Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-27
A Handicap to
 Married Men
AN OBJECTION RAISED TO COM
 PENsATIoN BILL.
MORE COSTLY RISKS
Prof. Fisher Thinks Employers Would Be Inclined to Discriminate in Favor of Single Men on This Account.

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 26.-Other than bill of particulars on which Representative Wilson (democrat) of Bridgeport expressed his belief that the state could proceed to investigate the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad. introduced in the house. the legislative business today was not heavy.
 It was learned that the New Haven road had arranged to give members the opportunity to buy their mileage at one and a half cents a mile, which is the price the state has paid for the service in past sessions The price is made without regard to any IegisIa- ton which may be enacted before final adjournment. Many members are travelling on communication which they obtain according to some at a rate under the offer of the railroad. Unless the railroad committee reports tomor- questioning in the house tomorrow as the problem is still pressing heavily on the pocketbooks of members whose monthly tickets run out on Friday.
 Committee Hearings.
 Of the many committee hearings the best attended were those on New Haven matters in the old supreme court room before the cities and bor-' oughs committee at which there was not only some merriment but a lot of argument over the demand of New Haven men for home rule' in New
 
 workmen's compensation in the house chamber. The most brain wearying hearing was that before the commit tee on appropriations, where Senate Chairman McNeil and House Chairman Magee have begun to worry about the states finances. Something like $18,- 000,000 in estimates have been sub- mitted, and if the proposed $5.000,00G for New Ravens harbor and $2,0G0,- 900 for Bridgeport's harbor are reck- oned in the total it Is $25,000,0o0 while the states income is scarcely likely to exceed $6,000,000. If the estimates as the rock bottom figure the deficit for the next fiscal year, in Senator McNeils opinion, will be over $4,o0o,- 900. while for the next two years 1t will be close to $9.000,o00.
 Workn1en's Compensation.
 In the workmen's compensation hearing when plea. was made for still another date for hearing some particular phase of the question Sen ator McDonough remarked that it should not be forgotten that the time left of the legislative session is get ting to be like the Flatiron building. The committee, however assigned Friday, March 7th. for Professor Fish CT to be heard. MT. Danaher will take up his bill on the 11th and an open date is left for the farmers and all others to be heard in general debate.
 State Insurance Feature Opposed.
 MT. Wells for the Manufacturers as- soctation opened this afternoon by taking up the state insurance feature in the Federation of Labor bill He maintained that this would be more expensive to the employe than if the latter came in under the compenSa- ton plan. He asked MT. DanaIer to estimate roughly, assuming there were 21o, 900 employees in the state. how many claims would be made for acci- dent and liability insurance. MT. Dan aher was unable to at this time and Professor Fisher, who was called upon would be between 10000 and 20,000 so Mr. Wells said that if there would be 15,000 claims each year the board of insurance commissioners working would have to pass claim at least every five minutes. The board would be called upon to fix compensation on every claim, not on actual injury by reason of tncapacity to do work for 1 3 certain period in the future.
 MT. Wells claimed this was a fatal l defect in the Danaher bill.
 Operates Against Married Men.
 Professor Fisher thought that all l to the. unmarried man without de- pendents who is after work.
 The bills provide that in case of 1 injury he would receive perhaps $350 | III COl11pVISaIlOu WniI0 9l0U WOOIQ put 1im under ground in case of death. i A married man with dependents would | receive as high as s2,5o0. I would naturally wish | 70 hire men who have no dependents | and the married man with a family | would be discriminated against.
 Manufacturers Prefer Married Men.
 MT. Barnes did not think Mir. Fish IT'S idea worth any lengthy discussion because manufacturers are all seek ng men with families. The reason | 1r. Barnes gave was that married | m ployes are more dociie, less likely | 0 strike and in many ways subser- 5ient to the employers will and wish IS. He said some married employees Lre helpless because some manufac- hrers own the houses and grocery tores. He did not believe the mar led man had the advantage. The un- married man he thought was at a dis Advantage.