The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-14
SWEET
ATTACKS G[yNN
ON LIABILITY LAW
Declares Governor Is Attempt
ing to Coerce Legislature and
Playing Politics.
WANTS TO SEE WHITMAN
Declares Assembly Graft Hunt
ers Should Not Trade With
Democrats.
WANTS TO SEE WHITMAN


New York Assembly. stormbound In
New York to-day. attacked Gov.
0lynn In connection with the work.
mems compensation act and urged
the new graft investigating commit.
~ to get to work quickly.
The condition of affairs arising
out Of the workmen's compensation
act 10 Of interest and Importance"
said Mr.. Sweet to an Evening World
reporter. The great majority Of
members OF the Legislature believe |
In the principle Of workmen's com. |
pensation. but think there are a I
large number In both Senate and A.. !
sembly Of both parties who do not /
indorse all the provisions Of the pres
ent act.
"A constitutional amendment was
voted by the people last year to per-
init Of legislation Of this character.
because the Court OF Appeals had
been obliged to declare q previous
enactment unconstitutional. The pre-
vious Legislature at it, prolonged
session In December last passed the
compsnsation law proposed by Gov.
0lynn and he 1t once signed Il.
oLvNN ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY
THE OBJECT.
"Thew some one discovered that tina
constitutional amendment did not
take effect until Jan. 4. and It was
declared that II . test case was
brought the highest court would have
to declare II unconstitutional on the
aAmA gronnds- - -hs1uso.- ~, Oev1m
sought 70 overcome this diniculty BY
signing his name . second time to the
bill on Jan. .. He asserted that this
latter signature. afiixsd after the con-
stitutional amendment became efYec-
tive. determined the real date Of the
law and brought It within the scope
Of the amended constitution.
II fear that the Governor 10 on
very thin Ice In this double signature
contention. Tho Governor had the
bill reintroduced and asks the Legis-
laturs TO re-snact II In exactly the
same form a. passed last December
20 ~ to overcome any possible con-
stttutional di6icultiea He even de-
clarsd that the Legislature must follow
bile directions. for n . single word
was changed he would veto the new
oct.
such an attitude on the part OF the
Chief Executive 10 resented bv mem-
be-, . Of the Lsgislaturs. I say publicly
there II too much attempted intimi.
dalton and coercion Of the Legislature
and I advise the Assembly to Assert
III constitutional perogatives In deter
mining what legislation It shall enact
and In what form u laws shall take.
III the bills passed by tho Legis-
lature do not suit the Governor he
can exercise his power Of veto. But
no has no right to attempt to coerce
the Legislature into passing measures
according to his dictates.
SOME cHANoGs THAT ARE NOW
DEMANDED.
II have said that the Legislature
believes In . workmen's compensa-
ton law and will enact one. ] know
that the Republicans in the Assembly
think there should bs some changes
and I understand that the Democrats
In the Senate have drawn up some
amendments to the act OF last Decem-
Dor. Among the suggested changes
arc those:
"Workmen and employers to
have the right to make mutual
agreeable settlements In case Of
injuries. The December law for
bids this and compeis settlement
according to the statutory sched-
ules.
"A limit to the period during
which a dependent widow may
draw compensation. Under the
December act II would be pos
sibie for q young widow to be
pensioned for life. which might
be nifty or sixty years. provided
she did not marry. The compen-
sation now continues Az long az
she remains a dependent. This
seems to be unreasonable. and q
number Of members think time
limit, say OF fifteen years, should
be hxed.
"Th.rs ain several other minor
points relating to methods OF ad-
minIstrut.on and character OF tho
commission under consideration.
} Gov, Glynn has stated. publicly
that he will veto an amended act. Hs
.. also says that II changes are made
he Will proceed imn2ediately 20 ap.
Voint eemmissionsrssto put the DE-