Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-05-25

Section 16 of the present law is 40
changed as to provide for an award
of pecuniary damages to complain
ants found entitled, and in case pay
ment is not promptly made in ac-
cordance with this award the bene-
ficiary Is authorized to file suit in
United States circuit court to COM
pei compliance. The finding of the
commission ia to be received as
prima facie evidence of the facts in
such suits, and the petitioner is alb
solved from all liability for acts.
Another provision renders legal the
service of the orders of the commits
sion through the mails and provides
that these orders shall take effect 80
days after service unless suspended
or modified by the commission or
suspended or set aside by the courts.
A penalty of $4,000 for each offense
in dlsobedience of the order is inn
posed and the penalty is to accumu-
late at the rate of $4,000 day in
case of continuous violation. Orders
other than those for money pay
ments are to be enforced by the
federal courts through writs of
mandamus or lnjunctions, and in
case of appeal to the supreme court
these cases are to be given preference
over all others except those of a
criminal character.
The bill was amended by the SEN
ate so as to give the United States
circuit courts jurisdiction to enter
tain suits brought to annul or
change the orders of the commission
and to provide against the granting
of interlocutory DEGREES without the
hearing and making appeals from
such orders direct to the supreme
court.
Other provisions extend the defn
ition of the word railroad so as e
make it include switches, tracks,
, spurs, terminal facilities, freigh,
depots, yards and grounds, and de
fnes the word transportation" SC
as to make it embrace cars and
. other facilities for shipment or
carriage retrospective of ownership
OF of any contract" the intention
being to make the railroads respons
ible for all special car service. 1t If
made the duty of carriers to furnish
special car service upon reasonable
request.
Senate amendments include oil
pipe lines, express companies and
shipping car companies under the
head of ecommon carriers" and
make them amenable to the require
ments of the bill. Other senat,
notifications prohibit the issuance
of passes or the granting of specia
favors to one class of passenger
over another; prohibit railroad com
panies from transporting commod
tiles produced by themselves; require
such companies to put in switches
{ at the reasonable request of shippers
prohibit the granting or acceptanc
Of rebates, and provide imprison
D men, as the penalty for violation o
. the law.
: There are also changes in the la,
: relative to the reports to be require
u of common carriers, and . penalt
' of 800 day is imposed for fallur
= to comply with the report require
ment.
= The commission is given access I
Z the accounts of the companies a
fected by the act, but examiners ar
y forbidden, under penalty of heav
" fine and long Imprisonment, froi
'e divulging the facts ascertaine6
T Fines of $500 for each failure I
'e keep proper accounts is provided
le A Justification of accounts is mad
Is punishable by fine and imprisol
e' ment.
~ Circuit AMI district courts of Il
&c United States are given jnrlsdictio
~ over all complaints by the comm