Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-10
Measure Favored by Labor
Unions Recommended for
Passage After B Elm 6
Amended in Some Import
ant Particulars.
DISEASE CLAUSE OF
BILL STRICKEN OUT
Short Debate on the Merits
of the Measure Engaged
in by Members Constitu-
tional Amendment on the
Subject Proposed.

The so-called labor workmen's COM
pensation bill introduced in the house
of Representatives by Representatives
Bates, Lehrzas and Grice, was today
recommended for passage out of the
committee of the whole in the lower
floor after it has been considered as
a special order during most Of the
morning session. The recommendation
came following a short debate and the
adoption of a large number of amend
ments the more important Of WHICH
strike from the bill the occupational
disease clause and reduce the admin
istration fund.
A large number Of bills including the
appropriation measure for state adu-
cational, charitable and penal institu-
tions, calling for a grand total appro-
priation Of $1.0dl.}32 were dumped in
to the legislative hopper
In the senate another thanking
movement was made on the public util-
tiles commission by Senator Cummings
who introduced a bill to repeal the ne
cessity and convenience clause. The
senate passed several bills and killed
off as many, two of which originated
in the house.
UNCERTAIN AS TO MEANING.
The house of representatives seemed
to be divided relative to what the ac-
ton of the committee Of the whole
meant with regard to the workmen' s
compensation act Some of the mem
bcrs on both sides of the house held
that the recommendation had no par
ticular significance. but was merely
npte fN tn
before the house. Others, including the
authors. look upon the committees ac-
ton as a distinct victory and the same
view is held by the labor representa-
tives who We're in the chamber at the
time the action was taken.
1t is said to be very probable that
the house will allow the Anderson bill
to catch up with that of the Bates
Lehrbas-Grice measure when both viii
be given consideration. Party lines
seem to have been lost in the consid.
Grafton of this important measure. Ad
vocates Of the Bates Lehrbas Gric'
bill intimated the action of the com
mittee is significant of a caucus under
standing favorable to the measure. 9th
err Democratic house members seen as
serted that the Democratic caucus ha
Endorsed neither the Bates Lehrbas
Grice bill or the Anderson bill. Al
seem to be agreed that the house will
pass a workable workmen's compen
sation act before the session is over
BATES LEADS DISCUSSION.
Representative Bates served NOTICE
on the house before it went into com
mittee Of the whole that he woult
ask for debate to close at 1880. TIL
bill was made special order for 10: &c
but it was not until after that tina
the house went into the committee o
the whole. Majority Leader Mood
was called to the chair and Bates i'm
mediately took the floor. In a genera
statement he covered the ground show
ing the necessity of workmen's com
pensation act and then went through
the bill section by section, pointing GU
it's important features. Kribs, Gric
and others Joined in the debate. Kige
doubted the constitutionality of a com
pulsory workmen's compensation &C
and to cure this he introduced reso
luton providing for a constitutions
amendment so that one could be mad
effective. Grice quoted at length fig
ures from other states showing tn
basis OF compensation.
The amendment that had been pre-
pared by Bates were then introduce
and adopted. The industrial or oc
cupational disease clause was stricke
in toto because of the objections I
part of il from the mining men. TIL
administration fund was cut from $40
900 to $4,000 and $4,000 was adde
to Re paid into it by employers. TIL
committee then adopted by a standin
vote to recommend the bill to pas
The minority objection to the recon-
mendation came from Republican
and Democrats elect.
COUNTY DIVISION DIVERSION.
County division proved diversio
also. Lucas OF Adams introduced tn
Bull county division bill for the thir
time i'm the form of an enabling az
requiring So 2-3 vote in the propose
territory as an Endorsement Of u
new county and the Bannock count
delegation. which seems to be as d
vided as it's county hopes to he adde
amusement to the division situation
Thatcher tried to have the Lehrba
Bear River county division bill kille
by indefinite postponement. He is tn
original author of the same bill an
the new author of an enabling act
create the county of Sherman out {
the same territory. Lehrbas an
Richards of the same county siren
uously objected and succeeded in d.
feating the motion. Richards intimat
ed that pressure had been brought
bear on Thatcher from some sourc