with the progress of the country and adapt themselves to the new developments of...  The American and English Encyclopedia of Law - Page 541edited by - 1890Full view - About this book
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1889 - 948 pages
...1, Chief Justice WAITE, on page 9, says: "The powers thus granted [to congress to regulate commerce] are not confined to the instrumentalities of commerce,...to the new developments of time and circumstances. " The same may undoubtedly be said of articles of commerce. This consideration alone would seem decisive... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1889 - 1878 pages
...1, Chief Justice WAITE, on page 9, says: "The powers thus granted [to congress to regulate commerce] are not confined to the instrumentalities of commerce,...to the new developments of time and circumstances. " The same may undoubtedly be said of articles of commerce. This consideration alone would seem decisive... | |
 | Benjamin Vaughan Abbott - Administrative law - 1880 - 464 pages
...The doctrine of the court is that the powers of Congress are not confined to the instrumentalities known or in use when the Constitution was adopted,...they keep pace with the progress of the country, and apply to new developments. They extend from the horse and his rider to the stage-coach, from the sailing-vessel... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1880 - 1080 pages
...operation, they should be under theprotecting care of the national government. Tie powers thus granted are not confined to the instrumentalities of commerce or the postal service known or in*nse whou the constitution was adopted, but they keep pace with the progress of the country, and... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1880 - 426 pages
...Co. v. Richmond, 19 Wall. 584. of the country, and adapt themselves to the new developments of times and circumstances. They extend from the horse with its rider to the stage-coach, from the sailing vessel to the steamboat, from the coach and the steamboat to the railroad,... | |
 | Science - 1881 - 904 pages
...telegraph : " The powers thus granted arc not confined to the instrumentalities of commerce, or of the postal service, known or in use when the Constitution...circumstances. They extend from the horse with its rider to the stage-coach, from the sailing-vessel to the steamboat, from the coach and steamboat to the railroad,... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1881 - 674 pages
...instrumentalities of commerce or of the postal services known or in use when the Constitution was adopted, but keep pace with the progress of the country, and adapt...to the new developments of time and circumstances. Chief -Justice Wait«, in delivering the opinion in this case, said: " Since the case of Gibbons against... | |
 | United States. Post Office Dept - 1883 - 812 pages
...Company r. Western Union Telegraph Company, 90 US, 1, 1), holds as follows: "The powers thus granted are not confined to the instrumentalities of commerce...adapt themselves to the new developments of time and circumstunces. They extend from the horse with its rider to the stage-coach, from the sailing vessel... | |
 | John Bouvier - Law - 1883 - 870 pages
...confined to the instrumentalities of commerce known or in use when the constitution was adopted, but keep pace with the progress of the country, and adapt...to the new developments of time and circumstances; 96 TJ. S. 1. The fact that congress has not legislated in regard to such commerce does not make it... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1884 - 824 pages
...Company v. Western Union Telegraph Company, 96 US, 1, 9, holds as follows: "The powers thus granted are not confined to the instrumentalities of commerce or the postal service known or in nse when the Constitution was adopted, but they keep pace with the progress of the country, and adapt... | |
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