The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-27
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY AND
WORKMANS COMPENSATION

Washington, d. c., Oct. 25.-After a
two days executive session, the EN-.
ployers' liability and workmen's com
pensation commission yesterday reach
ed an agreement on the basis of legis-
lation to be recommended to congress
and adjourned until Monday, Novem-
Der s, when the commission will meet
in this city to hear suggestions from
persons interested in the proposed leg
islation. The findings are not final,
but it is not probable that they will
be materially changed
The law proposed will provide for
direct payment by interstate carriers
for injuries sustained by their en-
ployes and such payment is made COM
pulsory. Senator Sutherland, chair
man, supplied an outline of the pro-
posed plan as follows
The law to provide for payment of
compensation by interstate carriers
engaged in interstate transportation to
employees sustaining injury by acci-
dent while engaged in such transporta-
tion, except in cases of wilful miscon-
duct to be hereafter specified.
The compensation to be paid by the
employer directly, and not out of
general fund created by any form of
taxation.
That the law shall be in form com
pulsory, and not subject to election by
either employer or employe
The remedy provided by such law
to be exclusive of any common law or
other statutory remedy.
ITO apply to all accidents resulting
to the employe while in the course of
his employment, except those where
the disability continues for period of
two weeks or less, the employer, how
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, approprite provision for com
mutation at any time after the lapse
If six months on the application of ,
either party.
The amount of payment to be limit |
ID to a minimum and maximum sum,
md not to continue beyond a specified |
erm of years, to be hereafter fixed. |
rhe question as to whether or not this
imitation shall apply to permanent to-
al disability is left open.
THE amount of all payments to be
'ased upon a percentage of the wages
eceived by the injured employe at the
ime of his injury to be hereafter fixed.
"All claims arising under the law
hall be non-assignable and exempt
rom levy.
In case of death, payments to be
1ade to dependents including alien de-
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referred lien.
Whenever any railway company and
s employees have agreed or shall here
fter agree upon a plan of compensa-
ION which is as favorable to the en-
loyes as the provisions of this law,
1ch plan may be substituted for the
lw provided that wherever in any
lch plan the employees contribte to
he compensation fund, the plan shall
ontain beneficial provisions in addi-
on to the schedule of payments
1uivalent to such contribution.
The character and extent of the ad-
features of the law have
cen left open for future determina- {
the commission will invite |
lggestions with reference thereto, as s
ell as suggestions respecting the de-
ills of the law to be made at the pub I
C hearings to be held hereafter" a