United States v. Boston & M. R.

(charging jury). The statute which we are considering in this case is a statute passed by Congress under the power which is intrusted to Congress by the Constitution to regulate commerce between the several states. Congress makes this law in regulation of interstate commerce; it has the power to make such regulations. If we were dealing here with a railroad or a train whicli was not engaged in interstate commerce at all, this statute would not. apply. It does not seem to be disputed in this case that the defendant railroad, and the car with whicli you are concerned, were both engaged ill…