Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-09
New Draft of Measure May
Be Submitted by the Con
ference Committee in the
Hope of Reaching Com
mon Ground.
TRYING TO COME TO
AN UNDERSTANDING
Reinsurance Of Risk Clause
to Which Violent Objec-
tions Were Raised, May
Be Broadened to Over
come the Opposition.

A compromise is possible II not in
sight over the passage by the present
legislature of a workmen's compenesa-
ton act.
of committees of the house and sem
ate were nearer together today than
they have been. 1t is possible that a
new draft OF compensation bill will
be reported. The members of both
committees have shown a disposition
to give and take; they are anxious to
break the deadlock If some common
ground can be reached.
Evidence of the desire of the COM
mittee to come to an understanding
morning. There was on the table
report of progress. Since then the
committee has been going over the
points at issue and have been getting
nearer together.
ALL ON SAME BASIS.
The reinsurance of risk clause to
which violent objection was made by
members of the senate holding out
against the Rockwell bill as amended
by the house through the incorpora-
tion of the body of the Anderson bill,
will, 1t is understood, be broa dened in
the compromise bill proposed so that
all employers, whether large or small,
may be protected.
The members of the conference COM
mittee have refused to go into details
with rA tn hn
are about to reach. but 1t was learned
from excellent authority that the bet
ter sections of all OF the compensa-
tion bills may be reported for drafting
into one measure and underlying the
entire text will be the principle of
protection to all employers compen-
sation.
TO SHOW NO PREFERENCE.
In other words, it is said that the
large employer will not be given pref
erence over the smaller one whereby
the former may reinsure his risks. |
forcing the small employer who is not
in a position to give such heavy surety
bonds, into state monopoly compen-
sation.
The compensation plans proposed |
will leave open competition in the |
field, it is said. The sew
eral plans of compensation will be al
lowed so that they may be taken ad-
vantage of and it is said that the cas-
ualty compensation plan, will be toned
down.
1t is expected that the respective |
committees of the two
houses making up the general con-
ference committees will report to the
legislature late this afternoon.
SOME WOULD STAND PAT.
While a number of the more radi-
cal solons are still determined to
stand for the respective bills they have
advocated. it was very apparent today
that many of the members believe
that action should be taken to bring
about fair compromise, pass COM
pensation bill and go home.
1t is expected that there will be a
number of interesting developments
ate today with regard to the COM
oensation situation.
MUST HAVE TWo-THlRDS.
A number of the members of the
louse. including Representatives Miles,
Streitz, Findlay. Transtrum
md Anderson of Bonneville, have al
'eady left for their respective homes. Z
Senator Walker leaves tonight. There
s a fear that II many more of the
members of the house leave before
lction is taken on the workmen's COM
,ensation, two thirds vote required
o suspend the rules will not be pos
'ible and in that event majority OF
he members would be required to re-
main in session three separate days
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