The Elkins Act was a piece of railroad legislation. The Elkins act primarily attacked the giving of rebates on railroads and shippers. If caught, railroads that gave out rebates to shippers could be fined, as could the shippers whom accepted them.
The Hepburn Act of 1906 restricted railroads from giving out free passes to certain shippers and shipping items. Through bribery and free shipping passes the connection between the railroads and shipping soon became corrupt.
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