Putnam patriot., 1911-08-04

p,...d Liability Compensation Bill o.,,.ieally as Reported.
 fsneeial .Correspondence-l hartford. July 26.-Yesterday in the ronnecticut legislature brought its as.tiops in both houses. The house ,. bours on the measure which does
 "a, with the limit of 5000 on dam recoverable after accidental
 ,..,b and finally passed the bill as it ao fom the committee, wiping out n Bnit whatever. This was con
 r-.rr to expectation, and there is little .,.son te believe that the senate will
 .ss tho measure in this form. Judge
 banks the Republican leader, fought
 ,.,o and hard for an amendment to .ha measure which would put the dam ..os recoverable on the basis of the de tendency of the person or persons sus= taining the damage. but finally lost it. ue had made this an amendment to ina amendment of MT. Ensign of slmsburf providing limit of $10,0o0 astead of the S5.0o0 limit, this being Fbat Governor Baldwin proposed in sis inaugural message, in order that 5 might be considered first of all. anf | f,r a time il certainly seemed that the hoase was ready to pass it, but the natter has been much confused lat tarly. and in the end the amendment was defeated. Much was said about nrtv platform pledges and far more tbau WIS said about the real merits If tbe question. for the Democrats
 were in control of the house all day reSferday. Mir Ensign fought just as hard for his amendment, but i'll the end lost that. the only amendment which Wis finally tackled on to the bjl as provided providing that 1t shall affect only causes of action arising after it becomes q law. The vote by which the Banks amendment was de feated was roll call vote and came out lJ5 to = against the amendment. Cattle Bill Not Recalled. Meantime those who wished the re call of the cattle inspection bill were
 having busy time. First they brought up the matter in the house
 and after much thrashing around sue
 ceeded in getting the recall through there by a vote of S3 to 76, which is certainly nc larger vote than that by which the measure was passed in the house, which has been the subject of so much criticism because of the claim
 that it was done when there was
 sim attendance
 The recall was then hustled to t1le
 senate under suspension of the rules. It never had chance there. Senatee
 Woodruff was the enly one who spoke
 for it. and the viva voce vote showed only one or two votes for it. Eve1
 then the eattlemen, who axe against
 it. didn't give up hope. but they did
 later in the day when they learned
 ihat Governor Baldwin had signed the law.
 Both branches were in session the
 best part of the afternoon yesterday
 and got through with la good deal of
 routine business. The foot of tine cal
 eDdar was the order of the day jn the
 senate and among the matters on 1t
 was the bill providing for a state tax
 which has been favorably reported by
 tue committee on finance. On motion of senator Beck, senate chairman of the" appropriation committee, this was again tabled He intimated that when lhe total of appropriations was in these
 @ght be no need of a state tax
 liability Compensation Bill.
 Last week Wednesday saw the finish ef the employers liability workmen's compensation bill hn the seDate-for the ume being. anyway-and that body l'SSesi 1t along to the house in suhstan- ualiy the same condition in which 1t received 1t from the committee. !It re 1ased to pass the principal amend heltls offered by Senator Judsou, eS Flallr that which would hare taken eH 0f the bill the abrogation of the aetflhe of assumed risk. which Gov 1her Baldwin and Senator JudSo.n and tuners agree makes the bill of dubious eonsutuuonaiity. There vas a roN call 'V'e on the Judson amendment re iered to- which resulted as follows: laose yoting for the amendment were senator's MaTloWe, Dckerman, Parker, woodruff Platt, lLounsbury. MahaD~ fsfk' jndson, Hammond, ElsOtt, Fris 0ie, Nrlght aud Leonard.
 nose voting against the amendment sere Senators Pierce, Hooker. Spel- 2. seF' Fenh. Alsep, Halloran, Mitchell. 2 Saanley' Marsdep, Lawlor, Avery, paiuett' ? MeNeil, Jr, Paddock, Peck, DOloYan, Mearp. Barnum and BrinS made.
 This made it cgeas that the consid
 ~.tVh ol the bllf was not along par Y ' mes, and later developments en- 'aeeed this. The senate once passed 4a s aAlhendnent removing the exemption @ serlcuiturists from the provisions 7. I4s Dill as whole. Lieutenant Gov s'4W Slakeslee breaking tie vote. e tisas on motion of Senator Dono- ,an feconsidered and rejected the - e'ia nssant. thus leaving the bill un- ,s ,ssiihaeaal in the minds of Senator '1usoh Governor Baldwin, ct al sehators Woodruff and Platt inc -'er a large Hanufacturer in Water ss, opposed the whole bill rather !. and voted against it, but on - q. nnai Vote they were joined by out M V otner Republicans. Parker, FITS - Elliott and Wright. Twenty-seyen
 alofs z. voted for. the bill