Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-08
Idaho Legislature Appears
to Be in Hopeless Dead
lock Over Features of the
Compensation Bill Now
Pending.
CONFUSION REIGNS
SUPREME IN HOUSE
Democrats Line Up Solidly
Behind Motion to Inform
Senate of Its Opposition
to the Casualty Insurance
Plan of Rockwell Measure

The workmen's compensation fight
broke over the house of representa-
tives today in all its bitterness and
charges and counter charges were
hurled across the floor while angry
members shook their fists at one an
other or threatened to climb over
desks to settle, personally, attacks that
had been made. Out of the confusion
the Democratic majority emerged as
solidly behind a motion introduced by
Representative Bates of Ada instruct
ing the special compensation commit
tee to convey to the like committee In
the senate, when in conference, the
house position in opposition to accept
ing the proposed third plan" or cas-
ualty insurance amendment on which
the senate majority has been standing
pat
The house committee had previously
reported that the only apparent
grounds on the conference committee
getting together on q compensation
act was to include a third plan. The
status quo looks like deadlock.
CHARGE INSURANCE LOBBY.
Although the house stormed for two
hours and the debate brought out
charges that the casualty insurance
companies were attempting to dictate
to the laboring people Of the state of
Idaho from Hartford, Conn, all hope
that there may not be a compromise
perfected on a workmen's compensa-
tion act has not been abandoned. In
fact. the apparent deadlock may be
broken before midnight and some bill
agreed upon satisfactory to all con-
flicting elements. Notice may also be
served on the majority leaders of the
legislature that adjournment of the
legislature without first enacting into
law a workmen's compensation act in
conformity with the platform plank,
will not be countenanced and IL an
adjournment is taken the legislature
will be thereafter convened In session
extraordinary for the express purpose
Of fulfilling the compensation pledge
to the people.
NO ADJOURNMENT TONIGHT.
The Fourteenth Idaho legislature will
not adjourn at midnight tonight, the
last and sixtieth day. That seems to
be very certain now. Until the COM
pensation deadlock is settled, either
through the passage of a bill or the
certainty none will be passed. many
important pending measures that can be
taken care of before adjournment,
will not be acted upon. The allega-
tion was made in the house today
that some invisible interest is playing
both sides of the Fourteenth Idaho
against the middle in an attempt to
prevent the passage OF a workmen's
act
NEAR PERSONAL ENCOUNTER,
When Representative Storey of Ada
inquired of Speaker Alfred who the |
representatives of the employers and
labor were that attended the Demo-
cratic caucus, Grice of Shoshone |
personal conflict. Speak
er Alfred admitted that Jerome ]. |
Day was the representative of the en-
ployers and Labor Leader Young the
of the labor organiza-
tions who has been consulted regard
ing the agreement on the Anderson |
bill Storey demanded to know IL
Young was a resident OF Idaho or of |
Conn.
Don't charge anything like that"
cried Grice. jumping from his seat and
toward Storey as he shook his
fist, or I'll be over the desk after
you."
''You can't get over the desk any too
quick to suit me-" replied Storey, ad-
vancing toward Grice. and added,
I'm no Moody"
Representative Anderson was in the
chair, and sharply rapping for order.
directed the sergeant t-arms to pre-
serve 1t in the chamber
TROUBLE STARTS ON REPORT.
The trouble all started when the spc
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