New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-18
MANY BILLS
DISAPPROVED
R. E. B. Committee Against
Changing Compensa-
ton Law
GIVES REASON
FOR OPPOSITION
Says Present Act Is One of
the Best of It's Kind in
the World

York announced yesterday il was OPP
posed to the bills recently introduced
in the state Legislature to amend the
workmen's compensation law.
"The present law is one of the best
in the world" says the committee,
"and no thought Of substituting an
other for it or making any radical
changes should be entertained BY the
Legislature"
Regarding the bills it opposes the
committee further says, in part, as
follows:
Assembly Int. 3se, Evans similar
to Assembly Int. 400, SchimmeD.
This is an act amending the work
mer's comper alton law, permitting
an injured employee to choose his own
physician and giving such physician
the right to recover in his own name,
without making the commission a
party, such sum as the commission
may award him against the employer
or his insurance carrier
These measures are opposed. by
a recent ruling of the commission, the
employe now has the privilege OF
choosing his own physician. if he SO
desires. AS 10 the physicians right
70 recover. the present procedure is
satisfactory and should not be
changed
Assembly Int. $50. Evans. This is
an act in relation TO insuring en-
ployes against injuries or death IN
the course Of their employment. This
bill creates a new workmen's insur-
Assembly Int. ass, A. Taylor. This
is an act adding new Section 10A 10
the workmen's compensation law,
providing that where injury or death
is caused by employers failure TO
comply with lawful orders of the In
dustrial Commission, compensation
shall be increased 10 per cent, and
where it is caused by employees fail
ure to use safety devices or to com
plv with reasonable rules adopted by
the employer and approved by the In
dustrial Commission, compensation
shall be redudced 10 per cent.
"The Real Estate Board opposes TINS
measure. The act is fairly simple now
and should not be made more complex.
The commission has sufficient work TO
do. and the provisions Of this bill would
burden IL with a great deal more. Inc
cost and difficulty of finding out Wheth-
er or not the law. rules, etc, we're vlo-
lated in each particular case are grave
defects in the proposed plan. Further
more owners of factories are already
sufficiently penalized through provi--
sions in The labor law and the penal
code.
Assembly Int. 500. Larney, an act
amending the workmen's compensation
law BY providing that compensation;
including both money allowance ana
-he benefits provided in Section 10,
shall be allowed from date Of injury.
"This bill is disapproved. To allow
benefits from the date Of injury would
greatly encourage workmen to lay on
while a two weeks waiting period
serves as an incentive TO workmen 10
onsrd against injury. Two weeks is
universally regarded as a fair PERIOD
Furthermore, the abolition OF the wait
ing period would mean very large IN
crease in the cost Of compensation IN
surance.
More Similar Measures
aAssemblv Int. %, Kelly. an act
sroondinp the workmen's compensation
law bv defining injury and personal
injury TO mean injuries received III
the course Of employment and such as
ease and infection as may naturally
and unavoidablv result theretrom.
"Tbis il an attempt to include IN the
v,orkmen's compensation act an ocCu-
rational disease benefit which Is now
pp1cinded The Real Estate Board is op-
nosed TO this measure. II - very az
ale in most cases TO tell whether the
disassa results out of or in the course
&c omnlovment. II all occupational
,Usoasss are brought under the com.
ronsation law the cost TO employers OF
r. state would be very great: ne
---o..rt Law Voes far enough IN TINS re
snect and should not be tempered with.
F"Aasembly Int. 1874, Flamman' an act
odding new Section 30 70 woTHheH
c .oU anensation law, providing that de-
c;s;6ns or awards Of the State ihous-
trsai Commission under the chapter
sbsIl be final as TO all awards hot eHI
ceeding S44 per month, ana no aPPe"i
aAs the great majority Of awards 90
not exceed s44 a month very rev .oe'eod
could be appealed under TINS proposett
measure. Il violates the - a.
Fundamental right Of appeal arc y "'S
approved by the Real~Ests1e Do"iu'
Against Mortgage Tax
aA.,.mblv Int 497, Everett. an act
..'s5,ng for An annual tex on mort
.soes recorded after July !, III =.
sTIa Real Estate Board 10 strong!
LA 90 This measure. The present
op IpnrJ;T, o tag is sufficient burden, ms
I -o.,,ro v-ould result IN greatiy ~
e-osssd interest rates and wouiu adu
S|,,ii,, 20 the burden on real estate
1880 The Legislature some yea.'
80 oxno rnented with an anhual ihvis
80. ,av and the law was repeaIoj
80, 20 the general opposition DaseI
-, ,.ractical objections which oeVeloP'u
90 Rat form Of double taxauon.
y" aI4.s abI Int. 523, G. T. DAVIS an
-. noond,rp the real property law py
-,o,'idin0 that upon refusal o. a wiz
- .sse,t 20 the conveyance OF heI Ie-'
.,o,ortv Nv the husband the sutiOgats
,nsy order the release OF her cohIine
r;ob. az dover upon payment 70 ~.
IN value thereof, 20 be hxed w."
a.. notice in a proceeding, duly M,
,n,ed for that purpose ana res''"'"
the procedure: ..yo.rd - onnosed 20
"The Real Estate BOARD Is oppOSsU ,be
this measure. II believes that ~
sife does not wish 20 give he' ~. art
sbe cannot be forced 70 90 90. nc nv
l. very probably uneonstituit .-o .o,,id.
" Assembly Int. 53S, Shapiro. pIo..r
ing for a referendum IN citles 20 Ill be
mine what class Of propery rs,es
sIe,npt from taxation. hbu tno .t.;o,
e1sinpit tsrts Of taxation, upon petition
arc w. cent Of the electors voting ior
Of p', The last general election.
Mayor ~ ~, I'M 534, Shapiro, al act