The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-11

OulIlS u Do TdIu'
EARNING CAPACITY THE BASIS
Schedule Covers Death, Permanent
and Partial Disability and all 9th.
er Injuries and Also Disease Con
tracted in the Employment-Anti-
Pass Measure Finally Sent Out Of
House Committee.
st. Paul, Feb. 10.-A schedule of
damages to be awarded employees for
the loss of legs, arms, sight and hear
ing, based on a yearly. wage of $500,
with proportional increase for add.
tional income, is the basis of the en-
ployers' liability bill introduced in the
senate by Senator f. H. Peterson of
Moorhead., Mr.. Peterson's bill is the
result Of study of the problem for
several years. Such a bill was recon-
mended by the governor, the state
bar association and organized labor.
Several other bills Of a similar nature
will be introduced soon. Senator b.
S. Durment of st. Paul has one nearly
ready for introduction.
Senator Peterson's bill requires that
the employee shall be so injured as to
require his absence from work for
more than week, and only wilful mis-
conduct Of the injured will suffice to
release the employer from damages
for injury. Disability under the bill
may arise from disease contracted in
the employment.
The maximum amount for total dis,
ability or for death is $4,000 for man
drawing $500 year. The same
amount is allowed for the, loss of both
eyes and half for one. The minimum
amount for: partial loss of sight is
5000.
The value of hearing ranges from
500 to $1,000 for total loss. Two
hands or feet are worth $4,000, and
any one of such member is rated at
$1,000. Each finger counts for $500.
For partial, permanent disability
the man will get from $500 to $4,000.
Temporary disability entities him to
rs per cent of the salary he was re-
ceiving for the three weeks preced-
Ing the injury.
Passes Petition to Congress.
A joint resolution, reciting the prac-
tjcability OF using the Minnesota and
Red River of the North for waterways
and asking congress to make some
provision for this work was passed
in the house. It was introduced by L..
G. Spooner of Morris.
G. l.. Sawyer of Minneapolis intro.
duced in the house the bill introduced
in the senate Monday, authorizing
cities of $4,000 to purchase lighting
and heating plants and to acquire
them by condemnation If they so de-
sire. :. a
An anti-pass bill was finally sent
out ct the house railroad committee
and the Nimocks bill will be reported
for passage with an amendment which
will permit railway employees to retain
their passes even if they hold non
salaried Offices under the state or local
governments. The bill permits fire
men, policemen, members of the sal
wage corps and health departments
and letter carriers in uniform to ac-
cept free transportation. .,..
Two. bills, one by L. G. Spooner and
one by G. l.. Sawyer, covering parts
of this bill, we're killed and T. j.
Brady's bill for the repeal of the en-
tire law will be reported to the house
without recommendation.
The "fu1l crew BILL" introduced by
J. A. A. Burnqufst will be reported out
without recommendation.
Rosenwald's bill requiring railroads
to have electric lights on all passen-
ger cars was killed.
Must Connect Telephone Lines.
There will be no further use for two
telephones in each business Office If
a bill by Senator ]. F. MCGOWAN of
Minneapolis becomes a law. The bill
requires each company to connect
with any other company in the city.
The charge for this cross connection
must be reasonable one' to be de-
termined by arbitrators.
The state oil inspectors job and de-
partment is abolished in bill intro
duced by J. T.. Rosenwald Of Madison
in the house. It gives the work to
the dairy and food department
ut doesn't hurt to keep reminding
them of it. They have promised us
tariff revision for a dozen years and
we have not got it yet" said F. T.
White of Elk River in the house when
some of the members said that the
resolution asking Taft to call spe-
cial session of congress to revise the
tariff was a slap at the president. The
house decided favorably on the resolu-
ton, of which c. j. Swendsen of st.
James is the author.
Prisoners may be paid 25 cents
day for their labor in the penitentiary
or at the St. Cloud reformatory. The
is optional with the state
board of control. The bill by Senator
Stephens was passed by the senate,
The cost may amount to 100000 a
year and will be paid partially by the
farmers in higher prices for Irvine.
The money is to be paid monthly to
the families of the inmates or kept
until their release. The state will also
substitute this Tor the suit and dona.
ton given each man when discharged
from Saltwater. 5.s
The senate live stock committee