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George F. Hoar: “I claimed, however, further, that Congress had, in my opinion, the power of controlling the whole matter, by reason of…”

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I claimed, however, further, that Congress had, in my opinion, the power of controlling the whole matter, by reason of its right to prescribe terms on which any corporation, created by State authority or its own, should engage in interstate or international commerce.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar asserts Congress's authority over corporations in matters of interstate commerce.

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