A Death Sentence or a New Lease on Life? A Survey of Corporate Adjustments under the Public Utility Holding Company Act

1946 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Robert M. Blair-Smith ◽  
Leonard Helfenstein
Keyword(s):  
Public Utility ◽  
Death Sentence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Holding Company

A Postscript to the Administration of the Public Utility Holding Company Act: The Hydro-Electric System Case

1959 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 1007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morris L. Forer
Keyword(s):  
Public Utility ◽  
Electric System ◽  
The Public ◽  
Holding Company

Capital Structures of Electric Utilities under the Public Utility Holding Company Act

1959 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald C. Cook ◽  
Herbert B. Cohn
Keyword(s):  
Electric Utilities ◽  
Public Utility ◽  
The Public ◽  
Holding Company

New Deal Mass Surveillance: The “Black Inquisition Committee,” 1935–1936

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
David T. Beito
Keyword(s):  
New Deal ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Public Utility ◽  
Death Sentence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Roosevelt Administration ◽  
The Press ◽  
Tax Returns ◽  
Mass Surveillance ◽  
The U.S

Abstract:At the behest of the Roosevelt administration in 1935, the U.S. Senate established a special committee to investigate lobbying activities by opponents of the “death sentence” of the Public Utility Holding Company Bill. Chaired by Hugo L. Black (D-Ala.), the “Black Committee” expanded its mission into a more general probe of anti–New Deal organizations and individuals. The committee used highly intrusive methods, notably catch-all dragnet subpoenas, to secure evidence. It worked closely with the IRS for access to tax returns and with the FCC to obtain copies of millions of telegrams. When the telegram search became public information, there was a major backlash from the press, Congress, and the courts. Court rulings in 1936, resulting from suits by William Randolph Hearst and others, not only limited the committee’s powers but provided important checks for future investigators, including Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Who should enforce the public utility holding company act?

1991 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
John Egan
Keyword(s):  
Public Utility ◽  
The Public ◽  
Holding Company

Preserving fair competition: The case for the public utility holding company act

1990 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Hempling
Keyword(s):  
Public Utility ◽  
The Public ◽  
Fair Competition ◽  
Holding Company
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