The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
HOPE IF PASSING INSURANCE BILL IS KILLED BY SENATE
HutSon'S Workmen'S Com pensation Act Indefinitely
 Postponed
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD !

Administering a certain death to the workmens' compensation act through indefinitely postponing rat ification after terrific struggle be- tween the "liberalist" element and the economy bloc" sn the report of the subcommittee of the finance and taxation committee on equalization of salaries of state officers and em- ployes occupied practically the whole of Tuesday, the forty sixth legislative day in the senate. Although Tuesday was the last date for introduction of new bills where their sponsors could possibly expect their passage by both houses, only two bills made their ap- pearance on the senate floor.
 Senator John Craft. Mobile. intro duced a bill which would prohibit ad- vertisements for spectacles and eye glasses guaranteeing a fit to the client by mailing to the advertised concern a physical description of the client. The bill was referred to the senate health committee.
 Senator Middleton, Marion, followed with a local bill seeking to abolish the office of deputy solicitor of Marion county, which went to the committee on local legislation, Teasiey Leads Fight.
 In chloroforming the workmens' compensation act, the senate took such action under leadership of Sen ator Charles Teasley of Montgomery. The proposed bill contained six were undersira ble to the "big money interests. according to Senator Hut son. Morgan. author of the workme 8 bill. Those changes as outlined by the senator from Morgan follow:
 l. To provide compensation In the sum of s20O for disfigurement.
 9 To elevate the wage scale as follows:
 Injured employe without dependents, $12 per week; injured employe with one dependent, S14 per week; injured employe with three or more depen- dents, SIS. Those figures, according to Senator Hutson, did not provide for an increase for an injured eulploye where he had no dependents but dld provide an increase of $1 per week for each dependent up 10 and includ- ing three dependents, over the exist ing law.
 3. The new bill had removed tho word substantial" In payment ot claims.
 4. An increase from s1oO to s2oo for medical benefits.
 5. Change notice limit for em- ployers of an injury sustained from five days to thirty days.
 6. Reducing the time limit for be- ing confined from an injury before employe is entitled to benefits oi workmen's compensation act from fourteen days to seven days.
 Senator Hutson elaborated on the latter section, declaring the corpora tions were bitterly opposed to lower ing the time limit before legal claims for benefits could be filed. He closed his argument with an appeal for its adoption as a means of protecting the people working for their daily wages
 Senator Hutson was followed on the floor by Senator John Overton ol Randolph, who in an attack on ehe workmen's compensation act, declared he was opposed to any provision by Legislative enactment for compensa ton for the working man. He ad' vocated their seeking redress for in juries through the courts.
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 Brewer Favors Bill.
 Senator Walter s. Brewer, Jeffer- son, in reply to Senator Overton's statement that he had not heard a favorable utterance on the proposed