...Constitution of the United States, and an act of Congress entitled "An act to promote the safety of employes and travelers upon railroads by compelling common...commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers" (Act Cong. March 2, ]893, c. 196, 27 Stat. 531 [US Comp. St. 1901, p. 3174]), and acts amendatory thereof....

...after having proposed to itself the enacting a law "to promote the safety of employes and travellers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged...to equip their cars with automatic couplers," and having used fitting language to carry that purpose into effect and nothing more, have failed to declare...

...the law is with the plaintiff. The caption of the act is as follows: "An act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling...carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their Use In Moving Interstate Commerce. It appears to be true, as insisted upon by the defendant, that while...

...the title of the act shows that the purpose of the legislation is "to promote the safety of employes and travelers upon railroads by compelling common...engaged in interstate commerce to equip their cars with certain appliances for the safety of the employes and the traveling public." When the first safety...

...safety appliance act (Act March 2, 1803. c. 196, 27 Stat. 531 [US Comp. St. 1901, p. 3174]), requiring common carriers engaged In interstate commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers so that they will couple by impact when it comes in contact with another car and which may be uncoupled...

...authorized expenditures under the provisions of the act of February 17, 1911, “ To promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling...carriers engaged In Interstate commerce to equip their locomotives with safe and suitable boilers and appurtenances thereto.” as amended by the act of March...

...in 1911. The original Act applied only to the boiler. It is entitled: "An Act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling...carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their locomotives with safe and suitable boilers and appurtenances thereto." The provisions of that Act were...

...its title to be " the promotion of the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads and to compel common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers and to install air brakes on cars and the locomotives with driving wheel brakes." Penalties were provided...

...its title to be " the promotion of the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads and to compel common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers and to install air brakes on cars and the locomotives with driving wheel brakes." Penalties were provided...

...affect all commerce, without regard to the lights of the states. Again, "An act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling...with automatic couplers and continuous brakes and other locomotives with driving •J82 CENTRAL LAW JOURNAL. 283 wheel brakes, and for other purposes,"...