The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-10-23
COMPENSATION ACT IS
FAR FROM COMPLETE
TO MEET AGAIN AFTER FIRST OF
veAR-MucH INTEREST
MANIFESTED.

The commission appointed by the
governor to gather data and suggest
a bill for the next legislature for a
workmen's compensation act, complet-
ed its labors for the present session
last week and adjourned TO NEE!
again In Boise after the first Of the
year. says the Boise Statesman. In
closing the session Chairman Rev
nolds extends an Invitation to all cor
porations and labor organizations to
submit all available information that
they may secure on what Is best for
a law which will serve the best ir,er-
ests q the people, the employer AMI
the employe.
Plenty Of Data at Hand.
The greater part Of the closing work
Of the commission was in hearing re-
ports from representatives Of corpor-
atoms which now have in operation a
method of compensation for their
workmen, who are either temporarily
or permanently injured, or funds for
the dependents. Many different sys-
TENS are in operation throughout the
state among the power. mining and
lumber companies, and these will be
submitted in brief to the commission.
The representatives OF the various la
Dor unions will likewise submit fur
Their suggestions for the measure. Thi,
will be in addition to that which has
already been advanced by the repre-
sentatives Of the different trades
!, councils at the meeting.
/ Agree to Meet Again in Boise.
Before the adjournment was taken
Chairman Reynolds asked those pres
ent for the opinions upon the question
where the next meeting should be
held. H. F. Samuels of Wallace ex-
tended an invitation for the commits
sion to meet there, as it was the CEN
ter of the mining industry Of the
state. Ravenel Macbeth suggested
| Boise, as there are great number Of
corporations that have not been heard
as yet MIR. Samuels then withdrew
his motion and joined in the motion
to hold the next meeting at Boise
Messrs. Reynolds and Conner stat
ed that thus far they would be unable
to give any idea of the nature of the
bill They would wait until they .had
gathered all the possible data, and
then draft a measure and bill for tbs
|next legislature. This they did moi
expect to be accomplished before ear.
ly in the spring.
May Listen to Expert.
A. l.. Laird suggested that at thu
next meeting some expert on the ques,
be secured to address the commission
on the workings of the act. He sug-
gested that one or two men be invit-
ed to Boise to address the meeting
next January
Among some of those who made
brief remarks at Wednesdays session
were Earl Taylor for the Mountain
States Telephone company, jerome
Lay IOf the IdIItdTdck- SuSteE CoIi-
lpany, James F. Mccarthy Of the Heca
Mining company, Ravenel Macbeth fol
the Idaho Mining association, compos-
ed of the employees and employers 81
the state, made the first payment OF
$500 to the commission of the $1,000
subscribed by his association. George
W. Halstead of New York, represent
ing the Idaho Mining & Milling com
pany, was an interested spectator. H.
announced that he would have some
thing to submit to the commission a.
its next meeting.
Oppose Washington Plan.
There appeared to be much oppos'-
ton to the washington plan of 1
compensation act and 1t is very prob,
able that the measure which will be
drawn up eventually will be different
and broader in its view than tbs
Washington law. Certain features o.
1.-THE Michigan and Massachusetts laws
i as we'll as those of other states, have
been discussed at some length by the
commission and may be brought into
the Idaho act.