Show Va t RAILWAY COMMISSION LAW AW Bill Introduced in Idaho Legislature by Bequest Request of Boise Com Corn Commercial Commercial mercial Club Special to The Herald Boise Ida Feb eb Agitation 1 for a railroad rail railroad railroad road commission was WaI renewed today toda the introduction in the house of a bill to that end by request of or the Commercial club of Boise The Thc measure relates to steam and electric railroads telegraph express and sleeping car companies and Isa Is avowedly a designed to prevent pr vent discrimination tion and extortion in charges to promote reasonable and Just jUt service and tariffs A board of three members Is la provided to tobe tobe tobe be appointed bv by the governor during the present year and to be elected every two years ears thereafter The proposed enactment gives the com corn commission mission power to regulate rates and ser service service vice Ice and through the courts to prescribe proscribe penalties for violations The provisions of the bill are arc much the same as the Washington law Jaw With the two to more im important Important important exceptions that express and sleep sleeping sleepIng ing car companies are Included penalties are arc are stipulated to be paid by railroads railroad to shippers for failure to promptly furnish cars ind equipment or to expeditiously de the deliver liver cars ears and freight to consignees s The property of transportation com coin companies companies panics is to be valued by the board for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of taxation and certain ac accounts accounts counts an are to be designated to be kept by them for its convenience |