Evening journal., 1916-07-01
COMPENSATION FOR
INJURED employees
Continued From FIrst Page.

continued fIOm flIhl idbts
for relief that come before the COM
mttee for the employees Of this great
government who have been injured in
the performance Of their duties or Of
those who have been killed and left
dependents behind. So much special
legislation comes before the commit
tee, because as ! have said, the pres
ent law only covers about 100000 Of
the employees"
Mr.. Hicks: "will the gentleman
yield?"
Mr.. Miller Of Delaware Yes
Mr.. Hicks Did I understand the
gentleman TO say that the States have
law similar to this for State EN-
ployes.
MIR. Miller Of Delaware. mo | was
quoting from the report in which it
says that there are State compensa'
ton laws not for State employees but
for employees of private concerns. For
the first six months of the SiXty-fourth
Congress- there have been introduced
about 200 bills before the committee
on claims covering injuries that hap
pened to employees OF the government.
| The total Of these bills II enacted into
law would amount to $713,7O9.79."
Mr. lgoe "Do the most of these
! bills cover injuries that have occurred
since the passage of the law OF 190S?'
Mr.. Miller OF Delaware: "Some do,
but some go ack e. 1908. II was
the practice of the committee on
claims when a bill came to them for
b injuries not covered by the act Of May
Z 80, 1908 to allow compensation OF
= relief in the manner it would have
been allowed had 1t been covered by
: that act.
Mr.. Igoe: HAS It not been the ex
perience of the gentleman that the
amount allowed under that act was
very small?"
Mr.. Miller. of Delaware: Il will
say that it has made me ashamed to
report bills carrying the amount that
we did. II was all the committee
could do. however. because a man in
a service OF the government not COW
cred by the law could hardly be given
more than q man in a service covered
by the 1908 compensation act. I shall
not go into further details now, be-
cause / have only few moments. but
| have had a chance to study Just
what this act OF May 30. 1908, does. In
my opinion IL is a reflection upon this
great government, and we will be do
ing not only a humane thing in pass
ing this bill. but we will be doing
what is wise, just and economical be-
cause after this bill is passed Il is
very doubtful II the character of bills
will be introduced that have been in
troduced in the past covering claims
not covered by the law. There will
be uniformity and fair and generous
law for all government civil employees
! and not a part OF them.
"Mr Chairman. not taking any more
A Of the time OF the committee now. ]
p am going to conclude by asking
: unanimous consent 70 insert in the
T. record, as a part Of my remarks, the
: data which / have prepared respect
s ing bills presented to the committed
5 on claims during the first six month,
OF this Congress, covering claims o.
n injured or killed government en-
s ployes not covered by the present law
= Mr.. stephens of Texas: "Mr chair
Il man, the gentleman stated that befori
\ the committee on claims there were
great many claims. of a certain char
aster that would come under this bill
Would those claims be transferred
under the terms OF this bill as re
ported before the House to this com
mission that has control OF the pay
ment Of the amounts due. or woull
: they still have to be presented to tn
committee on claims?
Mr. Miller. OF Delaware: "Mr
chairman. would have TO refer tha
question TO the gentleman havini
NJ charge Of the bill AS | remember
Il the bill they would not, because moth
e ing can prevent member from intro
o ducing any kind OF bill he desires.