the United States, and raised the question whether the Railroad Rate law enacted in 1906 did not repeal the first section of the Elkins act, prohibiting rebates by railroads. View Full Article in ...

The Hepburn Act of 1906 and the Mann-Elkins Act of 1910 strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission, stating the government's regulatory power more definitively. The Hepburn Act empowered the ...