Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14


pay envelopes every Saturday night a
certain amount of money is deducted
they look upon it in the light of a de-
crease in their wages. That is the
attitude of the proponents of the bill
in opposing this amendment, on the
ground that the deduction or the per-
centage asked for by this amendment
one-half, makes it even more objec
tionable. | will say that I have eX
amined about Is such bills applying
to different states in this country, and
in all of the Is bills one-eighth is the
largest proportion that labor has been
asked to pay; and l believe that one
half is so large an amount that any
friends OF the bill must vote To object
to the amendment
The question being on the reeonsid-
Grafton of the vote whereby House
Amendment l was adopted.
MIR. Benn of Hodgdon called for the
yeas and nays.
The SPEAKER; AS many as favor
the yeas and nays will please arise.
sufficient number not having arisen,
The yeas ana nays were not ordered
A division being had. the motion was
lost by vote of 80 TO Al
Mr.. Higgins of Brewer moved that the
bill be now passed To be engrosesd as
amended by Senate Amendments O. 7
and q, and House Amendments il and /.
Mr. Descoteaux of Biddeford moved
that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
Mr. NEWBERT of Augusta Mr.,
Speaker, ! certainly did not intend to
take part in this debate. Somewhere IN
this session beginning was made of
what to my mind was a great and bene-
fcient measure. 1t comes to us now
In its dying days when it is impossible
to consider it and loaded down with
amendments which no man in the House
has read, ana TO my mind the bill as it
stands with all its unreasonable exemp-
tions, with its exemption of farm hands,
and domestic servants. and lumber IN
terests. and lumbermen and crews be-
| low 10, and this last amendment putting
half the charge upon the laboring man.
l say. the bill as it stands, gentlemen,
| loaded down as it is with this awful
men of the state of Maine. and it ought
| to die right here tAppause).
| Mr.. SMITH of Auburn: Mr.. Speaker,
| the remarks of the gentleman from All
gusta tMr NewberD thoroughly coin
eide with mine. The bill was reported
| from the committee and the committee
| felt obliged to put in there some of these
| amendments. In regard To one of these
| amendments, applying 10 cities and
| towns, there is no reason why towns
should he exempted 1t is nothing
more or less than the laboring men
carrying insurance, for which they will
have to pay. and | hope the motion to
| indefinitely postpone will prevail.
| The SPEAKER: The question is on
the motion of the gentleman from Bid
deford, Mr. Deseoteaux, that this bill
be indefinitely postponed.
| Mr.. TRIMBEE of Calais: Mr.. Speak
er. l had a striking illustration of the
needs of such measure as this when |
was home last week. lahoring man
was taken into the hospital where a sur
geon had TO remove all of his right hand
except one finger and thumb. The
corporation by whom he was employed
| carried insurance against accidents, and
| they offered him s100 for practically los
! ing his right hand. and he said to me, Il
am glad YOU passed the workmen's COM
pensaton bill, and | wish il had been
passed before | met with my accident
had doubts and at that time | was
very much afraid the measure would
not pass, but | was very much interested
| III lis passage and would do everything
/ could to have fair measure passed !;
but from the attitude | have discovered
| on the part of members OF the House, /
| 1Hipl. a ma lyn
to get this measure into reasonable
shape and / move that the bin together
with the amendments be laid upon the
| table.
A viva vace vote being taken.
The motion was lost.
/ Mr.. KEIlOE of Portland: Mr.. Speak,
er, | am very anxious To see a proper
employers liability bill passed by this
| Legislature. | read in the paper recently
| the action Of this House and Senate in
structing Congress in reference to the
pending tariff bill in which the desire
| seemed To be on the part of members
to protect the great lumber interests
| of Maine. Today we see how much the
| same members care for the laborers
| who are employed by the same lumber
men. | a sorry this bill is being killed
| in this fashion. OF course after House
Aendment | is adopted, no self-respeet-
| ing man could vote for it,
Mr. OCONNELL. of Milford: Mr.
Speaker. | would like to ask the menu
bers of this fIoues if it would not be
advisable, since this bill is going down,
to allow ii to lie on the table until
perhaps Monday morning to see If we
could not get committee of perhaps
three or four or five more whatever
number is deemed advisable to investi-
gate al this time in regard to, the work.
ling of the law. in different states and
have that committee some time during
the next two years report to the next
Legislature. BY that time il seems as
though with all this winters work and
two years coming they might be able
To get a bill that would he satisfactory
to everybody. l think committee of
seven on the part of the House or five,
or whatever number may be desired. and
some from the Senate could be appointed
to look into this matter perhaps and
they might be able to get together on
something.
Mr.. MARSTON of Skowhegan: Mr..
Speaker, | want to second the express