The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-31
There Were Al Amendments
as Bill Was Reported
in House
REDUCES BENEFITS;
INCREASES EXEMPTION
Senate Holds Up One Edu-
cational Bill, Amends
Other

Senate bill, "a, relating to compensation
of employees Tor personal injuries, favor
ably in the House, to-day with Al amend
ments, the majority of which tend to
reduce the compensation, or benefits.
| The first important amendment pro-
yides that the act shall not apply to
domestic servants or TO employers who
employ regularly but ten employees or
less. instead of five employees, as orig
| inallv provided in the bill. No eompen-
sation shall be allowed If an employe
fails to use safety appliance provided.
| The percentage of wages to be received
| by dependent widow with or without
children is reduced from so to 30 per
cent. in the first instance and from 60
to 40 in the latter case.
Four thousand dollars is fixed as the
| limit payable in case of an accident to
one person permanently disabled. The
death benefit is fixed at $500.
The following is added to section II,
which relates to the periods of compen-
sation;
The loss by separation of a thumb, 40
weeks.
The loss by separation of first finger,
commonly called the index finger, 25
weeks.
The loss by separation of second
finger, 20 weeks
The loss by separation Of third
finger, Is weeks,
The loss by separation of fourth
finger, ten weeks.
The loss of the first phalsnge OF the
thumb, or of any finger, shall be consid-
cred to be equal to the loss of one-half
of such thumb or finger, and compensa-
tion shall be for one-half of the periods
of time above specified, and compensa
tion for loss of one-half of the first pha
lange shall be for one-fourth of the
periods of time above specified.
The loss of more than one phalange
shall be considered as the loss of the
entire finger or thumb; providing, how
ever, that in no case shall the amount
received for more than one finger exceed
the amount provided in this schedule for
the loss of hand.
The loss by separation Of a great toe,
20 weeks.
The loss by separation of one of the
toes other than great toe, eight weeks.
The loss of the first phalange shall be
considered to be equal TO the loss of
one half of such toe, and compensation
shall be one-half of the amount specified
above.
The loss of more than one phalange
of any toe shall be considered as the
loss of the entire toe.
The loss of an eye, 100 weeks.
in all other cases in this class or
where the usefulness of a member Of any
physical function, is permanently i'm
paired, the compensation shall bear such
relation TO the amounts stated in theI
above schedule as the disabilities bear
to those produced by the injuries named
in the schedule
The minimum sum to be received a
week il reduced from s. 10 So.
The House adjourned at noon, after 1
adopting the committee amendments /
Debate on the bill is expected to be /
Forthcoming this afternoon, and il is /
whispered that the bill. laden with |
amendments, viii be killed
Final Adjournment Saturday.
Final adjournment Of the 1915 legisla.
ture win take place Saturday morning
at 10 O'Clock. April 3, according 10 a +
resolution adopted by the House tins
forenoon. Speaker Weeks, prior TO the i
adoption of the resolution, suggested that /
date. but warned the members that
great depl Of work must BE- accomplished. 1
BY an emphatic vote the House ~.
fused 20 concur in the Senate amend +
ments 10 n. 44s, the taxation measure.
and a committee of conference has been
appointed. The Scnate differs entirIv
in iis opinion on the tsN question and
many predict adjournment without tbe
passage Of the taN measure.
The senate wishes 20 exempt iron
taxation an money loaned at pr cent 1
even 10 banks. and no offsets are pro
siaed.
Three new bills were iutroduced 20 the
House THE morning and accofdina e. e
new rule adopted yesterday afternooa.
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