The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-03

While not doubting their qualifications to pass on general legislation. he said pre- , ferred the viewpoints of such members as Senators Trumbull, Hall and Clark, representing large manufacturing inter eSts. So did other senators but hadn't the nerve to admit 1t.
 Senator Trumbull said manufacturers had gone to considerable expense in in Stall1ng safety devices, which should be taken into consideration in fixing the rate of compensation.
 Snator Butler of Middletown said there was general attempt on the part of the labor1ng element to abuse the compensa- tion law. Combating Senator Rosen- fields statement that manufacturers are covered by insurance. he said, "We must get over this idea that losses covered by insurance don't cost anybody anything" He favored the amendment
 Senator Golden of Meriden expressed his opinion that the present 5O-5O proposi- tiOn was absolutely fair.
 Senator Delaney said the amendment struck at the very vitals of the bill. He urged its rejection.
 Senator Drew said as to the statement that it was a 5O-50 proposition, that the manufacturer was better able Ito take his 5O' that the workman. He felt that the o5 per cent rate would be satisfac- tory to the manufacturing interests in his district. He opposed the amendment.
 Senator Seymour said he had been "im- plicated" as a lawyer in the adjustment of about 2,OOO compensation cases. He said Senator Bakewell in citing states which have higher rates than Connecti- cut told only half the truth" as he had failed to say that they have much lower maximum for hospital treatment
 For the WOrkmen to insist upon a 65 per cent rate at this time he said, was to 'bite off their own noses" Although most worknen were on the square, he said, there was class who were perfect ly content to get hurt and then sit down and let the compensation money come to them. He favored the amendment
 Senator Bowers said he was confident that there was no demand in his town of Manchester for an increase in the rate
 Senator Pickett of Waterbury called for a roll call vote which resulted i'll the adoption of the amendment, 20 to 13
 Those who voted for the amendment were Senator Seymour, Goodwin, Bow CTS, TrumbulI, E. F. Hall, Enc, Sanford Golden, Treat, Clark, Costello, Banks Archibald, Macdonald, Blake, Brooks Rudd, Emery, Butler, Potter and w. H Hall total 20.
 Those who voted against the amend ment were Senators Rosenfeld, Blake we'll, J. H. Macdonald, McCahey, Fur colo, Pickett, Drew, Brown, Graham, De Laney, Challenger, Bailey and Kenealy total 13.
 The question was then on an amend ment of Senator Brooks striking out provision that injury shall include any disease which shall be contracted during or caused by employment" and substitu ting a definition of injury" construint it "to include any disease which is du to causes peculiar to the occupation anc which IS not of a contagious communl cable or mental nature.' The ametid ment was adopted as was an amendmen offered by Senator Brown making tech nical changes in the bill
 Senator Pickett offered an amendmen making a distinction between an employ without dependents and one with depend ents, allowing a greater percentage o compensation to tie latter
 Senator Clark inquired if such a pro vision would not encourage discrimina ton against married men in the employ ment of labor by manufacturers.
 Senator Pickett replied that this wa counterbalanced by the preference of en ployers for married men because they ar usually more regular.
 The amendment was rejected, to T.