The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-08-30
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY BILL.
what Is Being Done to Safeguard
Working Men.

What Is Being Done to Safeguard
Working Men.
AS the employers liability bill is
b ing made an issue of the cam
paign and appeals are being made to
working men to support candidates
because of their attitude toward it, it
is we'll to know the exact situation.
At the last session Of the legislature
the following joint resolutions were
passed =:
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2.
Joint resolution for the appoint
ment of commission to inquire into
aud report legislation upon the sub
iect of an employers liability act.
WHEREAS, The Governor in his sec
ond annual message, recommended
that a commission be appointed 20
consider the provisions of the en-
ployers liability acts of Great Brit
ian, Germany and other foreign
countries, and TO report to the next
session of the Legislature draft
of an act with relation to compenSa-
tion for accidents to employees; and
WHEREAS, There appears to be a gen
eral demand for reasonable statutory
regulation as to employees and the
modification of certain common law
rules applicable TO suits between
employers and employees; and
WHEREAS, Both the employer and
-employe, as we'll as the State, are in
terested in the determination of
these eimportantq questions therefore
be it
ResoIUed, by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey
l. The Governor of this State be
and he is hereby authorized to appoint
two persons who are representative of
the labor interests OF tue State, two
persons who are representative of the
employers interest of the State, who
together with one member of the Sem
ate and one member of the House of
Assembly, to be named by the Presi-
dent of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House of Assembly, respectively
shall constitute a commission author
lied to make inquiry into the subject
matter recited in the preamble of this
resolution, and generally as to the
legal relations now existing in this
State between the employer and the
employe. N
2. This commission within thirty day;
after its appointment, shall organize
by the selection of president, and
shall have authority to sit from time
to time, either at the Capitol or other
places in the State, and to consider,
Through public hearings or otherwise.
the question referred to them, and
they shall also consider the legislation
and its results in the several states OF
the Union and foreign governments
on the subject referred to them, and
report to the next session of the Leg.
islature, by a bill, such legislation as
they would recommend to be enacted
into law by the Legislature of this
State. together with their reasons
therefor.
3. They may also select a person to
be secretary OF said dcommission, either
from their own number or otherwise
who shall receive such compensation
as the commission may determine, not
to exceed three hundred dollars.
4. The said commissioners shall serve
without compensation, but their act.
ual expenses Incident TO the inquiry
herein provided for shall be paid by
the Treasurer of the State, upon the
the warrant of the Comptroller, upoL
vouchers duly approved and certified
by the president thereof, out of any
moneys appropriatedlfo that purpose
and there is hereby appropriated the
sum of one Thousand dollars to cove
the incidental expenses herein pro
vided for.
5. This joint resolution shall TAX,
effect Immediately.
Under the provisions of this resolu
tion the following commission was ap
pointed =:
William B. Dickson, of Montclair
and John t. Cosgrove, of Elizabeth
representatives of employers; Samue
Botterill, Of East Orange, and J. Viii
liam Clark, representatives of labor
with Assem- blyman Walter E. Edge
of Atlantic City, and Senator Edwar,
K. Mills, of Morristown.
The commission has organized b
the selection of Mr.. Dickson as presi
dent, and appointed Albert A. Snow
den, as secretary.
A number of meetings have beel
held and the work planned out. TIL
commission will take up the matter a
once, hold public meetings in variou
parts Of the State and in every wa
seek to prepare bill that will be TO
the best interests of all concerned, an,
when it is presented to the legislator,
will be the result of the best thought
of practical men and not the theor,
of men who know little about the sit
uation.
Senator Mills has been studying th
situation since his appointment, re
mained in town during the summe
without vacation on account of it
and proposes to give all the time neces
sary to get an Intelligent grasp of th,
situation. He certainly will be BETTE
fitted to conserve the interest of work
ingmen than any one else in the coun
ty can possibly be.
Putting In New Switch.
Workmen in the employ Of the Nor