Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-02
HOUSE FAVORS OREGON
COMPENSATION ACT
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sition in regard TO the farmer wal
false. Mr.. Brown took exceptions t
Oregon law and that Mr.. Browns DO
Mr.. Hare 3 remarks impunging his mo
tives in regard to his support of the
Michigan act, which favOrs turning tn,
whole accident insurance business ovel
to the casualty insurance companies
and stated that his position was backed
up by the sentiments of Governor
Withyeombe and the great majority OF
the manufacturing interests of the
state.
Representative Jeffries, of Clatsop
stated that the desks have been flooded
with letters from two sources regarding
these bills, one in favor of the Oregon
law and the other favoring the Michi.
gan law. He stated that those who SUD.
ported the Oregon act had had expert.
ence under it and were perfectly salts.
fled with its operations, while those
supporting the Michigan act confessed
that they were not familiar with its ef-
tects and he declared that the prepon-
derance of sentiment, both on the part
OF the laboring man, the farmer and the
employer was in favor of retaining the
Oregon statute with the SchHebel
amendments as the only system that
had been given test and found sat.
isfactory.
Others who spoke in favor and de.
Tense Of the Oregon act and the Schue.
bel amendments were DR.. Smith, Of
Multnomah; Sam Brown, of Marion.
who declared that the Oregon act was
the safest and best for the farmer and
that he intended to come under its pro.
vision for protection; Lewis. of Multi.
nomah; Wentworth, of Multnomah.
who declared the Oregon system super.
Tor to those of either Micbipan or
Washington; Representative Davey and
others. Mr.. Elmore, of Linn, had no
complaint against the Oregon act ex.
cept that he was threatened with suit
for the collection of $25 alleged TO be
due upon his payroll under the pro
visions of the act, when he had no pay.
roll to his knowledge, and Mr.. Clark. of
Gillian, was not satisfied with its pro.
Visions concerning the farmers.
When the vote was taken il was
FOUND that Representatives Thomas
Brown, of Marion, and Representative
Barrow, of Coos, were the only ones
who voted against the Schuebel bill,
Mr. Clary, of Coos, did not want "a
harm anybody by casting his vote one
way or the other and was excused from
voting, and Representatives Irwin. of
Lincoln, and Wesley O. Smith, of Klam.
ath, were absent aud not voting. All
the others voted for the passage of the
Schuehel bill.
Inc house transacted much business
this morning, several bills were passed.
one was rereferred for amendment and
three others went tho route of indefin.
ite postponement. Another bill, 926.
which carried an appropriation, was re.
terred to the committee on ways and
means.
Those which were indefinitely most.
poned upon unfavorabie reports of com.
mittees were house bill 81, by Huston.
regulating the making, drawing and ut.
tering or delivering checks, drafts. or
other orders in payment Of money
CRIME and fixing o penalty; house bin
zo4, by Pierce, OF Linn, relating to tho
time Of holding teachers institute and
house bill 27l, by Barrow, relative to
change Of season for game birds.
The bills which passed the house this
morning were; House bill 2O4 by the
Clatsop county delegation, relating tc
fishing upon the Neeanicum creek O,
river; house bill 200, by Davoy, author
lzing an incorporated city or town t.
control cemeteries, and house bill 9l5
by Jones, declaring the open season on
'yanks" in WalloEa lake, in Wallowa
county. House bill POI, by Handley, on.
nbling towns or cities to surrender their
charters and disorgsnize was reroferred
to the committee for further amend.
nents.