Denver labor bulletin., 1915-03-06
Chief Administration Act
Straneled By Senate
Candish Of Leadville Deserts His
Comrades to Join Democrats in
Move to Enact a New Bill

Hammered to a pulp between two an
tagonistie political forces in the state
legislature, the outlook for the enact
ment OF an adequate workmen's COM
pensation law and industrial relations
commission proposed by Governor Carl
son does not look very promising. In
the senate last Friday a surprising COM
bination of both wings of the Democrat
ic solons and the recruit of one Repub-
lican succeeded in killing the senate bill
when it came up for second reading
Both Democrats and Republicans profess
their intent to pass some sort OF a COM
pensation bill, but they seem unable to
agree on the method or character of
such 4 measure
When Chairman Eaton OF the specially
created industrial commission OF the
senate started to present the bill for
mally for consideration in the senate
a. the special order at , o'clock last
Friday afternoon. the combination of Il
Democrats and one Republican sprans
surprising coup. Senator Scherrner-
horn. acting in compliance with a eau
Gus agreement reached during the noon
recess, arose and moved the committee
rise and report back to the senate with
the recommendation that senate bill No
90. the one under condensation. be re-
ferred to special committee consisting
of Senators George Lewis OF Victor and
William ]. Candish of LeadvilIe. This
motion prevailed by a vote OF Is ayes
and l3 nays.
Senate Adopts the Report.
After filibuster that lasted until
1880 that night this report was CON
CURED IN by the senate. the vote being
Is ayes and l6 nays
The vote was as follows.
Aye-Adams. Affoiter. Berry, Burris.
Carver, Hamilton. Hes, klure. Lewis.
Morris. Napier, Pearson, Reilly. Helen r.
Robinson. Schermerhorn. Tierney and
West, all Democrats. and Candish. Re-
publican.
Nayes-Barela. Curran, Dodge. Eaton.
Elliot. Hayden. Hasty, Lines. Mean..
Mitten, Peterson. William c. Robinson.
Weilannd. Wilkin, Williams and Win
bourn. all Republicans. Knauss. Repub-
lican. is i'll, but his presence would not
have changed the result on any of thu.
motions.
Adoption of the report took the in
dustrial bill from consideration OF the
senate and the standing industrial COM
mittec. which has been working on the
measure for two months.
To Kill Industrial Commission.
1t is said that when the bill is re-
ported back by this special committee
next week the industrial commission
part will be eliminated The Democrats
charge that through this proposed com
mission with control of all Industrial
departments of the state. the governor
is endeavoring to build up a huge polit-
| ical machine On the other hand the
| governor charges the Democratic sena-
tors with playing peanut politics in an
effort to destroy the constructive work
of his administration.
This coup was made possible when the
Democrats succeeded in inducing Sena-
tor Candish to support their program.
Candish represents the metalliferous
miners and claims the senate committee
refused to consider any suggestions
coming from this industry
Senator Lewis is the author of a
straightout workmen's compensation bill
/ introduced early this session. based up-
on the Ohio law. This bill will in the
main be the one reported out by the
special committee next week 1t will
be passed by the same vote which killed
the governors bill. but will probably
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