The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-13
No Negative Votes on the
Compensation, Ballot or
Primary Act.
BROWN PROTESTS IN VAIN
Levy Says People will Rue
Their ClamOr for AbOlishing
Of Conventions.

Albany. Dec. 12.-Tn a nine hour ses-
sion the Assembly passed to-day all OF the
legislation recommended by Gov Glynn.
including the workmen's compensation.
direct primary. Massachusetts ballot. de-
icency and other appropriation bills be-
sides a bill creating a Legislative bill
drafting department. Then both houses
adjourned sine die.
Not negative vote was recorded
against the workmen's compensation. di-
rect primary or Massachusetts ballot
measure In the Assembly. In the Senate
the vote on the compensation bill was 35
to 6.
Talk on all the measures in the As
sembly was desultory and no strenuous
opposition was voiced.
After adjournment, at 5 o'clock tonight
the Senators and Assemblymen called on
Gov. Glynn Ia shake hands with him. He
congratulated them. all parties alike. for
their services for the people during this
weeks session and thanked them for their
support
mos, broke all records and did break the
special session record. The Legislature.
which usually ends It's session in April or
May each year. held sessions each OF the
twelve months this year.
The extra session was called for June
ls by Gov Sulzer to consider direct prim-
ary legislation and the bill passed to-day.
The extra session was Gov. sulxers own
( undoing as he could not have been i'm
reached II he had not assembled the LcSis-
laturc by his call.
Democratic Leaders Pleased.
The Democratic leaders were pleased with
the result OF this weeks session. and acting
Lieutenant Governor Wagner issued state
ment reviewing the more Important re-
form legislation which Will be- placed
upon the statute books by the signature
of GOV Glynn tomorrow.
In the senate the workmen's compensa-
tion bill was attacked by the Republican
! leader. Elon r. Brown. and he was Joined
in his opposition by five other Republican
Senators. who voted against the bill They
were Senators Argctsinger of Monroe.
Godfrey of Cattaraugus. Sage OF Albany,
Thompson OF Niagara and Walters of
I Onondaga.
| Senators Bussey Palmer and Stivers,
I Republicans. voted with the thirry-two
Democratic Senators for the bill. which
needed only twen,y-six votes to pass.
| Senator Brown insisted that the bill
! should apply 10 all classes OF workmen
/ where the personal relation OF master to
servant does not exist so that IL would
include all large enterprises. He be-
! lieved each line of trade should bear it's
own loss. and he protested against the
establishment of the pension for life
system,
! He favored bulk payments 20 the in
| jured or the families left behind. Pen
sion systems abroad had shown grave
defects which could not be overcome.
! Senator Brown insisted
| senator's Foley. Wagner. Biauvelt. Nc.
| Clelan and Griffin explained the pro-
visions OF the bill. insisting that as It was
being passed primarily In the interest OF
in it's provisions, although the employer
was given full protection
| senator Blauvelt asserted that OF all
the workmen's compensation bills passed
in twenty-five States. the proposed law
for New York State is most in the inter.
est of labor.
"In most of the States" said Senator
Blauvelt. "the compensation law Is cleo
tive. while in this State il ia to be com
pulsory, and the scale OF compensation
is much higher than In any other State In
the Union.
The bill was prepared after a review
of the workings OF the laws OF other
States, and after conferences with repre-
scntatives OF all the interests concerned.
so that as finally presented it represents
a reasonable compromise af all conflicting
views"
Little Argument On MeasuSes.
The Senate passed the companion bills
to the workmen's compensation bill with
! little argument, Senator Brown called
| attention to the fact that the Democrats q
were prompt In appropriating $3.50. 200 for
the immediate establishment OF the work.
mems compensation board and the State
insurance fund. although the law will
not go into full operation until July I
next.
"I,ut perhaps l should not complain of
that" added senator Brown. II thought
you would ask for good deal more
money at the outset and l venture the
prediction that 1t will cost $1,000. 900 q
year In the course Of few years"
| A dozen Assemblymen spoke when the
compensation bill came up for passage
but no one opposed Il, most Of the epeak.
ers being retiring Assemblymen who
wanted to make valedictory addresses.
Assembymen Phillips OF Monroe said hs
believed that the bill ought to bs amended