The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
AGREE ON PLAN
OF COMP ENSAT|ON
Payment for Employees of Inter.
state Carriers Who Are
Injured.

washington, OCTOBER 24.--After
two days executive session, the en-
ployers' liability and workmens COM
pcnsation commission to-day reached
an agreement on the basis of legisla-
ton to be recommended to Congress-
and adjourned until Monday, Novcm-
Der 6. when the commission will meet
in this city for the purpose of hear
Ing suggestions from persons Interest,"
ed In the proposed legislation. The
findings of the commission ure not
final. but 1t is not probable that they
will be materially changed.
The law proposed Will provide for
the payment by Interstate carriers for
injuries sustained by their employees.
Senator Sutherland. chairman of the
commission. supplied an outline of the
proposed plan. as follows:
THE law to provide for payment
OF compensation by Interstate car
riers engaged in Interstate transpor-
tation to employees sustaining injuries
by accident while engaged in such
transportation. except in cases of will
full misconduct to be hereafter speci-
fed.
The compensation to be paid by
the employer directly, and not out of
a general fund created by any form
of taxation.
That the law shall be in form COM
pulsory. and no. subject to election by
either employer or enIploye.
The remedy provided by such law
to be exclusive OF any common law or
other statutory remedy
To apply to all accidents resulting
to the employe in the course of his
employment, except those where the
disability continues for period OF
h..
ever. to furnish medical and surgical
assistance to an amount not exceeding
5000.
Payments of compensation to be
made under the law shall be made
periodically, and not IN lump sums,
with. however, appropriate provision
for Communication at any time after the
lapse OF six months on the applics-
ton of either party.
The amount OF payments to be
limited to minimum and maximum
sum. and not to continue beyond a
specified term of years. to be here
after fixed. The question as to whether
or not this Limitation shall apply to
permanent total disability is left open
The amount of all payments to be
based upon a percentage Of the wages
received by the injured employee at the
time OF his injury to be hereafter
fixed
"All claims arising under the law
shall he non-assignable and exempt
from levy.
I'm case of death. payments to he
made to dependents, including alien
dependents.
"All claims under the law to be
made preferred lien.
Whenever any railway company
and its employees have agreed or shall
hereafter agree upon a plan OF com
pensation which is as favorable to the
employees as the provisions OF this law,
such plan may ne substituted Tor tho
law. providing that Wherever In any
such plan the employees contribute to
the compensation fund. the plan shall
contain beneficial provisions In nddi-
ton TO the schedule OF payments eaui-
valent to such contribution
The character and extent Of the
administrative features OF the law
have been left open for future deter
mination, ard the commission viii in
wife suggestions with reference there
to. we'll susgestions RESPECTING
the details Of tao Law. to be made al
the public hearings TO he hereafter
held