Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-20

Ir Miller of Auburn presented ne
following order,
Ordered. the Senate concur-ins thar
ne following bills. An Act II amend
cnaptor 20 Of the Revised Statutes.
-eiatins 20 compensation for personal
INJURIES 20 employees. House Docu-
meni. No An Act 20 amend SEE
IONS and 10. chapter % Of The Re-
N.sed Statutes. relating 70 compensa-
ton for personal injuries for EN-
ployees. House Document No Sc, An
-Acr 20 amend sections q 10. L.. Is.
u. % and Is Of chapter 80 Of the Re
Used Statutes. relating TO comoen-
Saiion for personal injuries for en-
picyees. House Document No. 81; An
Act 20 amend section 10 of chapter
50 ri the Revised Statutes, rela ting
70 ire vorkmen's compensation act.
House Document No. So. An Acr 70
amend chapter % OF the Revised
Statutes. entitled compensation for
personal INJURIES 20 EMPLOYEES. We re-
called from he Joint Committees N
labor ana judiciary
Mr. MILLER Of Alnurn NJ.
Speaker, I wish 20 say 4 few words
n support OF this order M OBJECT
IN recalling these bills IS TO ask for
. reconsldera ton If the vote whereby
they war" referred u The commit
ices On judiciary anu labor I oe-
lieEe this 20 be most important
matter and that Il deserves our most
careful consideration The Work
mems Compensation Law IS primarily
IN insurance law IN affect u pro-
vltes an accident policy for d large
percentage of our employees. In sup
port of m" contention mat ms IS u.
insurance iar allow ne % say thu
his law s administered b. the In
dusIr'al Acc.denI Commission rom
posed Of he chairman, who y Up
pointed by the Governor the InSur
;.nce comm, .ssioner and The commits
s.oner II labor The operation ~ >hn
i..v IL very largely conducted ~ Il
surance men. Now. because his s
true. and because ne workings u
MS law Of such eIEai lnreresl i
insurance ind - laocT, what $ no-a
fitting Than thar .ne making ara
changing II hiss laT be considered ~
ne committees N insurance and d.
'abor' X not wnac NAY ask j.
ne insurance committee TOR" I'd
mir. however hat these bills involve
man. legal. as veil as insurance and
labor problems. I'D because The en-
olOyers ire also v.tau- Interested.
more thar these oils MAY finally ne
referred . jGlnu committee COM
pose d Of tIree members from eRch II
the following committees. IudlciarTt
labor insurance and manufacturers
| understand that when he com-
pensat!Or law was Originally nitro
duced. was deferred ID sUc., corr
mittee rs row suggest. ! .!!anh, .-ou
Mr. PIKE u Eastport M >pras-
er mink nat he NorkmeH 5 Com
per sat;on legislation IS pl~,habiy -.:s
most important That TIll engage III
attention II This Legislature. This +
now the eighth week ana these meas
ures have been referred By tne lctldr
IT -his Legislature 20 he commit
tee IN Judiciar: ana me comm'ttee OF
labor. and il seems o me t!lat thu
committee is wholly competent 10 a.
charge rs duties. II 7 mistake 40!
the original measure - create &
workmen : compensation Law was "a
te--ed solely 20 the judiciary com
mit-ee ana I subcommittee Of tha'
committee formulated Tie law ans
presented x COR he consideration n
the complete tommit-ee. Now. III
Speaker we are getting err n.
advanced n THIS session. and | e
not want 20 have 50 much and 81
many dilatory tact;c< | remember, "
4 preceding Legislature thai F!ls
g-ea. measure wiccil - now '.iv 81
this State-the Public Ct!litE -nea-5
ure-was through iilator% tactic;
dragged along through The entire ses'
SION almost. and finally AZ It's c.oss
the argument was that the neasr: =
hac 1ut received proper consider
ION. and N the late days Of he ses-
sion. with the hustle ana hustle 1i
me business If the Legislature. tha'
We could not property consider sucf
III important measure. take II
Gentlemen that this motion here ncV
IS III par. FOR that purpose. com
mIttee composed of twenty nen--s',
senator's aud fourteen representatives
II this Legislature-is surely iargf
enough and the men appointed ~.
able enough 10 make the pron@'
amendments and repor- j. back =:
the consideration OF this Leg'sia,Il! :
anu then you may take SUCH acI OF
as you see At upon il The idea /
making a committee Of 20 men an
pears 20 me 20 be ridiculous. | Iope
Gentlemen of the House. that ~
motion of the gentleman from Z
burn will not prevail.
NJ MILLER of Auburn Nj
Speaker. the gentleman is mistaken
as regards my motion. NJ motor
was 20 refer ~ 70 a commitsee q
twelve. three from each " the tou:
committees named, NOT commit
tee az thirty
The SPEAKER. Does the hal
understand that the senLemant NJ
Miller, has any motion ar The pres
emf time RECEIPT that me order b'
gwen 4 passage.
Mr. MILLER: That Is al.
Mr. WILLIAMS of Auburn NJ
Speaker I hope the members Of mi:
House Will remember that tins bil
was hrs, referred % The committee