Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-02-17

| ers' liability bills are becoming all the
rage this legislative session. In ad.
dition to the several already intro.
duced, two more made an appearance
today; one in the senate and one in
the house; and bill of this nature is
yet to be introduced by Senator E. S.
Durment of st. Paul.
The bill which appeared in the SEN
ate today was introduced by Senator
J. F. MCGOWAN of Hennepin. 1t pro.
vides first, that an employer may en-
ter into a contract with his employees
that he shall be relieved of employ
ers' liability in event of their taking
out accident insurance. Any employer
of not less than 1900 hands may car.
ry a special insurance fund, the EN-.
ployer to make up deficits in said fund.
In event of death of employee, the
heirs are entitled to sum equal to
four years wages of deceased, this
amount to be not less than $4,000. In
event of disability, the amount allow.
ed shall be so per cent of the injured
mans wages. In the payment of in.
surance premiums, the employer shall
stand half the expense, the employees
the other half. Tomorrow Senator
MCGOWAN will follow this bill with
another measure proposing compul.
sorry insurance of this character, fol.
lowing the German law.
The employers liability bill in the
house today was presented by Kerry
Conley of Rochester. It provides that
each employer of labor shall create
relief association board of five mem.
bers, two named by the employer,
three by the employees. Employees are
divided into five classes; first class,
those receiving up to $35 month; sec.
ond class. those receiving $35 to SIS
month; third class, those receiving
SIS to SIS; fourth class, those receiv.
ing SIS to $95 a month; fifth class,
those receiving over $95. The insur.
ance fund shall be made up by con.
tributions of employees as follows:
First class, Is cents month; second
class, $3.50 month; third class, 1925
month; fourth class, So month;
fifth class, 1915 month. For partial
disability indemnity shall be paid as
follows: For men of the first class,
60 cents day; second class, $1.25
day; third class, $1.60 a day; fourth
class, 1925; fifth class, $2.75. In
event of death, if the deceased was
under As years of age the heirs shall
receive $500; if over As years, $4,000.
Senator J. NJ. Hackney Of St. Paul
introduced bill today for instruction
by mail in agriculture, a correspon.
dence course to be established at the
State Agricultural college. Senator E.
H. Garfield introduced bill to provide
for three more deputy state auditors,
to be appointed by the auditor, who
shall have sole charge of the states
properties-one to be known as the
mineral land deputy, a state timber
deputy, and an agricultural land and
immigration deputy.
In the house today the memorial
resolution was passed asking for a
special session of congress as soon as
possible to revise the tariff. Henry
Rine introduced bill which if passed
will materially diminish the income of
Frank A. Day, governors secretary It
provides that every attorney shall be
notary public on filing $4,000 bond
with the county commissioners, and
his certificate of admission to the bar
with the clerk of the district court and
payment of fee of 81. At present
Mr.. Day gets So for each notarial com.
mission issued.
The farmers of the house held a
meeting today and organized by elect.
ing Representative Saugstad as chair
man. They will ask recognition as a
house committee, but do not desire any
bills referred to them. They will dis.
cuss such bills as interest them and
decide on united action on such meas.
ures.
The Elmer E. Adams committee met
today and secured further evidence
on the school book trust. Today's wit.
nesses testified that book agents at
Winona were conducting a strenuous
campaign to dictate who shall be the
new superintendent of city schools to
succeed Mr.. Frazier, who resigned to
become assistant superintendent of
public instruction.