Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. State

Mr. Justice Brandéis

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Section 22 of the Act to Regulate Commerce, as amended by Act of March 2, 1889, c. 382, § 9, 25 Stat. 855, 862, provides, among other things,

“ That nothing in this act shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States, State, or-municipal governments, or for charitable purposes, or to or from fairs and expositions for exhibition thereat, . . .”

Whether this section should be construed as denying to the Interstate Commerce Commission power to prohibit such reduced rates, even where…