Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-01-25


st. Paul. Jan. 17.-Moses E. Clapp
was reelected United States senator
for another term of six years.
The Hennepin house delegation in.
troduced, many bills in the session:
Representative Kunze introduced a
bill providing that cities of the first
class might assess abutting property
owners for park improvements, collect
Ing 20 per cent of the tax per annum
and collecting interest at the rate of
per cent per annum. s
Representative Palmer presented a
bill giving authority to cities of $4,000
or more to issue bonds for 100000 for
their park systems, but limiting the
amount to be issued yearly to $3.50, 900.
Mr.. Palmer brought forward another
bill authorizing city to acquire land
within a mile and a half of the city
limits by gift, devise, condemnation
or purchase. The bill applied not only
to lands, but to streams and lakes also
1t contains a proviso that not more
than 40 acres outside the city limits
can be obtained under the provisions
of the act by condemnation or pur-
chase.
Mr.. Fuchs represented the firemen
and policemen with bill permitting
street railway companies to grant free
transportation for firemen and police.
men.
The bill providing $4,000 for the
st. Peter asylum for the dangerous in
sane. which had already passed the
senate, passed the house.
John P. Nash introduced bill abol-
ishing the Office of oil inspector. 1T
is an expense to the state of $4,000
or more for which the state receives
no return. It has outlived s-useful-
ness" said Mr.. Nash, in discussing the
bill. "N-
Governor Eberhart recommended in
message to the Senate, that legisla-
ton be formulated to provide state
funds for the schools of Koochiching
county equal to the amount of taxes
that state lands in that section would
pay were they taxed. He did this on
petition from residents of Koochi-
ching county. H..
Senator Elwell introduced a bill au-
thorizing cities of $4,000 or more pop
ulation issuing bonds of the value of
100000 par for the purchase and inn
provement of park property.
The official report of the majority
of the members of the Minnesota
Workingmen's Compensation commits
sion on a workingmen's compensation
bill to be presented to the legislature
is announced.
The principal question at issue is
the section governing the indemnity
fund. Mr.. McEwen and Mr.. Mercer
favor a plan by which the employer
shall contribute all of the indemnity
fund for the compensation of injured
workmen. It is said Mr.. Gillette
hold such stand would be too great
burden upon employers, and that it
= should be an insurance proposition
with the workingman contributing 20
per cent and the employer 80 per cent
of the fund.
The bill, as favored by two of the
members, fixes the amount of benefit
to be received by the workingmen who
are injured. The scale gives Mkt
mum of $4,000 for death, miximum
of $4,000 for total or partial disability.
In certain cases, such as the loss of
both arms, legs or eyes, additional
compensation is given. The following
computations are made as an illustra-
ton:
Maximum compensation for a man
earning 5000 year is $2,250 for death,
$3.50 annually for maximum period
of five years for permanent disability;
for total permanent disability by loss
of legs, arms, or eyes, $3.50; for the
loss of leg, arm or eye, $2,7S7.50.
Compensation for partial disability
is SO per cent of decrease in annual
wages during the continuance of par.
tial disability. If man earning 5000
a year in a normal condition is forced,
owing to injury, to take a position
paying $500, then the compensation is
to be SO per cent of the $500 difference
or $3.50 a year for five years. The
maximum compensation under the bill
for disability based upon the annual
wage of $4,000 would be $1,000.
The bill extends to all dangerous
employment. Every employment in
which an accident, arising in and
growing out of such employment, &C.
ours is declared to be dangerous.
This includes agricultural pursuits and
house servants. The employer is
made liable for compensation, in all
accidents arising out of employment
except those purposely inflicted. No
compensation is paid for the first two
weeks of disability. The employer is
liable, however, for medical and hos
pital expenses limited to 500 during
the first two weeks of disability.
st. Paul, Jan. 1S.-An three con-
tested electoral seats have advanced
step towards settlement. Arguments
in the Ahmann-Emmel contest were