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The Industrial Commission was a United States Government body in existence from 1898 to 1902 . It was appointed by President William McKinley to investigate Railroad pricing policy, industrial concentration, and the impact of Immigration on Labor Market s, and make recommendations to the President and Congress . McKinley and the Commissioners launched the Trust-busting era. The Industrial Commission included McKinley's Ohio Running Mate , Commissioner Andrew L. Harris (a Governor of Ohio and Civil War General ) who served as Chair of the Agriculture Subcommittee, and prominent Senator s and Congressmen . After McKinley was Assassin ated in 1901 , President Theodore Roosevelt heeded the advice of the Commissioners and further regulated the large trusts. Roosevelt became known as the nation's toughest trust-buster. |
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