The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

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IN. s,,-,yyl. for 1vorl,mens compensa-
ZION NAV he interesting.
~an. yor,, VA. tho frs, State in th,,
,,,,n,r,. en- ,osa surb a law. hut IL was
doo,,roa ,nc,n.,itntiopal and II was
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80, - mo Constitution was passed
which pernitted the. enactment OF q
comnulsorv law.
commission which made a very careful
| investigation OF the subject and reported
to the LEGISLATURE. This was followed
| hv law which modified the employers
/ liability in tho non-h hazardous employ
| ments hv abrogatinr certain common
| law defences and substantially modify
in, others. As 70 hazardous employ
ments the measure provided what IL
| known as compulsory compensation.
| This feature of the act was declared I'M
| constitutional The same act also con
! tanned device enabling employers ana
/ employees 70 eject compensation ou'
! THIS particular device never became ei-
| fectiNe Tor the reason mat experience
/ proved the method oi election 10 ne I'M
! practch.
In 1912 the representatives OF organ
| lied labor caused the Introduction OF a
/ measure known IA the Bayne-Sullivan
OH. winch IN certain respects was re'o-
/ iutloharY' IN that It's passage "ouIu
have committed the state To rorm or
state insurance az monopoly Tne
bill died In the legislative committee
during that session.
In 1913 several measures were IN
PRODUCED in both houses the most nota-
Die or Wnlch were the so-caiied Shr-
taugh jackson biii. which was supported
hv organized labor and provided for
system or state insurance. ana the Dill
advocated ny employers or labor. the
National CIVIC Federation. anu Tn"
Stat" insurance department known a.
the Foley-Walker biIl, when permitted
various hethous OF insurance against
compensation.
a., ~ Nf.,r-
laugh Jackson bin was defeated and the
FoleyWallSer bill passed. 10 10 vetoed
by Gov. SuIzer-
After Gov. Suffers removal from
| oflce Gov. GlynI called q conference
Of the representa- ives Of labor. OF large
| employers, the officials OF the Insurance
Department and others. and a bill was
agreed upon and passed which was
in a largo measure compromise OF
| tho bills introduced earlier in the year.
: This law Ia now In effect in so far A.
N. organization Of the commission 20
handle the state fund is concerned. but
the Insurance feature does not become
effective until July !. which gives tim"
for organization and necessary prepara-
ton.
The liability OF the employer for. En-
iuries sustained by his worllmen IL en-
> grated in every system OF Jurisprudence
adopt.d by civilized nations. The
American state, in adopting the Eng
lish common law system have inherited
the principle that the master IL liable
to his servant for injuries only when
caused through the fault OF the master,
ana that the servant can recover only
in such cases where he was IN position