Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-31

in the bill as reported out. But, a
the gentleman will recall, the chair
man was authorized TO offer Al
amendment to deal with such claim
as might be arranged, classified, ant
scheduled, and / took the trouble Of
suggesting to the ordnance depart
ment that the committee wanted &
have enumerated in each case tn
amount of the claim, the character o
the claim, the amount that had beer
asked and the amount that a beer
awarded, so that we might know in
detail that we were not paying any
| claims that we ought not to pay.
think the gentleman will find from al
| examination of these claims, which
total the amount I am proposing II
carry in his bill. hat there are nom
in here of doubtful value. / am per
fectly willing, If the gentleman thinks
it will make 1t any more certain, after
the word enumerated" IN the amend
ment which 1 have offered, to insert
the words and scheduled" sc that 1t
will appear as enumerated and
scheduled" in the house document.
Mr.. Stafford. ! think hat. would
make 1t somewhat clearer.
The Chairman. The gentleman from
Kentucky asks unanimous consent to
modify his amendment. Is there any
objection? (After a pause.) The
Chair hears none. and the clerk will
report the amendment as modified.
The reservation Of the point Of order
is withdrawn.
The clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr.. Sherley;
Page 9, after line 8. insert:
Ordinance Department.: Fol the
payment of the claims for damage to
and loss of private property occa-
stoned by the explosions and fire at
the plant Of T. A. Gillespie Co, at
Morgan, N. j., which have been agreed
upon by the war department and the
claimants, and are enumerated and
scheduled in House Document No.
1895 the present session. $685.
211.26."
The CHAIRMAN. The question is
on agreeing to the amendment.
The question vas taken, and the
amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. SHERLEY. Mr.. Chairman,
I desire to offer a further amendment
TO follow the amendments that have
just been agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman
from Kentucky offers an amendment
which the clerk will report.
The clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by MIR. Sherley:
Page 9, after line 3, insert:
The Secretary of War is directed
to consider. ascertain, and recommend
to congress the amounts which in his
judgment are due on claims Of per-
sons, not employees of the United
States, for compensation for disabil-
ity or death resulting from personal
injury sustained from the recent ex-
plosions and fire at the plant of the
Il. A. Gillespie Company, at Morgan,
N. J..
provided, that claims shall not be
recommended hereunder for persons
or in amounts which would not be al
lowable under the United States en-
ployes' compensation act if the indi-
vidual were an employee of the United
States"
Mr.. STAFFORD. Mr.. Chairman, 1
reserve a point Of order on that.
Mr.. SHERLEY. Mr.. Chairman, the
purpose of this amendment is to en-
able this same board to function up
on some claims for injury to individ-
1als resulting in physical disability or
N death. The testimony shows tfat
there was something like twenty-oAe
government employees of this plant
who were killed and some thirty-one,
lot employees of the plant, who were
There were perhaps thirty or
persons who suffered injuries
If more or less serious character, but
which did not result in death. 1t
to the committee hat il was |
veil. in view of the machinery that |
in connection with these |
laims, that they might have author
ty to investigate and to report. The |
.mendment does not give authority |
o make findings that wouid be bind |
upon congress. It expressly in
tRdcts them, in making their find
ngs, to make them within the scope
hat exists in regard to the payment
or injuries of government Employed
lnder the workmen's compensation
Mr.. STAFFORD. Mr.. Chairman, |
deserving the point of order, / was
lnder the impression that the CON-
had directed that there should
De a qualification or n condition in
serted in the amendment that the
board should investigate as to wheth-
ar the deceased or injured had re-
,eived any compensation under any
law; and II so. that that should
be reported also to the congress-.
Mr.. SHERLEY. My impression is
the workmen's compensation act
in view, in connection with
. fa''A AtA'3 pt aAh W 6oN " IL
employees for injuries received.
Just such matters as those to which
gentleman is abiding, whether
have insurance or whether third
persons have incurred partial liabii-
ity, and to the extent that may be
the governments liability is controll-
ed.
MIR. STAFFORD. ! wish to say to
the gentleman that l obtained a copy
Of the government workmen's COM
p~ensation act yesterday afternoon, in
to review il last evening, but
| had other work which prevented
my examining II. Has the gentleman
objection to allowing this TO go
over until tomorrow. subject TO the
reservation of the point of order?
Mr.. SHERLEY. Not at all.
Mr.. STAFFORD. l ask unanimous
consent to pass II over. Mr.. Chairman.
The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman
from Wisconsin asks unanimous con-
sent to pass over the amendment.
with the point of order reserved. Is
there objection? (After n pause).
IT, chair hears none. The clerk will
read.
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